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Minutes of the Arden Hills Regular Council Meeting, 2-10-92 Page 11 SI'ATUS REPORT'; Council was referred to the Undeveloped Land Report . UNDEVEIDPED lAND prepared by Planner Bergly. Council acknowledged receipt of the annual report. ,RES. #92-12; Council was referred to the Feasibility Report dated KEITHSON POND January 1992 and the letter from Engineers Terry Maurer IMPROVEMENTS and Mark Graham dated 2-6-92, relative to the proposed Keithson Area Holding Pond Improvement/ Engineer Graham explained the Feasibility Report was prepared, as directed by Council, to retain the city's option to assess property owners contributing runoff to the holding pond. He reported on the bid opening for the :i1nprovement; six bids were received, with a low bid of $28,840 presented by Ryan Contracting, Inc. Graham advised the options available for consideration at this time are to either accept the bids and award the contract or seek additional information by scheduling the appropriate public hearings. Councilmember Malone reconnnended receipt of the feasibility report and scheduling the public hearings in order to retain all options available at this tirne. He commented that the easements must J:e acquired prior to construction of the pond. 'Ihe Engineer noted that the estiJnated total project cost is based on the low bid plus overhead costs, however, it does not include easement acquisition costs for . the Reiling property. Acting Mayor Mahowald requested the city Attorney update the status of the easement acquisition. Attorney Filla reported the condemnation hearing in this matter is scheduled on 2-14-92; the prelllninary appraisal of damages is $17,000.00. He explained the appraiser has included additional costs f= the property owner's loss of flexibility to locate the pond in another area if the site. Filla requested Council grant him auth=ization to indicate to the Commissioners that willingness of the City to stipulate a condition which allows the owner to reconfigure = relocate the pond if necessary for development of the site, provided the pond capacity remains the same. Council con=ed to direct the Attorney to offer the above contingency at the hearing. Acting Mayor Mahowald asked f= questions from the floor. Dick Foster, 4527 Keithson Drive, expressed concern that the proposed project does not appear to alieviate the flooding on his property. He noted the high water level elevation established for the 100 year event appears high. Foster displayed a drawing which outlined the pond area prior to development of the Keithson Addition; noted the reconfiguration of the pond, as a=nplished in . 1987. He explained that the elevation of the pond was initially 970.2 and that was changed to 969.5 when Lot 5 was split and combined to Lots 4 and 6 in the development.