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<br />Council Member Paar indicated that he had this issue where he lives and his builder put <br />drain tile through his back yard to drain the water and that has helped. He then said that <br />he would like a pre-sod inspection for future developments to solve these types of <br />problems. <br /> <br />Council Member Paar asked if the City could do something before the sod goes in <br />because if not there is going to be another problem. <br /> <br />City Attorney Hoeft asked what it was the City wished to accomplish with the pre-sod <br />inspection because the City has no obligation to do anything and residents can sue the <br />City and he will respond, if necessary. He then said that the City has a final approved <br />grading plan and the pre-sod inspection does nothing. <br /> <br />Mr. Halstrom suggested not issuing the occupancy permit if the grading is incorrect. <br /> <br />City Attorney Hoeft indicated that Council would need to decide whether to interject the <br />City farther into the process than it already is and noted that there would be substantial <br />cost for the City to do so and it would be a significant departure from standard operating <br />procedure not just for this City but for virtually all other cities. <br /> <br />Council Member Paar indicated that he does not think that the City is at fault but he <br />wants to see if anything can be done to stop these ongoing issues for the City each time a <br />development comes in. <br /> <br />Council Member Broussard Vickers asked if he wanted the City Engineer to fix the <br />drainage problem. <br /> <br />Council Member Paar indicated that he does not think that the City can be responsible for <br />fixing the yards that are already sodded but there is a pond and water is not getting there <br />because the grade is too steep so a drain tube would help. <br /> <br />Council Member Broussard Vickers asked what the City is going to do and what the <br />City's liability is and what the City pays to fix. <br /> <br />Council Member Paar indicated he would like the developer to fix the ones that do not <br />yet have sod to make sure the grade is correct. <br /> <br />City Attorney Hoeft indicated that is a homeowner responsibility and the City does not <br />enforce that. <br /> <br />Ms. Janis Hackman of 7034 Dupre Road indicated she has been watching all week what <br />they have been doing and nothing more than a little grading with hand shovels has been <br />done. She then said that she has asked them to clean up the mud by the mailboxes and <br />that has not been done. She further commented that her neighbor has told her that <br />everything that Swift has done and continues to do goes against every rule in the book <br />and she does not think it is fair to the City or future homeowners that the City says it <br /> <br />Page 8 of 24 <br />