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<br />evalved befare the sad is installed to. preclude future prablems. Mr. Petersan indicated <br />that the City's field engineer has been there but as far as the City is cancerned the City <br />has signed aff an the final grading and it is the hameawners respansibility to. make sure <br />the grade is carrect when the hame is purchased. He then said that they cauld check if <br />there are areas that do. nat appear to. be draining praperly but usually they just check <br />baulevards. <br /> <br />Council Member Capra indicated that Cauncil had discussed the patential far a pre-sad <br />inspectian. <br /> <br />Cauncil Member Lee cammented that this is nat the anly hame that has an issue with this <br />and there are a lat af grading and drainage issues in the City but at same paint the City is <br />no. lo.nger able to. carrect what the develo.per do.es. <br /> <br />Ms. Marilyn Newman o.f 7035 Dupre Raad indicated that she mo.ved in to. her new ho.me <br />in Octo.ber o.f 2002 and is tired o.f driving thro.ugh mud and having to. clean her vehicle <br />and her garage. She then asked that Co.uncil be proactive rather than reactive an this <br />because she fo.resees drainage issues as her neighbo.r's hame is higher than hers. She <br />further co.mmented that the develo.pe~ will no.t do. anything unless the City tells them <br />to.o. but the City says it is the respansibility o.f the develo.per and she wants to. kno.w haw <br />she is suppo.sed to. salve these problems. Mr. Peterso.n indicated that the issue is between <br />the ho.meawner and the co.ntractar as it is private pro.perty. <br /> <br />City Attarney Ho.eft indicated that o.nce the final grading plan is accepted then the City is <br />aut o.fthe grading issue. <br /> <br />Mr. Cliff Kath o.f 7001 Eagle Trail indicated that he has a drainage problem and same <br />people were' aut and walked it and said so.mething needs to. be do.ne. He then said that <br />when he mo.ved in there was a ditch there and Swift to.ld him to. put up a wall. He further <br />indicated that there is a manhale there and he has grading pro.blems that he canno.t get the <br />develo.per to. reso.lve and this has been a two.-year process. <br /> <br />Ms. Ann St. Geo.rge o.f 1861 Pianeer Lane indicated that when the tawnhame next to. <br />them was built she called the City because the fo.undatio.n was higher than hers and the <br />City said it was fine three years ago.. She then said that she do.es nat feel that this sho.uld <br />be her financial respo.nsibility to. take the develo.per an in Co.urt when the City approved <br />the fo.undatioo-and naw she has drainage iSSlWS-.~-She further commented-that she feels <br />the City has same respo.nsibility to. help them with the prablem and she is feeling ignared. <br /> <br />Cauncil Member Lee asked if it wauld be passible to. do. a pracedural change and instead <br />af daing the final grade befare the structure gaes in have that be a preliminary grade <br />inspectian and have the grade checked when the structure is built to. salve drainage issues <br />far future develapments. Mr. Petersan indicated that wauld require a full time persan <br />there in a develapment af this size to. verify that all hauses that go. up aver a five to. six <br />year perio.d do. nat have the grade changed during co.nstructian. <br /> <br />Page 7 af24 <br />