2015-07-08 CC Minutes - Approved

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CITY OF CENTERVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING July 8, 2015 6:30 p.m. Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the City of Centerville held their regularly scheduled meeting of July 8, 2015 at City Hall, 1880 Main Street. PRESENT: Mayor Tom Wilharber Council Member Ben Fehrenbacher Council Member Steve King Council Member D. Love Council Member Jeff Paar ABSENT: None STAFF: Public Works Director Paul Palzer Legal Counsel Kurt Glaser Engineer Mark Statz Gaughan Companies, Lou Suski I. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Wilharber called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE III. APPOINTMENTS/PRESENTATION Mr. Terry Sweeney, 7154 Brian Drive and Ms. Laura Weise, 7135 Brian Way were both present and requested to speak with Council regarding a recent meeting held with neighborhood residents regarding drainage issues in their rear yards, the City’s current policy is to participate in correcting the issue with residents paying a share of the costs. Mr. Sweeney provided photographs of his backyard, a recent addition and Ms. Weise’s backyard for Council consideration, stated that the City has caused these issues due to improper installation (too high) of a drainage culvert and other neighbors filling in their backyards with lack of City enforcement. Both Mr. Sweeney and Ms. Weise stated that the City has openly admitted that the culvert is too high to provide proper drainage but at the time of the 2009 Street Improvement Project it was not addressed due to funding or a mistake. Both residents felt that they should not be financially responsible for the City’s mistake, that other areas of town experiencing the same issues were remedied by the City at no cost to the residents, that the City should bare all costs associated with correcting the drainage problems due to property taxes paid and fees for storm sewer that are charged to all residents through their utility billings.