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<br />City of Centerville <br />City Council Meeting <br />July 9, 2008 <br /> <br />Councilmember Paar stated that he drove by and did not believe they had the right <br />numbers. He added that he believed they would be just "chasing their tail" as to where <br />the least amount of incline should be. He stated that, by looking at the picture, it is hard <br />to say exactly what footage it is - there is just an area that is humped up before the <br />blacktop. <br /> <br />City Engineer replied that the two fixed points are at the curb and the garage and, <br />according to that, they have achieved 8%. <br /> <br />Councilmember Lakso stated that she did not know what the remedy was. She stated that <br />she would like to hear options as to what could be done to remedy this, and that, <br />depending on the dollar amount, she would be in favor of fixing it according to what Ms. <br />Fruth would want. <br /> <br />City Engineer replied that there were only 2 options. One would be to flatten it out for <br />15-20 feet, but then the 20-50 foot portion would be steeper. The other option would be <br />to leave the grade as it is and pave a section back about 30-40 feet, which would probably <br />help the ice situation. <br /> <br />Councilmember Paar agreed that, if they lower the grade to be less steep towards the <br />road, that would increase the grade farther up on the driveway. He stated that, to him, <br />that would be like "robbing Peter to pay Paul." <br /> <br />City Engineer Statz replied that Ms. Fruth believes the danger is sliding out onto the road. <br />He stated they could put a flat spot near the intersection so the car can stop easier. <br /> <br />Councilmember Broussard-Vickers stated that, when you look at the driveways south of <br />Ms. Fruth's and on the same side of the road, they are steeper than this by quite a bit. <br />Councilmember Broussard-Vickers added that she does not think this is a detriment. <br /> <br />Ms. Fruth stated that City Engineer Statz had told her that the driveway would be 1 foot <br />lower, but now it is 4-112 feet lower. She stated that she should not have to deal with the <br />cost, because it was not that way before. She added that the City created the problem, so <br />the City should fix it. <br /> <br />Mr. Fred Fischer, Ms. Fruth's next door neighbor at 7396 Old Mill Road, stated that they <br />are not talking about 2% - they are talking about 8%. He added that yes, other people <br />have steep driveways also, but they chose to build it that way. Ms. Fruth did not choose <br />to have the driveway that way. <br /> <br />Mr. Fischer also stated that the City had closed off the drainage for his property, and the <br />culvert was removed.. He stated that caused his road to erode. He added that the City did <br />not consider his and Ms. Fruth's side of the road. They cannot even drive into their <br />property. <br /> <br />Page 5 of 14 <br />