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City of Centerville July 23, 2003 Council Meeting Minutes evolved before the sod is installed to preclude future problems. Mr. Peterson indicated that the City's field engineer has been there but as far as the City is concerned the City has signed off on the final grading and it is the homeowners responsibility to make sure the grade is correct when the home is purchased. He then said that they could check if there are areas that do not appear to be draining properly but usually they just check boulevards. Council Member Capra indicated that Council had discussed the potential for a pre-sod inspection. Council Member Lee commented that this is not the only home that has an issue with this and there are a lot of grading and drainage issues in the City but at some point the City is no longer able to correct what the developer does. Ms. Marilyn Newman of 7035 Dupre Road indicated that she moved in to her new home in October of 2002 and is tired of driving through mud and having to clean her vehicle and her garage. She then asked that Council be proactive rather than reactive on this because she foresees drainage issues as her neighbor's home is higher than hers. She further commented that the developer will not do anything unless the City tells them too but the City says it is the responsibility of the developer and she wants to know how she is supposed to solve these problems. Mr. Peterson indicated that the issue is between the homeowner and the contractor as it is private property. City Attorney Hoeft indicated that once the final grading plan is accepted then the City is out of the grading issue. Mr. Cliff Kath of 7001 Eagle Trail indicated that he has a drainage problem and some people were out and walked it and said something needs to be done. He then said that when he moved in there was a ditch there and Swift told him to put up a wall. He further indicated that there is a manhole there and he has grading problems that he cannot get the developer to resolve and this has been a two-year process. Ms. Ann St. George of 1861 Pioneer Lane indicated that when the townhome next to them was built she called the City because the foundation was higher than hers and the City said it was fine three years ago. She then said that she does not feel that this should be her financial responsibility to take the developer on in Court when the City approved the foundation and now she has drainage issues. She further commented that she feels the City has some responsibility to help them with the problem and she is feeling ignored. Council Member Lee asked if it would be possible to do a procedural change and instead of doing the final grade before the structure goes in have that be a preliminary grade inspection and have the grade checked when the structure is built to solve drainage issues for future developments. Mr. Peterson indicated that would require a full time person there in a development of this size to verify that all houses that go up over a five to six year period do not have the grade changed during construction. Page 7 of24