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<br />City of Centerville <br />August 14,2002 <br />Council Meeting Minutes <br /> <br />you can see that there is no erosion control based on the muddy water. He also said that <br />the grade has been lifted by eight inches and a I % grade is minimum, not typical. <br /> <br />Mr. Dolner indicated he would like to see Swift bring a few guys with a bobcat to the <br />area to clean out the easement and fix the grade. He then said that it is very frustrating to <br />have City workers come out, walk the fence line and leave without shooting it. <br /> <br />Council Member Travis asked if the pond is low enough. Mr. Dolner indicated that the <br />grade starts out at about I % but because of erosion has to climb to get up and over and <br />then down to the pond. He then said that Swift impeded the cubic feet of water or the <br />flow part ofthe grade behind the fence line and it needs to be examined. <br /> <br />Council Member Capra asked if Mr. Dolner had lived there since 1998. Mr. Dolner <br />indicated that he had. He then said that during rainy times the water used to flow better <br />and sometimes there was a small ponding area but that has gotten much worse since the <br />townhomes were built. He then said the townhomes are 9.5 feet off of the property line <br />and have a large roofline with no erosion control and it has filled in the easement. <br /> <br />Mr. Dolner indicated he had put railroad ties in around the base of his fence. He then <br />said that if the City caunot help him with this issue he intends to raise the grade of his <br />property 10 inches to solve the problem. He further explained that his wife runs a <br />daycare out of the home and the County is involved because the backyard is unsafe for <br />children. <br /> <br />Mr. Dolner indicated that every lot is graded differently by three or four inches. He then <br />indicated that there was to be a natural barrier along the fence line because it is 33 feet <br />house to house and he was okay with that because of the foliage and pines but those were <br />bulldozed. He further explained that he had gone through the whole process of getting <br />that row of pines put back in but Swift is not willing to discuss the grading issues. <br /> <br />Mr. Dolner suggested that the trees be picked up and the easement area cleaned out. He <br />then said that he knows there are ordinances against changing the grade of your property <br />but said he will make his backyard livable for the daycare kids. <br /> <br />Mayor Swedberg indicated he had been out to the location and said there was substantial <br />water out there that backed up almost out to Eagle Trail. He then said that it seems that <br />the whole thing compresses down to a bottleneck area where the water is not flowing. He <br />further indicated that the easement area was wider before and asked City Attorney Hoeft <br />how the City should proceed. <br /> <br />City Hoeft indicated the City is not sure what the problem is and has no information that <br />tells him what the situation is. He then suggested that the City determine what exactly <br />the problem is before attempting to assist the residents with holding Swift accountable. <br /> <br />Page 4 of21 <br />