Laserfiche WebLink
<br />City of Centerville <br />August 14, 2002 <br />Council Meeting Minutes <br /> <br />Council asked Mr. Dolner to shoot the elevations and provide the information to the City <br />Administrator and then asked the City Administrator to work with the City Engineer on <br />the matter. <br /> <br />Council Member Broussard Vickers suggested that the engineer should contact the <br />developer if he finds that there is something that should not be that was caused by the <br />development. <br /> <br />Mayor Swedberg told the residents that staff would work on it and, if necessary, it would <br />be on the next agenda. <br /> <br />3. Mr. Glen Powers, 1870 Quebec Street <br /> <br />Ms. Moore-Sykes indicated that Mr. Glenn Powers would like to address Council. <br /> <br />Mr. Glen Powers of 1870 Quebec Street indicated he knew that the City had come out <br />and shot elevations but said he had not heard anything yet. Mr. Peterson indicated he was <br />working on it right now and has some plans to send out to Roso contracting for a quote <br />and he will have that for the next meeting. He then explained that the plan is to run a <br />pipe with a catch basin and the residents can run a drain tile into that pipe. <br /> <br />Mr. Powers asked if the City would be bringing up the grade. Mr. Peterson indicated <br />there was no plan to bring up the grade. <br /> <br />Mr. Powers indicated he had put in 18 yards of dirt and it all washed away. Mr. Peterson <br />indicated it would take a major undertaking to fill in the area. <br /> <br />Council Member Capra indicated that putting the catch basin in would hold the water <br />rather than having it flow and wash away the dirt. Mr. Peterson indicated that the low <br />spots of the yard could have drain tile installed to drain to the storm sewer. <br /> <br />Mr. Powers said he feels the City needs to bring up the grade to I % as per Ordinance 8 <br />and that would mean the City would need to haul in fill. <br /> <br />Council Member Travis asked where the grade is not 1 %. Mr. Palzer indicated the last <br />three lots on Quebec Street are not at 1%. <br /> <br />Ms. Mary Mathison of 1874 Quebec Street indicated that the water washes across the <br />middle of the backyard and then out to the street. <br /> <br />Mr. Powers indicated that the homes behind him flow to his yard and his sump pump <br />runs 24 hours a day. <br /> <br />Council Member Broussard Vickers asked how long the residents had lived in their <br />homes. Mr. Powers indicated he had been there since July of 1996 and Ms. Mathison <br />said she had lived there since May of 1996. Ms. Mathison then indicated that multiple <br /> <br />Page 5 of2l <br />