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Ms. Bloom noted the staffing partnership between the Cities of Maplewood and <br />Roseville would allow the Maplewood City Engineer to assist with some plans to <br />alleviate ongoing problem areas that are not simply related to pipe capacity issues. <br />Member Vanderwall suggested a great neighborhood volunteer opportunity for <br />Roseville residents in cleaning up storm sewers after a rain event by raking them <br />out and putting the debris with their other yard waste, recognizing that with <br />significant rain events or on weekends, City staff may not be able to get around in <br />a timely manner to clean all of them out, considering their other priorities during a <br />significant event and emergency situations needing to be handled. <br />Pictorial evidence was provided showing the si ebris going through the <br />Ms. Bloom provided pict jo* idence th ince of Peace C ch rain <br />garden had survived and intende ther success story with the City <br />partnering for its installath he R amsey rvation District (RCD). <br />Skillman Awthi e cul 'de sac; the Bennett Lake system; and pipe capacity <br />concerns e e overtaxed. <br />As previously me coned by Mr. Schwartz, the Metropolitan Council's main trunk <br />line became overtaxed and a number of homes experienced sewer backups, when <br />the City's lines couldn't discharge fast enough into the trunk line due to that <br />overtaxing. Ms. Bloom noted that the City did not observe any discharge from <br />manholes (raw sewage), but it was 6 -8' deep in the manholes. <br />Mr. Schwartz opined that the overall message is that, while there remain a lot of <br />issues, progress has been made over the last ten (10) years in addressing chronic <br />problem areas; but work remains to be done. Mr. Schwartz noted that there were <br />Page 12 of 18 <br />