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Regular City Council Meeting AND Board of Adjustments and Appeals Monday,July 23, 2012 Page 26 cation under current City Code. Mr. Lloyd advised that at the time of his con- versations with Mr. Tschida during the spring, he was not them aware of this application coming forward, and based his responses only on his conversations with the surveyor to-date. Therefore, Mr. Lloyd advised that he was unable to let the neighbors know what to expect for public notice until an actual applica- tion came forward, with staff proceeding as per City Code. Regarding fencing, Mr. Lloyd noted that there had been some discussion of that as a condition of approval (Section 7.c of the staff report), with gates installed on existing fencing as applicable if the easements are obstructed in anyway. Councilmember McGehee noted the discussion prior to this of the violation of public trust; and questioned how Mr. Lloyd could defend staff's perception that this wasn't issue, when he had apparently received phone calls from neighbors. Whether required specifically by code or not, Councilmember McGehee opined that staff needed to use common sense and courtesy to notify citizens. Regarding the fencing, Councilmember McGehee suggested that staff facilitate discussions among the neighbors and applicant to determine the issues, refer- encing the informational meetings held by City Engineer Debra Bloom as that department worked with neighborhoods. Councilmember McGehee opined that these were important issues to this community; and referenced previous staff comments regarding them not being aware that a proposed asphalt plant was problematic. Councilmember McGehee noted that the City was aware that the storm sewer system was not capable of handling rain falls received recently, and was fully aware of this existing problem. Councilmember McGehee spoke in support of the request to table action until additional information can be provided to neighbors. At the request of Mayor Roe, Mr. Lloyd advised that it was not his understand- ing that a fence was part of the proposal, or something being recommended by staff. City Engineer Debra Bloom advised that staff had been working with this neighborhood for a decade to add capacity, with the Sherren/Dellwood area identified as a problem area in the City's Storm Water Management Plan. Ms. Bloom reviewed the various problems in that area, already identified over the last year, and extensive modeling currently underway and scheduled for com- pletion yet this year, to mitigate a portion of this issues. Ms. Bloom clarified that this had all been undertaken well before this application came before staff for review. Specific to this application, Ms. Bloom recognized that there was a catch basin that always clogged with debris, and this application provided a per- fect opportunity to address flooding issues through acquiring the easements as