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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, October 20,2014 Page 12 Mr. Mueller provided a personal history of this lot; and reviewed his revisions with this concept plan to address concerns expressed by findings of denial for his previous application (e.g. trees, storm water and parking). Mr. Mueller reviewed the proposed lot lines, current and proposed tree inventory with his extensive plantings over the years with most remaining on the outside property line; and changes in topography and drainage routes from filling in depressions by neigh- boring property owners. Mr. Mueller reviewed his perception of stormwater drainage now and what he proposed; and his intent to assist Mr. Romanoski's cur- rent property drainage issues as part of his redevelopment. Mr. Mueller opined that his plan would help several neighboring property owners with their drainage concerns; and was currently seeking an easement from Mr. Cross to facilitate his proposed drainage route outlined in this concept plan. Mr. Mueller further addressed stormwater outflow, which he intended to handle through an old cesspool that he built in 1949 and still usable. Mr. Mueller ad- vised that he had consulted the Rice Creek Watershed District regarding their cal- culation (16,800 gallons) for the stormwater pond's absorption rate, with his en- gineer still needing to figure out the choices beyond needing an adjacent property condemned. Mr. Mueller stated that he wanted to get along with his neighbors while also helping resolve any current drainage issues; and therefore, was willing to have an easement across his land to facilitate that drainage. Councilmember Etten thanked Mr. Mueller for providing this preliminary concept plan; however, in hearing City Engineer Culver talk about the amount of flow re- quired to come around and be shifted, he was concerned with the amount of grad- ing required; and suggested another way be considered to slow that flow so it would overflow back into the City storm sewer system versus having to be routed around two homes for such a great distance. With the additional impervious sur- face proposed, Councilmember Etten opined that this was of concern to him. Mr. Mueller invited individual Councilmembers to walk his property versus look- ing at it on a map to gain a better understanding of the topography, noting that his yard already absorbed stormwater runoff from neighboring properties already. In response to Councilmember concerns and comments, Community Develop- ment Director Bilotta advised that as staff proceeded through an approval process, and when an engineer was brought on board by Mr. Mueller, discussion would in- clude distributing ponds on Acorn Road and back to minimize grading, but thanked Councilmembers for their input as staff moved forward, especially spe- cific to Councilmember Etten's concerns regarding overland flow of water, vol- ume and movement. Councilmember McGehee stated that she had concerns with the additional imper- vious surface.