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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, September 12, 2016 Page 20 brought in front of Council. Mr. Koland stated he has not signed an association agreement, is not a party to a covenant, and while he respects that his neighbors may not like this, feels that’s too bad as many enjoy the same liberty he is seeking to pursue. He thanked the Council for their consideration and offered to answer questions. Mayor Roe thanked Mr. Koland for his comments. Mayor Roe opened the public hearing at approximately 7:50 p.m. for the purpose of receiving public input on the above-referenced minor subdivision of 1926 Gluek Lane into two parcels. Public Comment Charrie Willis, 1885 Gluek Lane Ms. Willis pointed out the location of her house two doors from the proposed subdivision. She displayed pictures taken on July 5, 2016, after a rainfall of less than two inches showing her back yard looking east, noting her property collects all the neighborhood’s water north of Roselawn as it feeds through the drains and enters the Gluek Lane pipes. She pointed out the location of a manhole cover, noting it was under water and blown off. Ms. Willis stated this rainfall came to within 12 feet of their basement windows. She displayed second and third photos showing the extensive flooding of their back yard. Ms. Willis then displayed a topographical map of the neighborhood, pointing out the center wetland is the lowest area at 954 feet and not a very wide area, estimating it is about 350 feet across, which is not a large enough area to hold this accumulation of water pour- ing into the neighborhood. Ms. Willis also pointed out the lowest part of the lot under consideration is the part proposed to be subdivided off and asked if they would put a house in that lo- cation and have to remove trees for the driveway. She opined that grading and filling the new lot will push the water into the middle of the wetland and decrease the capacity of the wetland storage. With regard to the storage basin and raingarden proposed by the applicant, Ms. Willis felt it would account for the runoff of the new impervious surface but not take into consideration that it pushes the wetland edge farther in. To her, the runoff is not the big issue as the applicant can probably accommodate it with enough gardens, it is the fact that the whole basin will be made smaller and there will not be enough room to hold as much water. Ms. Willis pointed out the 958 line that goes past the edge of her house, around to the applicant’s lot, completely surrounds the house at 1910 Gluek Lane, and then goes around the back of 1903 Gluek Lane. She quoted from Mr. Freihammer’s report indicating, “When the Gluek Lane area floods, we have empirical data to suggest that the high water mark is around elevation 957.” Ms. Willis pointed out an area she believed may be the 957 line inside of her fence, meaning that entire