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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, September 12, 2016 Page 21 area is under water with a two-inch rainfall, which happened four times this sum- mer when Gluek Lane North and South were impassable and Fairview was under water. She stated if that is happening now with a two-inch fall, she would ask what are they going to do when there’s a three or four-inch rainfall or even more. Ms. Willis stated it will go to the lowest areas from 958 to 960 so she does not see how there can be any sort of grading or fill allowed on the lot of the proposed subdivision as it will reduce the water storage area. Ms. Willis stated some may think Gluek Lane floods because it is a low area but that is not true as 954 feet is not low for Roseville, noting the high school is at 940 feet, the south side of City Hall is at 920 feet, and the new Wal-Mart is at 918 feet. She stated it is not the elevation that’s the problem, it is there is no way to get the water out of the neighborhood due to inadequate drainage. Ms. Willis stated in 2005, the City of Roseville had a 110-year event, a six-inch rainfall, after which the Fairview underpass was under water. However, four times this summer it has happened where Fairview has to be closed and it was not a 100-year event. Ms. Willis stated until something is done to clear this flooding problem, she does not see how the City can have any more development at all in the Gluek Lane area. She requested the City Council deny this subdivision pro- posal. Jim House, 1895 Gluek Lane Mr. House stated he has lived at this address for 40 years. He stated the letter and petition reflect a concern and does not primarily reflect a denial. It is the concern that water issues need to be mitigated. Mr. House noted that Ms. Willis has pointed out a lot of things including the recognized flooding that occurs all across South Gluek Lane. In addition, her picture showed the water was coming out of the storm sewer and had knocked off the heavy metal covers. Mr. House stated the mitigation proposal, to him, may be a valid answer and provide some holding capacity but he is not an engineer. He stated he is friends with the neighbors at 1926 and they informed him they have two sump pumps running all the time be- cause there was a lot of water in the area. Mr. House explained a Ramsey County ditch had run through this area and the easements reflect the outline of the storm sewer. He used a map to point out the locations of catch basins including the one in the photograph and stated the low area needed to be appreciated. Mr. House stated in the development of 1898 Gluek Lane, they had to deepen and enlarge a pond but over the last year or so, that area is filling in so its holding capacity may not be the same. Mr. House stated the addition of a pond on the proposed new lot raises additional questions as to where it will empty once it fills, how long the water will remain, and if it will become a mosquito breading pond if the water is retained. He added that on the north end of Ferris Lane, there are two holding ponds that retain water