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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, September 12, 2016 Page 23 ical formation there has an impervious bottom so the water does not drain out, it only evaporates. Mr. King explained that since no drainage happens, once it fills up it is not a catch basin but instead an impervious surface and all summer it made the flooding on Fairview worse because when that basin is full it floods out onto Fairview. Mr. King opined the solution to the problem is to do something about the water that accumulates in the impervious flood retention basin and that is to pump the water out because there is no outlet except through the storm sewer system. He noted the storm sewer systems are dry most of the year but in the area on Gluek Lane, it is flooded. Mr. King stated it seems the Rice Creek drainage area and the City of Roseville should be interested in pumping out the area after a few days of no rain, noting it would give increased storm sewer capacity because it would cre- ate a retention area the City could actually use. Mr. King stated the flooding shown in the photographs is from rainfall rates of two inches within thirty minutes, or 100 millimeters an hour, a very hard rain. That flooding came from Gluek Lane down into the retention pond and filled it in about 15 minutes. He pointed out the higher land is driving this problem, it is not the low lands, and Mr. Koland’s proposal at 1926 Gluek Lane is in the low lands. He believed the City has to do something to the high lands to fix this overall neighborhood and it has to involve the drainage district and City of Roseville be- cause the neighbors are getting fed up with it and trying to blame the rest of resi- dents whose land is lower, which is unfair. Mr. King stated he understands from drainage law that people in the high lands have all the rights and people in the low lands just have to take it but the City can do something about it by putting in a mini lift station and pumping out the pond, which is a mosquito trap and deep enough to be a drowning hazard for children. He stated this pond has been full all year with the exception of two weeks. Mr. King reiterated that this problem needs to be solved and the City can increase its storm water retention capacity by 1.5 million gallons by pumping it dry when it is not raining. Eva Rydaker, 1886 Gluek Lane Ms. Rydaker stated she thinks something needs to be done in the south corner be- cause it becomes a sea during heavy rain. Mayor Roe asked whether she is talking about the southeast corner. Ms. Rydaker answered she is at 1886 Gluek Lane so it’s between 1885, 1886, 1876. She stated it is not good. Mayor Roe closed the public hearing at approximately 8:11 p.m.