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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, September 12, 2016 Page 30 dent thing to do at this time and agrees that if there is still standing water there now and it is an impervious basin, then the opportunity for a more significant rain than we’ve had this summer to actually flood those homes in this area is worrying to her so she will not support this application. Councilmember Laliberte stated this is as difficult as the first time it came before the Council. She thanked the applicant for the additional work done and willing- ness to go above and beyond what is actually required in order to alleviate these issues. She felt that subdivisions of the past, patios installed, and sheds built should not be held against the applicant and shares the concern that if the subdivi- sion is not allowed to go through, it would be nice to halt all kinds of improve- ments to this area until more work can be done to address the drainage issues. Councilmember Laliberte stated she is very supportive of moving that issue high- er on the Council’s priority list as it has been a concerning summer where lives have been at risk under Fairview and it is not a small deal. She is also concerned about other resident’s property but it is no one’s fault the City is having the rain incidents being experienced. Councilmember Laliberte continued that without be- ing able to say, in her own mind, that this can definitely alleviate it, she is hesitant to go forward. Mayor Roe stated he had supported the subdivision when it came before the Council the first time. At that time, he was not supportive of the findings related to the lot standards as he did not believe that was correct. Mayor Roe stated he believes there is no issue at this time with the lot standards based on what he is hearing from the neighborhood and Council so he will not dwell on that issue. His biggest potential concern had been with storm water issues and he appreciates very much that the applicant has come forward voluntarily with some mitigation for the subdivided property, which is above and beyond what is required. Mayor Roe stated he would be supportive of this subdivision without that because it is above and beyond what is required but he does appreciate it will be done. Mayor Roe stated it is worth noting that if the City stops the construction of sheds in this neighborhood then to be fair it would also have to be restricted upstream and uphill. He noted the cost estimate for the mitigation at Fairview was in the couple of million-dollar range so the City will need to keep working on creative ways to move water out of that existing basin and size of the storm water infra- structure to accommodate rainfalls. Mayor Roe stated he would be very con- cerned about stopping activity in the area because by having that activity, the City can require or negotiate mitigation as done with properties around Rosedale that contribute to the problem downstream. Mayor Roe stated his support of the mo- tion for approval. Councilmember Laliberte thanked Mr. King for the good information he offered, which helped her realize there are other options the City should be considering to