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February 10, 1988 Park Board Minutes Page 2 V. New Business A. Freedom Park Grading Plan Anderson said the city is proposing a storm management plan and a grading plan at Freedom. The storm water management plan is a metro wide program designed to reduce flood levels from the Mississippi. The flat area at Freedom will be lowered about 4 feet. The whole area will have a storm water .system. There will not be a permanent pond, all water will drain. There will be a culvert to control outflow of water from the park. This should be an improvement over what is currently happening at Freedom. A resident asked how deep the water would be up close to Silver Lake Road. Has a problem with water now. Anderson said it should be an improvement. Anderson said that Les Proper, City Engineer, was going to talk with someone from Brighton Square about helping the runoff problem in Brighton Square. A resident responded that they met yesterday. A resident asked how high the light standards would be. Anderson said he didn't know. The lighting company puts everything in a computer and it tells us all the details; they will let us know. They may be about 60 feet. Technology has improved incredibly since the hockey lights were put in so the new set of lights will have less light "spill over" than the current hockey lights. The lights are pre-aimed before installation by use of the computer. Seward asked how much grading will be done. Anderson said 4 feet of fill comes off the site. Eichers asked if it wouldn't be more because gravel or something would have to be put in. Anderson said the top soil will be taken off and stock piled and put back on top after the grading is completed. Eichers asked if the area wasn't filled before and would this cause problems. Anderson yes but it was about 25 years ago. It should be settled now.