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I I I Council Meeting Minutes June 9, 1992 Page 4 Public Hearina. continued Proper noted the current problems associated with the 7th St. storm sewer, which in an attempt to save costs many years ago, resulted in a very unsatisfactory project. He feels it would be unwise to go with the alternate plan, and recommends the Option A assessment method. Gunderman asked if the condominium catch basin could handle the parking lot runoff. Proper said because the road is crowned, the runoff stays on the parking lot's south side and is picked up by a different system. The Comprehensive Drainage Plan stated this system is adequately sized. Rebelein noted that residents whose assessments were originally over $500 would benefit from Option A. Roger Westlund, 1823 Sky High, said the last time the 3rd St. area saw improvements which contributed to runoff was the park's temporary tennis courts in 1980. He doesn't understand the project's urgency and feels previous Councils should have required the developer to install a drainage system. He asked the timeline for installation of a City wide utility fund. Williams said there are people who are recipients of this runoff that would disagree with Mr. Westlund's comments regarding the project's urgency. Proper said the 3rd St. homes have added more runoff, but those lots paid for part of the system. Williams reiterated that tonight's discussion should concentrate on current problems, rather than speculate on previous City actions. He noted that Proper's proposal suggests the City absorb an additional $9,000. Bob Simmer, 1831 Sky High, supports staff recommendation and option A. George Zurbay, 1801--3rd St" said his yard will be damaged during construction, and asked if the sod will be replaced. He opposes the alternate plan and drainage basin, but supports Option A and an utility fund. He added that Silver Oaks Park is neglected. Proper said according to City policy, a contractor is required to replace a lawn with three or more inches of black dirt and maintain it for 30 days. City Attorney Charlie LeFevere said other cities adopted storm sewer utility funds and found taking these costs out of the general fund levy and collecting funds as a utility bill enable them to provide the same service. A city could collect the fee from utility customers as a storm sewer utility fee or a city-wide tax. City Manager Dave Childs said staff is researching and will present 8 recommendation to Council on the fund. If Council adopts the policy, it would take several months to calculate the users fee. Walter Martin, 2439--17th Ave, paid assessments in 1988 and 1992, and feels the current policy should remain. He feels the Sunnyside area improvements were well done. Public Hearina Storm Sewer Improvement - Oakwood Drive Report 92-136 Resolution 92-061 Resolution 92-062