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Council. Meeting Minutes April 28, 1992 Page 6 1 Council Business. continued Benke said if the current Council reviewed the 7th Street storm sewer proposal 20 years ago, if would have been approved. He feels the City needs to "buy some time" to reassessed the problems. Proper said installation of it 7th Street system would not solve Mr. Kozel's problems. Mr. Kozel also sugge~ted the runoff be drained to the 9th Street system, LarSon noted that Ramsey County's overlay decreased the catch basins' output by over 50%. Mr. Peterson said Ramsey County evaluated the situation and a road crew will clean up the catch basins. Mr. Kozel had not seen an increase in problems after the overlay. and feels the options are "stop gaps" and do not address the real issue. Benke said, in terms .of engineering. the church's engineers have done the best job possible to address the drainage issue. He instructed staff to pursue options to address the runoff on 7th Street, Gunderman prepared a motion to direct staff to prepare a feasibility study to aqdress the larger area storm sewer issue. I Rebelein prepared a motion amending the first condition of the Lp.262: changing City Engineer approval to Council approval of the grading and drainage plan. Benke questioned whether withholding of the grading and drainage plan may involve a lengthy time period. Rebelein is concerned that the retention pond drainage will drain into a system which is already overloaded. She feels Council needs to evaluate the plan's adequacy. and is appalled that the entire hillside area is not served by its own system, She questioned whether the option to drain the east pond to the 9th Street system could create problems to homes served by the 9th Street system. Gunderman said his motion indicates that Council would allow the building plans, but also evaluate the 9th Street system and address the short term/long term drainage situation. Benke said City staff and the Rice Creek Watershed District evaluated the plans, and he is confident the recommended solutions could improve the situation and not make matters worse. There is a need for a long term solution for 7th Street, however. he speaks against the Rebelein motion. 1 Williams feels the drainage problem is intolerable, and suggested the drainage from the eastern pond be run into the storm sewer. Benke noted the pond would reduce the pressure on 7th Street, Mr. Peterson said runoff would continue even if the Church did not go through with their plans. The church would take the runoff and retain it on their property and. reduce the flow to one-tenth of before. The church evaluated draining into the 9th Street system. but it required an eight foot cut through backyards and they discarded the idea because of the grade, Council Business Christ the King Addition Report 92-097 Resolution 92-043