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-. . . Special City Council Work Session Minutes April 24, 1993 Page 2 A number of short term solutions were discussed by Terry that would help relieve the immediate storm drainage problem in this area. Some of these solutions included redirecting the existing storm drainage pipes in the vicinity of 5th Street and installing new storm drainage pipes underneath County Road 12, the railroad tracks, and the soon to be reconstructed Highway 101 in order to provide better storm drainage flow to the river. Additionally, a temporary solution and part of the ultimate system includes regional storm drainage retention ponds that can temporarily hold water to provide for a more even flow of storm drainage water through the system of ditches and pipes. These storm drainage ponds are going to be needed on a permanent basis in order to keep the size of the pipes smaller and costs lower. Discussion took place on how to finance the storm drainage improvements that are necessary. The City Engineer and City Administrator both reviewed how other communities have approached this issue. No matter what approach is taken, it ends up being a charge to all of the property owners in the City either through a tax or a fee on utility bills. The Council was in agreement that the city wide storm drainage system must be financed city wide, but that developers who cause additional water run-off must be responsible for financing their share of the solution. Specific areas discussed in this storm drainage watershed included Tyler Street, County Road 12, County Road 13, Highway 169, 5th Street, the culvert underneath the railroad crossing, and future storm drainage pipe underneath the Highway 101 and Highway 10 intersection. Comments included the fact that Highway 169 actually splits this watershed into two different drainage areas and that the area of most concern at this time is east of Highway 169. Also discussed was the fact that the pipe underneath County Road 12 is undersized and that this pipe should be increased at this time as a temporary solution to the water problems. A larger pipe would have to be installed at a later time when the area to the north further develops. The Council was in overall agreement that the City Engineer is moving in the right direction in formulating a city wide Comprehensive Storm Drainage Plan and that he should continue his efforts in putting together the final document. George Deschenes indicated that he will not be available during the summer and that, if the City needs easements from him to do work relating to storm drainage in this vicinity, he should have these easements available to review in the next few weeks. George indicated that he was willing to provide the City easements in order to have the City make storm drainage improvements. The Council discussed the finances for the project and questioned how much of an assessment, a fee, or a city wide tax would be necessary in order to generate enough money to payoff a long term bond to finance some improvement projects. It was noted that the assessment or tax would most likely be different for property that is used in different manners. The Council indicated that they needed more financial information in order to make a decision on how to generate funds for financing storm drainage improvements.