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ITEM 5.6. TO: FROM: MAYOR & CITY COUNCIL PAT KLAERS, CITY ADMINISTRA~1>~ JANUARY 22, 1993 DRAINAGE ISSUE/TOM BRINDAMOUR DATE: SUBJECT: Attached for your review are some letters and memos regarding the Tom Brindamour drainage issue. This situation was discussed in 1991 and still has not been resolved to the satisfaction of the property owner. Tom requested an appearance before the City Council to further discuss this issue. . Tom lives in the Ridgewood East Third Addition subdivision, right off Highland Road and 193rd Avenue. The drainage pond in questions lies adjacent to Lowell Street. This subdivision was approved during the time when this part of the community was in the Township and the Ridgewood East plat was reviewed and approved by the County. The City has many drainage situations similar to the one on the Brindamour property. During the time of platting for these properties, a low area was simply identified and was used as the drainage area for a few homes or a neighborhood. There are no City easements for this drainage area (which the City currently obtains through the platting process), and this situation is another example of why the City needs to do an overall storm drainage plan for the City. As indicated above, the City has many situations like the Tom Brindamour drainage situation, and the City cannot afford to go out and purchase these drainage areas. The City has made an offer to reestablish the drainage in the pond and to maintain the drainage pond if the land is dedicated to the City. My understanding of the situation is that Tom does not want to simply give the City land as he believes he is losing value, and he has concern~ regarding future public utility assessments along with the buildability of this area if utilities become available. It ~hould be clearly noted that this area functioned as a drainage pond prior to Tom purchasing the property. . As you can tell by .the 1991 letters, there is a dispute between Tom and the City qS to the cause of the drainage problems. The drainage pond functiq~ed without any problems prior to 1991, and Tom indicates that a new house constructed adjacent to this drainage area has caused the pond to no longer function. Staff, on the other hand, indicates that work that Tom attempted to do around the drainage area has caused a problem whereby some materi91 that Tom was working with has slid into the bottom of the pond and sealed up the surface so that it no longer allows percolation or the area to function as a drainage pond. 720 Dodge Avenue N.W., Elk River, Minnesota 55330 (612) 441-7420