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~.l MINUTES OF A .S.PECIAL MEETING OF COUNCIL Village of Mayfield Village September 26, 1978 The Council of the Village of Mayfield met in Special Session on Tuesday, September 26, 1978 at 8:15 P.M. in the Village Hall. Council President, Vince B-asa presided. Roll Call: Present: Messrs., Bennett, Busa, Grogan and Mrs. Hanus Absent: Messrs., Boger, Bordonaro and Flynn Also Present: Mayor Beebe, Messrs., Amendola, Feneli, Hovan- csek and Relic Mr. Busa stated the purpose of the special meeting was to pass legis- lation but due to a lack of quorum, these mac~ters'would have tb be referred to a later meeting. The flooding situation was to be a topic for Caucus discussion but due to the presence of residents this eve- ning, an open portion would be included in the meeting. OPEN PORTION: Mr. John Iafelice, of 6707 Wildwood Trail, stated he had 6" of water in his basement from the last storm and everyone he has talked with _ regarding this has given him a different reason. He wou ld like to know what is being done. The Village does not need this kind of problem 'and the only reason he came was to see if action can be taken now. If it rains again and I am flooded again everyone will know about it.' You, the Village, say you•re sorry but what we need is ac- tion. This .is a new street and the Village has the option now to make the builder pay for the problems. Mayor Beebe welcomed the new residents and said he realized this did not help the residents but he wanted to stress the extreme amount of flooding that took place in•the Village and the surrounding areas were due to the heavy rains. This has been the first time for many residents and he as well as all Council people are aware of the flood- ing that occurred and it is apparent that a problem does exist and had asked Steve Hovancsek, the Engineer, to check the grades. He had bee~nflooded also after having invested $3600 for new drains. He did not blame the contractor, it was just an unusual amount of rain that cam too fast for the sewers to handle. He asked Steve to elaborate on the subiject. Mr. Hovancsek said he and Mr. Ameridola went out after the rain and observed the destruction and talked wig the people involved. There were several. reasons for some cf_ the flooding. The massive rains went into some open basement windows. The muddy water came from the un- pluged sanitary sewers of the unfinished basements in the area. This matter will have to be enforced in the future. Judging from the amount of water there could be another problem. Possibly improper connections of the downspouts into the sanitary sewers. He wrote a letter asking the 5a~.itarX Engineer to do a smoke test. He has not had a reply as yet but anticipates one soon and will let Council know as soon as he is notified.