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4. maintauung ditches is more of a problem because the city does not have good access and they are not mowable. He believed that tlie biggest danger to any retention is residents throwing branches and grass clipping into the area. In this case since it will be maintained on a regular basis, home owners could be advised not to do it. He belieued that tlus parcel, parcel "A" and the access, should be deeded to the city. Assistant Law Director Dubelko advised that the Law Director did not think that it made sense to have a small number of hoine owners bearing the cost of maiutaituug a system that would benefit a large numb.er of home owniers in the neighborhood. Mr. Basalla agreed that deediug it to the city would be the best way to handle it. Mr. Herbster asked if the developers would be willing to uiaintain it or contribute to the mainteuance of the ditch for a five year period to benefit the city while they are building. Mr. Basalla stated that they might be vvilling to make a contribution. Mr. Brennan believed that Mr. Herbster was conceiued about whether this was going to work the way it was presented. Mr. Basalla stated that tlus would be part of the iinprovement plans, they would present as built drawings, and they would post a bond for its peiformance for a period of time. They previously offered to build the retention system first. Mr. Deichmanu advised that Section 1100.04 requires posting a performance bond for all public unprovements wluch iucludes roads, water mains, storm and sanitary sewers and retention facility and also a two year inaintenance bond inust be posted upon completion of the project. They look at all projects for the first two years so that if'something breaks they can be called back to fix it. He further explained that they would also be required to get a storm water control permit from the EPA to control erosion, since these procedures must be in place before grading begins in order to preveut sed'unent from clogging drainage chaunels. J. Lekan, a resident, questioned how this retention would tie in to the sewers since there seems to be a problem with how they are joined on Sharon and Carriage, wluch creates almost au opposed flow situation. He believed that this might still cause problems with the water released from tlus system, Mr. Deichmann explained how the sewers were coming together, and were not opposing each other so both flows were merging. Mr. Lekan suggested that the pipes be separated. He also would like some foliage left around the retention system siuce it will adjacent to lus back yard. Mr. Deiclunanu responded that they had redesigued these sewers when they made 'vnprovements on Rice ditch, but he agreed that it, would be an improvement if the two lines were separated. Mr. Hennau, a resideut, was concerned about tying in Maple Ridge to W. 231st., since West 231 has become so heavily traveled with the condominiums and the supermarket that was built and also because drivers are usiug it as a cut tluough to avoid the Clague Road intersection. He believed that most people in the new and surrouuding developinents will use West 231 to avoid going out onto Clague Road avd the road caunot take more traffic because it is not in good condition. Mrs. Spaulding questioned how the water from Bridgeport I and II would get into the retention basin and wondered if the water would go into the existing outlets or if there would be additioual inlets. Mr. Basalla explanied that all the water would ruu be routed away from Sharon and Woodview system and directly iuto the Bridgeport system before going into the basin. Couucilman Lind stated that he has never been in favor of above grouud reteution systems, but upou comparing this design with what is required and what is existing, he believed tlus will benefit people in the entire uortheast quadrant of the city. Councilman Miller advised that he and the residents have been meeting with Mr. Basalla and Mr. Whitlatch ou tlus proposal. One of the residents is an engineer who could not be present at this meeting, but he was unpressed with tlus gentleman's reactiou to the proposed system and believed it would be a substantial beuefit to the city. The proposed above grouud system has resolve many of the concerns about safety aud aesthetics. He, too, has been opposed to above ground retention, but tlus would be the exceptiou since it will a positive benefit to the comnwuty. Ms. Deucker presented copies of an article that appeared in the paper pertaining to flooding basements causing illness and death of cluldren on the east side of Clevelaud. She meutioued that some children in another area of Nortb Olmsted had been iufected with encephalitis. She was uot opposed to above ground retention, but she did not want stauding water as there is in Rice ditch because it was not engiueered properly and she did not want exacerbate the existuig inosquito problems. She would have liked a moratorium on 4