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Council Minutes of 11/6/96 the treatment plant and the future. We have made a major commitment to the future. He ~, will spend whatever he has to to fix the flooding in this city. Joyce Weber, 5737 Allendale, asked where her area was in the engineering process regarding flooding. Mr. Bohlmann replied that the first set of plans have been reviewed, which would indicate that we're probably about 70% complete with engineering services. The Allendale/Carey area is one of four projects for which the city is requesting funding from Issue 2. We will probably be notified of Issue 2 funding in mid-December. Mr. O'Grady commented that the city has not forgotten about the Allendale/Carey area, and we continue to look for sources of funding. Mr. Bohlmann reminded Mrs. Weber that some flood control was done with the retention basin at Butternut Ridge Apartments. Also, in heavy rains a pump is put out. Unless we get a horrendous rain, the area should be fine. Mr. McKay noted that he was sure the area would have flooded with the 5 inch rain if nothing had been done. Mrs. Weber agreed. Eric Phillips, 5676 Allendale, had a question regarding the drain swales that were dug out earlier this year. It seemed to him to have been done in a haphazard fashion. Between the sidewalk and the street, there is approximately 5 feet of property. Some of the swales were dug from the sidewalk all the way to the street. Others were dug as a little gutter in the center of the tree lawn. Still others, like his own treelawn, weren't dug at all. He is wondering how the decision was made to dig or not dig the swales. Mr. Bohlmann said that it was not haphazard. The area was shot (to grade) and some swales were dug deeper, some were dug less, depending upon where the grades were. We replaced a lot of culvert pipes in the area and a lot of aprons. We attempted to do the least amount of disturbance to residents' lawns and still maintain a good grade for water runoff Mr. Phillips said the workers had taken down a tree in his treelawn but had failed to remove the stump, which caused damage to his lawnmower. He plans to remove the stump himself. Mr. Bohlmann said that should not have happened, and he will have the stump removed. Lori Yorkavitz, 28180 Gardenia Drive, asked why street repair was being done on her street because there are no chuckholes. Also, the work was to take effect as of July 27 and since that time only four seams had been repaired. Mayor Boyle explained that preventative maintenance was being done. In this area of the country, we have about 34 to 38 freeze/thaw cycles during the winter. If we allow water to accumulate under the concrete, more serious damage will occur. Regarding the slow work schedule, Mr. Bohlmann stated that he had pulled the workers from that area to the Plumwood/Bentley/Coe area because that job turned out to be more than had been anticipated. Also, time was lost because of the heavy rains in September. However, all the areas that were saw-cut have been replaced so that water will not get underneath the pavement during the winter freeze/thaw cycles. Mr. Limpert said this situation underscored the need for acommittee-of--the-whole meeting to discuss what 1996 projects have been completed and what projects have not been completed. Mayor Boyle commented that it was nice to hear a question about preventative maintenance to a street. 10