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Council Minutes of 6/16/98 „~ Erosion control must also be addressed. The work would include replacing the spill-way, ,~~ gate valve and dredging the lake, among other things. The administration stated that the grant sought would be for $2 million, and that it is a reimbursable grant meaning that the city must first borrow the money up front to fund the project and then be reimbursed for the city's share, which is either twenty or twenty-five percent of the total cost. The city's share will be approximately four hundred to five hundred thousand dollars. The repairs reportedly would serve to assist flooding problems from Springvale to the west and also would assist in developing a formal irrigation system for Springvale. This dual purpose, along with the size of the grant and potential cost to the city raised significant questions. The committee posed questions regarding the seriousness of the problems with the Springvale lake. It was confirmed that these problems are severe and should be addressed at some level. At this point, the committee requested the following information: the exact cost of the grant, the exact percentage of the cost to the city, the cost to dredge the lake only, the cost to repair the spill-way only and the cost to repair the gate valve only and finally confirmation of the appropriate funding source whether it be Springvale or the sewer fund and the rationale for that decision. The committee withheld any recommendation at this time pending the receipt of this information. The ordinance will continue on second reading; however, it will return to committee for further discussion of the aforementioned information prior to being placed on third reading. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATIC)N Jackie Chavez-Anderson, 5324 Berkshire Drive, read a letter on behalf of Cathy Troyer, president of the West Park-Forest Ridge Civic Association: "Dear Mayor Musial and members of City Council. I would like to deliver this message to you personally, but a previous commitment prevents me from doing so. After tonight's City Council meeting, you do not meet again until August, which makes tonight's meeting the closest to a very important and disappointing anniversary. July 15, 1998 marks the third anniversary of flooding in at least 57 homes in the Forest Ridge development. These homes had also flooded 11 months prior to July 15, 1995. I would like to thank God at this time because He's the only reason we have not flooded in at last three years. Not one physical improvement has been made by the city in these last three years to prevent the Forest Ridge homes from flooding again. The complete step-by-step documentation of what has transpired over these last three years is being kept by our Homeowner's Association. Here are a few of the highlights, and promises our group has been given during those years: • After attending five separate special flooding meetings for the various neighborhoods in North Olmsted affected om July 15, 1995, we posed a question: How can you possibly do all the repairs needed for all these areas in the timeframes you promised? At this time, we were promised action by the end of the year 1995. In 1995, our neighborhood offered to help by pooling our money together to hire an engineer `"~ specializing in hydraulics. Paul Deichmann, our City Engineer, told us we were k~ 7