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Council Minutes of 05 -20 -2014 of people were not flooded because of those. Regarding the Waste Water Treatment Plant, that's still under construction right now. That results in bypassing which the EPA has to know about. Kennedy said he likes the idea of a round table discussion. It probably won't happen at the next flooding meeting, but going forward there will be meetings every 6 months. The residents will receive information and input will be very important. The city has helped many people, and the Service Dept. is overwhelmed by the garbage pick -up that Republic did not complete. At the next flooding meeting, engineers Hazen & Sawyer will be in attendance. This firm engineered the EQ basins and the Waste Water Treatment Plant. William asked if there is any testing that can be done in basements to make sure it's safe after flooding clean up. Mayor Kennedy said he will call the Board of Health to see if they have anything they can provide or recommend. Tim Smith, 6053 Sherwood said there is really not much the city could have done regarding the flooding. He knows the Administration has done a lot over the last 3 years to tackle this problem. When he put an addition on the back of his house, he was told he had to tie his gutters into the storm drain. He was considering a rain barrel(s) or cistern, and he was told that was in violation and couldn't be done. He thinks if people were allowed to have a rain barrel system or cistern, that may help relieve the extra water going into the city's storm system. Dennis Lambert, 25057 Carey Lane said he was fortunate not to get the water but his neighbors did. During caucus this evening, Schumann gave "kudos" to Dave Demaline. Lambert said he feels the city is very well served with Dave Demaline over the years. He was out on his street today and still working until 9 p.m. tonight. Demaline has a system designed to pick up the garbage as efficiently as possible. It's a very good system and it's overwhelming. But, they continue to do their job. So, "kudos" definitely to the service workers and especially Dave Demaline. This is more a complex problem than putting in cisterns. When the city expanded the sewer plant, it was an issue of meeting EPA standards, dropping sewer water into a creek. They find bacteria in the water. Rocky River drops their sewage into the lake and the water is tested and normal. Under the former Administration to build the sewer plant bigger and better, sewer lines should have been disconnected north of Lorain and interfacing them with the Rocky River sewer plant. He knows Mr. Gareau mentioned that it's not that easy and there may not be cooperation. Yes there won't be cooperation and you would have to get cooperation from way above. The cost would be spread over the entire area, but no one wants to do it and they continue to spend more money. You're dealing with the east end; you have inflow and infiltration. Many of those homes in Ward 2 have cross connects which were designed in the 1950's to flush the sewers out. This involves a lot more than digging ditches. The problem will not be solved until the city gets some real engineering and real changes to this sewer system. It will be extensive and it involves installing relief sewers on top. It has to go to that sewer plant uphill and the pump stations aren't going to handle it. It's a stupid way the city did it and they don't want to change. Kenneth Minarich, 26573 Fairfax referenced the five year plan that Mayor Kennedy mentioned. He said the biggest frustration is that the five year plan has been discussed since 2011 and the city is in year 3. By year 3 you would think there would be relief back there (land behind Pine School). Mayor Kennedy reminded Minarich that the city does not own the property. The city just finished 2 EQ basins so that's monumental. 11