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Mr. Hendriksen inquired if the Council wanted him to come back to the next meeting to which Mayor Gilbertson replied that would be okay. Councilmember Beyer stated that it is perfectly clear that the City has been in the wrong all these years. Mayor Gilbertson reiterated he needs to review the information he had just received. Councilmember Beyer stated it is clear the City ordered a project and then stopped it. "The City has been wrongfully dumping water on private property - it's wrong - we have to stop it." Motion by Councilmember Peterson and seconded by Councilmember Zimmerman to direct City Staff to respond to information received from Mr. Terry Hendriksen and present a solution as soon as possible. Further discussion: Counciln~ember Zimmerman stated that he wants to get this issue resolved. Mayor Gilbertson reiterated that time is needed to absorb the information received this evening. Mr. Hendriksen stated he can appreciate Council wanting time but it is getting late in the construction year. Mayor Gilbertson stated that the time talked about is only two weeks. Mr. Hendriksen stated that if an alternative can be worked out and directed at the next Council meeting, he will be satisfied. Councilmember Hardin inquired of Mr. Hendriksen what he is proposing. Mr. Hendriksen stated that the drainage should be maintained and the City needs to accept responsibility. The damming up should be the City's problem. He stated that Stanley Welsh's roadway is creating a dam. The filling by Gobernatz and Swanson is creating a problem. There are several dams retarding the drainage. The water needs to be at a reasonable level, below the level of the culverts. He suggested these are solutions to cure this problem. He added that he does not want to spend a lot of money to have a lawsuit. Councilmember Zimmerman stated that he is not too happy to see water on a new street and flooding in the springtime and that this issue needs to get settled. Mr. Hendriksen stated he will be happy if, at the next Council meeting, City Staff is directed to do something to resolve this issue. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gilbertson, Councihnembers Peterson, Zimmerman, Beyer and Hardin. Voting No: None. Case #5: Updale on Traffic Issues on Dysprosium Street N.W. City Engineer Jankowski stated that on July 12, 1994, Council was presented with a petition signed by 93 residents of the Flintwood Hills development. Specifically, this petition requested placing four-way stops at the intersections of 141st and 143rd Streets N.W. with Dysprosium and further requested that speed bumps be placed between each intersection along Dysprosium. The petition suggested that problems have been experienced on this section of road which include a speeding car striking a child, speeding car striking a house, speeding cars losing control and leaving the roadway, and cars traveling in excess of 50 miles per hour. Mr. Jankowski stated he asked Police Chief Auspos to review the accident records for the 9.5 year period for this stretch of Dysprosium (south o~' the water tower to the intersection with Industry Avenue N.W.). There were a total of 10 accidents (six were at the intersection with County Road #116). The remaining four property damage accidents involved only one vehicle/fixed object accident. Since this accident occurred prior to 1993, the details are not immediately available to Police Staff. The nine-year record showing four accidents on this street segment isn't excessive, considering the size and use of this street and its potential for traffic flow. City Council/July 26, 1994 Page 13 of 27