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upsizing those pipes but enough such that there has been a lot of heaving of those. Sometimes <br />your downstream invert is higher than your upstream invert. <br /> <br />City Engineer Himmer stated the costs for Area #1 estimated to be $47,000 - $50,000 range and <br />stormwater utility would be the funding for this. We are out for bid on some storm <br />improvements, depending on the outcome we could look to incorporate into the existing contract <br />as a change order, or we could rebid these as a separate project, or if we should program the <br />money into the CIP as a 2013 project. <br /> <br />Councilmember McGlone concern here is he looks at it as a yours, mine and ours want. At <br />what point is a 100 or 500 year storm all our problem. He is wondering if this should be shared <br />bill. <br /> <br />rete and pavement and <br /> <br /> <br />Rum River Hills Golf Course spoke to explain where the water is coming from which showed <br />that it is coming from the City drainage system. <br /> <br />Staff recommends authorizing preparation of plans and specification for these various <br />improvements, and request authority to advertise for bids. Depending on current staff workload, <br />on this project may have to be consulted out to the engineering pool for completion this year to <br />avoid future flooding concerns on the golf course. <br /> <br />Motion by Chairperson Backous, seconded by Councilmember McGlone, to recommend to City <br />Council that staff be authorized to prepare plans and specifications for these various <br />improvements and authorization to advertise for bids. <br /> <br />Motion carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Backous, Councilmember McGlone. Voting No <br />None. Absent: Councilmember Elvig. <br /> <br />Chairperson Backous asked the golf course staff what is the preference to do these <br />improvements. <br /> <br />There was discussion about late fall however there is a risk waiting until then. <br /> <br />City Engineer Himmer wanted to make it clear that these improvements are not going to alleviate <br />all the flooding issues. If we get another 100 year events you design storm pipes for a 10 year <br />rainfall, you design ponds to a 100 year event, the City was not involved in the design of these <br />ponds, the rules back then were different. <br /> <br /> <br />th <br />Case #5.3: Consider Stormwater Improvements at 148 Lane A Continuation of <br />Discussion Related to 2011 Flooding Concerns <br /> <br />Public Works Committee / May 15, 2012 <br />Page 4 of 7 <br /> <br />