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Case #3: J~ <br /> <br />E. Information Items: <br /> <br />1. Council noted letter dated September 23, 1985 to Paul Ruud, Anoka <br />County Engineer, frc~ the City Engineer reegarding the flooding proble~ on <br />County Road #116. <br /> <br />2. Council noted letter dated September 23, 1985 frc~ City Engineer <br />regarding the flooding of 149th Avenue N.W. in Pineview Estates. <br /> <br />3. Council noted list of high water or flooding problems prepared by the <br />City Engineer. <br /> <br />Mrs. Peterson of 7351 151st Avenue, Mrs. Bancroft of 7431 151st Avenue and <br />Jim Battenberg 7471 150th Lane were present. <br /> <br />Mrs. Peterson stated that the E~R controlled ponding area is flooding her <br />hc~e and inquired as to what gives E~R the right to do this to her <br />property. <br /> <br />Mr. Battenberg stated that there will be a wajor flooding problem in the <br />Spring of 1986. Mr. Batenberg stated that he doesn't want to see the pond <br />disappear but DNR should put in a gate and pu~p the excess water to the <br />river; a solution is expensive and will not pay to solve the problem in <br />view of the fact that DNR claims jurisdiction to half of his property by <br />encroaching wetlands and he must pay the property taxes. Mr. Battenberg <br />noted that there are 4 lots on 149th that are in the DNR wetlands that are <br />considered buildable lots by the City of Ramsey. <br /> <br />Councilmerber Cox stated that installing storm sewer requires that all <br />benefitted property owners be assessed; this assessment could bankrupt <br />certain properties between this problsm area and the river; this could <br />result in a failed petition which the Charter says prohibits the project. <br /> <br />Mr. Goodrich stated that the project would be prohibited unless there is a <br />successful petition by 50% of the registered voters to pay for the project <br />out of the City's general taxes. <br /> <br />Mayor Heitman stated that a storm sewer project could be paid for by <br />bonding and this is subject to a referendum vote. <br /> <br />Mr. Battenberg stated that this area is Class II wetlands which means <br />it is supposed to dry up and it's not; he has been dealing with DNR for <br />more than two years and by the t/me the probl~ is solved, the hc~es will <br />be worthless. <br /> <br />Mayor Heitman stated that at this point it seers that all the City can do <br />is be an advocate on behalf of the affected citizens; there isn't anything <br />else the City can do other than to put in a storm sewer project that the <br />City cannot afford. <br /> <br />September 24, 1985 <br /> <br />Page 16 of 21 <br /> <br /> <br />