My WebLink
|
Help
|
About
|
Sign Out
Home
Minutes - Public Works Committee - 09/15/2015
Ramsey
>
Public
>
Minutes
>
Public Works Committee
>
2015
>
Minutes - Public Works Committee - 09/15/2015
Metadata
Thumbnails
Annotations
Entry Properties
Last modified
3/14/2025 3:28:07 PM
Creation date
10/29/2015 10:04:43 AM
Metadata
Fields
Template:
Meetings
Meeting Document Type
Minutes
Meeting Type
Public Works Committee
Document Date
09/15/2015
There are no annotations on this page.
Document management portal powered by Laserfiche WebLink 9 © 1998-2015
Laserfiche.
All rights reserved.
/
9
PDF
Print
Pages to print
Enter page numbers and/or page ranges separated by commas. For example, 1,3,5-12.
After downloading, print the document using a PDF reader (e.g. Adobe Reader).
View images
View plain text
what that was. She stated she remembered seeing it and wished she would have taken pictures. <br /> She asked if that could have affected all of this. <br /> Chairperson Riley stated he went to observe the situation on the premises. He said it is obvious <br /> that the lawn has turned into wetland vegetation. Just the nature of wetland vegetation with large <br /> stems makes it difficult to remove. He asked how long the drainage ditch holds water. <br /> Mr. Bergevin responded it holds a few feet of water all summer now. <br /> Councilmember Johns raised the issue of all the other water issues residents have brought up <br /> recently. Those issues are mostly with flooding into the homes. This flooding is related to the <br /> water table being higher. She said the City cannot control the water table. <br /> Mrs. Bergevin noted her neighbors that are right on the lake are not having issues due to a rising <br /> water level. She asked if the issue was the water level, why hasn't it affected others. <br /> City Engineer Westby stated he also saw standing water in the swale when he visited the <br /> property. He explained if the weather stays wet, then the swale will continue to have standing <br /> water. The levels of that lake are completely dependent on the weather, and it will rise and fall <br /> according to the weather. He stated a drainage easement does not necessarily mean there is <br /> moving water, and that drainage easements are designed to accommodate runoff from the <br /> hundred year storm event. <br /> Mr. Bergevin said the definition of a drainage easement is from the State of Minnesota. The <br /> drainage easements are supposed to be for flowing water. <br /> City Engineer Westby responded the City uses drainage easements for static water. <br /> Chairperson Riley asked if permanent standing water is allowed in the drainage easement. <br /> City Engineer Westby replied it is allowed, to the best of his knowledge. <br /> Chairperson Riley clarified that the simple fact that there is an easement would allow permanent <br /> standing water in the easement. <br /> City Engineer Westby confirmed. <br /> Councilmember Johns questioned if this is a rainy year, or if there is a lot of snow, whether there <br /> will be issues with the house flooding since this drainage easement could be full. <br /> City Engineer Westby explained there was less attention paid to drainage in the 1980s , but then <br /> in the 1990s more attention was focused on drainage designs to make sure the drainage design <br /> could accommodate runoff from larger storm and snow melt events. However, the drainage <br /> easement on this property appears to be performing as it was intended to since it was built so <br /> flooding is not anticipated to be an issue. <br /> Public Works Committee/ September 15, 2015 <br /> Page 3 of 9 <br />
The URL can be used to link to this page
Your browser does not support the video tag.