Minutes - Public Works Committee - 10/21/2003

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PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE CITY OF RAMSEY ANOKA COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA The Ramsey Public Works Committee conducted a regular meeting on Tuesday, October 21, 2003 at the Ramsey Fire Station Number I, 15050 Armstrong Boulevard NW, Ramsey, Minnesota. Members Present: Members Absent: Also Present: CALL TO ORDER Chairperson Gerald Zimmerman Councilmember Todd Cook Councilmember Patti Kurak (Alternate) Councilmember David Elvig Director of Public Works/Fire Chief Dean Kapler Assistant Director of Public Works Brian Olson City Engineer Steve Jankowski Civil Engineer II Len Linton Chairperson Zimmerman called the regular meeting of the Public Works Committee to order at 5:41 p.m. CITIZEN INPUT There was none. COMMITTEE BUSINESS 1) Potassium Street Drainage Concerns City Engineer Jankowski stated that within the past several weeks concern has been expressed from two residents along Potassium Street relative to the drainage surrounding the small wetland located in the backyards of 14660 Potassium Street, Jay and Tamara Mault, and 14680 Potassium, Mr. Steve Roof. The east half of this wetland is located in these two yards while the west is located in the Village of Sunfish Lake. Staff presented exhibits illustrating the drainage area contributing to this wetland prior to the Village of Sunfish Lake and the drainage area contributing to this wetland subsequent to the Village of Sunfish Lake. Prior to the Village of Sunfish Lake development a storm sewer to 146th Avenue provided an outlet for this wetland once storm water would reach an elevation of 866.1. This outlet elevation was sufficient to prevent flooding of the residential structures surrounding this depression but would allow yard flooding. The grading and drainage plan for the Village of Sunfish Lake reduced the contributing Public Works Committee/October 21, 2003 Page 1 of 8