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MINUTES
SPECIAL COUNCIL NEE71NG
July= 2, 1976
A special meeting of the Ilymouth lCity Council was called to order by Mayor
Nilde at 7:30 PeN, in the Council Chambej: it the Public Works Building,
14900 Twenty-third Avenue North, Plymouth. an July 2. 1975.
PRESENT: Wyor Hilde, Councilmen Hunt, Neils and Spaeth.
Wager iiillis, Engineer Goldberg, Administrative
Assistant Kreager and Consulting Engineer Olson.
ABSENT: Councilcan Seibold.
Mayor Hilde briefly discussed the purpose of the seecial Council meeting,
to sgek temporary and permanent solutions to some serious storm drainage
problems., He then introduced Engineer Goldberg, who highlighted the nature
of the flmWing problems in four areas of Plymouth. These four areas are
the Olive kerrinac Pond area, the Pinetree Pond area, Fernbrook Lane, Harbor
Lane, I4W aeeas, and the Parkers Lake area, He reviewed his report of
July 2 dealing with these problems, Engireer Goldberg then introduced
consulting engineer Olson, who 0 scutsed the reccowndation for tooth the
shor+ term and long-range solution to these drainage problems. It was
indicated that, each of the four areas was experiencing excessive runoff
and that each drainage area did not have a natural outlet. As a result,
the continuing runoff was exceeding the high water levels in the various
ponds and Parkers lake.
MOTION was made Oy Counciinan Neils, seconded by
Councilman Hunt, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 75-326
RESOLUTION ORDERING PREPARATION OF REPORT ON
IMPROVEMENT OF PINETREE POND STORM SEWER OUTLET.
Motion carried on o roll call vote, four ayes.
NOTION was made by Councilman Spaeth, seconded ty
Councilman Neils, to adopt RESOLUTION N0. 75-327
A RESOLUTION ORDERING PREPARATION OF REPORT ON
IMPI!OVEMENT OF SANITARY SEWER, WATER MAIN AND
a1TUNINOUS STREETS FOR OLIVE LANE BETWEEN COUNTY
ROAD 6 AND 19TH AVENUE NORTH%
Motion carried on a aril cal'i vote, four ayes.
Council then briefly discussoid some of the long-
range solutions to the drainage problems in those
four areas.
MOTION was made by Councilman Hunt, seconded by
Ccuncilman Spaeth, to direct staff to research
the legal problems associated with the moving
of water between lakes and watershed districts.
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RESOLUTION N0. 751327
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Staff 1 s also directed to contact Hennepin County to
get the culvert replaced under County Road 6 anO
the cost of pumping will be paid from the Sinking
Fund to be replaced at some future date fbr the
ad valorem Mitershed District Tax.
MOTION was made by Councilman Neils,, seconded by
Mayor Hilder to amend the above motion to include
that staft contact the Minnehahs Watershed. District
Board of Managers.
Motion to amend carried four ayes.
ibtion carried, four ayes.
MlOT10k was made by Councilman Hunt, seconded by
Councilman Spaeth, to direct staff to contact
the Minnehaha. Watershed District to allow the
City to pump water from Parkers lake Into Gleason
Lake, Motion carried, four ayes.
MOTION was made by Councilman Aunt, se=ided Dy
Councilman Nells, to direct staff to pmpare
a feasibility study for the ultirrte solution
of the sto m drainage and ponding problem in the
Parkers lake drainage area. This feasibility
study is to be prepared in time for the budget
review o A the review of the 5 -year CIO,
Mot )n carried on a roll call vote, four ayes.
MOTION was made by Councilman Spaeth, seconded
by Councilman Hunt, to amend the above motion to
include that staff be directed to generate
alternative solutions for a gravity flow system
to move water from Parkers lake into Medicine lake.
Motion to amend carried, four ayes.
Motion carried, four ayes.
MOTION was made by My ar Hilde, seconded by
Councilman Hunt, to direct staff to: 1) prepare
a storm drainage rogram in time for review of
the 5 -yea C'P; ,prepare refinitments to the
interim policy to equitably devise a formul? for
tole purpose of borrowing from the General
r'•ui d (1976 levy) to help pay for work done in the
Watershed Districtct areas, prior to the legi^lature's
action on the storm drainage bill which we have had
introduced. Motion carried, four ayes.
Mayor Hilde aejourned the meeting at 9:15 P.M.
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