Update: Here is the link to the actual agenda. You’ll also note an item about condominium garbage pick-up — a discussion about if, and when, the city should pick up trash for condominium owners. We currently do for some and not for others, with factors like density and whether or not the development is on a public road driving our practice. A formal proposed policy will be discussed be on Tuesday.
It promises to be a busy City Council meeting on Tuesday.
Expected to top the agenda is consideration of two different studies aimed at getting to the bottom of what has caused ongoing flooding in several problem areas in the city, including the areas around Parkway Drive and Hemlock, Blakewood Court and Brookdale Court.
Two of the expected agenda items are:
- Discussion/motion regarding proposal and engineering services contract with Applied Technologies to evaluate sanitary sewer system at specified areas and make recommendations to reduce inflow to sanitary sewer and improve system capacity during high flows.
- Discussion/motion regarding authorization for City Engineer to contract with R.A. Smith National for storm sewer analysis at various locations.
The goal of both studies is the same — to see what can be done to limit future flooding problems like those in late July. I emphasize “limit,” as I’m not certain any potential solution, no mater the scope and cost, can completely prevent flooding, even basement backups, during certain record rain events like the one we experienced on July 22.
Still, these studies may provide some answers for residents desperately seeking, and deserving, them.
I and other city leaders are committed to keeping residents posted on this issue and what these studies find.
(In the meantime, here is a copy of a letter with more information on the flooding and next steps being sent this week to hundreds of residents who called to report damage, ask for special pickups, etc.)
The meeting start at 7 p.m. at City Hall. Among other items expected on Tuesday’s agenda are consideration of ordinances restricting “convenient cash establishments” and portable storage units like PODS. Click here to see my previous post on this.
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