City Council Agenda and Packet 2013 11 04

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Special Meeting Minutes October 8, 2013 Page 10 of 12 question relative to flood mitigation; the question of the bridge and the flood plain and Parks Superintendent Johnson to address the golf course relative to any landscaping changes or practices, which would eliminate the flood waters building up. He estimated the flood was at least a 100-year flood. He asked Public Works Director Kowar to address the design and how the City would approach the flood mitigation issues in the Coal Creek Area. Public Works Director Kowar stated they will work with the Urban Drainage and Flood Control District and improve the flood plain in the area with the information gathered from this storm. They will look at the redesign of the golf course and look at opportunities to mitigate flooding to properties and structures. He explained it is a long and complicated process. Mayor Muckle stated his assumption the bridge at County Road would have more capacity. Public Works Director Kowar stated the bridge will be built to be higher longer and wider and will be taken out of the flood plain. Mayor Muckle stated staff knows what needs to be done with the help of the Urban Drainage and Flood Control District. The home owners along the golf course are interested in the design of the golf course to protect them from flooding. Ken Gambon stated he met with FEMA and they have not determined whether the flood was a 100-year or 500-year flood. He will contract to construct aconcrete wall, 7.5 from hold the water in a flooding situation. He urged Council to interact with the homeowners for a flood mitigation plan. Public Works Director Kowar stressed the importance of acknowledging the public comment and incorporating it to mitigate the recent flood event. He explained the golf course will be reconstructed within one year, but changing the flood plain is a very complicated process, which takes years to accomplish. Decisions must be made on how to buffer the water against a private property versus protecting the private property from the depth of the water. To protect these properties will require moving the flood plain to another location. He noted there will be tradeoffs, which will be a public process. City Manager Fleming noted there are time constraints in reconstruction of the golf course and there will be as much public input as possible. The RFP for the design work will require direction to mitigate the water flow. Mayor Muckle requested at the next meeting, staff present information on why or why not small portions of the golf course cannot be opened. City Manager Fleming addressed the Council comments relative to the Historic Preservation Fund paying for staff members and would provide justification and job 31