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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM BRIEFING SHEET <br />Submittal Date: Originating Department: Presented By: Agenda Item No.: <br />4-9-2008 Engineering Shawn Napier, P.E. City Engineer 15. <br />Council Date: /Director of Public Works <br />4-14-2008 <br />RECOMMENDED MOTION: <br />Not an action item. <br />POLICY ISSUE(S~: <br />Citizen concern; Drainage <br />BACKGROUND: <br />Mr. Nash lives at 645 Johnson Woods Drive in the Merry-Glenn Subdivision being Block B, <br />Lots 3 & 4. His property has a pool with a deck that has been undermined during some of <br />the recent heavy rainfalls. He is in the process of having his deck stabilized at his own <br />expense. The City has a 25-foot municipal drainage easement running along the east side <br />(rear) portion of his residential lots. <br />During the last two large rains we have had this year, at least eight houses in the City <br />suffered some degree of flood damage inside the structure. We are evaluating each one of <br />these situations individually to determine if there is anything the City needs to do to improve <br />drainage flow within the City's drainage easements or rights-of way. We will prepare a <br />summary of the eight situations and present this report to Council before the meeting. <br />The City of Paris is responsible for maintaining a functioning municipal drainage easement, <br />which includes periodic inspections and removal of any large objects that may be impeding <br />water flow in the drainage easement. <br />As the fee simple owner of the land (the City holds only a drainage easement across the land) <br />the property owner is responsible for maintaining the property such as mowing and general <br />upkeep. The property owner is also prohibited from placing any obstructions in the City <br />drainage easement, such as fencing, storage sheds, trees, shrubs, etc. <br />BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: <br />EXHIBITS: <br />Agenda item request form; subdivision plat showing the lot; pictures <br />ACTION: BUDGET INFO: <br />^ Financial Report ^ Minute Order Expense $ <br />^ Department Report ^ Resolution Budgeted Amt. $ <br />® Presentation ^ Ordinance YTD Actual $ <br />^ Public Hearing ^ Other Acct. Name <br /> Acct. Number <br />FISCAL NOTES: <br /> <br />City of Paris 1( ~~ Revised 2/04/08 <br />