HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 87-329 - Petition Riley-Purgatory-Bluff Creek Watershed District for Drainage System Review - CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 87-329
PETITION RILEY-PURGATORY-BLUFF CREEK WATERSHED DISTRICT
FOR DRAINAGE SYSTEM REVIEW
WHEREAS, the July 1987 rainstorms caused significant public and private damage
to property and was the first real significant test of the "as-built" drainage
systems that are in place within the City of Eden Prairie;
WHEREAS, a number of residents of the City of Eden Prairie have asked technical
questions concerning the adequacy of design for the drainage systems that are
in place within the City;
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that a responsible course of action
would be to investigate several of the drainage systems to determine that they
function in accordance with proper design criteria; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has budgeted funds to pay a portion of the expense
necessary to perform engineering analysis to resolve these questions.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE EDEN PRAIRIE CITY COUNCIL :
That the Riley-Purgatory-Bluff Creek Watershed District is hereby respectfully
petitioned to authorize engineering analysis of the below listed drainage
systems in order to determine adequacy of design and suggested maintenance or
reconstruction if warranted :
A. Purgatory Creek in the vicinity of Hillcrest Court;
B. Purgatory Creek/flood plain storage area between Valley View Road
and Mitchell Road ; and
C. Neill Lake drainage system from Eden Lake (North of Anderson Lakes
Parkway) to Neill Lake east of Preserve Blvd.
Further, the Watershed District is requested to prepare a cost participation
document with all convenient speed for review by the City of Eden Prairie in
order that the engineering analysis may proceed as soon as possible.
ADOPTED by the City Council on DECEMBER 15 , 1987.
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ATTEST: SEAL
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