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Council to review street‑level flooding on Seventeenth Avenue South after resident tour
Summary
Councilmembers visited Seventeenth Avenue South and asked Public Works to evaluate whether the problem is failing local grades/swales or broader stormwater infrastructure; staff said design work and CIP funding for Basin 4 are in process.
Council members and staff discussed persistent flooding on Seventeenth Avenue South after council toured the block. Council member Vern Barton asked that staff evaluate whether the recurring flooding represents failing local infrastructure — a sunken road or swale — rather than only the larger basin upgrade work planned in the multi‑basin assessment.
Public Works staff told council the city has budgeted design funds for stormwater improvements, noted that Basin 4 work is included in the multi‑basin assessment and that a larger construction allocation is being estimated in the CIP. Bob Middleton and City Manager Gary Young said staff will meet with residents, document site elevations and potential localized repairs that could be done quickly while the larger basin design proceeds.
Ending: Council asked staff to arrange a meeting with residents and to return with findings and short‑term fixes that can reduce ponding while Basin 4 planning continues.
