Resident urges implementation of 2018 drainage plan; staff outlines utility collection steps

A resident urged the city council to implement a 2018 drainage plan after repeated basement flooding, saying sandbagging and neighborhood cleanup have not solved the problem.

"Why aren't we implementing that?" the resident asked, referring to the 2018 drainage plan and pressing the council to continue work before another basement is flooded. The resident said they had copies of the 2018 plan and asked the council for support to move the project forward.

The resident cited a KLJ memo that, according to the speaker, estimated costs "anywhere from $5,000 to $30,000." The resident also said the mayor characterized the matter as private but that the city had accepted a claim on its insurance: "...but yet you're accepting it on your insurance." No city response to that specific insurance assertion appears in the supplied transcript.

Separately, Michelle Sullivan briefed the council on delinquent utility accounts, saying staff planned to send notices the coming Monday and allow at least 30 days to pay before pursuing collection options. "...giving them 30 days, at least 30 days to pay, or there is this option to assess those amounts on their property tax bills," Sullivan said. The staff update framed assessments to property tax rolls as a standard municipal collection option for unresolved, severely past-due accounts.

The transcript contains no record of a formal council vote or a staff timeline to implement the drainage plan in the provided segments. The resident asked for continued city support and further action; the meeting moved on without a recorded council decision on the drainage request in the captured segments.