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CITY OF SOUTH BEND I OFFICE OF THE CLERK would be available on a public website. This way you will know what to expect based on the weather forecast for the upcoming days. That is in motion. He went on, In certain circumstances, FEMA provides grant assistance to purchase homes within particular flood zones. The City should research the requirements and ascertain the applicability of South Bend. We are also in agreement with this, especially in the more frequently flooded areas that were mentioned mostly in Emerson and Riverside and the Emerson Park area. If there is desire and interest among the residents, the City will work with FEMA and residents on that. He continued, The City should evaluate the twelve (12) inch throttle pipe in the Riverside Drive (South of Bartlett) area to see if it could be increased to allow more flow to leave the area quicker. The effect on the downstream system could be evaluated along with the actual impact on the Riverside area. I, along with Eric Horvath, Director of Public Works, met with the company who do the Smart Sewer work in relation to this, to investigate this further. We do believe that an additional line may be advantageous, and that project is being commenced. The City further researched to determine whether the ten(10) inch sewer along Angela was appropriately sized for the sanitary flow it conveys. This is an issue where we have an eighteen (18) inch pipe flowing into the ten (10) inch pipe. The findings of the day were a snapshot in time. It looked like what was in that ten(10)inch pipe was not over capacity. We are proposing a longer-term study,where we'll put sensors in the pipe, so we don't just have a one (1) day image. That will help us answer definitively what the cause and solution is to that problem. He went on, The City has discussed options to control runoff from the private landowners of the forty (40) acres that is contributing storm water runoff to the area north of Angela. I've been in communication with Notre Dame and we will continue to engage with those stakeholders to find a solution. He continued,Another recommendation is for the City to install backflow prevention measures on the storm water outlets on the St. Joseph River within the North Shore Triangle. There are storm flows at the corners where Lafayette meets North Shore, where Iroquois meets North Shore and where Parkovash meets North Shore. Those are all approximately thirty-six(36)inch storm lines. It is possible that those act as a pathway for the river to intrude back into the neighborhood when the river rises. I have been researching solutions to this, and looking at the installation of a backflow valve, a mechanism where water can only go in one(1) direction. It is common practice in relation to CSO pipes,but it is not necessarily a common practice when it comes to storm sewers, but it could be advantageous here. I want to assure the residents that these recommendations are being set into motion. Councilmember Oliver Davis stated, Thank you for your report, but with all due respect, we need that in writing. My concern is that I don't want us to rush to say that we did all of this. Let's just soak in what he just said, and we'll see what recommendations you have shared, and what recommendations the City has already done. Let's look at all of the recommendations that you are needing to do. You'll need to put it in your 2019 budget. Whatever it takes to do this, if you have to readjust your numbers for that, then readjust your numbers. We have to see what we can do in all of these different areas. Let's look at what we have done and what we need to do. I do believe in the concept of climate change. I believe this could happen next year, and we have to plan like that. The attorney, your recommendations you have come with, I don't know where the litigation is, but if you can share those key recommendations that you want to make sure you have in the EXCELLENCE ACCOUNTABILITY 1 INNOVATION 1 INCLUSION EMPOWERMENT 455 County-City Building 227 W.Jefferson Bvld South Bend,Indiana 46601 p574.235.9221 f574.235.9173 TTD 574.235.5567www.southbendin.gov 14