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120 Regular Meeting February 25, 1985 Page 3 constructed, and that there is no map for partial completion of the dams. Mr. Moore stated the City needed to look at the future impact of runoff so that we would not experience what the City of Austin has with the Shoal Creek situation. Larry Franks encouraged the Council to change the adoption of the 90-day river moratorium to a 30-day river moratorium extension (the next item on the agenda). Frank Robbins stated the reason for the 90-day extension of the moratorium was to provide adequate time for the drafting of the river ordinance and time for review by the community before presentation to the Council. Mr. Farr stated it might be well to consider advising the community to make recommendations and hold the meetings in a 45-day time span rather than 90. Joel Barnard stated the alarm that had been raised was the wording of the agenda, as the public interpreted this to be all land in the 100-year flood plain. Mr. James stated the moratorium area for the Sessoms' main is approximately Post Road, University Drive, Sessoms and Ranch Road 12. George Boeker stated a series of tests had been performed and maps made. Mr. James stated the Committee was recommending no new taps be made on the Sessoms' line until the new system is in place to address the concerns of the area. Mr. Boeker stated manholes had overflowed during rains. Mr. Boeker (in response to Mr. Brown's inquiry) stated four weeks of field work would be needed, four weeks to prepare a design, twenty-one days for the bidding process, construction could begin at the very earliest in May, and could hopefully do the major part of the construction be- fore Fall registration of the SWT students (middle to late August) for approximately 5,000 feet of pipe (total replacement) at a cost of $500,000-$600,000 and additionally would need to look at any bottle- necks. Mr. Gonzalez stated a September completion was most optimistic. Mr. Robbins said less than twenty single-family homes had been permitted during the present moratorium. Mr. Boeker said camera tests had been run during a low period on the main, so that it could be photographed, and more recent tests had been run February 6, 7 and 8. Sylvia Newsom of the Committee said the Committee had actively been meeting at least once a week, and their real concern is the disaster the system is in and that is why they are recommending the moratorium until replacement has 'been completed. John McCrocklin stated a total moratorium would put a hardship on single-family development, as the City is contemplating a moratorium of one-third of the available residential lots of the City. He said the City needs to protect the homeowner and hoped the Council would consider not including single-family in a moratorium. Mr. James said funds could be derived from certificates of obligation and bond money and that the City needs to re-evaluate SWT's LUE rate. Mr. Gon- zalez stated SWT does create excessive flow to this line and that SWT needs to assist with a solution, as do the citizens. Mr. Coddington asked Mr. Hankins if the Ordinance could provide a hardship clause, and Mr. Hankins stated any Ordinance needed to be consistent unless there were firm guidelines to be met on an individual basis. David McCall was concerned about development of his single-family residence in the moratorium area but was advised since he had already obtained a building permit, he would not be included in such a moratorium. Mayor Craddock stated there would always be persons caught in this type situation, and that SWT's tremendous growth was causing some of our problems. Bud Walker stated he thought the Council was being asked to make a decision without complete information. Mr. Boeker explained that if the peak flow is over capacity, as it is in this line, then the line is undersized for its need. Chuck Cockrell asked Mr. Boeker ques- tions regarding the capacity of the line (1.6 MGD; 3.04 MGD if all lines peaked at the same time) and asked if the City knew what percentage of the 1.6 MGD S~~ produced, which is still to be determined. Mr. Farr said SWT uses an effective conservation program. Cherry Price voiced concern for the cost of the project if the City paid prime for replace- ment opposed to replacement of the line done over a normal period of time and stated we needed to be concerned at how much the project would