Title
Mallard Park Subdivision Drainage
Proposed Motions
1. That the Committee of the Whole receive the Mallard Park Drainage Assessment report from Sameng Inc. as information,
2. That the Committee of the Whole direct Administration to engage with land owners in Mallard Park, specifically north of Teal Drive, to coordinate the construction of a drainage channel, as presented.
Body
Administration Recommendation
Administration supports the proposed motions.
Purpose
To provide the Committee of the Whole with an update regarding drainage concerns within the Mallard Park subdivision and to share with the Committee of the Whole the third party drainage review completed by Sameng Inc.
Summary
There is an ongoing concern with the existing drainage patterns in the Mallard Park subdivision. Throughout parts of 2018 there has been engagement with area residents and several persons within County Administration with no defined solution or resolution to matters being presented. At the Council Meeting on October 9, 2018, Mr. Ed Kennedy presented his ongoing concerns and frustration. A commitment was made to complete a third party review of the matter and bring those findings back to Council for consideration and further direction.
Engineering Services has been aware of the recent challenges with subdivision lot drainage in Mallard Park and has been in multiple conversations with land owners in the area. A number of alternatives have been considered internally with no satisfactory outcomes being developed. The issue is complex and has multiple layers.
Lot 9, which is Mr. Kennedy's lot, has been altered from the original subdivision layout. Administration has identified that the elevations of the property have been altered and the natural drainage pattern has been disrupted. The changes have been gradual and have occurred over several years. These changes have had a compounding effect on properties to the south of Teal Drive and to Lot 8, directly east of Lot 9. The chang...
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