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Thomas Bittner, 1085 20th Avenue, stated that his property was flooded last Sunday for <br />the 2nd time in 3 years. He displayed photographs of the flooding in and around his property. <br />(CLERK'S NOTE PHOTOGRAPHS WERE NOT SUPPLIED TO THE CLERK.) He has <br />walked the local canals and they are all partially filled in or overgrown. He spoke with David <br />Gunter, Superintendent of Indian River Farms Water Control District, who has started the <br />process of digging out those canals. There is also an obvious problem with a County drainage <br />ditch that runs under Mrs. Tyner's home which is inadequate and which will continue to <br />contribute to the flooding in the area. <br />Public Works Director Jim Davis made a PowerPoint presentation (COPIES ON FILE <br />WITH THE BACKUP FOR TODAY'S MEETING) and emphasized that Mr. Bittner and his <br />neighbors use an undedicated right-of-way strip of land named 11th Street for their access. There <br />is a swale on the south side of this narrow road along the north side of the Bittner property which <br />drains to a small 8" pipe which runs under Mrs. Tyner's house. The drainage then runs north <br />along the east of Heritage Estates Subdivision along a ditch that has two 90 -degree bends into the <br />12th Street Sublateral Canal. The County has no jurisdiction on this property but does clean and <br />maintain the Heritage Estates canal. Heritage Estates is a large subdivision and there is large <br />runoff from that subdivision. More right-of-way would have to be acquired in order to bring 11th <br />Street up to current requirements. <br />Director Davis then noted that the ditch in Heritage Estates is open and flowing but that 11th <br />Street is a private road. Indian River Farms Water Control District has cleaned out the <br />sublateral canal but most of the private driveways are served by small pipes which need to be <br />enlarged. <br />Commissioner Adams noted that the rain last Sunday was uncommonly heavy but those <br />rains are to be expected in Florida. The ultimate solution would be to redo the road up to County <br />standards She then questioned whether the County could do a "mini -assessment" project, and <br />Director Davis responded that the Board has the power to levy an assessment for drainage <br />improvements. <br />AUGUST 20, 2002 <br />38 <br />Ott <br />