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Revised: 07/06/97 Minutes - June 26-27, 1997 Page 21 The discussion of the preliminary orders which will be presented to the Board in the form of legal argument and the Hearing was reopened. Ms. Green reminded everyone that the preliminary matter dealt with postponement of the Hearing. Mr. Boles and Mr. Taylor for the City of Boulder addressed the second issue. The City's position is that the berm is a crucial part of the Amendment as a major feature of the Reclamation Plan. Wanted the Board to consider that the land is adjacent to, and they consider part of, the South Boulder Creek Flood Plain. Because of the changes made to the site as a result of the 1989 Amendment before the Board, a large part of the property was scooped out. The original plan for O the property was that it would be restored to its' original Pography, which is no longer the case. A large part of the property has been scooped out and if there is a flood along South Boulder Creek, all that isrotectiag that flood water from rushing through the gouged area into residential area, is the berm. With the changes that were made in the 1989 Amendment, the berm has got to be considered an intricate part of the whole reaction of the property to a flood event. Had the property been restored to the original tfpography, it wouldn't be such an issue, but now the berm is protecting the mini canyon from the on-rushing flood waters. .1 . 4�1 The Urban and Flood Control District for the City and County of Boulder have been doing a lengthy study of the South Boulder Creek Flood Plain. Two phases of that study have been completed but the third phase, which may be the most crucial, is a master plan which may be completed by December. The University of Colorado has stated that it would be willing to help fund.4,This master plan is intended to come up with some long-term solutions for the whole flooding issue on the South Boulder Creek Flood Plain. The Deepe Farm Pit area is a part of the bigger picture. There are various ways of dealing with the danger from the floods other then this berm, which as everyone has seen in the Mississippi and California floods recently, are not always the most sound and safe flood proofing measures. It's conceivable that this master plan would state that the berm is fine and that's the way to go, but they don't know at this time. Their plea to the Board is that the amendment process be delayed until they receive all the information. They cannot understand the rush in advance of receiving all the information that they might have, that would put this Amendment in the context of a greater solution dealing with the flood waters from the South Boulder Creek. This is not a small matter to the City and County of Boulder. There are a lot of residential properties downstream that would be affected if a major catastrophic flood occurred.