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MOORE:Thats correct.
<br />GRAHAM:Okay. And when we were out on the site, I asked the question,
<br />well, what is the constraint on the water leaving off Kilauea Avenue, is it the entryway
<br />into the culvert system or is it the excess from the culvert? And my understanding was
<br />we were going to talk about that later, but I havent heard anything more about that. On
<br />the same vein, I mentioned the idea that there was two 24-inch pipes going to carry it
<br />down. And our concern was what happens at the exit of these pipes, right? So, now, we
<br />hear that its going to be one so that whatever would happen at the exit is only going to
<br />be half as bad. But still, I havent seen presented to this body or presented to the
<br />neighbors exactly what the specific situation will look like when that happens if you do
<br />that. Will that cause a bunch of extra water? You talk about ponding, if you put the fill
<br />in, is that water going to wind up on the Mormon Church site, is that water going to pond
<br />back there, wheres the ponding going to take place? If the road is trying to move 24
<br />timestwowateroffitandyoucanonlytake24timesone,thatseemstomealotoftimes
<br />its going to run down the street probably. I dont know any of the answers to that, and I
<br />havent heard any in the presentation. Thank you.
<br />MOORE:Let me, first of all, the drainage study, the flood study, drainage
<br />study, the drainage study had to look at all of that. That was part of what Yen had to do
<br />as part of the drainage study which was submitted to and reviewed by the Department of
<br />Public Works. The, and Yen can speak to this, but the bottom line is that when there is
<br />an existing flow of that stream, you cannot, any development cannot increase it. They
<br />cannot change the points where those waters enter the property or where it leaves, and
<br />they cannot change the speed of the flow where it enters or leaves. So to the extent
<br />theres impact from that stream on the neighboring properties, thats not going to change.
<br />Is it going to be there? We think we made it less a little bit by having some ponding, you
<br />know, and the water cant flow around; but its going to still go back into the floodway,
<br />its not going to disappear. But, you know, having made the situation better -. We know,
<br />again, the flood study will again have to show or prove this would not make it worse, and
<br />thats the bottom line. And then we think weve made it better by, again, providing some
<br />ponding areas, again, within the floodways so it does impact the Mormon Church
<br />property but its also within the floodway thats designated, you know, right now.
<br />So thats the best, I think, you know, we can look at it now. In terms of the flow what I
<br />understand is that during a major flood event, as indicated, the stream will flow, I mean,
<br />the street overflows. It looks for all kinds of, it doesnt just come down into those
<br />culverts. So itll top, itll flow in through areas; and thats part of the 100-year flood.
<br />And, again, to the extent that those are existing conditions, the key and the requirement of
<br />this project is you cannot make it worse on adjacent properties; and thats part of what
<br />Yen had to look at as part of his calculations. So correct me if I misstated anything.
<br />GRAHAM:Where is the ponding going to take place that youre saying theres
<br />going to be?
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