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From: Tom W. Hardy To: Scott Reynolds Subject: FW: Holmgren Short Plat Stream Info Date: Thursday, January 4, 2018 8:16:01 AM FYI From: Chris Kimmell [mailto:[EMAIL REDACTED]] Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2018 6:25 PM To: Tom W. Hardy <[EMAIL REDACTED]> Subject: RE: Holmgren Short Plat Stream Info Hello Tom, The majority of my observations were from my property. However, once do I remember walking up on the property during the rainy season when the water was running. The place I walked across the stream is roughly 80-100 yards uphill from my property line, and the water was coming down from further up the hill. There is a simple dirt road that connects the two parcels, and I was walking from one neighbor’s house (formerly owned by Stan Halea) to the one to the North. The location of the stream was right near three very large trees on the property. My experience with above ground water on the property is most accurately described by looking at up the City of Redmond interactive map: http://gis.redmond.gov/pv/. If you zoom into the Holmgren Short Plat, then click on Hydrography, Stream, you will see a blue stream line across parcel: [PHONE REDACTED]. This line is consistent with when I have seen and heard running water above ground. Today you can’t see the running water anymore, but you can see where the pipe was laid, due to the difference in vegetation. Let me know if I can answer any more questions. Thanks! Chris From: Tom W. Hardy [mailto:[EMAIL REDACTED]] Sent: Wednesday, January 3, 2018 1:42 PM To: Chris Kimmell <[EMAIL REDACTED]> Subject: RE: Holmgren Short Plat Stream Info Good Afternoon Mr. Kimmell, Thank you for following up regarding the history of the stream on the Holmgren Short Plat property. The City is still in the process of gathering information about the stream, and your statement below is helpful in filling in gaps in the story. Prior to the stream being put in a ditch and pipe system, can you describe how far uphill the stream flowed during the winter (or any other time of year)? Did you ever walk on the Holmgren property EXHIBIT 37 ---PAGE BREAK--- when the stream was flowing, or were all your observations from your property looking uphill? Regards, Tom Hardy Stream & Habitat Planner I City of Redmond d. (425) 556-2762 I c. (206) 498-9937 I MS:2NPW I 15670 NE 85th St. I Redmond WA 98073 www.redmond.gov From: Chris Kimmell [mailto:[EMAIL REDACTED]] Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2018 1:09 PM To: Tom W. Hardy <[EMAIL REDACTED]> Subject: Holmgren Short Plat Stream Info Good afternoon Tom, My name is Chris Kimmell. My wife Cornelia Kimmell and I live right next to the Holmgren Short Plat. We heard from our neighbors Dave and Stephanie Monk that you were looking for additional information on the season stream that flows over the Holmgren Short Plat. We have lived at 16134 NE 51st Street since Dec 2000. Every winter that we have lived here, water has flowed above ground across the Holmgren Short Plat onto our property, and then across our property to the Monk’s. On the edge of the Monk’s property there is a culvert/pipe that takes the water below ground. I believe that the video you have demonstrates the water flow in winter. A year or two ago, our neighbors uphill from us dug a trench and installed a pipe, so that the water would flow below ground instead of above ground on their property. I am concerned because I believe the developer who wants to build there intends to build a house over the top of that pipe. First, I am not sure that put the water through a pipe is in alignment with the city’s wetlands management code. Second, even if the pipe is deemed to be acceptable, I would be concerned if a house was built over the top of that pipe; I would worry about instability issues for the foundation of the house. If you wish to talk more about this, you can find me in email, or we can also chat on the phone (mobile: [PHONE REDACTED]). Cheers! Chris Click here to report this email as spam. This message has been scanned for malware by Websense. www.websense.com EXHIBIT 37