WAVERLY - Flood prevention solutions for the city's southeast side that are feasible, comprehensive and satisfying to engineers and residents alike aren't immediately obvious.

A review of Waverly's proposed flood action plan Monday aimed at those neighborhoods failed to mollify some members of Southeast Waverly Flood Mitigation Task Force. The citizens' group had encouraged closer analysis and had offered a list of suggestions.

Jean Schloemer, a homeowner and member of the task force, expressed disappointment at Monday's council session because of what she considers a lack of fresh ideas on the city's part. Information presented by officials at the meeting, she said, is the same heard for months.

Her group will keep working, Schloemer said.

"I do not think it's a dead issue at this point," she added.

Waverly's leaders say more or less the same thing because questions exist about timetables and the effectiveness of proposed strategies.

"This will be coming back, I'm sure, many times," Mayor Ike Ackerman said.

City staffers insist that while southeast neighborhoods don't stand to gain as much from major mitigation so far proposed, such as an inflatable dam, those properties and Waverly as a whole are still better off than they were a year ago.

The city's flood action plan addresses southeast neighborhoods and proposes strategic sandbagging efforts and possibly more pumps, City Engineer Mike Cherry said. That's in addition to citywide notification efforts and inundation mapping.

Residents formed the task force several months ago after a representative from Stanley Consultants, the engineering group charged with studying flooding in Waverly, told council members the firm could not come up with viable solutions for the southeast.

Task force suggestions include the using barriers and storm sewer plugs, making wetlands, elevating the "green" bridge deck, widening a ditch by Southeast Elementary and cleaning sand and debris from the river south of Brookwood Park.

Members advocate a citywide approach to flood reduction but the task force focused suggestions on southeast neighborhoods. Previously the group submitted a petition with almost 200 signatures.

Cherry, however, said barriers work best on flat areas and aren't suited for southeast Waverly's uneven terrain and comparatively tight quarters. Storm sewer plugs aren't recommended for that area either, and changing the bridge is a decision for the community.

Councilman Gene Lieb also demanded more information about where Waverly would send extra water.

"We've absolutely go to review where this water is headed to," Lieb said.

In other business, council members voted 6 to 1 against reinstalling boards on the dam. Council members expressed concern the city could not remove the boards quickly enough during a flood.