City of Brighton - File #: ID-92-15

• File #: ID-92-15
• Version: 1
• Name: Third Creek Urban Drainage IGA and Supp Budget
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 4/28/2015
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 5/19/2015
• Title: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BRIGHTON, COLORADO, ACTING BY AND THROUGH ITS STORMWATER ENTERPRISE, APPROVING AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH THE URBAN DRAINAGE AND FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT REGARDING FUNDING OF MAJOR DRAINAGEWAY PLANNING FOR FLOOD HAZARD AREA DELINEATION FOR THIRD CREEK, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE SAID AGREEMENT, AND APPROVING A SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET APPROPRIATION IN THE AMOUNT OF FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS ($15,000) TO BE CONTRIBUTED TO SAID PROJECT

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
5/19/2015	1	City Council

Body
Department of Utilities
Reference: Reference: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BRIGHTON, COLORADO, ACTING BY AND THROUGH ITS STORMWATER ENTERPRISE, APPROVING AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH THE URBAN DRAINAGE AND FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT REGARDING FUNDING OF MAJOR DRAINAGWAY PLANNING FOR FLOOD HAZARD AREA DELINEATION FOR THIRD CREEK, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE SAID AGREEMENT, AND APPROVING A SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET APPROPRIATION IN THE AMOUNT OF FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS ($15,000) TO BE CONTRIBUTED TO SAID PROJECT


To: Mayor Richard N. McLean and Members of City Council
Through: Manuel Esquibel, City Manager
Prepared By:
Date Prepared:
PURPOSE
To consider a resolution approving an IGA with the Urban Drainage and Flood Control District (Urban Drainage), City of Aurora, Commerce City, and Adams County to complete a master plan for Third Creek, authorizing the Mayor to execute said agreement, and to appropriate $15,000 for the completion of the project.
BACKGROUND
Urban Drainage is a regional stormwater authority formed by the Colorado legislature in the late 1960s after massive flooding devastated the Denver Metro area. They are tasked with planning, constructing, and maintaining regional drainageways in conjunction with local governments to protect public health and safety and the environment from serious stormwater events.
Few drainage basins follow municipal boundaries, so creating master plans for these facilities requires cooperation and understanding amongst multiple entities. Third Creek is a major drainageway that intersects Aurora, Commerce City, Adams County, and Brighton. The tributary area also has the potential for rapid and significant development which can significantly increase storm water runoff and its associated potential for flooding.
The proposed IGA will allow the affected entities to cooperatively create a stormwater master plan for the entire basin tributary to Third Creek. This includes doing...