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Department of Utilities
Reference: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BRIGHTON, COLORADO, acting BY AND through its water ACTIVITY Enterprise, APPROVING AN amendment to INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT No. 17-02.01 BETWEEN THE CITY OF BRIGHTON AND URBAN DRAINAge AND FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF DRAINAGE AND FLOOD CONTROL IMPROVEMENTS FOR BRIGHTON SOUTH OUTFALL AT 27TH AVENUE TO SOUTH PLATTE RIVER; approving the city’S contribution under the amended iga in the AMOUNT OF fifty thousand dollars ($50,000); AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGERTO EXECUTE SAID Amendment ON BEHALF OF THE CITY.
To: Mayor Kenneth J. Kreutzer and Members of City Council
Through: Philip Rodriguez, City Manager
Prepared By: Curtis Bauers, Utilities Director
Date Prepared: 03/08/18
PURPOSE
The purpose of this amendment to Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) 17-02.01 between the City and Urban Drainage and Flood Control District is to provide further funding for the ongoing maintenance of the City of Brighton South Drainage Outfall. Through the conditions of the IGA amendment, the City will provide Fifty Thousand dollars ($50,000) in additional funding to perform the maintenance.
BACKGROUND
The City entered into an Intergovernmental Agreement with Urban Drainage and Flood Control District (UDFCD) in March of 2017 under which both the City and UDFCD provided funding for the maintenance of the City’s South Outfall. Stormwater runoff from the major Prairie Center Development and other locations in the City is carried to the South Platte River through the City’s South Drainage Outfall. The culvert under Sable Boulevard and the downstream outfall channel has become silted in. The accumulation of silt does not allow for the passage of stormwater back to the South Platter River as designed. Maintenance is needed to remove the sediment from the culvert and downstream channel to ensure the safety of citizens and traveling public. The cost to the City for UDFCD to undertake the necessary maintenance is $50,000, which necessitates an amendment to the IGA.
CRITERIA BY WHICH COUNCIL MUST CONSIDER THE ITEM
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Fifty-Thousand dollars ($50,000) is budgeted in the Water Activity Enterprise fund to provide funding to Urban Drainage and Flood Control District to manage the South Drainage Outfall maintenance project. City Council has previously approved funding for the project in the 2018 Budget.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the approval of the amendment to the IGA titled MAINTENANCE OF DRAINAGE AND FLOOD CONTROL IMPROVEMENTS FOR BRIGHTON SOUTH OUTFALL AT 27TH AVENUE TO SOUTH PLATTE RIVER (Agreement No. 17-02.01) to remove silt from the drainage way and return the South Drainage Outfall back to original design capacity. The project will improve the quality of water being discharged to the South Platte River and will reduce the possibility of flooding.
OPTIONS FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION
• Approve Resolution as presented
• Decline Resolution as presented
• Modify or request clarification on the Resolution as presented
ATTACHMENTS
• Resolution
• Amendment to Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) MAINTENANCE OF DRAINAGE AND FLOOD CONTROL IMPROVEMENTS FOR BRIGHTON SOUTH OUTFALL AT 27TH AVENUE TO SOUTH PLATTE RIVER (Agreement No. 17-02.01)