Agenda Date: 11/07/2017
Subject:
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An ordinance on second reading amending the 2017 Littleton Stormwater and Flood Management Utility Budget
Body
Presented By:
Keith Reester, Acting Public Works Director
POLICY QUESTION:
Does city council support an amendment to the 2017 budget of the Stormwater and Flood Management Utility Enterprise?
BACKGROUND:
In 2014, The City of Littleton entered into an agreement (IGA No. 14-05.06) with Urban Drainage and Flood Control District (UDFCD) to design and construct stream stabilization along Jackass Gulch, on the north side of Mineral Avenue from approximately Jackass Hill Road and South Windermere Street [Resolution 52- 2014]. UDFCD is the lead organization and is responsible for contractor selection and project management.
Just in the last few weeks, UDFCD has approached the city and requested special consideration for additional funding and reprioritization of jointly funded projects to address what is considered to be a critically sensitive issue. Several properties along West Jamison Street are experiencing severe erosion in their backyards, some of which is threatening the structures themselves. The residents in this area are very concerned about the rate of erosion.
In addition, in 2013, construction of habitat improvements of the South Platte River in South Platte Park began, which is downstream of Jackass Gulch. There is concern these river improvements may be jeopardized by relatively high volumes of sediment entering the river from erosion along Jackass Gulch. The independent project on the South Platte River is now complete, but concerns with sediment from Jackass Gulch remain. The City has been contacted regularly by adjacent property owners to determine the status of the Jackass Gulch stabilization project.
Escalating construction costs for stream stabilization work, and recent expenditures by the City for urgent repairs at Lee Gulch at Broadway, has led to the need for additional funds in orde...
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