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June 22,
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Agenda
Item No. 8 Roll
Call No. 09- Communication No.
09-428 Submitted by: Jeb E. Brewer, P.E. City Engineer |
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AGENDA HEADING:
Approving
and authorizing the execution of Amendment No. 1 to the United States
Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service Project
Agreement for the Emergency Watershed Protection Program for 1706 Pennsylvania
Avenue Slope Stabilization.
SYNOPSIS:
Recommend approval of Amendment No. 1 to the agreement
between the City of Des Moines and the United States Department of Agriculture
(USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) for the Emergency
Watershed Protection (EWP) Program for 1706 Pennsylvania Avenue Slope
Stabilization. The City’s role is to act
as the governmental sponsor, as required by the EWP. The EWP Program will fund 75% of the project
cost, with the 25% local share paid per agreement by the property owners.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Amount: $170,000 total estimated project cost
Funding Source: $127,500 being 75% of estimated project cost (maximum $127,500) in
Federal USDA‑NRCS EWP Funds; additional 25% local match paid per
agreement with property owners.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
The USDA-NRCS operates the EWP
program with the stated purpose of undertaking “emergency measures for soil
erosion prevention to safeguard lives and property from floods, drought, and
the products of erosion on any watershed whenever fire, flood, or any other
natural occurrence is causing or has caused a sudden impairment of the
watershed.”
During and subsequent to the
heavy rains and flooding in June 2008, severe soil erosion and landslides
occurred near 1706 Pennsylvania Avenue.
On May 4, 2009 by Roll Call No. 09-748, the City entered into an
agreement with the USDA-NRCS EWP for assistance at 1706 Pennsylvania
Avenue. The City’s role in the EWP
program is to act as the governmental sponsor for prevention and repair
projects with the EWP
program funding 75% of the project cost and the 25% local share being paid by the property owners.
As part of the original agreement submission, the City Council authorized
a request for an extension of time for the project completion to be submitted
to the NRCS. The contract documents
provided by the NRCS contained an inaccurate grant project completion date that
was based upon estimates done in the summer of 2008. Since the grant documents where not finalized
until May, the original completion date needed to be changed. The NRCS required the City to submit the original
documents along with a request for extension.
The NRCS has now provided a contract amendment to reflect these
changes. This action is to approve and
incorporate the amendment into the contract documents.
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION(S):
Date: May 4, 2009
Roll Call Number: 09-748
Action: Execution of United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service Project Agreement for the Emergency Watershed Protection Program and the Operation and Maintenance Agreement for 1706 Pennsylvania Avenue Slope Stabilization. (Council Communication No. 09-294
) Moved by Hensley to adopt. Motion Carried 7-0.Action:
Approving and authorizing the execution
of an agreement with Steven C. Wallace and Alyce A. Wallace regarding 1706
Pennsylvania Avenue and to acquire necessary property interests. (Council
Communication No. 09-108) Moved
by Hensley to adopt. Motion carried
7-0.
Action: Authorization to submit grant application to U.S. Department
of Agriculture Emergency Watershed Protection Program for soil erosion
prevention and repair projects related to 2008 heavy rains and flooding. (Council
Communication No. 08-577) Moved
by Hensley to adopt. Motion Carried 7‑0.
BOARD/COMMISSION
ACTION(S): NONE