From
Romin Khavari
Title
Resolution establishing a policy concerning Creek Erosion and other Drainage Policy Updates
Presenter
Romin Khavari, City Engineer and Stephanie Griffin, Storm Water Utility Manager
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
Following the floods of 2015 that caused erosion of several creeks in the City of Grand Prairie, City Staff made presentations to the Development, the Public Safety Health and Environment, and the Finance and Government Committees about erosion and other drainage problems related to waterways. On April 5, 2016 the City Council adopted resolution 4812-2016 to address these issues.
A major portion of the policy deals with a voluntary buy-out consideration for private habitable structures that are in eminent danger due to erosion based on engineering criteria. Since the adoption of this resolution, concern has been raised about the specific provision in the policy for the City to provide for relocation expenses as prescribed in the Uniform Relocation Act.
Upon further investigation with other entities providing such assistance to their citizens, and in discussion with our city attorney’s office, the provision of the Uniform Relocation Act does not apply to the property owner because this is a voluntary city buy-out program. Therefore, the policy is being revised and updated to make this revision noted in bold font below:
Erosion and/or flooding problems on private property will be investigated on a case-by-case basis. The City will focus on improvements to the waterways that will result in a general public benefit, such as lowering erosive velocities and increasing flow capacities in proximate streams for the general prevention of erosion and flooding and to include those improvements that are required to protect public city utilities such as Water, Wastewater and Drainage facilities.
Remedy of private property issues, such as flooding due to lot-to-lot drainage (no involvement of City property); and construc...
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