From
Romin Khavari
Title
Resolution for Creek Erosion and other Drainage Policy Updates
Presenter
Romin Khavari, City Engineer and Stephanie Griffin, Storm Water Utility Manager
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
The floods of 2015 have caused erosion of several creeks in the City. Many residents are now affected by the Creek Erosion causing damage to their property.
Staff have looked into these concerns and made presentations to the Development Committee on January 22, 2016, the Public Safety Health and Environment Committee on February 1, 2016 and the Finance and Government Committee on February 2, 2016 and March 1, 2016, based on the recommendation of voluntary buy-outs instead of structural improvements, and to continue making public benefit improvements as recommended in the drainage master plans.
Based on the committee concurrence and input, staff briefed the City Council on March 22, 2016 about the proposed recommendation to update the proposed creek erosion policy and present to the City council for consideration:
The update and revisions to the previous policy are shown 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 and 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 construction projects to protect specific private property due to proximate stream erosion; will not be undertaken by the City unless a general public benefit or public safety concern can be demonstrated, eminent danger to Private habitable structures due to erosion...
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