HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2008-51RESOLUTION NO. R2008-51
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, EXPRESSING SUPPORT
OF A PROPOSED DICKINSON BAYOU CLEARING AND
DE -SNAGGING PROJECT — PHASE 2 FOR FISCAL
YEAR 2009.
WHEREAS, the Dickinson Bayou Watershed is a major drainage artery
that drains 95.5 square miles of land in Galveston, Harris and Brazoria Counties
and includes the jurisdictions of four (4) drainage districts and seven (7) cities;
and
WHEREAS, in 1992, pursuant to the Interlocal Cooperation Act, Chapter
791, et. Seq., Texas Government Code, and amended (the "Act"), the City of
Friendswood and other cities, counties and special districts of the State of Texas
entered into an interlocal agreement regarding governmental functions and
services as set forth in the Act; and
WHEREAS, the parties to the Agreement recognize that Dickinson
Bayou is a unique regional resource that provides outfall drainage capacity in the
heart of a growing Metroplex; that local governments are responsible for the
overall health, safety and welfare of their citizens and thus must take the lead as
stewards of flood plains in the Dickinson Bayou Watershed; and that actions of
upstream and downstream communities within the Dickinson Bayou Watershed
directly affect each other such that individual local goals for flood protection and
abatement, drainage, transportation, greenway establishment and protection,
waste management, conservation and development can only be achieved through
cooperative management of the Dickinson Bayou Watershed; and
WHEREAS, the parties to the original Agreement understand that
entering into the Agreement in no way obligated any party to implement any
project recommended from any planning studies and that separate agreements
may be negotiated and executed in that regard; and
WHEREAS, the Dickinson Bayou Watershed Steering Committee
(DBWSC) in execution of its assigned duties per the Agreement has previously
contracted for professional studies and implementation of a Dickinson Bayou —
Clearing and De -Snagging Project, Phase 1 for certain areas above the tidal
reaches of Dickinson Bayou; and
WHEREAS, the DBWSC has proposed for FY 2009 a Dickinson Bayou —
Clearing and De -Snagging Project Phase 2 for reaches upstream of the current
Phase 1 project, and has established a proposed pro-rata budget which is attached
as Exhibit "A";
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS:
Section 1. The facts and opinions in the preamble of this Resolution are
true and correct.
Section 2. The reaches of Dickinson Bayou to be addressed by the
proposed Dickinson Bayou — Clearing and De -Snagging Project Phase 2 are
largely within the city limits of League City but will improve upstream drainage
due to the removal of the overgrowth of vegetation in these reaches.
Section 3. The proposed FY 2009 for the Dickinson Bayou — Clearing
and De -Snagging Project Phase 2 budget, as shown on Exhibit "A", is a fair and
equitable distribution of project costs.
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Section 4. The combined share of the project for the City of Friendswood
and the Galveston County Consolidated Drainage District is $48,806.00, which is
7% of the total project cost as determined by our combined area in the Dickinson
Bayou Watershed area. The City's portion of the 7% cost is approximately
$13,945.00.
Section 5. City staff has requested $13,945.00 to be budgeted in the FY
2009 budget as the City's share of the project.
Section 6. The City of Friendswood affirms its support of the FY 2009
Dickinson Bayou — Clearing and De -Snagging Project Phase 2 and budget as
presented.
PASSED, APPROVED AND RESOLVED this 16th day of June, 2008.
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David J. H. Smith
Mayor
ATTEST:
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Melinda K. Welsh
Deputy City Secretary
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EXHIBIT "A"
PRELIMINARY ESTIMATE AND POSSIBLE COST SHARING FOR
DICKINSON BAYOU DE -SNAGGING
December 3, 2007
Revised January 24, 2008
Revised February 26, 2008
1. Plans, Specs and Construction Phase Services $40,000.00
2. Water based clearing $312,650.00
3. Land based clearing between FM 517 &
Algoa-Friendswood Rd. 20% of land clearing
estimate or (.2) 438750 $175,500.00
4. Landfill disposal (96150/2) $48,075 00
5. Contingency 10% $57,622.00
6. Inflation since August 2006 (10%) $63,384.00
Total $697,23.1.00
Assumed participants are:
Galveston County
50%
$348,616.00
GCCDD/Friendswood
7%
$48,806.00
League City
. 20%
$139,446A0
Dickinson
9%
$62,751.00
Santa Fe
5%
$34,862.00
Brazoria County
3 /o
$20,917.00
Brazoria County. C&R 93
4%
$27,889.00
Braioria County DD #4
1 %
$6,972.00
Alvin
1 %
$6,972.00
Subtotal
$697 00
Galveston County DD#1 portion
,231.
$697,231.00
Total.
$1,135,000.00
Notes:
I. The total area of the Dickinson Bayou Watershed is 61,141 acres for the purposes of these
calculations.
2. The "Pro -rats Area, is the area of responsibility for each entity within the Dickinson Bayou
Watershed taking into account overlapping jurisdictions, . Responsibility, is shared between
overlapping jurisdictions as follows:
a. Unincorporated county area within drainage districts assigned .to county at 40% and to
drainage district at 600/a.
: b. City area within drainage districts assigned to the city at 60% and to drainage district at
40%.
3-. The "Participation Percentage" is the actual percentage rounded up to the nearest whole number.
The minimum for participation was set at I% per agreement between prospective member entities.