SUBJECT:
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A Resolution of the Board of Trustees of the Town of Erie Approving a Temporary Construction Easement for Construction of the South Boulder Canyon Ditch Project
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DEPARTMENT: Public Works
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PRESENTER(S): Todd Fessenden, Public Works Director
Zachary Ahinga, Civil Engineer
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FISCAL SUMMARY:
Cost as Recommended: $ 16,751
Balance Available: $759,246
Budget Line Item Number: 500-70-110-605000-100398
New Appropriation Required: No
POLICY ISSUES:
The compensation for the temporary easement is high compared to other instances, but the property owner refuses to allow access for any lesser amount. Thus, the policy issue is whether the compensation should be paid to allow this project to proceed. Because the project is necessary to prevent erosion of the adjacent street, and the project must be completed during when the irrigation ditch is shut down for the season, staff believes the higher compensation is acceptable.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Approve the Resolution accepting said Temporary Construction Easement.
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SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND OF SUBJECT MATTER:
The Town of Erie owns and operates a reach of the South Boulder Canyon Ditch (SBCD) located along the east side of North 119th Street and used to convey raw water to Thomas Reservoir. (See the attached Vicinity Map.)
The ditch is part of the Town's raw water supply system to deliver water to Thomas Reservoir during the months of April through August each year; and the ditch is shut-down the remainder of the year. Currently, the ditch consists of an earthen graded ditch with many existing dead and dying trees in the flow path. During normal water delivery periods, and more-so during high stormflows, the obstructions tend to increase flow velocities causing scour of the ditch invert and meandering of the flow path which now threatens to erode the 119th Street roadway and the adjacent property. Staff determined t...
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