SUBJECT: STAFF REPORT
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Urban Drainage and Flood Control District (UDFCD) Update
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DEPARTMENT: Public Works
PRESENTER/PREPARER: Gary Behlen, Public Works Director
Russell Pennington, Deputy Public Works Director
Wendi Palmer, Civil Engineer
FISCAL INFORMATION:
Cost as Recommended: N/A
Balance Available: N/A
Fund: N/A
Budget Line Item Number: N/A
New Appropriation Required: No
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: NA
Recommendation
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SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND OF SUBJECT MATTER:
The Urban Drainage and Flood Control District (UDFCD) was established by the Colorado legislature in 1969, for the purpose of assisting local governments in the Denver metropolitan area with multi-jurisdictional drainage and flood control problems. The Boulder County portion of Erie is within the UDFCD boundaries. The Weld County portion currently is not included.
UDFCD funding comes from a property tax mill levy which funds four programs:
? Master Planning
? Design, Construction and Maintenance
? Floodplain Management
? Information Services and Flood Warning
MASTER PLANNING
UDFCD completed two Master Planning projects for Erie in 2014. One was an update to the Drainage Outfall Systems Plan West of Coal Creek, and the other was a Master Plan for Coal Creek and Rock Creek which included several other communities.
DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE
Design and Construction
The Town currently has two design and construction projects with UDFCD. One is for improvements along 111th Street in the Arapahoe Ridge area and the other is for improvements to Coal Creek between County Line Road and Kenosha Road. Updates to the current agreements will be brought to the Board when additional funding is needed or changes occur.
Maintenance
Since 1981 an annual maintenance work program has been developed within each county based on the funds available and a prioritized list of maintenance requests from each local government. Maintenance work is divided into two types of activit...
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