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Authorize negotiation and execution of a feasibility cost sharing agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the Boggy Creek Corps Flood Control Channel Ecosystem Restoration project for a term during Fiscal Year 2023-2024 at a cost to the City of $250,000, plus an additional contingent amount of $50,000 to cover potential cost overruns, for a total agreement amount not to exceed $300,000.
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Lead Department
Watershed Protection Department.
Fiscal Note
Funding is available in the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Watershed Protection Department Capital Budget.
Prior Council Action:
August 5, 1986 - City Council approved Resolution No. 860508-18 authorizing the negotiation and execution of a local cooperation agreement with the United States Army Corps of Engineers for the Boggy Creek Flood Control Project.
For More Information:
Henry Price, Supervising Engineer, 512-974-1275 or Henry.Price@austintexas.gov
Taja Beekley, Associate Project Manager, 512-974-3301 or Taja.Beekley@austintexas.gov.
Additional Backup Information:
In 1981, the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) recommended the undertaking of a flood control project on Boggy Creek due to recurring flooding in the area. The 1985 Supplemental Appropriations Act authorized USACE to initiate and fund construction of the project. The following year, the City entered into a local cooperation agreement for channel improvement consisting of approximately 1.1 miles of earthen and 1.7 miles of concrete channel. The project was completed in 1991.
Although the civil works project and its working plan addressed the need for flood control measures, it resulted in significantly diminished ecology and degraded environmental quality of the waterway. In addition, over the past two decades, it has proven difficult for the Watershed Protection Department to maintain and operate the channel in its current state. The city is partnering with the USACE to bring the channel back into compliance...
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