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A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT WITH CDM SMITH FOR THE BRANDYWINE CREEK WATERSHED STUDY; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
Executive Summary: The Brandywine Creek Watershed Study will be a collaboration with the North East Ohio Regional Sewer District (NEORSD) and will evaluate storm water infrastructure located on the main branches of Brandywine Creek and the Brandywine Creek Tributary and various other local critical storm water system issues.
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Legislative History
16-171 - Affirming application to Ohio Lake Erie Commission for a Lake Erie Protection Fund Small Grant
17-20 - Accepting funding from Ohio Lake Erie Commission for a Lake Erie Protection Fund Small Grant
16-0086 - Discussion regarding Brandywine Creek and Brandywine Creek Tributary Watershed Study.
Purpose & Explanation
The City Administration is requesting a comprehensive drainage study of the Brandywine Creek and Brandywine Tributary watersheds to better identify and understand any local existing flooding or storm water related issues near downtown and other areas within the watershed and prioritize future capital improvement projects.
This study will evaluate the existing storm water infrastructure elements along the entire reach of the Brandywine Creek and the Brandywine Creek Tributary and along other local critical areas within the watershed. The study will catalog the existing infrastructure, generate a new hydrologic and hydraulic model of the infrastructure, develop and rank alternative solutions to mitigate any identified storm water flooding related problems and potential water quality improvements. The findings will then be compiled into a storm water master plan to be used for future planning and budgeting of capital improvement projects.
The City would be responsible to fund the portions of NEORSD study in the local storm systems that NEORSD will not be studying as part of their regional study.
The City negotiated...
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