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An Ordinance approving an agreement between the City of Lee’s Summit, Missouri and the Mid-America Regional Council for the Little Blue River Watershed Feasibility Study - Phase Two, for an amount not to exceed $344,998.00, and authorizing the Mayor to execute the same.
(Note: First read by Council on September 13, 2022. Passed by unanimous vote.)
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Issue/Request:
An approving an agreement between the City of Lee’s Summit, Missouri and the Mid-America Regional Council for the Little Blue River Watershed Feasibility Study - Phase Two, for an amount not to exceed $344,998.00, and authorizing the Mayor to execute the same.
Key Issues:
· Pursuant to the FY23 Capital Improvement Plan, the City authorized funding to partner with local and federal agencies to conduct an engineering and planning study to manage stormwater within the Little Blue River Watershed.
· Changes in the Little Blue River watershed’s condition related to urbanization and other factors are causing more frequent flooding and rapid erosion that threatens significant public infrastructure investments, as well as private property throughout the communities in the watershed.
· A comprehensive watershed study is required among the communities and agencies in the area to protect infrastructure, private properties, habitat conservation, and storm water management allowing for increased economic benefits to the area.
· The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has authorized federal funding to conduct a comprehensive Little Blue River Watershed Feasibility Study in partnership with local communities to determine the causes and potential solutions to demonstrated watershed impacts.
· The United States Army Corps of Engineers will provide $1.5 million of the project funding. The remaining $1.5M of project costs will be split among 8 local agencies.
Proposed Committee Motion:
I move to recommend to the City Council approval of an Ordinance approving an agreement betwee...
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