TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Adam Lindsay, Assistant City Manager
FROM: Sheila Thomas-Ambat, Public Services Director
Kimberly Leonard, CLGBO, CLGFO, CPA, MPA, Budget & Evaluation Director
DATE: June 10, 2024
RE:
Title
Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Memorandum of Agreement with the NC Department of Public Safety and Adoption of Special Revenue Fund Project Ordinance 2024-13 to Appropriate Grant Award for the Ivy & Lyon Road Drainage Improvements
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
Council District(s)
2
b
Relationship To Strategic Plan:
Goal 1: Safe and Secure Community
Goal 3: High Quality Built Environment
Goal 4: Desirable Place to Live, Work, and Recreate
Executive Summary:
The City has been awarded an Emergency Management Disaster Relief and Mitigation Grant (DRMG) for the Ivy and Lyon Road Drainage Improvements Project. The total amount of the grant is $3,500,000. Staff is seeking Council authorization for the City Manager to execute a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the NC Department of Public Safety Emergency Management and adoption of Special Revenue Fund Project Ordinance (SRO) 2024-13 to appropriate funding.
Background:
The City of Fayetteville’s Stormwater Division applied for and received a NCDPS Disaster Relief and Mitigation Grant for the Ivy and Lyon Road Drainage Improvement Project.
This project was identified as part of the Little Cross Creek Watershed Study and was approved by Council for project development.
The project is currently at a 90% design state and in the process of completing easement acquisition, permitting, and CLOMR review through FEMA.
Issues/Analysis:
The project includes upgrades to the existing culverts at Lyon Road and Ivy Road to increase conveyance capacity which will help alleviate upstream flooding. The proposed improvements involve replacing the dual 6-ft span x 4-ft rise concrete box culverts with larger single box culverts, providing additional embedment for aquatic species passage, and lowering the invert of the culvert at Ivy Road for better connection to the streambed.
The proposed project also involves the modification and stabilization of the stream banks to reduce erosion and improve flood flow capacity. This includes implementing bank armoring, riprap stabilization, and benching of the stream bank to provide better connection to the floodplain.
Overall, the project aims to reduce the risk of flooding within the City’s right of way as well as provide the co-benefit of protecting residential structures from flood damage and improve the overall functionality and stability of Eutaw Creek.
Budget Impact:
There is no anticipated impact to the General Fund as the project will be reimbursed by NCDPS. There is no City match required for this funding, however, if construction costs are in excess of the grant award, Stormwater Enterprise Funds will support the project.
Options:
1. Authorize the City Manager to execute a Memorandum of Agreement with the NC Department of Public Safety Emergency Management and Adopt Special Revenue Fund Project Ordinance 2024-13 to Appropriate Grant Award for the Ivy & Lyon Road Drainage Improvements.
2. Do not Authorize the City Manager to execute a Memorandum of Agreement with the NC Department of Public Safety Emergency Management or Adopt Special Revenue Fund Project Ordinance 2024-13 to Appropriate Grant Award for the Ivy & Lyon Road Drainage Improvements and provide further direction to staff.
Recommended Action:
Staff recommends Council authorize the City Manager to execute a Memorandum of Agreement with the NC Department of Public Safety and Adopt Special Revenue Fund Project Ordinance 2024-13 to Appropriate Grant Award for the Ivy & Lyon Road Drainage Improvements
Attachments:
SRO 2024-13
Fayetteville City - DRMG-2341 MOA