TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Kelly Strickland, Assistant City Manager
FROM: Sheila Thomas-Ambat, Public Services Director
Alicia Lanier, Stormwater Project Manager - Special Projects
DATE: February 6, 2026
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Watershed Master Plan - Beaver Creek 1 and Buckhead Creek Top Proposed Solutions
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
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Relationship To Strategic Plan:
Supports Goal 3. City Investment in Today and Tomorrow, through the Strategic Objective 3.1 Enhance City street connectivity, traffic flow, and stormwater systems
Executive Summary:
Staff seeks concurrence from City Council to approve staff to program the proposed solutions from the Buckhead Creek and Beaver Creek 1 Watershed Studies into the annual CIP prioritization process and pursue grants as applicable.
Background:
The Buckhead Creek Watershed Study has identified 33 proposed solutions at a total estimated planning level cost of $156M. The top 3 proposed solutions range in severity score from 12 to 27 and in estimated costs from $3.6M to $14.7M. The majority of these solutions include capacity expansion.
The Beaver Creek 1 Watershed Study has identified 22 proposed solutions at a total estimated planning level cost of $63.4M. The top 5 proposed solutions range in severity score from 8 to 22 and in estimated costs from $820K to $8.4M. The majority of these solutions include capacity expansion and stream restoration.
Issues/Analysis:
The top proposed solutions are represented as examples of the total 33 proposed solutions for the Buckhead Creek Watershed and the total 22 proposed solutions for the Beaver Creek 1 Watershed. While these are the top proposed solutions for the Buckhead Creek and Beaver Creek 1 Watersheds, all the proposed solutions from Buckhead Creek and Beaver Creek 1 Watersheds will be programmed into the CIP along with proposed solutions from other completed watersheds, with Council's approval. Proposed so...
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