TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Kristoff Bauer, ICMA - CM, Deputy City Manager
FROM: Rob Stone, P.E., Public Services Director
DATE: October 2, 2017
RE:
Title
Professional Services Contract for Engineering Evaluation of Privately Owned Dams Damaged During Hurricane Matthew
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
Council District(s)
6,7
b
Relationship To Strategic Plan:
Goal 3: High Quality Built Environment
Goal 4: Desirable Place to Live, Work and Recreate
Executive Summary:
Home Owners Associations representing four private dams (Strickland Bridge Dam, Rayconda Upper Dam, Rayconda Lower Dam, and Arran Lakes Dam) and 3 DAG LLC (a private corporation that owns Wooded Lake Dam) have petitioned the City to conduct an engineering evaluation of their dams. Staff is recommending that Council direct staff to prepare a Capital Project Ordinance and authorize the City Manager to execute a contract for Professional Services associated with the engineering evaluation of the four private dams belonging to the Home Owners Associations. No funding is currently budgeted for these evaluations. Staff has negotiated a contract to perform the four evaluations identified at a cost of $200,600 with the work being complete June 1, 2018.
Background:
Hurricane Matthew floodwaters damaged dams throughout the City. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) agreed to provide Public Assistance to repair City maintained dams; however, privately owned dams were not eligible for FEMA funding.
In an effort to help rebuild the community following Hurricane Matthew, City staff researched state law for mechanisms to assist. City staff found that under North Carolina General Statute 160A-216, the City could potentially assist in the repair of private dams as long as there was a public benefit provided by the dam and/or lake. The City can fund the design & construction of dam repairs and recoup the funding through a special tax assessment levied on benefited ...
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