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Resolution Authorizing a Public Enterprise Agreement in the Amount of $125,000 with Piedmont Conservation Council for a Stream Restoration Along a Tributary of North Buffalo Creek at Phase IV of the Downtown Greenway to Participate in the North Carolina Clean Water Management Trust Fund Grant Funded Project
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Council Priority: Maintain Infrastructure and Provide Sustainable Growth Opportunities
Department: Water Resources
Council District: 2
Public Hearing: N/A
Advertising Date/By: N/A
Contact 1 and Phone: Mike Borchers, 373-2494
Contact 2 and Phone: Virginia Spillman, 373-3260
PURPOSE:
The Water Resources Department wishes to enter into a partnership to participate in stream restoration efforts in the amount of $125,000 with Piedmont Conservation Council (PCC), and its partner, Action Greensboro. The $125,000 will be used as matching funds towards a grant from the North Carolina Land and Water Fund (formerly known as the Clean Water Management Trust Fund), which has been awarded to PCC in the amount of $400,000 for stream restoration work along a tributary of North Buffalo Creek at Phase IV of the Downtown Greenway.
BACKGROUND:
The Water Resources Department’s Stormwater Division is committed to promoting a culture of collaborative community involvement and environmental enhancement projects to protect property, reduce flooding, and improve water quality. The division has partnered with Action Greensboro for stream restoration enhancements along Phase IV of the Downtown Greenway. Action Greensboro has further partnered with PCC to apply for a grant from the North Carolina Land and Water Fund for stream restoration work at Phase IV of the Downtown Greenway. PCC submitted and was successfully awarded a grant in the amount of $400,000 for stream restoration work.
This project will involve the detailed design and construction of an innovative stream restoration project. The project will include stormwater, stream restoration, greenway access, and educational elements. The completed project will restore 2,000 linear feet of dramatically impacted urban stream and implement innovative stormwater controls that will improve water quality from the downtown drainage area.
Water Resources requests to participate in the project in the amount of $125,000, which will be used as matching funds. If approved by City Council, this project will help stabilize and enhance additional stream restoration efforts along a tributary of North Buffalo Creek at Phase IV of the Downtown Greenway.
BUDGET IMPACT:
Funding in the amount of $125,000 for this Partnership with the Piedmont Conservation Council are budgeted in the Water Resources Stormwater Capital Improvement Fund account 506-7018-02.6018 A19039.
RECOMMENDATION / ACTION REQUESTED:
It is recommended that City Council authorize a public enterprise agreement in the amount of $125,000 with Piedmont Conservation Council for a stream restoration along a tributary of North Buffalo Creek at Phase IV of the Downtown Greenway to participate in the North Carolina Land and Water Fund grant funded project.