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KITTITAS COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS PUBLIC WORKS — BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS STUDY SESSION STAFF REPORT STUDY SESSION DATE: October 10, 2016 TOPIC: Bureau of Reclamation Schaake Levee Update ACTION REQUESTED: Informational Only LEAD STAFF: Mark R. Cook COPY: Ms. Jeanne K. Demorest, YRBWEP Floodplain Property Manager RECOMMENDATION: Information only. BACKGROUND: For numerous years, Bureau of Reclamation (BoR) has been working to set back the County's Schaake Levee. The effort entails numerous federal, state, tribal and local agencies and area stakeholders. In late 2015, BoR produced a 30 percent design report circulating to project stakeholders for comment. Kittitas County has committed to being the levee owner pursuant to Public Law 84-99. To that end, staff has been working with BoR during all elements of project design. BoR is preparing to resume design work on the levee in the next several months. DISCUSSION: Recently, staff met with BoR discussing our comments on the 30 percent design (Exhibit 1 attached). Staff will continue being directly involved in all design elements as BoR moves towards 60 percent design. The meeting also afforded a discussion about pending current levee repairs (Exhibit 2 attached). Staff is supportive of BoR levee repair recommendations and is seeking concurrence from our partners at United States Army Corps of Engineers (USAGE). It is our understanding that the USACE desires constructing levee repairs later this fall/winter. FISCAL IMPACTS: Design and project costs are being borne by BoR. Levee repairs costs will be borne by the Flood Control Zone District fund at 20% of all construction. ATTACHMENTS: Exhibit 1: Staff 30 percent design comment letter Exhibit 2: Schaake Levee repair documents Page 1 of 2 PUBLIC WORKS BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WORK SESSION STAFF REPORT