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KITTITAS COUNTY <br />DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS <br />PUBLIC WORKS — BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />STUDY SESSION STAFF REPORT <br />STUDY SESSION DATE: January 25, 2021 <br />TOPIC: Interlocal Agreement with the City of Ellensburg Supporting Flood <br />Alleviation Design at Dolarway <br />ACTION REQUESTED: Prepare Enabling Documents <br />LEAD STAFF: <br />Mark R. Cook <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />Direct staff prepare enabling documents supporting an interlocal agreement with the City <br />of Ellensburg for flood alleviation design at Dolarway Road (Reecer Creek). <br />BRIEFING SUMMARY: <br />* The City of Ellensburg is finalizing design of flood alleviation components at <br />Dolarway Rd (Reecer Creek). <br />• The regional project is expected to significantly alleviate flooding in west <br />Ellensburg. <br />O The County Flood Control Zone District is partnering with the City and is <br />offering engineering design funding ($111,637). <br />• Once design is complete, we anticipate providing constructing financing support <br />under a separate future interlocal agreement ($888,363). <br />• City of Ellensburg staff has reviewed and commented on the draft Interlocal <br />Agreement. <br />• The project is included in the District's and 2021 Capital Facility budget. <br />BACKGROUND: <br />For the past several years, the City of Ellensburg has been working towards constructing <br />a flood alleviation project at Dolarway Rd (Reecer Creek). Recently, the County's <br />Reecer Creek modeling consultant worked in conjunction with the City's engineering <br />design consultant identifying final design components of the project. The County desires <br />closely coordinating with the City as the project has impacts to the County's Reecer <br />Creek regulatory floodplain. <br />DISCUSSION: <br />Additional engineering design could result in the City's project qualifying as a flood <br />control work allowing removal of City and County lands from FEMA's regulatory <br />floodplain. The County is proposing to fund the City's flood control design consultant <br />affirming the possibility of future floodplain map revisions. <br />Pagel of 3 <br />Public Works "Work Session Staff Report", 2021 <br />