TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Caryn Gardner-Young, Assistant City Manager
THROUGH: Chief Neal de Jesus, Interim City Manager
DATE: October 17, 2017
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SERVICE AUTHORIZATION NO. 17-01 WITH ADA ENGINEERING INC. IN AN AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED $184,497.36 FOR THE STORMWATER MANAGEMENT MASTER PLAN UPDATE.
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Recommended Action:
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Motion to Approve Service Authorization No. 17-01 to ADA Engineering, Inc. (ADA) in the amount not-to-exceed $184,497.36 for the Stormwater Management Master Plan Update (Project No. 17-049).
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Background:
The City of Delray Beach’s (City) Stormwater Management Master Plan (Plan) was created in 1993 by Mock Roos Consulting Engineering. A revision was completed in 2000 by Kimley Horn Engineers. In the 17 years since the last update of the Plan, new issues have arisen due to the growth of the City and climatological changes that have impacted the City’s drainage system. Below are lists of objectives that will be addressed by this update of the Plan. The Plan’s recommendations will contribute to the City’s Strategic Plan by folding the proposed costs and project component’s schedule into the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP).
The goal of the Plan Update is to address water resource issues and problems within the City of Delray Beach and develop conceptual projects to resolve those issues. These issues include drainage problems, street flooding, tidal flooding, inadequate infrastructure, stormwater quality and recharge as well as other stormwater related issues or problems.
The Scope of Services will include a review of the City’s drainage infrastructure, evaluating the adequacy and condition of the drainage facilities, determining of the Level of Service (LOS) for flood protection for the city’s sub watersheds, identifying water resource and drainage issues/problems, and identifying and defining solutions. Included in this effort will be a review of the City’s Stormwater Utilit...
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