2002-46

A RESOLUTION

ESTABLISHING CRITERIA FOR PRIORITIZING STORMWATER MANAGEMENT UTILITY CAPITAL AND MAINTENANCE PROJECTS

WHEREAS, the City of Lakewood's Stormwater Management Utility funds capital improvements to major drainageways, local drainage improvements, and maintenance of major drainageways; and,

WHEREAS, the needs for drainage improvements exceed $60 million dollars; and,

WHEREAS, criteria are needed to prioritize capital and maintenance expenditures.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Lakewood, Colorado, that:

SECTION 1. City staff is hereby directed to use the criteria contained in the attached Exhibit A titled Stormwater Management Utility Project Prioritization Criteria and dated July 15, 2002 to determine priorities for expending Stormwater Management Utility revenue for capital and maintenance construction.

SECTION 2. City staff is further directed to obtain City Council approval of funding for projects through City Council annual adoption of the City's Budget including the Capital Improvement and Preservation Program or separate authorization.

INTRODUCED, READ AND ADOPTED by a vote of _____ for and ____ against at a regular meeting of the City Council on July 22, 2002 at 7 o'clock p.m. at Lakewood Civic Center, 480 South Allison Parkway, Lakewood, Colorado.

Stephen A. Burkholder, Mayor

ATTEST:
Margy Greer, City Clerk

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Exhibit A

Stormwater Management Utility Project Prioritization Criteria
July 15, 2002

The following criteria are to be used in prioritizing major expenditures from the Stormwater Management Utility. The criteria are listed in three categories based on the major project types to be funded by the Utility.

MAJOR DRAINAGEWAY PROJECTS

· Public Safety
· Potential property damage in a 100-year flood
· Past or recent property damage and claims
· Frequency of past property damage
· Potential for imminent property damage
· Depth and velocity of floodwaters
· How long has the problem existed and how often does the problem occur
· Overtopping major or minor roadways during storm events
· Localized flooding or ponding during storm events
· Opportunities to coordinate with other planned City projects
· Opportunities to combine maintenance and capital projects
· Project cost

LOCAL DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS

· Type of structure affected
· Number of properties affected
· Past property damage
· Frequency of flooding
· Street flooding
· Impacts on future maintenance
· School route or other pedestrian route
· Opportunities to coordinate with other planned City projects
· Project cost

MAINTENANCE OF MAJOR DRAINAGEWAYS (Criteria from the Urban Drainage and Flood Control District)

· Impact of the failure on structures and the conveyance of stormwater
· Safety and liability
· Public perception
· Environmental concerns
· Impacts on future maintenance
· Opportunities to coordinate with other planned City projects
· Project cost