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Resolution to Approve an Agreement With the Malletts Creek Drainage Board and the Malletts Creek Drain Drainage District, by and through the Office of the Washtenaw County Water Resource Commissioner, for the Lining Project for a Portion of the County Farm Park Branch of the Malletts Creek Drain ($2,727,372.00)
Memorandum
Attached for your approval is an agreement between the City of Ann Arbor and the Malletts Creek Drainage Board and the Malletts Creek Drain Drainage District by and through the Office of the Washtenaw County Water Resource Commissioner to allocate the responsibilities and costs for the lining project for a portion of the County Farm Branch of the Malletts Creek Drain, at Washtenaw Ave and Huron Parkway.
The City of Ann Arbor and the Office of the Washtenaw County Water Resource Commissioner desire to formalize an arrangement for the lining and repair of the County Farm branch and to define maintenance and cost sharing arrangements. The parties agree that completing this project is a high priority and desire to complete it as soon as possible. The estimated cost of the project is $2,727,372.00.
Malletts Creek Drain is a county drain established pursuant to Chapter 20 of the Michigan Drain Code, and as such the project costs would be assessed as follows:
MDOT 3%
City of Ann Arbor 97%
To allow this needed repair project to proceed immediately, the City desires to enter into this agreement and to be invoiced for its share of the project costs as the project proceeds rather than wait to for an assessment under Chapter 20.
The Office of the Washtenaw County Water Resource Commissioner shall invoice the City for its share of the costs of project. Staff from the City and the Office of the Water Resource Commissioner will continue to meet to assess all maintenance and capital needs of the drain.
The attached agreement establishes the responsibilities between the City and the Office of the Washtenaw County Water Res...
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