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Resolution Directing Staff to Negotiate Agreement with the Washtenaw County Water Resources Commissioner to Evaluate and Identify Opportunities for Stormwater Improvements in the Churchill Downs & Lansdowne Areas of the Malletts Creek Drainage District
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Whereas, The Malletts Creek Drain is a Chapter 20 Drainage District under the jurisdiction of the Washtenaw County Water Resources Commissioner with the City being a major member of the district;
Whereas, The Malletts Creek Restoration Project (2000) and the Malletts Creek Management Plan (2007) have identified the construction of stormwater controls within the creekshed as a high priority to control water quantity and improve water quality during storm events;
Whereas, On March 15, 2012 a large storm event resulted in surface ponding and street flooding; and
Whereas, It is City Council's intent to work with the Washtenaw County Water Resources Commissioner to identify opportunities for stormwater conveyance and stormwater quality improvement in the area of the Malletts Creek Drainage District bounded by Ann Arbor-Saline Road upstream to I-94 and Scio Church Road which may include detention, pipe upsizing, or green infrastructure (Low Impact Development) to improve downstream water quality and quantity;
RESOLVED, That City staff is directed to enter into negotiations with the County Water Resources Commissioner regarding an agreement to identify opportunities for stormwater conveyance and stormwater quality improvement in the area of the Malletts Creek Drainage District bounded by Ann Arbor-Saline Road upstream to I-94 and Scio Church Road; and
RESOLVED, That staff bring the agreement to City Council for approval on October 1, 2012.
Prepared by: Steven D. Powers, City Administrator
Sponsored by: Councilmembers Teall and Higgins