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Home My WebLink AboutWIP of 03/16/00WEEKLY INFORMATION PACKET ~" ~ TO: Mayor Will Toor and Members of City Council FROM: Ronald A Secnst, City Manager Dave Rhodes, Director of Pubhc Works Ned Wilhams, Assistant Director of Public Works for Uhhues Bob Hazberg, Utihnes Project Coordinator Anne Noble, Interim Greenways Coordmator Alan Taylor, Floodplazn and Wetlands Coordmator `r.~ DATE: Mazch 16, 2000 SUBJECT: Information Item: Fournule Canyon Creek Master Plan and Wonderland Cteek Floodplain Mapping Study The c~ry and the Urban Dramage and Flood Control Dtstnct (UDFCD) are m the process of updatmg the master plan for the Fourm~le Canyon Creek through the city of Boulder. The purpose of this mformahon ~tem ts to provide a status report on the master plamm~g process and associated Wonderland Creek floodplam mappmg study. BACKGROUND: Please refer to the attached September 29, 1999 weekly mformation items concernmg the Fourmile Canyon Creek Master Plan for background mformat~on CURRENT STATUS: The city's engmeenng consultant, Love & Associates, has completed us analysis work and has developed a draft alternahves analysis (Phase A) master plan report. T6e master plan document will be ava~lable next week m the City Council office and the Mumcipal Government Reference Center of the Boulder Public Library for review Last fall, the city hosted three public meeangs to discuss the master plan and preliminary analysis results The meeUngs were well attended, and citizen mput has been documented and considered m the draft master plan report Also, mput from city staff mcluding representatives of utilihes, transportat~on, planning, parks and recreahon, open space, housmg and library has been cons~dered. Results of an addmonal floodplam mappmg study for Wonderland Creek aze also ava~lable. This study was comm~ss~oned ~n cons~deration of the existing sigmficant spill of flood waters from Fourmile Canyon Creek basm mto the Wonderland Creek basm. It ~s ant~cipated that information concernmg the ram~fications of the spill w~ll be needed for decis~on makmg regardmg flood mrt~gahon alternahves for Fourmile. C~ty staff w~ll summanze the ram~fications of the spill and prov~de this mformahon m a sepazate memo report in the neaz future. A~omt public / cihzen adv~sory boazd meering ~s scheduled for the evemng of Monday, Apnl 10 from 6:00-9•00 p m. at the Elks I.odge No. 566, located at 3975 28th St. The Water Resource, Transportauon, Pazks and Recreation and Open Space advisory boazds w~ll be mvited to attend. Recommendations from each advisory boazd will be requested prior to schedulmg a public heanng with [he city's Plamm~g Boazd dunng the second quarter of 2000. A final Phase A master plan """"" report will be completed, and City staff anticipates retuming to Council w~th flood miugat~on recommendations m the third quarter of 2000. Prev~ously, staff had expected to bnng ttus issue to Council m the first quarter of 2000 but we ttunk more ttme is needed to sohcit and address public comment from residents and the various citizen advisory boazds. An mdependent review panel has been formed to review the analysis and recommendations. Members of the panel mclude G~lbert White and Mary Fran Myers of the CU Natural Hazards Center, Ken Wnght of Wnght Water Engmeers, Bnan Hyde of the Colorado Water Conservat~on Boazd, Rich Madole, a retired Umted States Geologic Survey geologis[, Bill Bradley retued geology professor ementus at the Umversity of Colorado, and John Rold former D~rector of the State Geologic Survey The panel has met on several occasions and has viewed Fournule Canyon Creek and the associated floodplazn m the field It is antic~pated comments from the mdependent review panel will be ava~lable m mid-Apnl If Council has any questions, mput or would hke addihonal mformahon concemmg the master plan update, please coatact Bob Harberg at telephone (303) 441-3124 or e-mazl HazbergB @ci.boulder co.us. Attachments 1. Weekly Informahon Item concemmg Fournule Canyon Creek Master Plan dated September 29, 1999 ,.»,~ ~ ATTACHMENT 1 ~""' WEEKLY INFORMATION PACKET ~,..- TO: Mayor Will Toor and Members of City Council FROM: Ronald A. Secnst, City Manager Dave Rhodes, Director of Pubhc Works Ned Wilhams, Assistant Dtrector of Pubhc Works for Uhhhes Bob Hazberg, Udhdes Pro~ect Coordmator Anne Noble, Intenm Greenways Coordmator Alan Taylor, Floodplam and Wetlands Coordmator DATE: September 29, 1999 SUBJECT: Information Item: Fournule Canyon Creek Master Plan The c~ty and the Urban Dramage and F7ood Control Dismct (UDFCD) are m the process of updanng the master plan for the Fourmile Canyon Creek through the city of Boulder. The purpose of this informahon ~tem is to prov~de a status report on the master plamm~g process. BACKGROUND: !" Please refer to the attached July 15, 1999 weekly mformat~on rtem concernmg the Fourmile Canyon °'~"' Creek Master Plan for backgound mformation. CURRENT STATUS: Several analysis components aze nearing complehon mcluding basin hydrology, flood roudng and floodplazn mappmg, and were discussed at two recent public meehngs which were hosted on August 2 and September 13. The first of these meetmgs presented background mformanon on the C~ty's floodplam regulations, the master planmng process and the eazlier floodplam mappmg study. This information was summanzed m the attached fact sheets 1-4. The second publ~c meetmg focused on the underlymg basm hydrology, floodplam chazactensncs, and issues related to the master plannmg process mcludmg water quality, envvonment, and the North Boulder Subcommumty Plan These ~ssues are summarized in the attached fact sheets 5-9 The analysis of damage potential and flood muigat~on alternatives has begun and prehmmary mformation w~il be ava~lable m mid-October A third public meehng has been scheduled for October 18 to solicit feedback and mput on potenhal alternahves. City staff recommendahons regardmg the flood mingahon alternahves will then be formulated and presented to the vanous c~hzen advisory boazds mcludmg the Water Resource, Pazks and Reaeahon, Open Space, and Plamm~g. The city has comm~ssioned an addu~onal floodplazn mappmg study for Wonderland Creek m cons~derahon of the exishng s~gnificant spill of flood waters from Fourmile. Work on this pro~ect by Boyle Engmeenng Corporation ~s underway and prehmmary results should also be available m m~d- ,~, October. It ~s anncipated that mformation concernmg the ramificanons of the spill will be needed for ,,M, decision makmg regardmg flood mingation alternahves for Fourmile. 3 Ciry staff anhcipates retummg to CouncIl with recommendations for flood [rut~gatton m the fast quarter of 2000. '""' If Council has any questions, mput or would hke addidonal mformation concemmg the master plan update, please contact Bob Hazberg at telephone (303) 441-3124 or e-mail HazbergB @ci.boulder.co.us Attachments (see City's web srte at: www.ci.boulder.co.us/pubhcworks/depts/utilities/projects/fourm~le 1. Weekly Informauon Item concemmg Foumule Canyon Creek Master Plan dated July 15, 1999 2. Fact Sheet No. 1 dated August 2, 1999 concernmg Ihe floodplam mappmg pro~ect 3 Fact Sheet No. 2 dated August 2, 1999 concemmg the master plamm~g process 4. Fact Sheet No 3 dated August 2, 1999 concernmg the public input process 5 Fact Sheet No. 4 dated August 2, 1999 concemmg the city's floodplam regulations 6. Fac[ Sheet No. 5 dated September, 1999 concernmg hydrology and flood rouung 7 Fact Sheet No. 6 dated September 13, 1999 concemmg floodplam analysis issues 8. Fact Sheet No. 7 da[ed September 13, 1999 concemmg water qualiry issues 9. Fact Sheet No. 8 dated September 13, 1999 concernmg environmental issues 10 Fact Sheet No. 9 da[ed September 13, 1999 concerning the North Boulder Subcommumty Plan ~ 4