R2009-163 AUTHORIZING AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT

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. ! • August 3, 2009—The City Council met in Study Session and directed staffto negotiate an amendment to the agreement with Clark Dietz, Inc. for the Stormwater Master Plan Update. The amendment was to include professional services to further investigate stormwater funding alternatives and to update the City's Storm Drainage Policy document. Stormwater Master Planning Continuation At the City Council Meeting on July 20, 2009, Clark Dietz, Inc. and City staff presented the Stormwater Master Plan—Phase I 2009 U ate—Pre-Final Re ort to the Cit Council durin � P Y g Study Session. At that time, Council directed staff to evaluate options and provide recommendations for mechanisms to fund stormwater related work. Council also requested that staff prepare guidelines for drainage ways on private property, but to not provide funding for drainage improvements on private property. At the next Council meeting on August 3, 2009, staffpresented their plan for accomplishing the Council's directives. In order to complete Council's directives by late fall, staff has negotiated additional professional services from Clark Dietz, Inc., the Phase 1 Stortnwater Master Plan consultant. Proposed Scope of Services Staff has negotiated a scope of services and budget with Clark-Dietz, Inc. A summary of the deliverables is described below and the proposed agreement amendment with scope breakdown is attached herein. 1. Funding Supplement to the Stormwater Master Plan This document will discuss the various funding mechanisms that can be employed to fmance significant stormwater improvements in the City of Decatur. The funding review will consider conventional revenue sources, special assessments and a stormwater utility. Because the stormwater utility is a relatively new funding concept, considerable discussion will be made on topics such as enabling legislation, policy issues and administrative considerations. Some key work items are: 1. Develop cash flow schedules for funding capital and maintenance projects 2. Review and analyze the ability of the various funding mechanisms to fund capital and maintenance projects. These funding mechanisms will first look at reallocating current capital funds followed by investigating sales tax, property taxes and user fees. 3. Produce a supplement to the Stormwater Master Plan, Phase 1, which will discuss the funding analyses. 4. Present the Stormwater Master Plan Supplement to the City Council. 2.Revised Storm Drainage Policy This work will include updating the City of Decatur's Storm Drainage Policy that was adopted in 1993. It will incorporate CDI's recommendations from the Stormwater Master Plan Phase I report and include guidelines for private property drainage. City staff will perform much of the initial research efforts for the update and Clark Dietz will provide the following services: 1. Provide guidance on drainage policy technical requirements 2. Assist the City in meeting with developers and engineers to review potential changes to the policies and standards. Page � 2