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PUBLIC WORKS MEMORANDUM <br /> NO. 2016-42 <br /> DATE: June 22, 2016 <br /> TO: Honorable Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe and City Council Members <br /> FROM: Tim Gleason, City Manager <br /> Richard G. Marley, P.E., Public Works Director <br /> SUBJECT: Agreement with Farnsworth Group to Prepare a Preliminary Storm Drainage <br /> Design Report of the 32"d and Fulton Area, <br /> City Project 2016-04 <br /> SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: <br /> It is recommended that the City Council approve the attached Resolution authorizing the Mayor to <br /> sign, and the City Clerk to attest, a professional engineering services agreement between the City of <br /> Decatur and Farnsworth Group, to prepare a preliminary storm drainage design report of the 32°d and <br /> Fulton area of the City for a fee not to exceed $80,200. <br /> PRIOR COUNCIL ACTION: <br /> This project was identified as the#3 priority in the City's 2009 Stormwater Master Plan. There have <br /> been no prior Council actions on this item. <br /> STORM DRAINAGE PRIORITIES: <br /> The 2009 Stormwater Master Plan addresses three main topics: <br /> 1. Stormwater Problem Area Prioritization <br /> 2. Regulation, Standards, and Policies <br /> 3. Stormwater Expenditures and Funding Mechanisms <br /> The 32"d/Fulton Area Drainage Project addresses item 1 in the Master Plan. This area is listed as the <br /> 3`d priority in the 2009 Stormwater Master Plan and is a high priority area for reducing the infiltration <br /> of storm water into the sanitary sewer system. Improving storm drainage will help reduce sanitary <br /> sewer overflows and basement backups in addition to reducing area flooding. <br /> Stormwater Utility Fund Projects <br /> In April, 2014, the City Council approved a Stormwater Utility to provide a dedicated funding source <br /> to improve known drainage problems and to improve maintenance on existing stormwater facilities. <br /> To date the following high priority projects are being designed: <br /> 1. Baltimore Road Storm Sewer: The proposed Baltimore Road storm sewer will serve areas that <br /> ranked 3r and 14` in the 2009 Master Plan. This project is being designed by Chastain & <br /> Associates, LLC as a cooperative venture with the planned reconstruction of Baltimore Road by <br /> the Macon County Highway Department. The new storm sewer designed far Baltimare Road will <br /> � 1 � <br />