County schedules vote on grant-funded Bella Vista detention basin contract

Cochise County Flood Control staff will present a contract with Rumble Construction for construction of the Bella Vista Detention Basin as an action item at the county's regular meeting next week. Staff said the project is grant-funded, sits on county land held under an environmental easement, and is intended to manage stormwater runoff for recharge outside Sierra Vista near Charleston Road. Why it matters: the detention basin project addresses stormwater management and groundwater recharge issues in a location staff have studied since 2015. Board members asked that Jackie, the Flood Control presenter, attend the regular meeting to present details and exhibits. Details: staff described the site as land the county controls through an environmental easement. The project is described in the agenda exhibits as a stormwater runoff detention basin for recharge. No contract amount was read into the work session record. Jackie will present the item at the regular meeting; she was not present at the work session because she was attending a conference. Status and next steps: the item is an action item for the Flood Control District agenda at the regular meeting; no formal approval occurred in the work session. If the board approves the contract, construction would proceed under the terms of the grant funding and the construction contract.