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Council approves additional Bluffs drainage studies and landscaping plan work with DGR minus one meeting task
Summary
Following a town hall with about 50 residents, the council approved multiple additional tasks for the Bluffs Drainage Project with DGR — wetland delineation, alternative analyses, landscaping plans and extra drainage modeling — but removed a $5,000 staff meeting presentation piece from the authorization.
The council moved forward on additional technical work for the Bluffs Drainage Project after reviewing neighborhood feedback presented at a Sept. 22 town hall attended by roughly 50 residents.
Staff summarized resident requests for a landscaping plan, exploration of relocating the drainage way, and investigation into moving a sanitary sewer currently within the drainage corridor. DGR’s supplemental proposal included a wetland delineation and environmental analysis, alternative analyses with cost estimates, landscaping plans, additional upstream drainage modeling, and coordination for two public open houses; the itemized estimate included separate costs for each task.
Council discussion focused on prioritizing the studies residents requested while containing costs. One councilmember moved to approve all recommended DGR tasks except the $5,000 item for meetings with city staff and council; that motion carried, enabling the city to present neighborhood options informed by wetland delineation, modeling, landscaping concepts and alternative analysis.
Next steps: DGR will proceed with the approved scope items and return results and options for council and public review. The council's authorization did not constitute final design or construction authorization and additional funding or approvals may be required for any recommended capital work.
Key cost details discussed in public comments and staff notes included separate cost lines for modeling, alternative analysis, landscaping plan and wetland delineation; council removed the $5,000 staff meeting presentation piece from immediate authorization.
