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City updates Church Creek flood work; staff cites NFWF grant and pending acquisitions
Summary
Staff reported acquisitions, demolitions and flood-storage conversions under a National Fish and Wildlife Foundation grant for Church Creek, with purchase-and-sale agreements and design work under way; TIF funding for the basin was estimated between $10 million and $25 million.
City staff provided an update to the council Oct. 14 on the Church Creek flood-mitigation program, reporting acquisitions of flood-damaged properties, demolition to create flood storage and an ongoing partnership with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF).
Mister Fountain described completed work at Bridgepoint Townhomes and additional smaller projects that converted acquired properties into flood-storage and ecological areas. Parks staff are installing playground equipment and walking-trail enhancements at Bridgepoint, he said. Fountain said purchase-and-sale agreements are in place for additional land near Crosstown Church and Beas Ferry Road, and those acquisitions "should go through this calendar year." He said design and permitting are underway for the next round of flood-storage projects under the NFWF grant.
When asked about available TIF funding to support drainage solutions in the area, Fountain said he preferred to confirm the exact number but estimated the TIF balance is "somewhere between $10 and $25,000,000." A councilmember said the progress has increased neighborhood confidence in the city's flood work.
What happens next: staff will finalize pending acquisitions, continue design and permitting for the next NFWF-funded project, and report back with exact TIF figures and project schedules.
