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Clive advances University Boulevard flood‑mitigation plan; council approves modified buyout boundary and authorization to acquire properties
Summary
After a detailed presentation on flood risks and mitigation concepts, the council received the University Boulevard scoping plan, voted to receive and file the report and passed a resolution authorizing acquisition of properties within a modified buyout boundary; staff estimated remaining match needs of about $8.5 million and said the city currently has roughly $2.5 million budgeted.
Clive officials presented a multi‑faceted flood‑mitigation scoping plan for the University Boulevard neighborhood and the Walnut Creek corridor, outlining buyouts, engineering concepts and funding needs.
Doug explained that the study refines earlier modeling, identifies roughly 13 high‑priority residential buyout properties remaining, and that the city has acquired 27 properties to date. He said the project work would be phased to align with creek construction, and that the package could involve substantial earthmoving, trail connections and a pump station relocation. On financing, Doug told the council that, "Broadly speaking ... we would have a financial need of about $8.5 million," and that the city already has about $2.5 million in the account with an annual allocation of roughly $550,000.
Doug described benefit‑cost scenarios for combinations of buyouts and capital improvements and emphasized that while restoring all lost tax base is possible under redevelopment concepts, further neighborhood engagement and detailed engineering are required before any redevelopment decisions. The council voted to receive and file the scoping report and also adopted a resolution authorizing acquisition within the modified boundary, each motion recorded as 4–0.
Why it matters: The plan addresses long‑standing flood risk in a residential corridor, seeks federal and state hazard mitigation funding, and frames a long‑range acquisition and capital program that could reshape large portions of the floodplain over the next 5–10 years.
What’s next: Staff will use the received scoping plan to close out a grant with the state, refine engineering and outreach, and pursue hazard mitigation funding and willing‑seller acquisitions as opportunities arise.
