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Agency official outlines possible debris‑management site on Dickinson EDC property
Summary
Staff presented a conceptual plan to lease a five‑acre Dickinson EDC parcel on Ohio Street as a FEMA‑compliant debris management site, emphasizing the proposal is informational and would require further review and possible closed‑session work before any agreement.
An agency official presented an informational concept to lease a roughly five‑acre Dickinson Economic Development Corporation (EDC) parcel on Ohio Street as a storm debris management site that would meet FEMA site‑size requirements.
The official said the office of emergency management is responsible for storm debris cleanup and that "the site per FEMA must be at least 5 acres." Staff described the plan as a lease arrangement—staff said the emergency office had asked about a five‑year lease with a five‑year renewal—intended for receipt, grinding and short‑term storage of tree limbs, vegetative debris and other storm refuse. The official added the lessee would not place chemicals on that parcel and that public works has gated access adjacent to the site to manage operations.
Board members asked how the new site compares to the previous Water Street location, which staff said is no longer available. Staff framed the tradeoff for the city as entering a partnership to provide a site or incurring the expense to contract debris removal after storms. Staff stressed the proposal is conceptual and that no action was requested at the meeting.
Looking ahead, staff said some details would be discussed in closed session and that any lease or formal partnership would return to the board for consideration. The presentation did not include a final lease proposal, cost estimates or a formal timeline for executing an agreement.
