Presentation_2018 River Action Eddy Award_Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project Copyrighted
May 7, 2018
City of Dubuque Presentation(s) # 2.
ITEM TITLE: 2018 RiverAction EddyAward
SUMMARY: Civil Engineer Deron Muehring will present the 2018 River
Action Eddy Award the City received from River Action for
the Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project.
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THE CITY OF Dubuque
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TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: 2018 River Action Eddy Award for the Bee Branch Creek Restoration
Project
DATE: April 30, 2018
City Engineer Gus Psihoyos is transmitting information on the 2018 River Action Eddy
Award the City received from River Action for the Bee Branch Creek Restoration
Project.
Civil Engineer Deron Muehring will present the 2018 Eddy award to the City Council.
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DATE: April 30, 2018
RE: 2018 River Action Eddy Award for the Bee Branch Creek Restoration
Project
INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this memo is to provide information related to the 2018 Eddy award the
City received from River Action for the Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project.
DISCUSSION
River Action is a non-profit based in Davenport, lowa. For more than 30 years, River
Action members have worked to foster the environmental, economic, and cultural
vitality of the Mississippi River and its riverFront in the Quad City region.
River Action launched the Eddy Awards Program in 2000 to recognize high quality work
of varied kinds to encourage all those who strive for well-designed undertakings,
environrnen#�I prograrns with far reaching effects on the health of th� ri���r, anr� cult�ral
programs that celebrate either the industry, history, or art of the Mississippi River. The
award was named "Eddy" in order to recognize especially courageous efforts that "went
against the currenY' to get things done.
The annual Eddy Awards are presented to those who have made the Mississippi River
a cleaner, safer, more vibrant, and integral part of the Quad Cities community. Awards
are presented in the categories of art, design, revitalization, river activity, education,
and stewardship. The call for nominations goes out to the entire Quad Cities area with
more than 5U entries of inerit in 2018. The Bee �ranch Creek Restoration Project was
nominated by members of River Action who toured the project in the fall of 2017.
The Bee Branch Creek Restoration phase of the flood mitigation project involved
converting 4,500 feet of buried storm sewer back into an expanded open channel. The
restored creek and floodplain has increased the area's capacity for stormwater while
also improving the quality of runoff and providing aquatic habitat. Permeable pavement,
bioswales, and native plants were strategically used along the creek to promote the
infiltration and filtration of stormwater. The space also serves as a linear park with
several amenities including a multi-use trail system, a play area with slides, an urban
orchard, and an outdoor amphitheater.
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Eddy award for Design at River Action's annual Fish & Fire Fundraiser on Friday, April
20, at the Figge Art Museum in Davenport.
REQUESTED ACTION
I respectfully request that Civil Engineer Deron Muehring be allowed to present the
2018 Eddy award to the City Council.
Prepared by Deron Muehring, Civil Engineer
Cc: Steve Sampson-Brown, Project Manager
Deron Muehring, Civil Engineer
Randy Gehl, Public Information Officer
Kristin Hill, Bee Branch Communications Specialist