Bee Branch Floodplain and Stormwater Management Association AwardCopyrighted
November 6, 2017
City of Dubuque Presentation(s) # 2.
ITEM TITLE: Bee Branch Floodplain and Stormwater Management
Association Award
SUMMARY: Project Engineer Steve Brown will present the 2017 Project
of the Year Award from the Iowa Floodplain and
Stormwater Management Association for the Upper Bee
Branch Creek Restoration Project.
SUGGESTED DISPOSITION:
ATTACHMENTS:
Description Type
Bee Branch Award from Iowa Floodplain and City Manager Memo
Stormwater Management Association -MVM Memo
Staff Memo Staff Memo
THE CITY OF
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TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
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SUBJECT: Iowa Floodplain and Stormwater Management Association Project of the
Year Award for Upper Bee Branch Creek Restoration
DATE: October 31, 2017
On October 12, 2017, the City of Dubuque received the 2017 Project of the Year Award
from the Iowa Floodplain and Stormwater Management Association for the Upper Bee
Branch Creek Restoration Project. Project Manager Steve Brown would like to present
the award to the City Council.
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cc: Crenna Brumwell, City Attorney
Teri Goodmann, Assistant City Manager
Cori Burbach, Assistant City Manager
Gus Psihoyos, City Engineer
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TO: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM: Gus Psihoyos, City Engineer
RE: Iowa Floodplain and Stormwater Management Association
Project of the Year Award for Upper Bee Branch Creek Restoration
DATE: October 23, 2017
INTRODUCTION
This memo discusses the award the City received at the Iowa Floodplain and Stormwater
Management Association (IFSMA) Annual Fall Conference.
DISCUSSION
The annual IFSMA awards recognize individuals and projects that represent the best in the
floodplain and stormwater management profession. The Project of the Year Award recognizes
excellence in stormwater or floodplain management within the State of Iowa.
On October 12, 2017, Engineering Department Project Manager Steve Sampson Brown
attended the IFSMA Annual Fall Conference in Des Moines, Iowa. At the conference the City of
Dubuque received the 2017 Project of the Year award for the Upper Bee Branch Creek
Restoration Project.
The Upper Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project involved the removal of the buried Bee
Branch storm sewer which was replaced with a 1,938 -foot long creek and green space. It also
included utility relocations and the construction of two vehicular bridges, a multi -use trail, a
permeable parking lot, a stepped amphitheater, a play area with slides, and scenic overlooks.
The Upper Bee Branch Creek Restoration is one of several infrastructure improvements the City
of Dubuque is making as part of the Bee Branch Watershed Flood Mitigation Project to address
severe and frequent flash flooding in the Bee Branch Watershed.
ACTION REQUESTED
It is requested that Project Manager Steve Sampson Brown, be allowed to present this award to
the City Council.
cc: Deron Muehring, Civil Engineer
Steve Sampson -Brown, Project Manager
Kristin Hill, Bee Branch Communications Specialist
Eric Vieth, Strand Associates