Association of State Floodplain Managers' Award_Bee Branch Creek Watershed Project Copyrighted
July 2, 2018
City of Dubuque Presentation(s) # 1.
ITEM TITLE: Association of State Floodplain Managers' Award for the
Bee Branch Watershed Flood Mitigation Project
SUMMARY: Civil Engineer Deron Muerhing will present the 2018 James
Lee Witt Local Award for Excellence in Floodplain
Excellence from the Association of State Floodplain
Managers for the Bee Branch Watershed Flood Mitigation
Project.
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Award for Bee Branch Watershed Flood Mitigation City Manager Memo
Project-NNM Memo
Staff Memo Staff Memo
THE CITY OF Dubuque
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TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Association of State Floodplain Managers' 2018 Award for the Bee Branch
Watershed Flood Mitigation Project
DATE: June 28, 2018
For over 30 years the Association of State Floodplain Managers has been recognizing
those who have demonstrated outstanding programs, activities, and contributions to
floodplain management. The James Lee Witt Local Award for Excellence in Floodplain
Management recognizes outstanding programs or activities at the front lines of
floodplain management. The City of Dubuque was awarded the 2018 James Lee Witt
Local Award for Excellence in Floodplain Management for the Bee Branch Watershed
Flood Mitigation Project. Civil Engineer Deron Muehring will present the 2018 James
Lee Witt Local Award for Excellence to the City Council.
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Teri Goodmann, Assistant City Manager
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Gus Psihoyos, City Engineer
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TO: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM: Gus Psihoyos, City Engineer � �
DATE: June 28, 2018
RE: Association of State Floodplain Managers' 2018 award for the Bee Branch
Watershed Flood Mitigation Project
INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this memo is to provide information related to the 2018 James Lee Witt
award the City received from Association of State Floodplain Managers for the Bee
Branch Watershed Flood Mitigation Project.
DISCUSSION
The Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM) "is an organization of
professionals involved in floodplain management, flood hazard mitigation, National
Flood Insurance Program, and flood preparedness, warning and recovery."
Representing flood hazard specialists of local, state and federal government, the
research community, insurance industry and the fields of engineering, hydrologic
forecasting, emergency response, water resources and others, ASFPM has been active
since 1976 providing input on floodplain management practice and policy in the United
States.
For over 30 years, ASFPM has been recognizing those who have demonstrated
outstanding programs, activities, and contributions to floodplain management. The
James Lee Witt Local Award for Excellence in Floc�dpl�in Management has been
awarded annually since 1986. It "recognizes outstanding programs or activities at the
front lines of floodplain management -- local programs where `the rubber meets the
road."' In April of 2000, the ASFPM Board of Directors resolved to name this award
after FEMA Director James Lee Witt in recognition of his landmark efforts to support,
enhance and encourage local floodplain management capabilities.
The Bee Branch Watershed Flood Mitigation Project is a multi-phased, fiscally
responsible investment to mitigate flooding, improve water quality, stimulate investment,
and enhance quality of life within the Bee Branch Watershed. It consists of several
infrastructure improvements such as Green, pervious alleys that will reduce the volume
of stormwater, upstream detention basins to slow the rate of stormwater through the
upper watershed, and the Bee Branch Creek Restoration to increase the safe
conveyance of stormwater through the flood-prone area.
On behalf of the City of Dubuque, Civil Engineer Deron Muehring accepted the 2018
James Lee Witt Local Award for Excellence in Floodplain Management at ASFPM's
annual conference in June of 2018 in Phoenix, Arizona.
REQUESTED ACTION
I respectfully request that Civil Engineer Deron Muehring be allowed to present the
2018 James Lee Witt Local Award for Excellence in Floodplain Management 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