Kniest Street Park Property Acquisition_Bee Branch Creek RestorationMasterpiece on the Mississippi
TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project, Kniest Street Park, Property
Acquisitions
DATE: January 10, 2011
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City Engineer Gus Psihoyos is requesting authorization to begin the process of
acquiring three properties for the Kniest Street Park to be constructed as part of the
Upper Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project at an estimated cost of $190,000. With
the receipt of the $3.95 million I -Jobs grant the property can be acquired within the
current rate structure. Any actual park development will be contingent on funds
remaining in the project contingency or will require a future budget allocation.
I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council
approval.
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cc: Barry Lindahl, City Attorney
Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager
Gus Psihoyos, City Engineer
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ichael C. Van Milligen
Masterpiece on the Mississippi
TO: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM: Gus Psihoyos, City Engineer
SUBJECT: Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project, Kniest Street Park
Property Acquisitions
DATE: January 10, 2011
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND
DISCUSSION
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The purpose of this memo is to seek authorization to acquire the three properties
required for the Kniest Street Park to be constructed as part of the Upper Bee Branch
Creek Restoration Project.
In December of 2001, the City Council formally adopted the Drainage Basin Master Plan
(DBMP) prepared by HDR Engineering (Omaha, Nebraska). Based on the study,
approximately 1,150 homes and businesses in the Bee Branch watershed are at risk of
flood damage.
In December of 2004, the City Council established the alignment for the Bee Branch
Creek Restoration Project, from 15 and Sycamore Streets to 24 and Washington
Streets, establishing the properties to be acquired for the Bee Branch Creek Restoration
Project.
Development of the landscape design plan for the Bee Branch project involved input
from citizens via a series of public workshops. At these workshops, citizens expressed
an interest in creating usable green space for recreation along the proposed creek.
Consistent with that desire, open green space was proposed on the opposite side of the
creek from the proposed amphitheater. This proposed open space was presented to the
City Council on January 5, 2009 as part of the proposed landscape design of the Bee
Branch project. The proposed green space, referred to as the Kniest Street Park, was
included in the City's Vision Iowa RECAT grant application which was approved by the
City Council in November of 2010.
Development of the park area requires the purchase of three properties not previously
included in the properties identified for acquisition for the Bee Branch project. The
properties are: 2109 Kniest Street, 2113 Kniest Street, and 2117 Kniest Street. The
cost to acquire the three properties is estimated at $190,000.
The City approached the property owners and all three have indicated their willingness
to sell. Prior to moving forward with the acquisitions, City staff is seeking authorization
to acquire the properties for the Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project.
RECOMMENDATION
I recommend the acquisition of 2109 Kniest Street, 2113 Kniest Street, and 2117 Kniest
Street outlined in Exhibit A for the Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project.
BUDGET IMPACT
The estimated cost to purchase the three properties outlined in Exhibit A is $190,000.
The purchase will be funded using the FY2009 Bee Branch property acquisition
appropriation in the amount of $3,902,395.
ACTION TO BE TAKEN
I respectfully request that the City Council authorize the City Manager to begin the
process of acquiring the Kniest Street properties outlined in Exhibit A for the Bee
Branch Creek Restoration Project.
Prepared by Deron Muehring
cc: Barry Lindahl, City Attorney
Marie Ware, Leisure Services Manager
David Harris, Housing & Community Development Director
Deron Muehring, Civil Engineer II
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PROJECT BUDGET
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2009 -10
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2013
A. EXPENDITURE ITEMS
$ 7,931
$ 654,590
Design & Engineering
$ 939,353
$ 266,131
$ 155,681
$ 250,649
$ 392,865
$ 808,363
$ 3,134,977
Land and R.O.W.
$ 3,902,395
$ 814,000
Construction
$ 4,561,064
$ 3,187,104
$ 3,132,371
$ 3,646,708
$ 5,855,276
$ 23,757
Other
$ 840,051
$ 3,789,567
TOTAL
$ 9,402,812
$ 4,267,235
$ 3,288,052
$ 3,897,357
$ 6,248,141
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B. PROJECT FINANCING
$ 840,051
Stormwater Const Fund
$ 654,590
State Revolving Loan Fund
$ 5,500,417
$ 3,453,235
$ 3,288,052
$ 3,897,357
$ 6,248,141
$ 3,134,977
Stormwater GO Bond
$ 3,902,395
$ 814,000
$ 840,051
$ 3,789,567
TOTAL
$ 9,402,812
$ 4,267,235
$ 3,288,052
$ 3,897,357
$ 6,248,141
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The project involves constructing a stormwater management facility from the 16th Street Detention Basin to the intersection of 24th and Washington Street. Phase I of the
project entails the construction of an open waterway from the 16th Street Detention Basin through the former packing plant property to the railroad tracks just south of
Garfield Avenue. This represents a change to the Phase I schedule established with the Fiscal Year 2007 CIP Budget to accommodate the development schedule for the
blighted former Smithfield site. Phase II entails the construction of an open waterway from the railroad tracks just south of Garfield Avenue to 21st Street. Phase III
involves the construction of an open waterway from 21st Street to the intersection of 24th and Washington Street. By Resolution, the City Council established the
alignment (that established the properties required) and the open waterway design concept for all three project phases. The project requires the acquisition of
approximately 75 residential and 10 commercial properties. The adopted five -year Fiscal Years 2007 -1011 CIP Budget provided funds to acquire all the required property
by the end of Fiscal Year 2009 and established the following construction schedule: Phase I complete by December 31st, 2009; Phase II complete by August of 2011; and
Phase III complete by December 31, 2013.
JUSTIFICATION
Two nationally recognized leaders in water resource engineering, HDR (Omaha, NE) and CDM (Milwaukee, WI) determined that the construction of the Bee Branch Creek
Restoration Project is neccessary to provide a drainage system through the North End and Washington Street Neighborhoods that meets modern -day design standards
for flood protection. It was shown that this project will all but eliminate the threat of flood damage to over 1,000 properties.
RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER PROJECTS
This project implements the Comprehensive Plan's Infrastructure Element: Goals 1.3, 2.1, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3 and 3.4; and the Environmental Quality Element: Goal 5.3.
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Exhibit A
Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project Kniest Street Park Property Acquisition
Addresses: 2109 Kniest Street, 2113 Kniest Street, and 2117 Kniest Street
Legal Description(s): Lot 2 -1 -11 Kniest's Sub, Lot 1 -1 -11 Kniest's Sub, & Lot 5 -11
Kniest's Sub.
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BEE BRANCH CORRIDOR RESTORATION
CURRENT CONCEPT
The Current Concept represents
a single, evolving concept that
combines information gathered
during Workshop #2 on November 5
and 6, 2008 and input from City staff.
It depicts areas of use, low -
flow channel alignment, pedestrian
access and amenity options, and
cross - corridor connections.
NOVEMBER 26, 2008
KIN SAIKI