ITEM TITLE:
Approve Agreements with the Natural Resources Conservation Service Relating to Glacier Stream Erosion Protection
SUBMITTED BY: Nathan Duval, Assistant City Manager / Capital Facilities Director
FISCAL NOTES:
Expenditure Required: N/A
Unencumbered Balance: N/A
Funding Source: N/A
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve agreements with the Natural Resources Conservation Service relating to Glacier Stream erosion protection
SUMMARY STATEMENT:
In February, 2022 the City requested consideration from the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to be included in the National Watershed Program to support protection of the Valdez landfill from erosion on the Valdez Glacier Stream.
The City was granted the request and the NRCS completed the Preliminary Investigation Feasibility Report (Draft PIFR)(attached).
The next step in the project is for the NRCS to complete the planning and design phases in preparation for construction. Planning and Design is expected to take 3-4 years but is 100% federally funded. The City will be required to provide in-kind services on occasion.
Capital Facilities will dedicate a project manager to this project to work with the NRCS to help progress toward construction.
The erosion along the Glacier Stream is threatening the landfill and the entirety of Dump Road ought to be protected and the PIFR confirmed this need. The PIFR accounts for the work recently completed along Dump Road and that work will be counted as in-kind contribution (see figure 9-1 for planned project scope).
The attached PIFR and WS-4 PIFR Sponsor Declaration Form need to be signed to move forward with the next phase of the project. In-kind services are being committed but no matching funds are required for this project through this specific program.