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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Amendment No. 1 to Professional Services Agreement for the Teagarden Area Letter of Map Revision RESOLUTION NO. 21-170 RESOLUTION APPROVING AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR THE TEAGARDEN AREA LETTER OF MAP REVISION WITH WHKS & CO., FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA WHEREAS,in response to the floods of 1993,the City installed a 72-inch storm sewer along Crystal Street and Opal Drive to the outlet at Jewel Drive in the cunette, which runs in backyards through the neighborhood; and, WHEREAS, more recently, additional stormwater detention basins have been built on Airport property and as part of the Bricktowne development west of South Duff Avenue; and, WHEREAS,all of these improvements have modified the stormwater patterns of the area so that the larger flood events flow within the 72-inch storm sewer;therefore,a Letter of Map Revision (LOMR)application was pursued through the Federal Emergency Management Agency(FEMA)to revise the flood map limits between South Duff Avenue/Crystal Street and Jewel Drive to designate that the 1% annual change (100 year) flood is contained within the pipe; and, WHEREAS, in August 2019, staff administratively approved a Professional Services Agreement with WHKS &Co.,to prepare for and submit documentation to FEMA for the LOMR, and the original contract was in an amount not to exceed$35,000; and, WHEREAS, as the consultant for FEMA reviewed the application,further information was requested including additional drainage modeling,and the additional information and modeling were part of the second submittal to FEMA, which was assigned to a second reviewer; and, WHEREAS, the second reviewer identified more requests including proving that the community was not in violation of FEMA standards and requiring additional storm sewer modeling; and, WHEREAS,the reviewers now have no additional questions or comments and staff has been able to publish a Notice in the newspaper as well as send certified mail to area residents about the proposed map changes for public comments; and, WHEREAS, all inquiries to date have been questions related to flood insurance and do no impact the proposed map changes; and, WHEREAS, in order to prepare these changes, it will require an additional $9,000 to be added to the Professional Services Agreement with WHKS & Co., of Ames, Iowa. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that Amendment No. 1 to the Professional Services Agreement for the Teagarden Area Letter of Map Revision with WHKS & Co., of Ames, Iowa, in the amount of$9,000 is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 13`'' day of April, 2021. Diane R. Voss, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor Introduced by: Betcher Seconded by: Corrieri Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Junck, Martin Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 13t'day of April, 2021.