TITLE
Consider a memorandum/resolution to authorize participation in the Texas Water Development Board Grant for the Nolan Creek Regional Flood Protection Master Plan project.
SUMMARY
AGENDA ITEM
Authorize participation in the Texas Water Development Board Grant for the Nolan Creek Regional Flood Protection Master Plan Project.
ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT
Public Works / Environmental Services
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) Flood Protection Planning Program, created in 1991, is a grant program designed to assist political subdivisions in evaluating regional structural and nonstructural solutions to flooding problems. Only regional projects are eligible for this grant. Grants for flood protection planning in our area are limited to 50% of the total cost of the project. In-kind services may be substituted for any part of the local share if such services are directly in support of the planning effort, are properly documented, and approved in advance by the TWDB.
On May 9, 2016, the Central Texas Council of Governments (CTCOG) hosted a Nolan Creek watershed meeting to discuss the opportunity to apply for a TWDB grant to fund the creation of a Nolan Creek Flood Protection Master Plan. Representatives from Bell County, Bell County Water Control & Improvement District (WC&ID) #6, Belton, Brazos River Authority, Central Texas Council of Governments, Harker Heights, Nolanville, Killeen and Texas Agrilife all participated in the discussion on regional flood protection. On May 24, 2017, the City Council authorized the submission of a TWDB Flood Protection Planning Grant application for the Nolan Creek Regional Flood Protection Master Plan project (CCMR #16-059). On August 25, 2016, the TWDB awarded CTCOG a grant for this project. The Nolan Creek project scored #2 out of 41 applications submitted from across the state.
DISCUSSION/CONCLUSION
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