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HomeMy WebLinkAboutIR 7857 INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 7857 To the Mayor and Members of the City Council August 23, 1994 O X Subject: POLICY FOR ADMINISTERING PURCHASING OR 1873 FLOOD-PROOFING OF FLOODPRONE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY The 1993 Capital Improvement Program (CIP), approved by the voters on November 2. 1993, included $1,000,000 for the purchase of floodprone residential property and $1,000,000 for a pilot residential flood-proofing program. No specific locations were identified in the CIP but staff is aware of numerous locations throughout the City where homes flood on a recurrent basis and where storm drainage improvements to relieve the flooding are technically or economically impractical. Previous I.R.'s to Council have detailed the recurrent flooding problems associated with Dry Branch Creek and the corresponding high cost of installing drainage facilities. A similar situation exists in Arlington Heights where mid-block low points and adjacent homes flood during even a moderate rainfall. Other areas can be cited with sin-War problems. Realistically, traditional storm drainage facilities cannot deal with these problems. The purchase or flood-proofing of floodprone homes provides the City an opportunity to assist these home-owners where no opportunity previously existed. However, it is understood that funds are limited, and that priorities will have to be established based on reasonable and prudent guidelines. Any guidelines established at this point in time may have to be modified later on as staff develops a better understanding as to what flood-proofing techniques work the best and as the relative costs of various alternatives are better known. With this in mind, staff proposes to utilize the following initial guidelines in administering the program: A. Criteria for the Purchasing of Floodprone Property At the written request of the property owner and upon deposit of$500 in good faith money, staff will recommend to City Council that floodprone residential property be purchased if any of the following conditions exist: 1. The home is located in a recognized floodway area. ECO 13, 2. The home is listed on FEMA's repetitive loss list. 11 St RETARY r. W TEX. ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH TFY A q INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 7857 0 To the Mayor and Members of the City Council August 23,1994 Page 2 of 4 AL; Subject: POLICY FOR ADMINISTERING PURCHASING OR 1873 FLOOD-PROOFING OF FLOODPRONE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY 3. The home's floor elevation is below the 10-year frequency flood elevation. 4. The home has experienced documented flood damage of more than 25% of its TAD evaluation. If one or more of the foregoing conditions exist, outright purchase will be based on fair market value as deterinined by a fee appraiser and as negotiated by the property owner and City Staff. Purchase will be subject to City Council approval. Relocation costs will be at the property owner's expense. Upon closing on the sale of the property to the City, the property owner's deposit of$500 will be refunded. However, if at any point in the above process, the property owner elects to withdraw from the program, only one-half, or $250, of the property owner's deposit.will be returned. The remaining $250 will be retained to offset administrative costs. B. Criteria for Flood-Proofing of Floodprone Property Where none of the above criteria is met, but flooding has been demonstrably recurrent, staff will recommend to City Council that floodprone property be flood-proofed on a case-by-case basis. It is the opinion of staff that the benefiting property owner should be a partner in this process and bear a portion of the cost of flood-proofing his home. Therefore, when a request is received from a property owner, staff will utilize the following guidelines and procedures: 1. The property owner must apply in writing for flood-proofing assistance and deposit $500 in good faith money. 2. The property owner must be able to demonstrate that his home has been subject to recur-rent flooding over the years. 3. City staff will retain an outside consultant(s) to investigate an prepare a "Preliminary Engineering Study" for each request re The study would contain flood proofing recommendations and TlY WRETARY estimates. ri IT� WOR ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT VWORTH,WORTH,TEX KS'­�" INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 7857 To the Mayor and Members of the City Council August 23, 1994 Page 3 of 4 X S Subject: POLICY FOR ADMINISTERING PURCHASING OR FLOOD-PROOFING OF FLOODPRONE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY 4. City staff will concurrently obtain an appraisal of the residence to determine its fair market value. 5. City staff will meet with the property owner to review alternatives and determine if the property owner wants to proceed with the flood- proofing recommended by the Consultant. 6. The City's contribution to flood-proofing for any single residence would be limited to 90% of the flood-proofing cost, not to exceed $30,000 or 40% of the fair market value of the residence, whichever is less. The property owner is responsible for costs in excess of the City's Contribution. 7. If staff and the property owner are in agreement with the recommended action, the Consultant will be directed to complete the plans. The property owner will provide right-of-entry to his property and temporary construction easements as may be necessary. If staff and the property owner cannot reach agreement, negotiations will be terminated and the deposit will be retained by the City to offset administrative costs incurred. 8. The City will invite competitive bids for construction of the flood-proofing. If the low bid is acceptable, the property owner will be requested to deposit his/her share of the cost of flood-proofing less the initial $500 deposit. 9. Following the usual M&C procedure, City staff will recommend award of the construction contract to City Council. If City Council agrees with the staff recommendation, the project will be awarded and construction will commence as soon as the construction contract is executed. 10. Once the flood-proofing construction has been accepted by the City, and upon completion of the warranty period, all temporary construction easements and rights-of-entry will expire. Maintenance of the flood-proofing will then become the sole responsibill WORD property owner. CITY SECRETARY F . WORTH, TEX. ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS IW INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 7857 G`{p RTE r� To the Mayor and Members of the City Council August 23,1994 Page 4 of 4 xAS Subject: POLICY FOR.ADMINISTERING PURCHASING OR ren FLOOD-PROOFING OF FLOODPRONE RESIDENTIAL. PROPERTY The above guidelines/procedures may require refinement as staff becomes more experienced in this pilot program. Any significant modifications to these guidelines will be brought back to City Council with appropriate explanations. Staff wi rov' e additional information upon request. Bob Terrell City Manager S'fcN ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH,TEXAS—