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RESOLUTION R-1718-79: A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, APPROVING A MODIFICATION TO THE STREAM BANKS ALONG TEN MILE FLAT CREEK AS PART OF THE WEST MAIN STREET BRIDGE WEST OF 48TH AVE N.W. PROJECT.
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BACKGROUND: On December 6, 1994, a Cleveland County District Court Order required installation of ten (10) 72" corrugated metal pipes (CMPs) and construction of a low water crossing immediately east of the CMPs to relieve the impoundment of water during flooding events caused by a privately constructed roadway at Ten Mile Flat Creek west of 48th Ave NW. The City of Norman was named in the Court Order along with the private property owner. The roadway was constructed to allow access to the private properties west of Ten Mile Flat Creek from West Main Street. In August 2007, a major flooding event washed out the CMPs and private roadway at this location, which negatively impacted vehicular access via Main Street to the properties to the west.
Since the flooding event in 2007, there have been numerous discussions between the City of Norman and the three (3) adjacent property owners regarding the best way to provide access to the properties to the west and how project costs will be shared. On June 27, 2017, City Council approved Contract No. K-1617-138 between the City of Norman and Arbuckle Properties, Inc., BellaRose, LLC, and Steven Rich, the property owners west of Ten Mile Flat Creek, for the funding and construction of the West Main Street drainage structure and single span bridge.
DISCUSSION: In an effort to improve access and stream flow at this location, the City of Norman, Arbuckle Properties, Inc., BellaRose, LLC, and Steven Rich are proposing to construct a new single span bridge structure over Ten Mile Flat Creek. The project will also involve stabilization of the stream banks with sheet piles and rip rap.
Since this work will occur in the floodway/floodplain of Ten Mile Flat Creek, Section 429.1 Flood Haza...
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