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CONTRACT K-1920-130: A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA AND THE OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND RELEASE FOR REIMBURSEMENT TO THE CITY OF NORMAN IN THE AMOUNT OF $142,837.87 IN FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION FUNDS FOR REPAIRS MADE TO RURAL ROADS AS A RESULT OF THE 2015 FLOODS.
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BACKGROUND: From the time period of May 5th to May 24th, 2015, the City of Norman experienced an EF-1 tornado and multiple flash flooding events. The attached graph, prepared by staff at the National Weather Center, illustrates a historic level of flooding and rainfall in Norman in May 2015. Over 23 inches of rain fell in Norman in May of 2015, or nearly 10 more inches of rain than the previous May, 1957 rainfall record in Norman of 13.43 inches.
According to the National Weather Center, at least five of those rainfall events in May 2015 involved flash flood conditions. Flash floods can be very damaging to the City's infrastructure, particularly roads, bridges and storm water drainage systems. With each flooding event in May 2015, the City encountered more infrastructure damage and road closures. At one point in May, 35 of Norman's roads were closed to traffic due to damage or high water. Most of these roadways are located in rural east Norman. The Public Works Department has continually tracked an inventory of damaged roads and bridges. 66 damage locations from the May 2015 storms were identified as shown on the attached map. By July 31, City staff in collaboration with Cleveland County crews had completed temporary repairs to open 14 public roads and only one public road remained closed to traffic. The total cost to repair the City's infrastructure was estimated to be up to $3 million dollars. The City's cost for recovery from the tornado and hail storms was an additional $665,000.
City staff worked closely throughout May 2015 with officials from Oklahoma Emergency Management (OEM), the Federal Emergency Management Agency...
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