Resolution authorizing the Public Works Director to execute on behalf of the City a document entitled “Cooperation Agreement between the United States of America and the City of Council Bluffs, Iowa for Rehabilitation of Federal Flood Control Work” in connection with repairs to the Missouri River Levee.

The City sustained damage to the flood risk reduction system during high water events in 2018.  The specific area of the levee system that was impacted and identified for repair is located approximately ½-mile west of the N. 28th Street pump station along the north side of the City.

This project repairs the damaged embankment of the levee where the crest has settled, and constructs a piggyback levee section and a riverside stability berm.  Without this rehabilitation, the integrity of the levee system could be threatened.

The cost of the rehabilitation project will be paid with federal funding through the USACE PL 84-99 program.  The construction estimate is $498,000.  The City is responsible for providing lands and suitable borrow material for the work.

The project is scheduled to begin in the spring of 2020.

Approval of this resolution.