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Authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and sign a joint-funding agreement with U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) for the Texas Data Collection Program, during the period of October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2027 in the amount of $177,000.00 ($59,000.00 per year). Under the program, USGS will maintain four stream monitoring stations in Zacate & Manadas Creek and will be responsible for the upkeep and calibration of the stations. These monitoring stations provide real-time rainfall, flooding, flow, and video data to the City for better response during flooding events. This is a renewal of this agreement. Funding is available in the Environmental Services Department.
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LEAD DEPARTMENT
Environmental & Solid Waste Services
ADDITIONAL DEPARTMENTS/STAKEHOLDERS
Fire, Police, Traffic
IMPACTED AREA
Zacate and Manadas Creek areas
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION
Previous agreement was approved on 10/7/2019
BACKGROUND
The five monitoring stations that the Environmental Services maintains are not part of USGS official stream monitoring stations. These gauges continuously monitor creek levels and send the data through the USGS satellite for citizens and emergency management agencies for any needed actions or information. The location of the Zacate creek stations are @ Zacate Creek next to Harmony Academy and at Upper Zacate by Jacaman Road, and the Manadas creek stations are @FM 1472(mines road) and Bristol Road. Attached is the joint-funding cost breakdown.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
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Passage of the Motion
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
NA
FISCAL IMPACT
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Fiscal Year: 2024
Budgeted Y/N?: Y
Source of Funds: Environmental
Account #: 249-3840-543-55-26
Change Order: Exceeds 25% Y/N: N
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Funding is available in the Environmental Services Fund account 249-3840-543-5526