The City of Monticello, Iowa
IN THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF MONTICELLO, IOWA
RESOLUTION #2020-88
Approving Northridge Retention Detention Ditch Clearing and Shaping
WHEREAS, The City took over ownership and oversight of the Northridge Storm Water Retention site from the Developers a number of years ago, and
WHEREAS, The Retention Site empties through a man-made ditch that runs through or across approximately six privately owned properties, and
WHEREAS, The ditch has over the years filled in with trees, shrubs, and grasses that have restricted the flow of the ditch and created areas of ponding, posing potential significant issues to water flow if not cleaned out and managed moving forward, and
WHEREAS, The Council finds that the City should request easements from the private property owners, four of six having already agreed in principle to the granting, at no cost, of necessary easements to the City, to allow water flow through the ditch and to further allow the City ingress and egress into the ditch to maintain the ditch moving forward, and
WHEREAS, The Council further finds, that after receipt of necessary easements the City should contract with B & J Hauling & Excavating, Inc. to clear and shape the ditch so that it may be maintained as noted above.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council does hereby direct the City Administrator to take such steps as may be necessary to acquire easements from the property owners over whose property the storm water passes and after the acquisition of same to move forward with ditch clearing and shaping as necessary and as estimated within the B & J Hauling and Excavation, Inc. estimate.
IN THE TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and caused the Great Seal for the City of Monticello, Iowa to be affixed. Done this 3rd day of August, 2020.
Brian Wolken, Mayor
Attest:
Sally Hinrichsen, City Clerk