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<br />r~ <br /> <br />,I <br /> <br /> <br />City Manager <br /> <br />/ <br /> <br />-.ail <br /> <br />City of -Fort Collins <br /> <br />October 5,2000 <br /> <br />RECf~VEr: <br />OC1 0 6 2000 <br /> <br />Co\otadO W;i;.'fJ ._~\~~;r:~":''')~ ,,----, <br /> <br />Mr. Dan McAuliffe <br />Acting Director <br />Colorado Watcr Conservation Board <br />Colorado Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 721 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br /> <br />Re: Dry Creek Flood Control Improvements <br /> <br />Dear Mr. McAuliffe, <br /> <br />On behalf ofthe City of Fort Collins I would like to share my thoughts on the City's position <br />regarding the Dry Creek flood control project and the relationship between the City of Fort <br />Collins and Larimer County on this matter. <br /> <br />Drainage in the north Fort Collins urban area needs to be addressed. Dry Creek has a drastic <br />impact on the area due to its wide and encompassing floodplain. Properties within this <br />floodplain must adhere to floodplain regulations, which financially impacts many homes of low- <br />incorne families and small businesses. Damages from a major flooding event would have a <br />devastating impact on these properties and is estimated to be some $13 million in magnitude. <br />Also, past urbanization above irrigation ditches posses a threat to ditch over topping and the <br />flooding of downstream properties. <br /> <br />The City of Fort Collins has worked cooperatively with Larimer County on the resolution of <br />these drainage problems. We have shared costs in the development of basin master drainageway <br />plans and engineering studies, publiC' outreach, and the signing of an intergovernmental <br />agreement (IGA). This IGA formulized the importance of addressing Dry Creek as a priority <br />and the commitment by both entities to work cooperatively in planning and funding the <br />necessary improvements. Also, both the City and County were successful in obtaining a <br />construction loan from the Colorado Water Conservation Board. <br /> <br />As City Manager for the City of Fort Collins I support the loan application for the usage of <br />Severance Tax Trust Funds from the Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB). The City of <br />Fort Collins will be a financial player in the resolution of the Dry Creek flooding issues as was <br />previously stated in the IGA. I can't commit the Fort Collins City Council for any future formal <br /> <br />300 LaPorte Avenue · P.O. Box 580 · Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 · (970) 221-6505 · FAX (970) 224-6107 <br />