FLOOD00689

• Designation Number: 136
• County: Arapahoe
• Community: Littleton
• Stream Name: Slaughterhouse Gulch
• Title: Major Drainageway Planning - Slaughterhouse Gulch, Littleton
• Date: 5/1/1974
• Designation Date: 5/1/1979
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Floodplain Report/Masterplan

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SECTION XI

FINANCING

With the scope of the preliminary plan proposed, the financing
of the proposed improvements is not as substantial a factor in
the implementation of the program as is the case with more
structural oriented drainage projects. The plan essentially
recommends that structural improvements be incorporated into
Slaughterhouse Gulch in the lower reach below Rio Grande Street.
The other structural improvements are recommended on the South
Tributary in the area of Windermere Street at Powers Avenue.

On main Slaughterhouse Gulch" the improved channel is proposed
only for the situation when the area adjoining the gulch is
planned for development. As indicated earlier, the existing
development through this reach does not justify the extensive
improvements proposed. Therefore, it is anticipated that costs
associated with the construction of the channel through the
reach from Rio Grande to Prince Street is legitimately a land
development cost and should be looked upon as such. The City
is in a position to negotiate with the developer of the city-
owned land on the cost sharing ratio for implementation of the
drainage facilities.

The proposed concrete box structure from Prince Street to the
South Platte River can be considered more the responsibility
of the City for implementation. The structure has been designed
to be economically justifiable from a damage reduction stand-
point. As the improvement of this structure greatly improves
the flooding situation along Prince Street, the South Platte
River and even Belleview Avenue, the City should look towards
total responsibility for implementation of this .structure. The
same would hold for the recommended improvements along Windermere
Street and the general upgrading of existing public drainage
facilities.

The total estimated project cost for the recommended improvements
is $523,200. The scope of the preliminary plan is such that
these improvements can be implemented at such time when funding
or monies become available. It would not be appropriate that
special bond issues or special assessments be made to simply
cover the cost of these recommended improvements.

Various sources of funding for the improvements, however, would
include.the Federal Revenue Sharing Grant monies which the City
receives from the Federal government. The use of these monies
would require an allocation decision by the City. Because of
the relatively low magnitude of the proposed improvement cost,
it is possible that general fund monies might also be budgeted
for the scheduled implementation of the project.

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