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. . . STATE OF COLORADO ~oTI .._-~-- -- "" --- COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTA nON Regiou 2 905 Erie Avenue, P.O. Box 536 Pueblo, Colorado 81002 (719) 546-5452 FAX . (719) 546.5456 RECe,WEO :J~1i E.NG\lt~ 01\:.1'0 CO April 28, 2000 Mr. Darryl Schulz, Public Works Director Otero County Department of Public Works P.O. Box 511 La Junta, Colorado 81050-0511 RE: Flood Mitigation Project Dear Mr. Schulz: I would like to confirm our conversation on April 26, 2000 regarding CDOT's participation in a FEMA sponsored flood mitigation project in Otero County along various state highways. I welcome the opportunity to partner with the county in its efforts to reduce flooding potential to homes and businesses in the communities of Rocky Ford and Manzanola. I understand the grant application requires a 25% non-federal aid match of the total cost. The estimated cost of the project is $264,000 for three sites. CDOT will provide $66,000 in state funds to fulfill the match requirements, with the balance of $198,000 being the grant. These funds are programmed in our maintenance budget and are immediately available. As we discussed, as part of this funding agreement, CDOT wants to clarify long-term infrastructure maintenance responsibilities. Once the drainage facilities are upgraded as part of this projecl, each agency (CDOT and Otero County) will maintain the culverts and ditches within its jurisdictional responsibility or right of way. We are open to discussions about helping maintain ditches or culverts crossing other property not owned by either entity. Hopefully, we can get assistance from local property owners, but CDOT's participation for maintenance of off-site drainage facilities will not exceed 50 per cent. These issues can be formalized during the development of this project. CDOT has hired URS Consultants to study four-laning alternatives for State Highway 50 between Pueblo and La Junta. I believe it would be mutually beneficial for CDOT to negotiale design services with this firm since whatever work they perform will provide valuable insighl to the overall study. If it is agreeable with Otero County we will request the consultant to provide us a scope of services and fee for developing a construction bid package for this drainage project. The consultant's NOlice 10 Proceed would be subject to an approved grant application.