CITY OF MENIFEE
SUBJECT: Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District Annual Zone 4 Program Funds for the McLaughlin Road Storm Drain Project
MEETING DATE: August 7, 2024
TO: Mayor and City Council
PREPARED BY: Jenny McConville, Management Analyst
REVIEWED BY: Nick Fidler, Public Works Director
APPROVED BY: Armando G. Villa, City Manager
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RECOMMENDED ACTION
1. Accept the Fiscal Year 2025/2026 Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District Annual Zone 4 Program Funds for the McLaughlin Road Storm Drain (SD-A-8a) Project, Capital Improvement Program No. CIP 25-12; and
2. Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute a Funding Agreement with Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District for the Project in an amount not-to- exceed $400,000.
DISCUSSION
The McLaughlin Road Storm Drain (SD-A-8a) Project, Capital Improvement Program (CIP) No.
CIP 25-12 (“Project”), proposes to create an underground storm drain system to reduce flooding within the communities surrounding McLaughlin Road and Evans Road. The proposed underground storm drain would consist of approximately 615 linear feet of underground reinforced concrete pipe to collect flows from an existing storm water retention basin and convey water to the east along McLaughlin Road and into the existing Romoland Master Drainage Plan Line A-8 system. The Project would begin at the intersection of McLaughlin Road and Evans Road and continue north along Evans Road and tie into the existing retention basin. The Project is identified as a priority project in the City’s CIP and Master Drainage Plan and aligns with the City’s Strategic Plan of maintaining a safe and vibrant community.
The Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District (“District”) administers their Zone 4 Five-Year CIP and annually invites agencies within the zone to submit projects that support drainage improvements for funding consideration during the budget development period.
City of Menifee Staff Report
CIP 25-12 McLaughlin Storm Drain Funding Agreement
August 7, 2024
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In November 2022, the City submitted a request for the Project to be funded through the District’s Zone 4 Fiscal Years (FY) 2023/24 through 2027/28 CIP. The City requested funding in the total amount of $400,000 to support the construction phase of the Project. In June 2023, the City was notified that its request was approved, and the Project was included in the Zone 4 programming for the full funding amount requested.
The District has programmed funding for inclusion in FY 2025/26 for the construction phase of the Project. Staff anticipate the cost of the design phase for the Project to be approximately $100,000 and would identify funding during the mid-year budget cycle for FY 2024/25, or as eligible project savings become available. The design phase is anticipated to take approximately nine months and would include surveying, utility coordination, and geotechnical investigation.
City Council action is required for acceptance and approval of the Funding Agreement with the District to secure the programmed FY 2025/26 funding as the total amount exceeds the City Manager’s signing authority.
STRATEGIC PLAN OBJECTIVE
Safe and Vibrant Community
FISCAL IMPACT
The fiscal impact for the acceptance of the funding from District is $400,000 in revenues to contribute towards the total project costs and would be recognized in FY 2025/26. During the FY 2025/26 budget cycle, the Finance Department would increase the budgeted revenue within the Capital Projects Fund (4320) and appropriate those funds to the Project within the Capital Projects Fund (4320-55-PWD-CIPS-760030).
ATTACHMENTS
1. Project Location Map
2. Funding Agreement