Wet Weather
Preparations
Informational Update
December 15, 2025
Matt Fabry, P.E.
Director – Public Works Department
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Council Feedback & Direction
This is an informational update only; general City Council feedback is welcome.
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3 Agenda
• Ongoing Initiatives
• Marina Lagoon Pump Station Alternatives Analysis
• Storm Drain Master Plan Update
• Marina Lagoon Spot Dredging
• Annual Maintenance
• Inspections and Cleanings (catch basins, trash capture devices, etc.) • Deployment of remote monitoring cameras
• Sandbag Stations
• New Activities
• Citywide Creek Maintenance Permit
• Community Feedback for Storm Drain Improvements
4 Ongoing Initiatives
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Marina Lagoon
Pump Station
Alternatives Analysis
• Physical Hydraulic Modeling
Alternative selected
• Agreement for modeling
awarded on Dec 1
• Estimated completion of July
2026 for modeling results
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LiDAR Aerial Survey
Storm Drain Master
Plan Update
• Data acquisition and model
development complete
• Current tasks include
projecting climate change,
developing criteria for project
prioritization, and reviewing
preliminary capital projects
• SIC will be briefed on January
14 and City Council will be
briefed on January 26
• Draft report expected Spring
2026
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LiDAR Aerial Survey
Marina Lagoon Spot
Dredging
• Advertised in June 2025 and
received a single bid 30%
higher than engineer’s
estimate; no viable methods to
reduce cost
• Preparing to re-advertise in late
January 2026, and plan to
complete work by October
2026
• Lagoon users and residents will
be notified of upcoming
construction timelines,
impacts, and other related
project information
Borel Creek Outfall
Dredging
Leslie Creek Outfall
Dredging
Sediment Dewatering Near Anchor Road
8 Annual Maintenance
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LiDAR Aerial Survey
Catch Basin Cleaning
• Two full-time staff hired to
perform storm system
maintenance
• PW observed improved
performance of storm drain
infrastructure after the last two
seasons of catch basin cleaning
• To date, more than 1,400 catch
basins and 19 miles of pipe
cleaned (as of 12/10/2025)
10 Deployment of Remote
Flood Monitoring Cameras
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Sandbag
Stations (3)
13 New Activities
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LiDAR Aerial Survey
Citywide Creeks
Maintenance Permit
• Agreement awarded to
Montrose Environmental on
Dec 1
• Select priority project-specific
permits will estimated to be
received by Summer 2026
• Citywide permit estimated to
be in place by Summer 2027
• Will include preparation of
electronic guidance for
property owners of private
creeks
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LiDAR Aerial Survey
Storm Drain
Improvement
Community Feedback
• Community input tool to be
released in December 2025
• Testimonies and
photos/videos to be used to:
• Validate model results
• Identify new flooding
• Identify potential
maintenance issues
16 Questions?
Matt Fabry, PE
Public Works Director
[email protected]