MEMO TO: Members of the City Council
FROM: Mayor Angela Birney
SUBJECT:
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Approval of Supplemental Agreement No. 1 with Osborn Consulting in the Amount of $190,000 for Smith Woods Stream and Pond Rehabilitation, Project No. 20021811
I. RECOMMENDED ACTION
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Approve Supplemental Agreement No. 1 with Osborn Consulting for $190,000 for final design, permitting and bid support services for the Smith Woods Stream and Pond Rehabilitation, Project No. 20021811, and authorize the Mayor to sign the agreement.
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II. DEPARTMENT CONTACTS
Dave Juarez, Public Works Director 425-556-2733
Carrie Hite, Parks Director 425-556-2326
Emily Flanagan, Senior Engineer, PW EUSD 425-556-2707
Roger Dane, Environmental Scientist, PW EUSD 425-556-2764
Jeff Aken, Senior Planner, Parks Administration 425-556-2328
Rob Crittenden, Project Manager, PW Construction 425-556-2838
III. DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND
Smith Woods is a City park property located in northeast Redmond (see Attachment 1). The property includes a small stream that is a headwater to Monticello Creek. The stream flows into a small pond on the property which appears to have been built by the former owner before the City secured the land in 2000 and 2011. Due to concerns regarding the stability of the berm surrounding the pond, the City completed an emergency project in December 2015, cutting a temporary channel to reduce pond volume to eliminate the immediate risk of berm failure. This work was done under an emergency Hydraulic Permit Approval (HPA) from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. As a condition of this HPA, the City is required to rehabilitate this pond and stream to create a fish-passable channel by 2021.
In March 2019, the City contracted with Osborn Consulting to assist staff in developing alternatives for the stream and pond that will improve fish passage, while also serving as an amenity for the future City park on the Smith Woods prope...
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