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Item #27 City of Colton AGENDA REPORT City Council Meeting of June 18, 2002 TO: Honorable Mayor and Council Members FROM: Daryl J. Parrish, City Manager SUBJECT: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Colton Expressing the City's Commitment to the Pursuit of Federal Funding for the CSDP 3-5 Storm Drain Project and the Solicitation of Support from Neighboring Jurisdictions to Assist the City of Colton in this Endeavor. DATE: June 9, 2002 BACKGROUND: In October 1988, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 0-27-88 relating to the levy of storm drain fees for Drainage Benefit Area #1, or property comprised primarily in the western -most portions of the City of Colton within San Bernardino County Flood Control Study Zone #2. In recognition of the immediate and significant need for new storm drain facilities to serve property within the San Bernardino County Flood Control District, the City of San Bernardino, the City of Rialto, and the City of Colton agreed to participate in the funding of a storm drain improvement system known as CSDP 3-5. CSDP 3-5 when completed will consist of a series of contiguous storm drain improvements running from the East Rialto Channel and Pepper Avenue Basin on the north, to the Santa Ana River on the south. The drainage study for CSDP 3-5 prepared by the County of San Bernardino Flood Control District was completed in 1990. The study established drainage fess for development in the tributary areas including specific areas in the jurisdictions of the cities of San Bernardino, Rialto, and Colton and the County of San Bernardino. When considering the current estimated cost of approximately $15 million to construct the project, and the amount of drainage fees actually collected to construct the project, it is clear that Federal -funding sources must be aggressively pursued and obtained for the construction of this essential project to become a reality. Approximately $2.4 million are available from various funding sources (primarily from the County of San Bernardino Medical Center MOU, City of Colton CFD 89-2, and Federal STIP funding) and approximately $600,000 has been spent on project design leaving an estimated funding gap of approximately $12 million. The project can be constructed in two phases with the estimated cost of the first phase being approximately $6 million. DISC USSION/ANALYSIS: The City Council has expressed its commitment to addressing the flooding that occurs in the west end of the City of Colton. Furthermore, it is clear that during periods of heavy or moderate sustained rainfall access to the Arrowhead Regional Medical Center may become difficult and/or hazardous for emergency vehicles entering the facility. In a