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Regular Agenda Item 3. M.
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| Regular BOS Meeting |
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| Information |
| Request/Subject |
| Approval of the Campaign Creek Post Fire Project grant – HMGP Post Fire – FM-5835 to buy out 8 properties in Roosevelt Estates for a total project cost of $2,080,865 with a federal match of 75% and a local match of 25%. |
| Background Information |
The Campaign Creek Post Fire Project grant will allow Gila County to acquire eight properties that are the most highly flood-prone along Ash Street and Mesquite Street in Roosevelt Estates, Gila County, Arizona. Structure damage has occurred multiple times in the past, and the earthen bank system erected many years ago has repeatedly failed. The Woodbury Fire burned 87% of the Campaign Creek watershed, and the sediment runoff has further aggravated the flood hazard. The County has repeatedly attempted channel/berm repairs with temporary benefits. This project, designed to mitigate this flooding hazard, is listed in the Gila County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan (2019) in Table 6.3, Strategy Number 4 on page 114 of the Plan.
Gila County contracted JE Fuller Hydrology & Geomorphology to analyze sediment flow, pre-and post-fire hydrology, and hydraulics and propose alternative mitigation measures. JE Fuller’s recommendation was to acquire properties adjacent to Campaign Creek and allow the channel to spread out in this area.
The grant proposal has been evaluated using FEMA’s benefit-cost analysis toolkit and meets the requirements that project benefits exceed project costs.
The following tasks will be undertaken during the course of the Campaign Creek Post Fire Project:
- Property Acquisition:
Eight property owners have allowed their properties to be appraised and have agreed to sell their properties for 90% of the appraised value to Gila County. By accepting 90% of the appraised value, the property owners are contributing to the local match requirements.
The County will contract with a title company for escrow service and title insurance, and to assist in finalizing the property purchase transactions.
- Demolition of the existing eight structures:
The structures will be demolished, and utilities will be disconnected. The County will contract to have all septic tanks filled in, contract for an asbestos survey, and remediate as appropriate. The County will write up any plans and specifications needed for a contract for the demolition of all structures and removal of any private utility lines (electrical power, phones, water lines on the customer side of the meter, etc.). The County will bid demolition work for structures, including outbuildings and fences, and debris removal. Bids will be reviewed, and the contract will be awarded. Existing earthen berms on the south side of Campaign Creek are to be removed by natural erosive forces as the properties return to a natural riparian area. |
| Evaluation |
The total project cost is $2,080,865. The federal share of 75% will provide $1,560,649 of funding. The local match of 25% is funded by County and the property owners. The local match includes a County share of $343,456 (17%) and a property owner share of $176,760 (8%).
The Benefit-Cost Analysis software utilized by FEMA shows that the project benefits are greater than the cost of the project. From a Gila County perspective, considerable flood mitigation activity has been undertaken over the last 25 years. Each of the last three years the dikes have been repaired and the creek has been dredged and Gila County has helped property owners with emergency actions before and after the floods. The property buyouts will significantly decrease the cost to mitigate flooding in this area in future years. |
| Conclusion |
| To prevent further and future flood damage to eight properties along Ash Street and to restore the Campaign Creek channel to its natural flow patterns, it is in the best interest of Gila County to approve the HMGP Post Fire – FM-5835 grant. |
| Recommendation |
| Staff recommends that the Gila County Board of Supervisors approve the Campaign Creek Post Fire Project Grant – HMGP Post Fire – FM-5835 for a total project cost of $2,080,865 with a federal match of 75% and a local match of 25%. |
| Suggested Motion |
| Information/Discussion/Action to approve the Campaign Creek Post Fire Project grant – HMGP Post Fire – FM-5835 to buy out eight properties that are the most flood-prone on Ash Street and Mesquite Street in Roosevelt Estates for a total project cost of $2,080,865 with a federal match of 75% and a local match of 25%, which includes a County share of $343,456 (17%) and a property owner share of $176,760 (8%). (Darde de Roulhac) |
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