HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-18-17 City Commission Packet Materials - C8. Funding Agreement with USGS for East Gallatin Streamflow Gaging
Commission Memorandum REPORT TO: Honorable Mayor and City Commission
FROM: Brian Heaston, Senior Engineer SUBJECT: Authorize the City Manager to sign a Joint Funding Agreement with the U.S. Geological Survey for the continued operation of the real-time streamflow gaging station on the East Gallatin River. MEETING DATE: December 18, 2017 AGENDA ITEM TYPE: Consent RECOMMENDATION: Authorize the City Manager to sign a Joint Funding Agreement with the U.S. Geological Survey for the continued operation of the real-time streamflow gaging station on the East Gallatin River.
BACKGROUND: The U.S. Geological Survey operates a real-time streamflow gaging station on the East Gallatin River near the city’s water reclamation facility on Springhill Road. The gage records continuous real-time streamflow data which is made publicly available on the USGS website. Real-time
flow data on the East Gallatin River is important to the city for many reasons: flood warnings, tracking long-term water availability trends, and wastewater discharge permit compliance. The City and USGS have historically partnered on funding the annual maintenance and operations expenses of the gage. The
Joint Funding Agreement attached sets forth the cost-share between the parties for the 2018 federal fiscal year and has been executed by the USGS. UNRESOLVED ISSUES: None ALTERNATIVES: As suggested by the City Commission. FISCAL EFFECTS: The city’s cost share per the federal FY18 Joint Funding Agreement is $9,850. The approved FY18 Wastewater Reclamation Facility budget includes a $9,500 line item to cover this annual expenditure. Sufficient budget is available to cover the marginal difference between planned budget for this item and the actual cost.
Attachments: Joint Funding Agreement
Report compiled on: December 12, 2017
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