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Commission Memorandum
REPORT TO: Honorable Mayor and City Commission
FROM: Brian Heaston, Project Engineer Craig Woolard, Public Works Director
SUBJECT: Authorize the City Manager to sign a Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Bozeman and the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation providing for the
installation and maintenance of a stream gage on Sourdough Creek.
MEETING DATE: December 15, 2014
AGENDA ITEM TYPE: Consent
RECOMMENDATION: Authorize the City Manager to sign a Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Bozeman and the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation
providing for the installation and maintenance of a stream gage on Sourdough Creek.
BACKGROUND: The City’s adopted Integrated Water Resources Plan and Implementation Plan call
for the installation of a stream gage on Sourdough Creek. Sourdough Creek is a critical component of the
city’s existing water supply infrastructure providing for roughly 40% of the City’s annual water supply needs. The stream gage will provide stream flow data crucial in tracking long-term water supply trends
and reliable yields from the Sourdough Creek source.
The Memorandum of Understanding attached provides for the installation and maintenance of stream
gage equipment on Sourdough Creek. The City will be responsible for equipment, supplies and maintenance costs and the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation will be responsible for costs to install and operate the equipment as well as costs for data management.
The MOU will run for until June 30, 2019.
UNRESOLVED ISSUES: None.
ALTERNATIVES: As suggested by the City Commission.
FISCAL EFFECTS: Project ‘W30’ in the adopted FY’15 Water Fund CIP provides $40,000 to install
stream gages on Lyman Creek and Sourdough Creek. Costs for the initial set up of the Sourdough Creek
stream gage are expected to not exceed $20,000. Together with the MOU previously approved by the City Commission for the Lyman Creek gage, the fiscal funding is adequate to complete the installation of
both gages.
Attachments: MOU between COB and MBMG
Report compiled on: December 15, 2014
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