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Commission Memorandum
REPORT TO: Honorable Mayor and City Commission
FROM: Brian Heaston, Project Engineer Craig Woolard, Director of Public Works
SUBJECT: Authorize the City Manager to sign a Joint Funding Agreement with the U.S. Geological Survey for the continued operation of a streamflow gaging station on the East Gallatin River.
MEETING DATE: December 15, 2014
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 a streamflow gaging station on the East Gallatin River.
BACKGROUND: The U.S. Geological Survey operates a streamflow gaging station on the East
Gallatin River near the city’s wastewater reclamation facility. 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 2015 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 per the Joint Funding Agreement is $8,605. The approved FY’15 Wastewater Reclamation Facility budget includes an $8,500 line item leaving a $105 deficit. There is
sufficient overall budget available for the WRF to cover this minor line item shortage.
Attachments: Joint Funding Agreement
Report compiled on: December 5, 2014
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