City of Morgan Hill Adopted Budget FY 2016-17 and FY 2017-18

CITY OF MORGAN HILL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

Project

Project No.

417099

Llagas Flood Control

Category

Storm Drainage

Department

Public Works

Council Priorities Enhancing Public Safety, Protecting the Environment

Location

West Little Llagas Creek in Morgan Hill

Project Description This project addresses storm water conveyance infrastructure that drains into the Upper Llagas Creek Flood Protection Project (ULCFPP) and the West Little Llagas watershed. The ULCFPP is a $120M project to build channels, underground conduits, tunnels, and bridges to capture the flood waters from a 100-year storm in Morgan Hill and eliminate the recurring flooding in the downtown and other parts of the City lying in the West Little Llagas Creek watershed. The design is now 90% complete. The southerly Morgan Hill section (Reaches 7 and 7A) will begin construction in the summer of 2017. The northerly segment (Reach 8), including downtown Morgan Hill, is scheduled to be completed in the 2020 timeframe, assuming sufficient construction funds are acquired. Staff will coordinate with the Santa Clara Valley Water District to construct City-owned drainage infrastructure in a manner that provides flood protection when the ULCFPP is completed. Project Justification The ULCFPP is critical to alleviating the persistent flooding in Morgan Hill. In addition, the project will allow for a re-mapping of the FEMA flood plain in the City with the likely result that many properties will be removed from the 100-year floodplain and the mandatory flood insurance that goes with lying in the floodplain. The ULCFPP continues to be on the list of Council goals and priorities.

2017-2022 Six-Year Capital Improvement Program

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