FY 2018-19 and 2019-20 Adopted Operating and CIP Budget

CITY OF MORGAN HILL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

Project

Project No.

417099

Llagas Flood Control

Category

Storm Drainage

Department

Engineering & Utilities

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 Creek watershed. The ULCFPP is a $120MWater District project to build channels, underground conduits, tunnels, and bridges to capture the flood waters from a 100- year storm event in Morgan Hill and eliminates the recurring flooding in the Downtown and other parts of the City lying in the West Little Llagas Creek watershed. Construction of the southerly Morgan Hill section (Reaches 7 and 7A) is estimated to begin in late 2018. The northerly segment (Reach 8), including the Downtown, is tentatively scheduled to start in the 2019 timeframe. 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.

Strategic Planning Documents Storm Drain Master Plan

2019-2024 Six-Year Capital Improvement Program

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