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Home My WebLink AboutRES NO 018-04 RESOLUTION NO.0 1 8 "0 4 Water Board Resolution No. 01-03 W.B. A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD ADOPTING A MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION PLAN FOR THE ALLEN ROAD EXTENSION TO 1.1 MILES WEST LEVEE WHEREAS, as a continuation of the Kern River Levee, the City of Bakersfield agrees to operate and maintain an earthen levee along the future alignment of Ming Avenue south of the Kern River from South Allen Road to a point 1.1 miles west. WHEREAS, The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) requires an adopted maintenance and operation plan for the "Allen Road Extension to 1.1 Miles West" from the community Chief Executive Officer (Mayor); NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Bakersfield as follows: Pursuant to Section 12 of the City Charter, the "Allen Road Extension to 1.1 Miles West" is hereby established and attached hereto and marked "Exhibit ..... o0o ..... ORIGINAL I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted by the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular meeting thereof held on JAN 2 $ 2004 , by the following vote: (~ Councilmember Couch, Carson, Benham, Maggard, Hanson, Sullivan, Salvaggio Noes: Councilmember Abstain:Councilmember Absent: Councilmember APPROVED JAN 2 8 2004 ~, .~ HARVEY L. HALL / Mayor ~ CITY CLERK AND EX (]~FIClO Clerk of the Council of the City of Bakersfield APPROVED AS TO FORM: VIRGINIA GENNARO CityAEorney -~.~ALAN'E)~E~'AN I E~ Deputy City A~orney EXHIBIT A CITY OF BAKERSFIELD WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE PLAN KERN RIVER LEVEE IMPROVEMENTS ALLEN ROAD EXTENSION TO 1.1 MILES WEST PURPOSE In compliance with the procedures of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Castle & Cooke - California, Inc. has constructed levee improvements along the south side of the Kern River, within the City of Bakersfield. These levee improvements begin at a point approximately 1.1 miles west of the Stockdale Highway Bridge and terminate approximately 1.0 mile further west. The purpose of this levee is to allow areas currently designated as being situated within a FEMA Zone "A" flood area to be removed from the Zone "A" and assigned to a Zone "B" or "C" category area. In compliance with the requirements of FEMA, an "Operations and Maintenance Plan" approved by the City of Bakersfield is required as a part of the Letter of Map Revision (LOMR) application being submitted to complete the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) revision requested. A. OPERATIONS PLAN General: The following Operations and Maintenance Plan was prepared to include a section of Kern River Levee improvements newly constructed along the south side of the river beginning at a point approximately 1.1 west of the Stockdale Highway Bridge and ending at a point approximately 1.0 miles further west. The City of Bakersfield currently has jurisdiction over levee improvements upstream of this reach of the river and the recently constructed improvements will extend the area of jurisdiction. Existing City of Bakersfield Capabilities: In addition to the City of Bakersfield complement of labor and heavy equipment, a standby, heavy equipment contractor has been retained on an annual contract basis that includes a 24-hour notice clause to assist in operations and maintenance work. The present agreement with this Contractor will be extended to cover the new improvements described in this Plan and will be utilized to make any major levee repairs to these improvements. Closure Devices: There are no closure devices included in or proposed for this reach of the Kern River. Future Internal Draina,qe Systems: All future internal drainage systems will be established in accordance with the regulations of the City of Bakersfield. All such gravity drainage facilities, maintained by the City of Bakersfield, will be planned and constructed with streets and drainage lines carrying storm waters to excavated R:\PROJECTS\681225\studies\LOMR\Kern River O&M.doc ORIGINAL F.)~H~IT A basins designed to receive such storm waters. All storm water basins shall be unlined facilities designed for recharge by percolation and to contain the volume of storm water associated with a 100-year storm frequency. AUTOMATIC FLOOD WARNING SYSTEMS: There are no automatic warning systems included in or proposed for this reach of the Kern River. B. JURISDICTION AND RESPONSIBLE PERSONNEL The operations, maintenance, and repair of this levee facility will be the responsibility of the City of Bakersfield, County of Kern, the State of California. The personnel responsible for, and who have jurisdiction and authority to order emergency work are as follows: The Water Superintendent City of Bakersfield Water Department Mr. Patrick E. Hauptman 661 326-3715 The Water Resources Manager City of Bakersfield Water Department Mr. Florn Core 661 326-3715 C. Inspections Inspectors shall keep written logs of all inspection activities and reports. The levee shall be routinely patrolled at least annually, but also during and after every severe storm event, and/or whenever the channel has experienced flows in excess of 500 cubic feet per second. Inspections shall also be conducted in the event of a grass fire or a seismic event greater than magnitude 5.0 on the Richter Scale at the site. During these inspections, any erosion and all vegetation shall be carefully examined for signs of stress. Such signs of stress shall be recorded in the inspection report along with all other observations by the inspector. D. MAINTENANCE LEVEE REPAIR: Rills, sloughing or erosion of the slopes of the levee shall be repaired within two weeks of inspections and shall be repaired with suitable material and thoroughly compacted to 100% of dry density as determined by ASTM Test Method D698 (Modified Proctor). After any seismic event at the site, of magnitude 5 or greater, any sand boils or other damage shall be immediately repaired so as to mitigate the potential occurrence of liquefaction. A schematic detail showing potential liquefaction effects is attached. The standby Contractor shall be prepared to assist the City of Bakersfield by furnishing equipment and materials for immediate major repairs should heavy damage occur. In the event of severe high water or seismic conditions, the standby Contractor shall have available, a Caterpillar 235 excavator, a Caterpillar 966 Loader, a self-propelled vibratory roller, and a motor grader available within 24-hours. R:\PROJECTS\681225\studies\LOMR\Kem River O&M.doc ORIGINAL VEGETATION WORK AND REPAIR: A well-established sod cover will be maintained over the levee to prevent erosion rills and sloughing, and to withstand design water flow velocities. All vegetative material on the levee shall be carefully preserved, fertilized, and re-seeded or re-sodded as needed. Occasional spraying of brush growth with herbicides may be required to maintain the sod cover. All work shall be performed in accordance with CALTRANS STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS - JULY 1992, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, Section 20, and slopes shall be hydro-seeded in conformance with the project plans and specifications RIPRAP: Addition of riprap, if determined to be necessary to protect the levee from erosion, shall conform to CALTRANS STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS - JULY 1992, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, and may consist of non-concreted debris without rebar or facing rock. A footing trench will be constructed at the toe of the levee slope and Method "B" Placement shall be utilized in accordance with Section 72.503. RODENT CONTROL: When burrowing rodent damage is observed, control measures will be taken. Excavation and repair will be immediately performed. R:~PROJ ECTSX681225\studies~LOMR\Kem River O&M,doc ORIGINAL