DALLAS FLOODWAY

Feasibility Cost Share Agreement

TRINITY RIVER CORRIDOR PROJECT

(TRCP) COMMITTEE BRIEFING

MARCH 2, 2010

US Army Corps of Engineers

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 PURPOSE

• To provide information and request

approval from the Trinity River Corridor
Project Committee for the upcoming
Feasibility Cost Share Agreement with
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
(USACE)

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 WHAT IS A FEASIBILITY COST SHARE
AGREEMENT (FCSA)?
• Legal document binding USACE and the City to
undertake a Feasibility Study and Integrated
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Dallas
Floodway
• Provides cost sharing and other responsibilities of
both parties
• Identifies studies and plan of action for completion of
EIS

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 WHAT IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
STATEMENT (EIS)?
• Required by National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) for projects that have federal funding
and may have environmental, economic or
social impacts
• Typically includes studies for hydraulics,
geology, economics, historic and cultural
resources, wildlife and vegetation
• Also includes 35% design level of project
components
• Completion of this document is required to
receive approval to construct the project

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 BACKGROUND
• 1945 / 1950 – Dallas Floodway Project Authorized
• 1960 – US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Construction Completed
• 1996 – Feasibility Study Initiated
o Level of Protection decreased from 800-year to 300-500 year
o Basin-wide modeling completed
o Economic database developed
o Regional Corridor Development Certificate (CDC) process developed
o Preliminary work completed on flood damage reduction, ecosystem restoration and recreation
components
o Efforts continued in conjunction with Dallas Floodway Extension study, development of City’s
Balanced Vision Plan and Interior Drainage Plan, and preliminary work on Trinity Parkway

• 2007 (Nov) – Dallas Floodway Project authorized in Water Resources Development

Act (WRDA)
• 2007 (Dec) – Periodic Inspection of existing Dallas Floodway Levee System
Conducted
• 2009 (Mar) – Periodic Inspection Report on Dallas Floodway Levee System
Provided to City with “Unacceptable” Rating
• 2009 (May) – Decision made to analyze all proposed actions within Dallas
Floodway comprehensively

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 Water Resources Development Act 2007
(Section 5141)

• Modified 1945 and 1950 Project Authorizations

• Authorized Construction of City Plans

o Balanced Vision Plan (BVP)
o Interior Drainage Plan (IDP)

• Required Determination of Technical Soundness &

Environmental Acceptability – Study Required

• Authorized Total Project Cost – $459 million

o Federal – $298 million / Non-Federal – $161 million

• Allowed Advancement of City Funds to Maintain Schedule -

Credit Given in Future Phases of Project Development

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 Feasibility Cost Share Agreement

• Feasibility Cost Share Agreement (FCSA)

o Legal Instrument / Study Agreement (w/costs)
o Requires 50/50 Cost Share for Study
o Execution Needed to Access Federal & Non-Federal Funds

• Project Management Plan (PMP)

o Provides Detailed Scope, Schedule, Budget
o Supports FCSA
o Guides Study/Project
o Identifies USACE and City Responsibilities

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 Major Study Elements

• Levee Remediation Plan (LRP)

o Identify Measures to Restore Levees to Authorized Design Standards

• Balanced Vision Plan (BVP ) - Flood Risk Management (FRM)

o Potential Levee Raises at Current Design Standards
o Removal of AT&SF Bridge

• Balanced Vision Plan (BVP) – Ecosystem / Recreation

o Lakes, Parks, River Meanders, Wetlands, Athletic Fields, etc.

• Interior Drainage Plan (IDP)

o Pumps, Sumps, Gravity/Pressure Storm Sewers, etc.

• Local Features
o Trinity Parkway, Bridges, Santa Fe Trestle Trail, etc.

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 Feasibility Study Costs
• Total study costs estimated at $38.4 million
o 50/50 cost share – Federal and City

• City’s 2009 contract award to HNTB includes an estimated

$23 million directly applicable to this new Feasibility Study

• City’s cost share requirements already met

• However, in order to maintain schedule, WRDA language
allows City to provide funds to keep study progressing
• WRDA language provides opportunity for credit of City’s
additional funding toward future phases of project
development

• Remaining study costs estimated at $15.4 million

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 USACE Funding Process
• President’s Budget request comes out in
February for the next fiscal year
• Congress is scheduled to approve budgets
by October of the current fiscal year
• If appropriations bill is not approved at that
time, temporary funding is provided
through a continuing resolution until final
bill is approved
• Continuing resolution typically limits the
amount of funding available

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 Funding Needs for USACE
• Needed for FY 10 (ending 9/30/10) $4.70 M
• Needed for FY 11 thru 3/2011* $2.05 M
• USACE funding FY 10 ($1.30 M)
• USACE funding FY 11** ($0.70 M)
• TOTAL FUNDING NEEDS $4.75 M
FOR USACE thru 3/2011

To keep the study moving at full speed, the City

needs to advance $4.75 M to USACE

* In the event that the appropriations bill is not passed by the start of October 2010,
the City proposes to provide funds to maintain schedule
** Included in President’s Budget; however, there is an opportunity for additional
funding through Congressional appropriations bills that could increase this amount

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 How does the City get credited for
advance contributions?
• WRDA 2007 language allows the City to receive credit
toward future design and construction phases of the
project for any City contributions over 50% cost share
during the Feasibility Study
• When the Dallas Floodway project begins design
and/or construction phases, agreements between City
and USACE will incorporate this credit, thereby
reducing the City’s future funding requirements

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 Staff Recommendation

• Council approval on March 10, 2010 of FCSA and

to provide $4.75 million to USACE to ensure
continued USACE progress through March 2011
• If federal funding does not meet project needs for
FY 11, City may be required to provide additional
funds at that time

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Dallas Floodway – Feasibility Study

QUESTIONS?

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