To: Mayor and City Council
From: Aaron Rector, Interim City Manager
Subject:
Title
Consider a resolution supporting the FY25 Appropriations Requests to the Office of United States Representative Beth Van Duyne related to requests for the Bear Creek Water Line Replacement with the City of Southlake.
Action Requested:
Consider a resolution supporting the FY25 Appropriations Requests to the Office of United States Representative Beth Van Duyne related to requests for the Bear Creek Water Line Replacement with the City of Southlake.
Background:
On February 13, Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne’s office made the City aware it was seeking FY 25 federal appropriations requests. A resolution of support for any requests is recommended to be included with the submittals. Staff is only preparing one request to be submitted for consideration.
The proposed project is the Bear Creek water line replacement which is shared with the City of Southlake. The shared water transmission line is approximately 27,400 linear feet - roughly 5 miles - and is made up of 30-inch and 36-inch concrete cylinder pipes. The line to be replaced is nearly 40 years old, built when the two cities it supplied had a combined population of fewer than 7,500 people. Today, it is tasked with delivering over 2.5 billion gallons per year to serve over 77,800 residents in the two communities. Due to the age of the line, the two cities have spent over $1.5 million so far to address unexpected line breaks that have occurred at an average of one per year. The water line replacement request is for $30 million and would be a 50/50 split between federal and city funds. The City of Keller and City of Southlake would provide a match of $7.5 million for a total match of $15 million.
Financial Impact:
The FY 25 appropriations request for the Bear Creek water line replacement request is $30 million with a 50% match (25% for Keller and Southlake).
Alternatives:
City Council has the following alternatives:
- Approve as submitted
- Approve with changes
- Denial