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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA MEMO |
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| | | | | | | | | MEETING DATE: | 3/23/2026 | | DEPARTMENT: | Parks | | DIRECTOR: | Ron Smith, Director of Parks and Recreation | | AGENDA ITEM: | ILA between City of Plano and North Texas Municipal Water District for reimbursement in the amount of $80,538 for additional work associated with Arbor Hills Nature Preserve Erosion Control, Pedestrian Bridge, Project No. PKR-D-00003 | | RECOMMENDED ACTION: | Approval of Contract / Agreement |
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| | | | | | | | ITEM SUMMARY To approve an Interlocal Agreement with North Texas Municipal Water District for reimbursement in the amount of $80,538 for additional work associated with Arbor Hills Nature Preserve Erosion Control, Pedestrian Bridge, Project No. PKR-D-00003; and authorizing the City Manager to execute all necessary documents. Approved |
| | | | | | | | PREVIOUS ACTION/PRESENTATION Council approved the bid award in the amount of $1,209,957 for Arbor Hills Nature Preserve Erosion Control, Pedestrian Bridge, Project No. PKR-D-00003, to Austin Filter Systems, Inc. on August 11, 2025. |
| | | | | | | | BACKGROUND The Arbor Hills Nature Preserve Erosion Control, Pedestrian Bridge project addresses erosion at two locations in Arbor Hills Nature Preserve located at 6701 W Parker Road. The first location is near the northeastern pedestrian bridge on the main Arbor Hills Loop Trail. Ongoing bank erosion has caused the stone retaining walls that protect the pedestrian bridge abutments to fail.
A gabion structure owned by North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) upstream of the City’s current work area needs repair. The repairs needed are similar in scope to what is being done for the City’s project, and the contractor has experience with the type of work required.
Freese and Nichols, the City’s consultant, is also working for NTMWD to assist with planning for erosion-related repairs on NTMWD infrastructure. Freese and Nichols provided a memo detailing the work needed at the NTMWD structure, and NTMWD has requested that the City integrate the erosion repair work as part of the ongoing Arbor Hills Nature Preserve Erosion Control, Pedestrian Bridge project. NTMWD has agreed to reimburse the City for the additional work, per the attached Interlocal Agreement (ILA).
If this ILA is not approved, the NTMWD gabion structure currently holding the grade of the creek may fail. If the structure fails, the NTMWD sewer line could be exposed and be more susceptible to damage (potentially resulting in sewage in the park), and additional erosion may occur upstream. By pairing these two repairs, the City limits inconvenience to park users. |
| | | | | | | | FINANCIAL SUMMARY/STRATEGIC GOALS This item approves an interlocal agreement with the North Texas Municipal Water District for the Arbor Hills Nature Preserve Erosion Control project. Additional work associated with the project will result in a reimbursement of $80,538 from NTMWD.
Approval of this item will support the City's Strategic Plan Critical Success Factor of being an Excellent, Innovative, and Accountable City Government. |
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