14-020 - City of Kent - Briscoe-Desimone Levee Repair

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FCD Resolution 20 WHEREAS, the Briscoe - Desimone levee on the Green River is located between 21 South 180th Street and South 200th Street in the cities of Kent and Tukwila ("Briscoe - 22 Desimone Levee "); and 23 WHEREAS, in 2012 the Washington state legislature awarded to the District a 24 grant of $7 million for the Briscoe- Desimone Levee project; and 25 WHEREAS, the District hired an expert third party ( "Third -Party Reviewer ") to 26 review two alternative designs for the Briscoe- Desimone Levee improvements; and 27 WHEREAS, the Third -Party Reviewer has expertise in analyzing the stability of 28 I -walls and levees, and served on national independent review panels for levee failures in 29 the state of Louisiana following Hurricane Katrina and on review panels for the 30 Sacramento -San Joaquin Delta in California; and 31 WHEREAS, on January 29, 2013, the Third -Party Reviewer submitted to the 32 District a report of his analysis and findings, entitled "Expert Engineering Independent 33 Third -Party Review, Briscoe- Desimone Levee Design, Green River Basin, State of 34 Washington" ( "Report"); and 35 WHEREAS, on January 23 and February 7, 2013, the Third -Party Reviewer gave 36 a presentation of his analysis and findings to the District executive committee, which 37 considered the presentation, the Report and comments from the public, including 38 comments by King County, the city of Kent, and interested organizations; and 39 WHEREAS, based on the District's Comprehensive Plan, the Report, and 40 reports, information and data prepared by District staff, consultants and contractors, the 41 Board of Supervisors of the District desires to select one of the two alternative designs