HomeMy WebLinkAboutInformational Item - Storm Drain Facilities in the Vicinity of Freedom ParkCITY OF PALM DESERT
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
REQUEST: Informational Item: Storm Drain Facilities in the Vicinity of
Freedom Park
SUBMITTED BY: Mark Greenwood, P.E., City Engineer
DATE: June 9, 2005
Recommendation:
Receive and file informational report.
Discussion:
At the April 14, 2005 City Council meeting, Council requested staff to provide a report
on storm drain facilities in the area of Freedom Park. Currently, there are no storm
drain facilities on Country Club Drive between Cook Street and Washington Street.
Each of the developments in this area provides on -site retention of their storm flows;
however, many of the country clubs produce runoff nuisance water due to landscape
irrigation. The Freedom Park project includes a retention basin in the northwest
corner of the park to capture runoff from the park itself and from the residential
neighborhood to the west. Staff recently requested the inclusion of a subsurface
nuisance water retention system under the proposed soccer field adjacent to Country
Club Drive. It is hoped that this system will capture the daily nuisance water and
return it to the water table. It is also hoped that this system can help alleviate some
of the flooding conditions that were experienced during this past winter's storms.
Staff is in the process of developing a request for proposals to update and
consolidate the drainage analysis for the entire city, north of Country Club Drive.
This study is necessary in order to guide staff to the proper location and sizing of
storm drain facilities in the north sphere.
Submitted By:
Mark Greenwood, P.E.
City Engineer
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Carlos Ortega
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