Broken Arrow Drainage Advisory Committee
Meeting of: 04-27-2026
Title:
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Consideration, discussion and possible action to recommend to Council to expend funds for conceptual report and possible preliminary design of a drainage solution. (Case No. 26-012)
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Background:
A citizen contacted the City asking for help regarding Blocked culverts and Flooding in her backyard. The applicant stated that the culverts that run along Midway do not function and need to be cleaned out. They also stated that their garage flooded during a recent rain, and their backyard floods during heavy rains.
This is in the Dodson Addition located two blocks South of Kenosha between 1st Street and 4th Street. The subdivision was platted in 1949. Midway has no curbs and the flows from the front yards are conveyed through the ditch that runs along the street. The backyards were designed in 1949 to convey the stormwater from 4th St to 1st St. However, there is no defined swale or drainage easement for this area. Over time, fences have been constructed, the drainage area has silted in, and large trees have grown reducing the conveyance of the stormwater. This was designed prior to current standards. The drainage area to the applicant’s house is approximately 12 acres.
Two rough concepts were considered. One is to regrade the swale between the houses. This option has additional concerns with a sanitary sewer along the property lines. The second option is to have a consulting engineer provide some concepts and potentially preliminary design about collecting the stormwater along Greeley St. with an estimated cost of $75,000.
The driveway culverts along Midway were sent to the Streets & Stormwater Department. They are working on cleaning them.
This is in the Haikey Creek Basin
Staff is requesting $75,000.00 of the 2018 General Obligation Bond Proposition 6 funds to acquire a conceptual report and a possible preliminary design.
Cost: $75,000.00
Funding Source: 2018 General Obligation Bond, Proposition 6
Requested By: Charlie Bright, P.E., Director of Engineering and Construction
Approved By: City Manager’s Office
Attachments: Drainage Report, Exhibits
Recommendation:
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Recommend to approve the expenditure of funds for conceptual report and possible preliminary design of a drainage solution (Case No. 26-012)
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