To

Mayor and Council

Subject

Doubletree Detention Pond

Initiator

City Manager's Office

Recommendation

Approval is requested to declare a detention pond located at Fountain Court off \n \n Williams Road a/k/a 191-011-080 (see attachment A) as surplus and authorizing \n \n the City to transfer same to the original owners, Flat Rock Development, LLC \n \n and the acceptance of the detention pond at Doubletree Subdivision at the end \n \n of Fountain Court south of and near the City owned Fountain Court Detention \n \n Pond (see attachment B). This detention pond is owned by Dykes Development \n \n Company in Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia.

Approval

Approved

Background

The City owns Fountain Court Detention Pond, it is approximately 3/4 of an acre

and was installed on a 12 acre commercial site located at Fountain Court, off

Williams Road. The pond was sized for the entire development and accepted and

deeded to the City as a "Commercial" detention facility in 1997. A developer

built a 250 +/- apartment complex at the end of Fountain Court. An old

lake-bed was used as the detention pond for the Doubletree Subdivision and

enlarged to include the Grand Reserve Apartment Community. This is the

previously described detention pond owned by Dykes Development Company.

Analysis

The City will deed the Fountain Court Detention Pond to Flat Rock Development ,

LLC, this will allow the site to be squared off and gain the area necessary for

development to allow the property to be placed back on the tax digest. Dykes

Development Company will deed to the City the Doubletree detention pond.



Public Services and Engineering have inspected the Doubletree Detention pond

and the following needs were addressed in order for the City to accept the

detention pond.



1. All trees on both sides of the dam were removed. The failure in the dam

was repaired down to the outlet pipe.

2. The outlet pipe through the dam was be repaired. Several failed joints

were repaired.



3. The 3 clumps of trees immediately around and in front of the metering

device in the pond were cut down flush with the ground.



4. The area around the outlet pipe of the existing outlet structure on the

pond on Fountain Court, was cleaned, including removal of trees and stumps, for

a distance 56' downstream on both sides of the pond. Riprap was placed or

repaired if necessary. The existing pipe has adequate capacity and is left in

place, the trees in the same area mentioned above was cut down flush with the

ground with the exception of the trees around the perimeter to leave a buffer.

Financial Considerations

The property will be transferred by Quit Claim Deed from the City to Flat Rock

Development, LLC and by Warranty Deed from Dykes Development Company to the

City.

Projected Annual Fiscal Impact Statement

Legal Considerations

Council must declare the property as surplus and approve the transfer and

acceptance of property.

Recommendations/ Actions

Approve the attached Resolution declaring the property as surplus and

authorizing the City Manager to transfer the detention pond located at Fountain

Court a/k/a Tax Map 191-011-080 to Flat Rock Development, LLC and accept the

detention pond at Double Tree Subdivision at the end of Fountain Court from

Dykes Development Company.

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