2. Avenue P Background
• True neighborhood with many residents having lived
there for generations
• Most houses built in 1940’s and 1950’s
• Long history of flooding
• reports dating back decades
• exacerbated by continued development with increased
impervious cover
3. Avenue P Background
• 2000 Master Drainage Plan
• Developed by Freese & Nichols, Inc.
• Analyzed 57 drainage problem areas
• Top 25 problem areas ranked/prioritized according to
• amount and velocity of flow
• capacity of existing facilities
• traffic issues (disruption/emergency response)
• history of flooded structures
• cost-benefit analysis
• Avenue P Drainage Problem Area Ranked #2
4. Avenue P Background
• Ave P neighborhood meeting – September 19, 2011
• Attendees
• Then-City Manager Harold Dominguez
• City Councilman Johnny Silvas
• City Engineer Clinton Bailey
• Approximately 25 area residents
• Area residents discussed history of neighborhood
drainage issues
• City Officials discussed remediation options and
funding opportunities
5. Avenue P Background
• City Council meeting – November 1, 2011
• Presentation on Capital Planning Projects
• Top 5 drainage problems presented
• Council approved funding ($1.7 million) for Ave P
• $700,000 from fiscal year 2011-2012
• $1,000,000 from fiscal year 2012-2013
13. Drainage Areas
W Avenue N
Cemeteries
ASU
S Bryant Blvd
Chadbourne
Johnson St
S
14. Avenue P Drainage Improvement Project
• Take drainage underground from S. Bryant Blvd to
the east side of S. Chadbourne St.
End
Begin
Avenue P
S Chadbourne
S Bryant Blvd
15. Avenue P Drainage Improvement Project
• 2,300 linear feet of storm drain under Ave P
• 300 linear feet of improved open channel
• Curb inlets along Avenue P to pick up street drainage
• Storm drain crosses under S Chadbourne St.
• Discharges into an open channel on the east side of
S Chadbourne St.
• Flows directly into the Red Arroyo
17. Project Timeline
2012
• Mid-October – Complete design
• November – Advertise for bid
• Early December – Open and award bid
• Mid-late December – Begin construction
2013
• Late summer – Project completion
