DATE: July 27, 2017
TO: Board of Mayor and Aldermen
FROM: Eric Stuckey, City Administrator
Mark Hilty, Assistant City Administrator - Public Works
Lisa Clayton, Parks Director
Paul Holzen, City Engineer/Director of Engineering
SUBJECT:
*Consideration of Resolution 2017-58, ?A Resolution Authorizing the City Administrator to Make Certain Changes to the Crescent Lockwood Parkland Dedication and Acquisition Agreement, COF No. 2016-0098.
Purpose
The purpose of this memorandum is to provide information to the Franklin Board of Mayor and Aldermen (BOMA) concerning Resolution 2017-58, ?A Resolution Authorizing the City Administrator to Make Certain Changes to the Crescent Lockwood Parkland Dedication and Acquisition Agreement, COF No. 2016-0098.
Background
In June of 2017, the Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved an agreement with Crescent Lockwood, LLC to acquire 76.99 acres of land for development of a future park. At this location, the Harpeth River serves as the southern boundary for this property and the northern boundary for the approximately 188 acres owned by the City for potential development of a water reclamation facility and regional park, as discussed in the 2015 Comprehensive Parks Master Plan.
Since the approval of the agreement, the City has been conducting a "due diligence review" of the property. The due diligence review period concluded on July 15, 2017. Two significant areas of concern have arisen from these reviews: 1) the condition of the Robinson Lake dam; and 2) the depth of Robinson Lake is swallower than expected. These concerns have been conveyed to the owner, Crescent Lockwood, LLC.
Attached is a preliminary review of the Robinson Lake dam conducted by CDM Smith. This review identifies a number of concerns related to the dam and surrounding earth embankment areas. The dam structure will need to comply with the standards established within the Tennessee Safe Dams program which is administered by the Tennessee D...
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