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Storm Water Connection Agreement for the Gordie Howe International Bridge Project
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Agenda of: May 25, 2022
Item No.: 2022-194
Amount: N/A
TO: The Honorable
Board of Directors
Great Lakes Water Authority
FROM: Suzanne R. Coffey, P.E.
Interim Chief Executive Officer
Great Lakes Water Authority
DATE: May 20, 2022
RE: Storm Water Connection Agreement for the Gordie Howe International Bridge Project
MOTION
Upon recommendation and opinion of Suzanne R. Coffey, P.E., Interim Chief Executive Officer, and Randal M. Brown, General Counsel, the Board of Directors (Board) for the Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA):
(1) Approves the Storm Water Connection Agreement for the Gordie Howe International Bridge Project between between MDOT, GLWA and Detroit; and
(2) Authorizes the Interim Chief Executive Officer to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote, including the execution of the Purchase Agreement and closing documents.
JUSTIFICATION
MDOT desires to assist the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority ("WDBA") to develop, construct and operate a new international bridge crossing between Detroit, Michigan and Windsor, Ontario, Canada, the related port of entry, and the related interchange and interconnection with I-75 and surface streets (collectively, the "GHIB Project"). The City and MDOT are parties to an Agreement - Transfers of Properties, Assets, Interests and Jurisdiction dated June 19, 2017 ("Transfer Agreement") relating to the GHIB Project, and this Agreement is a "Storm Water Connection Agreement" contemplated by Article VII, Section E, of the Transfer Agreement. Exhibit J to the Transfer Agreement set forth the anticipated way in which the storm water drainage from a portion of the GHIB Project ("GHIB POE Drainage Area") would be retained and subsequently discharged into the Detroit River.
As permitted by the Transfer Agreement, the City and MDOT have agreed (and GLWA...
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