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Department of Port Control
Doan Brook Stream Restoration Project
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Department of Port Control
Doan Brook Restoration
Project Area
Rockefeller Park
Subwatershed
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Department of Port Control
Environmental Restoration Goals
 Reduction of high flow velocity during rainstorms
 Reduction of flooding in Rockefeller Park
 Development of stable stream-side vegetation
 Maintain stable stream channel features
 Improve fish population in Doan Brook
 Improve recreational and educational uses
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Doan Brook Watershed Issues
Flooding
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Doan Brook Watershed Issues
Deteriorating walls
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Doan Brook Watershed Issues
Trash and Debris
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Doan Brook Watershed Issues
Narrow stream channel
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Improving Existing Conditions
Replacement of check dams
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Improving Existing Conditions
Flood plain creation
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Improving Existing Conditions
Flood hydraulics
Existing Grade Level
2400 Gal. Per ft.
(Additional flood capacity)
1800 Gal.
Per ft.
1800 Gal.
Per ft.
Existing Doan Brook
Channel
Proposed Doan Brook
Channel
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Department of Port Control
Project History
Project required by Ohio EPA Section 401
Permit Waiver Findings & Orders
Project required by the Army Corps of Engineers
Section 404 Permit
Doan Brook restoration design commence
Doan Brook 60% design completed
Section 106 process commence (required
under the National Historic Preservation Act)
Section 106 completed
Doan Brook 95% design completed
April 2001
May 2001
Sept 2001
April 2002
May 2002
December 2004
December 2004
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Section 106 Process
 Required by Army Corps of Engineers
Section 404 Permit for airport expansion
 Required under the National Historic Preservation Act to minimize
the impacts of the restoration design on the historic resource
of Rockefeller Park
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Project Design
at Rockefeller Lagoon Area
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Project Design at Sowinski Park
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Department of Port Control
MOA Requirements
Nominate Rockefeller Park to the National Registry
of Historic Places
Develop Rockefeller Park master plan
Submit final construction plans to Consulting Parties
for review
Allow Consulting Parties opportunity to salvage
stone wall material slated for removal
Develop construction project signage program
Establish an adaptive management fund
Monitor stream restoration for five years
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Department of Port Control
MOA Status
Rockefeller Park nomination to the National
Registry of Historic Places complete
100% design plans submitted to Consulting Parties
complete
Internal coordination on Rockefeller Park Master
Plan commenced
Restoration monitoring plan under development
Signage program under development
$250,000 post construction adaptive management
fund established
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MOA Requirements
Protect contributing trees during construction
Remove dead trees and some invasive trees within
project limits
Eliminate invasive trees that threaten stone walls
within the project limits
Provide replacement trees for those that expire after
planting
Protect stone walls during construction
Construct new walls using form lined concrete and
closely match existing stone pattern/color
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Key Stakeholders in the Doan
Brook Restoration Project
Community:
Elected Officials:
City of Shaker Heights
City of Cleveland Heights
NEORSD
University Circle Incorporated
Shaker Lakes Nature Center
Doan Brook Watershed Partnership
East Boulevard/Herrick Road Street Club
St. Clair Superior Coalition
Glenville Development Corporation
Holden Parks Trust
Cleveland Cultural Gardens Federation
Mayor Jane L. Campbell
Cleveland City Council
Congressman Dennis Kucinich
Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones
Councilwoman Sabra Pierce Scott
Councilman Kevin Conwell
Regulatory:
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Army Corps of Engineers
Advisory Council for Historic Preservation
Ohio Historic Preservation Office
City of Cleveland:
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Department of Port Control
Department of Water Pollution Control
Department of Parks, Recreation and Maintenance
Cleveland Planning Commission
Cleveland Landmarks Commission
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