HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Committees - Public Works/Planning - 09/25/1995 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
September 25, 1995
PRESENT: Paul Mann Tom Brubaker
Jim Bennett Mr. &Mrs. Rust
Tim Clark Rod Bailey
Don Wickstrom Don Rust
Gary Gill Jim Rust
LID 345 - S 218th STREET SIDEWALKS
Wickstrom noted that this is the second time this same issue (sidewalk on one side or both) was
referred back to Committee for a recommendation. Prior to this, it was referred back after being
thoroughly discussed at the Public Hearing on the formation of the LID.
Wickstrom noted the Committee's recommendation at that time was to go with sidewalks on both
sides and to supplement the LID funding in the amount of$166,000 which compensated for the cost
of the widening,the road to full width and installing curb, gutter and sidewalks. Wickstrom referred
back to his October 10, 1994 memo which described the analysis leading to the Committee's
recommendation at that time.
Wickstrom said that because of the City's contribution($166,000), the final assessment would be
lower than originally denoted. He said that if you now go back and delete the one sidewalk, there
isn't any savings to the property owners. Said savings rightly goes towards reducing the City's
contribution because the City is essentially paying for the sidewalks and, therefore, the final
assessment will be higher than they were anticipated to be.
Mrs.Rust inquired to what extent the assessments would higher. Wickstrom explained that due to
the assessment distribution the properties on the north side, such as Trammell Crow, were paying for
approximately 60% of the assessment. So for every dollars'worth of improvements, they were only
being assessed 30 cents therefore. As such,the increase on the south would be small. For the Rust's
property it would be $200 to $300. Mr. Rust remarked if you take out the sidewalk it would be a
savings. Wickstrom stated there would be a slight savings if they were paying 100% and there were
no City contributions.
Wickstrom reiterated the history of this issue noting that after the Council closed the Public Hearing
on the LID they referred the issue back to Committee to address sidewalks on both sides. Wickstrom
said he went back to the Committee with the recommendation that property owners should pay for
some basic services and the City would compromise by paying for the widening, curb, gutter and
sidewalks. That's when the Committee authorized contributing $166,000. Wickstrom said the
proposal went back to Council, but at that time there was no hearing, and the ordinance was passed
incorporating our additional funding into the project.
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Rod Bailey questioned why the City would no longer contribute if you took one sidewalk out.
Wickstrom responded that that was the whole premise of why we were contributing in the first place
and if you start deleting everything, you are back to where the City is paying for the basic road and,
in reality, it should be a local issue paid by the abutting property owners. Wickstrom said deleting
the sidewalk would be fine until someone redevelops or adds onto their development. At that point,
they would be required to put that piece of frontage sidewalk in. Wickstrom said what we'd be doing
here is pulling out essentially a "no cost" item to the property owner and resulting in him paying a
higher assessment and then when he redevelops his property, he would have to put in his section of
the sidewalk along his frontage.
Clark mentioned that sidewalks were in high demand now in all developed areas in the City and that,
in fact,the City is spending$300,000 a year putting sidewalks in where they didn't have them before.
Wickstrom commented that we were contributing so that the property owners could get all the
improvements and still end up costing them less.
On a Motion of 2 to 1 (Mann and Clark for and Bennett no),the Committee recommended no change
in the project design. They also wanted Staff to develop a table denoting the increase in the
assessment attributed to deleting the sidewalk and have it available for Council review at the October
3rd meeting.
ADDED ITEM: STREET SWEEPERS
Mann said he received a call from Jean Ford with regard to the street sweepers. She felt that the
street cleaners were working too late, charging the City a great deal of money in overtime and were
not necessary. Mann told her,however,that the street sweepers were contracted out. Ms. Ford told
Mann on their street the property owners take care of their own street, picking up papers & other
debris, but Mann said this was not true of other parts of the City and there was no way we could
control it unless we had the streets swept. Ford felt that the sweepers were not taking up the dirt,
just moving it around the community. Mann said maybe as a condition to the various vendors we
could monitor or inspect them from time-to-time and make sure when they get to the final destination
their truck is, in fact, filled with dirt. Wickstrom and Brubaker both commented that they were
inspected and were paying the tonnage for disposal of the sweepings at the landfill.
Wickstrom said the City has been very lucky with the current contractor and that he has been very
responsible unlike others in the past. Brubaker said from our City Shops prospective, this contractor
has performed admirably and has done a great job, performed timely, stuck to the schedule and
delivered the goods 100%. Brubaker said we have the right to monitor, but he will incorporate
Mann's suggestion and make sure there is some express clause that allows us the right to confirm that
the work is being done adequately in the next RFP.
Meeting adjourned: 5:45 PM
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