Agenda - Public Works Committee - 11/20/2007

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INTRODUCTION The City received a petition for street grading and pavement improvements on December 10, 2004. The petition received requested that the following segments of street; 163rd Lane from Vario1ite Streetto Uranimite Street; Uranimite Street from 163rd Lane to 164th Lane; 164th Lane from Uranimite Street to Sapphire Street; Sapphire Street from 164th Lane to 164th Avenue; and 164th Avenue from Sapphire Street to a point 300 feet east thereof, hereafter which shall be refelTed to as Welcome's Road, be considered for improvements consisting of grading and bituminous paving. The project area is illustrated in Figure 1. A copy of this petition is included'in Appendix A. This petition was considered by the City Public Works Committee on January 18, 2004 and was forwarded to the City council with a recommendation that a feasibility study be prepared. This recommendation was ratified by the City Council at the February 8, 2005 meeting. A public hearing was held on April 12, 2005. The project was ordered on June 14,2005 and plans and specifications were prepared. The project was bid on February 23, 2006 and all bids were rejected as required by the City Council on February 28, 2006 since the bids exceeded the original feasibility study estimate by more than 10%. On February 28, 2006 the City Council also directed that a Public Hearing be held on April 28, 2006 to initiate the process for reconsideration of this project in light of the higher costs. At the public hearing testimony presented requested that the City consider additional financial participation in the project. Subsequent to a meeting with project residents on Thursday April 27, 2006 the Public Works Committee recommended to City Council that items associated with storm sewer be funded through the Storm Water Utility. On May 23, 2006 the City Council ratified the recommendation of the Public Works Committee and also extended the date for petitioning against this project as provided by City Code to June 9, 2006. In addition to restating the .existing and proposed conditions this revised feasibility study will identify the project costs and financing in accordance with this most recent City Council direction. EXISTING CONDITIONS The streets above identified as Welcome's road consist of slightly over one half mile of sand surfaced street which varies in width, but are generally about 30 feet wide. The alignment does not consistently follow the center of the 66 foot right of way. Drainage is provided by roadside ditches and driveway culverts along most of the length of the project area, but are lacking over a significant portion of the roadway. 26 -~-