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<br />CASE # .3 <br /> <br />REVIEW DRAFT CULVERT POLICY <br />By: Steven Jankowski, Assistant City Engineer <br /> <br />Background: <br /> <br />At the June 16, and July 21,2009 Public Works Committee meetings the Committee discussed <br />the need for defining installation and maintenance responsibilities for driveway culverts in those <br />areas of the City where roadside ditches are used to carry storm water drainage. Although the <br />current City Code does not address the requirements for driveway culverts, as late as 1999 the <br />code required that a minimum 15 inch culvert be placed beneath every driveway unless it was <br />determined by the street superintendant that a culvert would not be required. <br /> <br />At the July meeting the Committee expressed concern with the draft policy. The Committee <br />pointed out that some areas which currently do not have culverts are functioning quite <br />satisfactorily without them. Staff has attempted to address those concerns by adding language to <br />the second paragraph of the policy which would identify conditions where driveway culverts <br />may not be necessary. Attached to this case is a draft policy for the Committee's review. <br /> <br />Recommendation: <br /> <br />Staff recommends that the Committee recommend the attached culvert policy to City Council for <br />adoption following review by the City Attorney. <br /> <br />Action: <br /> <br />Motion to recommend adoption of the draft driveway culvert to the City Council for adoption <br />following review by the City Attorney. <br /> <br />Reviewed By: <br />Director of Public W orks/Principal City Engineer <br />City Engineer <br />Public Works Street Supervisor <br />City Attorney <br /> <br />PW: 08/19/09 <br />