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-18- hour not including mater/als. Staff recommended that following fees and charges to cover administrative fees, inspection costs and contingencies to cover damage caused by contractors: Permit fee for boring: Permit fee for open trench: Permit fee for overhead: $75 plus $15/driveway, $20/road crossing $75 plus $15/driveway, $20/road crossing plus $2,000 bond with additional $250/ddveway, $I,000 road crossing $75 plus $.05/linear foot If possible all work in existing ROW would require boring, with new construction trenching would be allowed. ~ Councilmember Hend~'L"i5 state~;~at many times 'a pit is dug to bore under a driveway and then they plow in ttieLtflterdict. Ii_~i. inquired if that scenario would be considered a trench or simply boring. How ~itl they dif~ntiate between the two. Director of Public Works/P'ire C~fil;~api:~'..replied that he would not consider that type of activity as boring. ~-~':? )~ ;~:-.?. ' ~13 Councilmember Hendfiksen stated tha~:~e has no o~jection to what was proposed, but would like the policy to ~clude how they will differp~¢~t~.~b~n a trench ~d bo~g. Councilmember Zi~e~an inquired if a co~¢r comp!~}es a boring ~d it collapses in ~e ~mre would the Ciw be expected to fix it for $~2/ ~"'~'~*~i~;:' Dkector of Public Works~ke C~efKapler repli~-:that sta~ ~o¢~t was that if~ere w~ going to be a problem ~t would probably not happen right away'so the fee[ ~ey would be cheung would cover ~e costs if they were to have to cut it out ~d repack ib:~ik~ Councilmember ~derson stated that her concern w~ ~at ~e was a qmte ~ issue at the state level that cities were ~g to make money with fees ~d ~i;~ees should really reflect the actual costs of ~e job. Director of Public Works/Fire Chief Kapler replied, that he had consulted with the Street Supervisor to determine appropriate costs to accurately reflect the cost to do needed repair if necessary. Councilmember Zimmerman felt that more research needed to be done to make sure the fees would cover costs incurred by the City if they had to make any repairs. Mayor Gamec recommended adopting the policy as written and then they could review the fees further at a future meeting. Finance Committee/January 22, 2002 Page 2 of 9 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I