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Environmental Policy Board(EPB) 5. 1. <br /> Meeting Date: 07/18/2016 <br /> Submitted For: Grant Riemer, Engineering/Public Works <br /> By: Grant Riemer, Engineering/Public Works <br /> Information <br /> Title: <br /> Consider Maintenance Options for Center Median in the Sweet Bay Ridge Development <br /> Purpose/Background: <br /> The purpose of this case is to seek direction on the ongoing maintenance of the center median at the entrance to the <br /> Sweet Bay Ridge development. The median is located on 161st Avenue, east of Variolite Street. The median <br /> consists of two sections,one approximately 150'x 15'and the other 300'x 15'. The median was installed during the <br /> first phase of the Sweet Bay Ridge Development and was irrigated and maintained by the developer initially. <br /> During the recession,the developer requested that the irrigation meter be removed and with no home owners <br /> association to assume payment of the utility bill, the irrigation was shut off and has been off for several years now. <br /> Because it was a private irrigation system,we have no record of it being winterized or if it is even functional today. <br /> A quick inspection by staff uncovered several broken sprinkler heads and missing parts. <br /> A group of residents from the development have taken on the maintenance of the median themselves,because they <br /> take pride in the appearance of their neighborhood. But,the out of pocket costs,time,and labor have become too <br /> much for them to continue this practice. Last fall a group of neighbors came to the City asking for help with the <br /> maintenance of the median. They were seeking permission to have rock installed on the median, at their cost, as a <br /> way to cut back on the maintenance and reduce costs associated with replacing the wood mulch every year. This <br /> idea was rejected by Staff because of the harsh environment it would create for the plant material and because of <br /> potential maintenance issues the rock could cause (if the rock found its way to the road surface). <br /> City staff has gathered several options for possible maintenance solutions of the median and they are included in <br /> this case. It should be noted that whatever solution or direction is taken for this median,City Council approval will <br /> be needed before any work can take place. Also, there are other medians throughout the city that are in the same <br /> condition of disrepair with no clear cut maintenance agreements or ownership in place. Any decision made on this <br /> particular median will impact how we handle the future maintenance on those facilities as well. <br /> Notification: <br /> Staff has been in contact with Leslie Roering, a resident of the Sweetbay Ridge development, and she has received <br /> a copy of this case. <br /> Observations/Alternatives: <br /> Staff has collected several estimates for various maintenance options and they are as follows: <br /> Option#1-Do nothing and leave the median to occasional and partial maintenance by concerned residents in <br /> development. <br /> Option 92-Removal: <br /> 1. Remove median and re-pave area at an estimated cost of$54,541.00. This does not include removing <br /> irrigation stub and capping at the water main; or <br /> 2. Remove landscaping, leave curb in place and pave area at an estimated cost of$32,300.00. This does not <br /> include removing irrigation stub and capping at the water main. <br /> Option 93-Restore and/or Replace Landscaping: <br />