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Assistant Director of Public Works Olson stated that was in the letter that was sent. <br /> <br />City Engineer Jankowski stated that was in October and it might not be the best thing to replace <br />all of the sidewalks because of the inconvenience that it's going to cause. <br /> <br />Assistant Director of Public Works Olson stated that initially, back in 2002, the contractor was <br />verbally advised. The developer's contractor informed the City's Inspector that it was the <br />intention to slip form the entire sidewalk four inches thick, and then return to replace the sections, <br />so they were told verbally. <br /> <br />City Engineer Jankowski stated that was correct. <br /> <br />Assistant Director of Public Works Olson stated that was not exactly correct. The construction <br />inspector had a daily construction log and documented the conversations he had, and that is in his <br />log, so that's a legal document. <br /> <br />City Engineer Jankowski stated it's also significant that in the log there were two four-inch <br />driveways that were removed with six inches. That is why, if you look at the case, it says 34 <br />remaining driveways are substandard, and nine are broken. He stated that is a total of 35, so two <br />of them actually were replaced. <br /> <br />Public Works Director Kapler stated that they are still covered. <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec stated they are still covered with $38,000 as long as the City holds that and say <br />they forfeited it. <br /> <br />Chairperson Elvig asked what they would do in the future, looking back at this case. <br /> <br />City Engineer Jankowski stated they would not allow them to slip the four inches to begin with, <br />and if we know there is a driveway on the street, it needs to be slipped six inches. Now the City <br />has a standard that identifies the thickness on the drive. <br /> <br />Chairperson Elvig asked if they've doubled-checked the thickness. <br /> <br />Assistant Director of Public Works Olson stated that they have. He asked if there is an <br />assessment for replacement if, down the road, the escrow money is gone and the sidewalks fail <br />and need to be replaced. <br /> <br />City Engineer Jankowski stated this goes along with the sidewalk policy, and not only do you talk <br />about who maintains it, but different cities have different policies as to what happens when the <br />sidewalk becomes effective, but in many older communities there is an assessment. <br /> <br />Public Works Committee / April 19, 2005 <br /> Page 12 of 21 <br /> <br /> <br />