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Councilmember Musgrove commented that she gets the point of not wanting to be in it, but is also <br />concerned that homeowners may not complete the job. She stated that she would prefer that the <br />dollars be placed direct to the contractor, versus the homeowner to ensure the work is done. She <br />asked what other cities do. She stated that she does not like doing some more than others because <br />that is within the right-of-way and therefore it should be standard. <br />Chairperson Riley commented that this is a City project and therefore it needs to be done with the <br />project. <br />Councilmember Woestehoff stated that he does want the City to have to stamp the concrete or deal <br />with that contractor and should instead keep it equal. <br />City Engineer/Public Works Director Westby commented that there are fewer stamped/colored <br />concrete contractors compared to regular concrete contractors. He stated that staff could bid <br />standard concrete for all driveways and bid special concrete driveways as alternate bids if the City <br />wanted to better understand the cost difference. He stated that they could then discuss whether the <br />City or property owner wanted to pay the difference. <br />Councilmember Woestehoff commented that he partially supports the comments of Chairperson <br />Riley to replace what exists, noting that it is a small scale compared to the total project price. <br />Chairperson Riley commented that he would say the City should make its best attempt to match <br />and then move on, he would not support tearing it up and repeating. <br />City Engineer/Public Works Director Westby commented that if there is stamped, colored concrete <br />the resident is most likely fussy on what it looks like. He stated that would be an expectation they <br />set with the property owner up front. <br />Chairperson Riley agreed that it would be important to communicate that expectation that the City <br />will do its best to match, otherwise it could be replaced with regular concrete. <br />Assistant City Engineer Feriancek stated that they would follow the typical process and bid the <br />special concrete as a separate pay item. He stated that unless the cost appears out of line, they <br />would proceed as typical but if the cost is much higher, they could bring that back to the Committee <br />for additional discussion. <br />Chairperson Riley commented that the alternative would be to create a policy similar to sprinklers, <br />which allows different types of driveways in the right-of-way, but it is the responsibility of the <br />resident to replace. <br />Councilmember Musgrove asked if they could see the policy for sprinklers in order to consider a <br />driveway policy. <br />Chairperson Riley commented that it would seem harsh to make the residents pay for that cost <br />when they have been replacing the driveways for 50 years. <br />Public Works Committee / November 21, 2023 <br />Page 3 of 10 <br /> <br />