City Council Announcements
April 23, 2013
Information Needed by Council Staff 5:00:29 PM
II. Citywide Concrete Study Scope (See Attached)
For the past several years, the Council has had an interest in finding solutions to address the city’s concrete infrastructure maintenance, repair and replacement needs. Caring for the aging infrastructure – streets, sidewalks, and curb and gutter - has been a challenge to fund consistently and equitably. As such, the Council set aside CDBG funds for a study. Some of these funds are being used by the Administration to capture data (inventory and condition) that would be utilized by the study’s consultant.
The Administration is proposing to contract with NV5 Engineering, currently a civil engineer term consultant on retainer with the City. The Administration believes this firm has the expertise to meet the study’s objectives, including guiding the City in how to fund and address concrete infrastructure needs. The urgency for this item is to meet the HUD requirements and utilize the CDBG funds as proposed, and to find solutions that will realistically address this challenge.
Ø Does the Council approve of the Citywide Concrete Study scope as proposed by the Administration?
Councilmember Garrott said he would like to see Administration look beyond what similar cities are doing and be creative and innovative with solutions. Councilmember Kyle LaMalfa said he would like to know if there was an inventory of where gaps were in the sidewalks. Councilmember Christensen said he would like to know where sidewalks were not required and to get recommendations for the future for including sidewalks in areas where sidewalks were not required. He said he has been getting complaints from industrial areas such as Salt Lake International Center where there were no sidewalks nor was it required at time of development.
ADDITIONAL ITEMS
Item G-1, Bicycle Advisory
Committee on Agenda for April 23, 2013
Cindy
Gust-Jenson, Executive Council Director, asked the Council if they would like to
remove Item G-1 from the formal meeting agenda to do the resolution and
ordinance together on May 7, 2013. Council agreed to remove Item G-1 from
the agenda for April 23, 2013 formal meeting.