City of Racine - File #: 0265-16

• File #: 0265-16
• Version: A
• Name: Communication from the Commissioner of Public Works submitting a proposed 2016 Sidewalk Inspection Maintenance and Replacement Program. (Res No. 0242-16)
• Type: Communication
• Status: Passed
• File created: 3/24/2016
• In control: Public Works and Services Committee
• Final action: 6/21/2016
• Title: Subject: (Direct Referral) Communication from the Commissioner of Public Works submitting a proposed 2016 Sidewalk Inspection Maintenance and Replacement Program. (Res No. 0242-16) Recommendation of the Public Works and Services Committee on 03-29-16: Defer Recommendation of the Public Works and Services Committee on 04-12-16: Defer Recommendation of the Public Works and Services Committee on 05-10-16: Defer Recommendation of the Public Works and Services Committee on 05-31-16: Defer Recommendation of the Public Works and Services Committee on 06-14-16: Revise the sidewalk inspection criteria to conform to Federal Highway Administration and U.S. Assess Board recommendations and guidelines as detailed in the Criteria for Inspection of Sidewalks in the Right-Of-Way dated May 2016. Establish a 2016 pilot management program that prioritizes annual inspections and repairs/replacements in the following order: 1. Locations of resident/staff submitted complaints. 2. Sidewalk repairs an...
• Related files: Res.0242-16

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/21/2016	A	Common Council	Adopted As Amended:	Fail
6/21/2016	A	Common Council	Approved as Presented	Pass
6/14/2016	A	Public Works and Services Committee	Recommended For Approval
5/31/2016	A	Public Works and Services Committee	Deferred
4/12/2016	A	Public Works and Services Committee	Deferred
3/29/2016	A	Public Works and Services Committee	Deferred

Title
Subject: (Direct Referral) Communication from the Commissioner of Public Works submitting a proposed 2016 Sidewalk Inspection Maintenance and Replacement Program. (Res No. 0242-16)

Recommendation of the Public Works and Services Committee on 03-29-16: Defer

Recommendation of the Public Works and Services Committee on 04-12-16: Defer

Recommendation of the Public Works and Services Committee on 05-10-16: Defer

Recommendation of the Public Works and Services Committee on 05-31-16: Defer

Recommendation of the Public Works and Services Committee on 06-14-16: Revise the sidewalk inspection criteria to conform to Federal Highway Administration and U.S. Assess Board recommendations and guidelines as detailed in the Criteria for Inspection of Sidewalks in the Right-Of-Way dated May 2016.

Establish a 2016 pilot management program that prioritizes annual inspections and repairs/replacements in the following order:

1. Locations of resident/staff submitted complaints.

2. Sidewalk repairs and replacements as a portion of street reconstruction contracts.

3. Priority locations: Downtown, Uptown, West Racine, Lakefront and vicinity of the Zoo for an estimated total of 80 blocks, or 14 miles of sidewalk.

4. Pedestrian Corridors along BUS routes for an estimated total of 90 miles of sidewalk (17 miles of sidewalk will most probably be completed in 2016).

5. Locations within one or two blocks of a school for an estimated total of 200 blocks or 34 miles of sidewalk (funds will most probably not be available for these locations in 2016).

6. Locations within one block of a park for an estimated 90 blocks, or 16 miles of sidewalk (funds will most probably not be available for these locations in 2016).

7. Sidewalks abutting church properties for an estimated 100 blocks, or 18 miles of sidewalk (funds will most probably not be available for these locations in 2016).

Perform concrete saw-cutting of vertical displacements between sidewalk squares where appropriate.

Perfo...