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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
On agenda: 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...
Attachments: 1. 0265-16 Proposal for 2016 Sidewalk Inspection and Repair Pilot, 2. Proposal for 2016 Sidewalk Inspection and Repair Pilot 6-14-2016 Final Revision with Attachments
Related files: Res.0242-16
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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...

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