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Subject: Communication from the Commissioner of Public Works/City Engineer requesting to meet with the Public Works and Services Committee in closed session regarding a settlement agreement with the Union Pacific Railroad for repairs to the Mound Avenue railroad bridge. (Res.09-1183)
Recommendation of the Public Works and Services Committee on 10-28-08, 11-11-08 and 12-9-08: Defer
Recommendation of the Public Works and Services Committee on 1-13-09: That the settlement agreement as presented by Atty. Robert Hankel be approved, in concept, with final verbiage to be approved by the City Attorney's office. The settlement agreement terms are as follows:
1. With respect to the Mound Avenue Bridge, the Union Pacific Railroad Company will:
A. Maintain and repair the tie, rail and ballast conditions and, in addition, will maintain and repair the deck drainage systems;
B. The bridge retaining walls within the track embankment support structure will be repaired and additional required repairs of the bridge structure disclosed during the process, if any, will also be completed;
C. The bridge deck handrail will be maintained.
D. The middle steel column will be maintained and repaired, as will all support concrete structures for said column support located in the middle of the paved portion of the roadway; and
E. Handrails underneath the bridge and concrete sidewalk to the extent necessary, any concrete abutments and supporting structures will be repaired for that area spanned by the bridge and all supporting structures, including concrete retaining walls that are part of the bridge; for these purposes, a straight line will be drawn from the farthest edge of each structure on each side of the roadway to determine the area of the railroad's responsibility, such structure including the extension of concrete supporting walls beyond the "shadow of the bridge."
2. With regard to the Sixth Street Bridge, the railroad will complete the following:
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