City of Racine - File #: 07-0283

• File #: 07-0283
• Version: A
• Name: Proposal from HNTB Corporation for an engineering feasibility study including cost estimates for the heating of sidewalks for the Sixth Street project.
• Type: Communication
• Status: Passed
• File created: 3/7/2007
• In control: Public Works and Services Committee
• Final action: 4/16/2007
• Title: Subject: Direct Referral. Communication from the Commissioner of Public Works/City Engineer submitting a proposal from HNTB Corporation for an engineering feasibility study including cost estimates for the heating of sidewalks for the Sixth Street project. Recommendation: The communication be received and filed. Further recommend that the proposal to provide heated sidewalks be eliminated from the Sixth Street Reconstruction project. Fiscal Note: Current state law prohibits the heating of sidewalks for the purpose of clearing snow. Although there are efforts to change this state statute, the Committee was not willing to expend property taxpayer dollars toward this item.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
4/16/2007	A	Common Council	Approved as Presented	Pass
4/10/2007	A	Public Works and Services Committee	Recommended to be Received and Filed
4/4/2007	A	Common Council	Referred
3/27/2007	A	Public Works and Services Committee	Recommended to be Received and Filed
3/13/2007	A	Public Works and Services Committee	Deferred

Title

Subject: Direct Referral. Communication from the Commissioner of Public Works/City Engineer submitting a proposal from HNTB Corporation for an engineering feasibility study including cost estimates for the heating of sidewalks for the Sixth Street project.

Recommendation: The communication be received and filed.

Further recommend that the proposal to provide heated sidewalks be eliminated from the Sixth Street Reconstruction project.

Fiscal Note: Current state law prohibits the heating of sidewalks for the purpose of clearing snow. Although there are efforts to change this state statute, the Committee was not willing to expend property taxpayer dollars toward this item.