Sponsor
Alderman McCarthy
Title
2016 Sidewalk Inspection Maintenance and Replacement Program
Resolved, that the the sidewalk inspection criteria shall be revised 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.
Further resolved, that a 2016 pilot management program that prioritizes annual inspections and repairs/replacements shall be established 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.
Perform sidewalk mud-jacking repairs and replacements via open-bid contract(s).
Further resolved, that the experience and data garnered from the development and execution of the 2016 program will be used to draft options and recommendations for the 2017 Sidewalk Maintenance Program to be presented to the Common Council as a portion of the 2017 budgeting process.
Fiscal Note: Funding is provided in the 2016 Gen...
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