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HomeMy WebLinkAboutColleyville Trails and Sidewalks Committee-Agenda Packets-8/18/2008GiIY or (~~ ~ Il~ Texas PUBLIC NOTICE COLLEYVILLE TRAILS AND SIDEWALKS COMMITTEE WORKSESSION AGENDA Monday, August 18, 2008 4:00 P.M. COLLEYVILLE CITY HALL EXECUTIVE CONFERENCE ROOM 100 MAIN STREET 3RD FLOOR The agenda for this meeting will be as follows: 1. Call to Order 2. Approval of Worksession Minutes for July 29, 2008 3. Discussion and Continuation of the Sidewalk Master Plan 4. Adjournment certify that this notice was posted on the City Hall Bulletin Board on Thursday, August 14, 2008, by 5:OOpm. ~~' ~ ~. ~..~ Kathy E. Moore Engineering Assistant Colleyville Trails and Sidewalks Committee Agenda August 18, 2008 G~~Y of (~ Texas COLLEYVILLE TRAILS AND SIDEWALKS COMMITTEE WORKSESSION MINUTES -July 29, 2008 CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 4:05 p.m. ROLL CALL Present: David Klenzendorf, Gail Manion, Odilon Alvarado, Jack Olsen, Judy Atwood, Bahjat McElroy, Nancy Jane Langford Staff Present: Jeremy Hutt, Kathy Moore APPROVAL OF MINUTES Jack Olsen moved to approve the minutes from the July 1, 2008 meeting, and Gail Manion seconded the motion. The vote was unanimous. WORKSESSION AGENDA ITEMS 1. Discussion of a Proposed Amendment to the Colleyville Pathways Plan to include a Sidewalk Master Plan Jeremy Hutt opened the meeting with a follow up on Councilman Licata's suggestion to check into a general sidewalk fund opposed to escrowing funds. Jeremy Hutt stated that he called several of our surrounding Cities; including the City of Keller...none have this option in place at this time. In addition, he spoke with City Attorney, Matthew Boyle and asked him to look into a general sidewalk fund. Mr. Boyle was not familiar with any City with this type of program. He is concerned that it is not a proven program and there will most likely be considerable opposition from developers. He was also cautious as to the benefits of a program like this, due to the increased possibility of law suits. Adding, that one law suit could potentially wipe out the fund, since we are not escrowing that many sidewalks at this time. Jeremy Hutt also addressed the question concerning some homes on Bransford Road, which were not listed on the escrow list. Jeremy informed the Committee that the Escrow Listed was only updated a couple of times per year. Kathy Moore added that she checked with the Building Inspection Department and they selected at random a couple of the recently finaled homes along Bransford Road, and those homes had paid the required escrow fee for sidewalks; there are a couple of homes that have not yet finaled and the files were flagged to insure that fees are collected. Kathy Moore stated that she would be happy to do additional research if the Committee would submit specific addresses that they would like to have checked. Colleyville Trails and Sidewalks Committee Worksession Minutes -July 29, 2008 Judy Atwood asked for a clarification on how escrow funds are determined now? Jeremy Hutt stated that currently we are taking into account the cost of the sidewalk, but not drainage improvements. He also added that in the last six months, since the Committees recommendations on escrowing funds we have taken in very few sidewalk escrows; all of which have been approved by upper management. He restated that when escrowing funds, we do not at this time take into account for drainage, retaining walls, or anything to do with the actual design. The escrow amount is determined by the actual amount of sidewalk being placed on the ground, this amount does have contingences for inflation and small issues such as grading. Jeremy Hutt offered the Committee members a timeline for the completion of the Sidewalk Master Plan Project. He stated that he would like to complete the color coding of the map at today's meeting and at the next worksession the Committee could review the text and final corrections. Gail Manion said that she felt the sidewalks currently going in on Beverly Drive and Shelton Drive were coming along and she was happy with their progress; Jeremy informed the Committee members that all the sidewalks would be poured the following day. They questioned if Bogart Drive would be complete by the time school starts, and Jeremy Hutt said they were on schedule to be. The Committee went to work on color coding the existing map where they left off at the last worksession. Judy Atwood asked if the current map and recommendations have been compared to the existing Trail Plan. Jeremy Hutt answered that he did have the proposed trails overlaid onto the map they are working with, which are the red lines on the map. Nancy Jane Langford asked about the handicap ramps along Hall Johnson Road, she said they don't appear to be installed properly. Jeremy Hutt stated that he believes that they were built to serve both sides of traffic, to cross from either direction. The idea behind it is that you build one ramp instead of two. Discussion continued, with Jeremy Hutt agreeing to do some research into the ADA Standards and report back to the Committee for future reference. The Committee's discussion continued concerning areas of redevelopment, and what the current Ordinance says about bringing property up to current standards. Jeremy Hutt reminded the Committee that the Sidewalk Master Plan can be reviewed every couple of years to keep it up-to-date with the current trends and to make any necessary changes. Additional, David Klenzendorf questioned if there was an Ordinance regarding clearance for sidewalks; Jeremy Hutt stated that he was not aware of one, but suggested he could send a CRM to the Code Enforcement Officer with the area in question. Jeremy Hutt asked the Committee to wait at least three weeks for the final worksession, in order to give him time to update the map and get the verbiage together. STAFF REPORTS The committee agreed to have another worksession to finish their work on the Sidewalk Master Plan. The worksession wi{I be set for Monday, August 18, 2008 at 4:00 p.m. Colleyville Trails and Sidewalks Committee Worksession Minutes -July 29, 2008 ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 5:55 p.m. Respectfully Submitted, Kathy E. Moore Administrative Assistant Approved on: August 18, 2008 Colleyville Trails and Sidewalks Committee Worksession Minutes -July 29, 2008