Staff recommends that Council approve a resolution ordering improvements identified in WO 21-25 Boulder Avenue Sidewalk Project.

The City has an annual program to make improvements that deals with tripping hazards, drainage problems, property owner requests, complaints, and other miscellaneous concrete work.  This program is split into three separate projects.  The first project, sidewalk tripper repair, deals with tripping hazards that can be repaired by grinding them.  The second project, small concrete replacement, primarily includes tripping hazards that need to be replaced instead of repaired. The third project is the Missing Sidewalk/Miscellaneous project and is the subject of this council action.   

The Missing Sidewalk/Miscellaneous project is intended to concentrate on installing sidewalk in areas that are missing pedestrian facilities.  As a priority, City staff identified areas that are along arterial streets, collector streets, school routes, or in high pedestrian areas for inclusion in this program.  One of the streets identified as needing sidewalk is Boulder Avenue from 32nd Street West to Rehberg Lane.  The resolution ordering improvements is to construct sidewalk along the north side of Boulder Avenue from 32nd Street West to Rehberg Lane.  The property owners are responsible for paying for sidewalk on their addressed side and drive approaches on both addressed and non-addressed sides.  

The Council may:

• Approve the Resolution ordering construction of the improvements; or
• Not approve the Resolution ordering construction of the improvements.  If the Council does not approve the Resolution, the property owners cannot be assessed and the work will not occur because there is no other source of funding.

The project is funded through gas tax and direct property assessments.  The assessments included in the resolution are in the amount of $88,000.00.