11222016 Board of Public Works Agenda

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REGULAR MEETING NOVEMBER 22, 2016 369 Section 1. The findings made by the Board in Resolution No.50-2014 are reaffirmed and incorporated herein as if fully set forth in this Resolution. Section 2. The Board hereby reaffirms the cost -share sidewalk and curb reimbursement program between the City and City homeowners, and further reaffirms the reimbursement to the property owners set out in Section 1 of Board Resolution No.50-2014 as follows: [6"IC�jb:OLn Wide Sidewalk Only $20/Linear Foot $15/Linear Foot Section 3. The Board hereby reaffirms the reimbursement schedule established in Section 2 of Board Resolution No. 50-2014 for those situations where two or more adjacent home Property owners sign up for the program, which is as follows: No. of Adjacent Property Owners Sidewalk Curb 2 $22/Linear Foot $16/Linear Foot 3 $23/Linear Foot $17/Linear Foot 4 or More $24/Linear Foot $18/Linear Foot Section 4. To encourage the redevelopment and rehabilitation of vacant and abandoned homes, the Board hereby reaffirms the reimbursement schedule established in Section 3 of Resolution No. 50-2014, set forth below, which shall now apply to construction of sidewalk and/or curb for property that is vacant, abandoned, and most in need of repair as determined by the Director of the Department of Code Enforcement. F ide Sidewalk Onl $30/Linear Foot urb Only $11Ur ear Foot Section 5. As established in Section 4 of Board Resolution No. 50- 2014, costs incurred for the necessary construction of accessible sidewalk ramps in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act will be subject to approval by the City Engineer or designee and reimbursed at a not to exceed cost of $950.00 for each ramp. Section 6. For purposes of the Fully Subsidized Sidewalk and Curb Replacement Program a/k/a "The Fully Subsidized Program" established at Section 5 of Board Resolution No. 50-2014, which Program requires that only existing curb and/or sidewalkthat is in poor or very poor condition and that homeowners be selected using objective criteria, the selection process shall remain the same with each Council member to make selections by the end of calendar year 2016 based on objective criteria developed by the South Bend Common Council for up to an aggregate for each Council member during and by the end of calendar year 2017 of 1,000 feet of sidewalk and 500 feet of curb, or alternatively, 1,250 feet of sidewalk only. The other previous alternative of 1,400 feet of curb only has been eliminated. Section 7. The Council member shall submit to the South Bend Department of Public Works by the end of calendar year 2016 the list of properties for participation in the Fully Subsidized Program on a "Council Allocation Form", a copy of which is attached as Exhibit B herein. Section 8. Pursuant to Section 8 of Board Resolution No. 50-2014, final selection of sidewalks and/or curbs eligible for replacement under the Fully Subsidized Program shall be made by the City's Department of Public Works and the Common Council, with the Department of Public Works performing a condition analysis of each proposed Project property and, if necessary, a ranking of the properties in terms of condition, and notifying each Council members of the properties approved based on condition. Section 9. This Resolution shall be in fall force and effect upon its adoption by the Board of Public Works.