ABSTRACT: At the October 7, 2008 City Council Meeting, the City Council unanimously approved a “Resolution awarding the bid for the Street Resurfacing of Scenic Road; the Sunset Cultural Center South Parking lot; Ocean Avenue crosswalks; and Escolle Way to the Don Chapin Company in the amount of $128,033.” Of the four “2008 Street Resurfacing Projects,” only Escolle Way would be recommended based on the Nichols Consulting Engineers Pavement Management Program, December 2007. The cost for Escolle Way is $748.00 or considerably less than 1% of the total expenditure of $128,033.00. The rationale for these street projects, according to Administrative Services Director Joyce Giuffre, is the reduction in “potential trip and fall claims” and the enhancement of “the appearance of the City.” Informational and opinion COMMENTS are made and relevant REFERENCES are cited.
AGENDA
Regular Meeting
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
X. Resolutions
B. Consideration of a Resolution awarding the bid for the 2008 Street Resurfacing of Scenic Road; the Sunset Cultural Center South Parking lot; Ocean Avenue crosswalks; and Escolle Way to the Don Chapin Company in the amount of $128,033 and authorize a 10% contingency cost of $12,803.
COMMENTS:
• Of the four 2008 Street Resurfacing Projects consisting of Scenic Road, the Sunset Cultural Center South Parking lot, Ocean Avenue crosswalks and Escolle Way, only Escolle Way would be recommended based on the Nichols Consulting Engineers Pavement Management Program, December 2007. A Pavement Condition Index (PCI) of 55 (PCI Range 40-69 “Fair”) was recorded for Escolle Way between Perry Newberry Way and the Turnaround. Given Escolle Way’s “Fair” condition, there remain three street sections of “Poor” condition (PCI Range 20-39) , as follows:
DOLORES ST.: OCEAN AV.- 8TH AV. PCI 24
7TH AV.: GUADALUPE ST.- CITY LIMITS PCI 30
LAUSEN DR.: RIO RD - CITY LIMITS PCI 31
And at least thirteen street sections categorized as “Fair,” but with lower PCI values than Escolle Way, as follows:
LADERA DR.: RIO RD. - TURN AROUND PCI 42
LINCOLN ST.: 4TH AV. - 5TH AV. PCI 45
OCEAN AV.: SAN ANTONIO - MONTE VERDE PCI 46
SANTA RITA ST.: OCEAN AV. - MT. VIEW AV. PCI 47
SANTA RITA ST.: CITY LIMITS - 3RD AV. PCI 48
GUADALUPE ST.: OCEAN AV. - MT. VIEW PCI 48
4TH AV.: GUADALUPE - CITY LIMITS PCI 48
SANTA RITA ST.: 5TH AV . -OCEAN AV. PCI 49
VALLEY WAY: N.CITY LIMITS - E.CITY LIMITS PCI 49
VISTA AV.: DOLORES ST. - JUNIPERO AV, PCI 49
10TH AV.: JUNIPERO AV. - TORRES ST. PCI 50
GUADALUPE ST.: CITY LIMITS - 2ND AV. PCI 50
PERRY NEWBERRY WAY: 4TH AV. - 6TH AV. PCI 50
• In other words, based on the Nichols Consulting Engineers Pavement Management Program, there are at least sixteen other street sections in poorer condition than Escolle Way. Needless to say, although Carpenter St. between 3rd and Ocean Av. has a PCI of 64 (“Good”), Carpenter St. between 5th Av. & Ocean Av. is in significantly poorer condition. Their estimate for Mill and Thick Overlay is $276,550 and the costs will only escalate over time. Question: Since aesthetics is an important factor in determining street projects, why isn’t Carpenter St,, a main vehicular route for visitors, residents and truck traffic into the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea, especially the street section between 5th Av. and Ocean Av., a top priority street project?
• All of the Scenic Road sections are rated as “Good;” PCI range of 70-100, according to the Nichols Consulting Engineers Pavement Management Program, as follows:
Scenic Road between Ocean Av. & 8th Av.: PCI 85
Scenic Road between 8th Av. & Blk. A3S/End: PCI 74
Scenic Road between Blk. A3S/End & Santa Lucia Av.: PCI 90
Scenic Road between Santa Lucia Av. & City Limits: PCI 75
• Question: Is it a good use of taxpayer funds to expend taxpayer dollars for a consultant’s Pavement Management Program and then basically disregard the Program and substitute other projects to the extent that 99% of funded projects are not based on the Pavement Management Program and only 1% of funded projects are based on the Program?
• Additionally, if our City was governed by the ethic of Carmel-by-the-Sea as “primarily, a residential City,” then the City would have proactively budgeted for the resurfacing of the residential street sections dug up as a consequence of the installation of new replacement water mains by Cal-Am.
REFERENCES:
THE DON CHAPIN CO., INC.: $128,033.00
1) Scenic Road Slurry Seal $ 46,240
2) Sunset Center south parking lot 55,052
3) Ocean Avenue crosswalks 25,993
4) Other street & road projects (Escolle Way) 748
Total $ 128,033
(Source: City Council, Agenda Item Summary, Prepared by: Joyce Giuffre, Admin. Svcs Director)
Other Bids, as follows:
JAMES SOMMERVILLE INCORPORATED: $140,059.00
UNION CITY CONSTRUCTION: $148,115.50
GRANITEROCK PAVEX CONSTRUCTION DIV.: $164,536.50
EARTHWORKS PAVING CONSTRUCTORS, INC.: $148,636.00
AMERICAN ASPHALT REPAIR & RESURFACING CO., INC.: $158,128.00
MONTEREY PENINSULA ENGINEERING: $137,863.00
(Source: CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA STAFF REPORT)
Regular City Council Meeting Video
October 07, 2008
X. Resolutions:
B. Consideration of a Resolution awarding the bid for the 2008 Street Resurfacing of Scenic Road; the Sunset Cultural Center South Parking lot; Ocean Avenue crosswalks; and Escolle Way to the Don Chapin Company in the amount of $128,033 and authorize a 10% contingency cost of $12,803.
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3 comments:
It looks as if once again the city has spent a lot of money on a study and then put it on a shelf to gather dust. The city council cries poor all the time but continues to squander city funds.
Do we have another case here of the city putting friends or supporters of the mayor at the top of the list for getting city funds expended? These people benefit while more important things go unfunded.
CHANGE is in the air in politics and government. But there is BAD change and GOOD change. Eight years ago, Carmel voters voted for a change, a change from Ken White to Sue McCloud. It should not take eight years to realize we voted for BAD change. Sue McCloud has been nothing but bad for carmel and carmelites. She confuses putting the public first with using her office to further her own personal agenda. There has been too much focus on business and entertainment and subsidy to a nonprofit not acountable to us and hardly any attention to residents' needs and concerns. Money wasted on consultants whose recommendations are not funded, etc.
Here we have the glaringly obvious priority of business, commercial and visitors first. Resurfacing of a parking lot at Sunset should not be a priority when our residential streets have cracks and potholes, etc.
I pray and hope GOOD change will at long last come to Carmel-by-the-Sea in 2010. I cannot think of what many more years of Sue and her ineffectual sidekick of a city manager will do to our village.
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