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Home My WebLink AboutPACKET Public Works, Utilities and Public Safety 2010-07-08rt Preparation date: June 28, 2010 * Revision date: AGENDA TOWN OF ESTES PARK PUBLIC SAFETY, UTILITIES & PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE July 8, 2010 8:00 a.m. Board Room, Town Hall 1. PUBLIC COMMENT 2. PUBLIC SAFETY (No Items) 3. UTILITIES (No Items) 4. PUBLIC WORKS a) RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE TOWN BOARD i) Additional Funding for Prospect Avenue Reconstruction - Budgeted. Director Zurn and Mgr. Sievers. NOTE: The Public Safety, Utilities and Public Works Committee reserves the right to consider other appropriate items not available at the time the agenda was prepared. Jackie Williamson From: Admin iR3045 Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2010 4:34 PM To: Jackie Williamson Subject: Job Done Notice(Send) ***************************** *** Job Done Notice(Send) *** ***************************** JOB NO. 2982 ST. TIME 07/01 16:30 PGS. 1 SEND DOCUMENT NAME TX/RX INCOMPLETE TRANSACTION OK 5869561 KEPL 5869532 Trail Gazette 5861691 Channel 8 6353677 Reporter Herald 5771590 EP News ERROR July 8, 2010 Public Safety/ Public Works/ Utilities Committee Town of Estes Park Dear Committee Members: Because of the increase in traffic and disregard for the existing speed limit along Mac Gregor Avenue from Mac Gregor Ranch to Elkhorn Avenue, I ask that you lower the speed limit in this area to 25 miles/hour. This is a two-lane road, not unlike Moraine Avenue coming into town from the South Entrance of Rocky Mountain National Park where the speed limit is 25 miles/hour. There has been heavy traffic from C-dot trucks, other large trucks, small trucks, cars, motorcycles, and bicycles along Mac Gregor Avenue. Traffic is particularly heavy on Sundays and when festivals take place in Bond Park. I ask too that the police department be asked to watch this area and ticket violators. In addition to vehicle traffic, elk, deer, and small animals move along Mac Gregor Avenue between Mac Gregor Ranch, the Land Trust property at the Northeast corner of Wonderview and Mac Gregor Avenue, and the Knoll Willows property just North of the police station and Town Hall. I ask that signs alerting drivers to "Watch for Wildlife" and signs which indicate that elk and deer cross in this area be posted so vehicles coming into town and going out of town will drive with caution in this area. Last year two foxes were hit by cars and killed in this area. Three Abert squirrels were hit by vehicles in the past month. Since we moved to Estes Park three and a half years ago, we regularly saw four Abert squirrels in our yard. This year we also saw baby Abert squirrels in our yard. Abert squirrels used to be seen all over Estes Park. There may have been more animals killed, but I am only personally aware of the ones I mentioned. Recently I have only seen one baby Abert squirrel still alive. I have requested the above action to protect people and preserve the wildlife in this area. I do not know where the funds come from for the signs and the police protection. I do know that the Citizens Initiative on Open Spaces Funds allotted money to the Town of Estes Park for maintaining hiking and biking trails and preservation of wildlife. Since Mac Gregor Avenue is a hiking and biking trail under this initiative and this area is a wildlife area, I believe these funds can be used for these purposes. I appreciate your attention to my concerns and ask that this request be entered in the public record. Sincerely yours, y�jurl- Johanna Darden Full-time Resident of Estes Park 501 Mac Gregor Avenue Estes Park, Colorado 80517 Cc: Mayor Bill Pinkham and the Town Board of Estes Park N (yr 1-1A‘:;r1 TS in Memo To: PUP Committee From: Greg Sievers, Public Works Project Manager Scott Zurn, Public Works Director Date: July 8, 2010 RE: Additional Funding for Prospect Avenue Reconstruction - Budgeted Background: The Prospect Avenue reconstruction project is approximately 70% complete. To date, we have used 80% of the approved contingency. Minor changes included new concrete culvert with end sections, two new sewer services, fly -ash treatment of soft subgrade, modifications and improvements to old existing storm drain manholes, and some additional concrete flat work at neighboring properties. With the upgrade to concrete paving the Contract Agreement was for Original contingency of 10% total budget for the project (purchase order value) The original engineers estimate for the project was (see attached, Town Board memo from February 23, 2010) $ 640,031.71 $ 64,000.00 $ 704,031.71 $ 741,858.00 The subgrade below Prospect Avenue has pockets of bad soil. Staff is concerned about a last minute, large scale need for soil stabilization. Therefore staff would like to increase the contingency in the event of any last minute construction issues. Budget: 2010 Budget contains $ 812,000 for the Street Improvement Program (STIP). 101-3100-431.35-51 Recommendation: I recommend increasing the contingency for this project by an additional $40,000, for a total project budget of $744,031.71 for the Prospect Avenue reconstruction, to the Town Board to be included in the Consent Agenda at the July 13, 2010, Town Board meeting. To: Memo Honorable Mayor Pinkham Board of Trustees Town Administrator Halburnt 111 1'1'1'111111111,111,11N j1111 11111111111111Iii'I ill I lovioloolo11111111111111.111111111 II 11101 No.11.11 From: Greg Sievers, Project Manager & Scott Zurn, Public Works Director Date: February 23, 2010 RE: Prospect Avenue Bypass Reconstruction Bid Background: This project will remove and rebuild the full 2,300'-length of this bypass, which includes Prospect Avenue, Fir Avenue, and a portion of Moccasin Circle Drive. The work begins at Stanley Avenue on the east and ends at Ouray Drive on the west. In addition, and due to this project, the Water Department plans to improve and expand their distribution system by installing an 8" water main loop from Stanley Avenue to Driftwood Avenue. Cornerstone Engineering completed design, and bid packages were made available by newspaper, web, and mail. The consultant and staff held a mandatory pre -bid walk through meeting on February 9, 2010. The engineers estimate for this project is $741,858. On February 18th bids were received from 12 local and Front Range contractors. See results on page 2. Budget: The 2010 budget contains (page 80) $812,000.00 (101-3100-431-35-51) Plus cash -in -lieu from EPMC $ 64,372.78 Total 2010 STIP project funding $876,372.78 Total 2010 Water Dept. funding (page 151) $ 50,000.00 (503-7000-580-35-54) Staff Recommendation: Staff requests Town Board approval to accept the low bid from LaFarge North America with the concrete pavement construction option. This option is 16% greater than the asphalt option, however it will double the road's life span. Therefore, Staff requests the following and will produce one purchase order for each department that equal one Contract Agreement: • Accept the low bid from LaFarge (PW) $ 640,031.71 • Project contingency (PW) $ 64,000.00 (10%) • Water main addition (W) $ 31,761 .75 • Total requested project budget $ 735,793.46 Memo N or FS of,II1,00000041111111001 1:1111111,1111,1101111111111111.11.));111,1„ 1,1,1))),11,11)))))))))))),1,1,1,1,1,11,11,11,11,11,1,1,11111111111111111/illigli! Sample Motion: I move to approve/deny contracting with LaFarge North America for $735,793.46 to construct the Prospect Avenue Bypass Reconstruction Project and water main installation. Prospect Avenue Bypass Reconstruction — request to accept low bid Bid Result Tabulation (after verification) r /7 ,f ,„,,/((/,/,///, i7 /fi 77/, 4 v i ///,///V/ ,( / 4//,/, 4yr, 1 Connell Resources Fort Collins 31,970.00 629,560.00 N/A 2 Coulson Excavating Loveland 27,310.00 615,475.00 N/A 3 Cornerstone Concrete Estes Park 44,782.00 624,032.00 693,182.00 4 Gerrard Excavating Loveland 29,586.20 647,721.05 773,016.05 5 DeFalco Longmont 31,598.71 620,853.60 757,655.27 6 J-2 Contracting Co. Greeley 29,966.00 581,171.00 718,300.00 Kehn Construction Inc. Fort Collins 25,017.00 571,982.90 N/A 8 LaFarge North America Fort Collins 31,761.76 640,642.51 640,031.71 9 Lawson Construction Longmont 32,582.80 649,297.25 729,700.25 10 Mountain Contractors Platteville 31,353.10 650,600.85 916,311.25 11 Premier Paving Inc. Denver 36,237.20 639,021.65 N/A 12 ZAK Dirt Longmont 25,598.00 609,887.75 N/A July 8, 2010 Public Safety/ Public Works/ Utilities Committee Town of Estes Park Dear Committee Members: Because of the increase in traffic and disregard for the existing speed limit along Mac Gregor Avenue from Mac Gregor Ranch to Elkhorn Avenue, I ask that you lower the speed limit in this area to 25 miles/hour. This is a two-lane road, not unlike Moraine Avenue coming into town from the South Entrance of Rocky Mountain National Park where the speed limit is 25 miles/hour. There has been heavy traffic from C-dot trucks, other large trucks, small trucks, cars, motorcycles, and bicycles along Mac Gregor Avenue. Traffic is particularly heavy on Sundays and when festivals take place in Bond Park. I ask too that the police department be asked to watch this area and ticket violators. In addition to vehicle traffic, elk, deer, and small animals move along Mac Gregor Avenue between Mac Gregor Ranch, the Land Trust property at the Northeast corner of Wonderview and Mac Gregor Avenue, and the Knoll Willows property just North of the police station and Town Hall. I ask that signs alerting drivers to "Watch for Wildlife" and signs which indicate that elk and deer cross in this area be posted so vehicles coming into town and going out of town will drive with caution in this area. Last year two foxes were hit by cars and killed in this area. Three Abert squirrels were hit by vehicles in the past month. Since we moved to Estes Park three and a half years ago, we regularly saw four Abert squirrels in our yard. This year we also saw baby Abert squirrels in our yard. Abert squirrels used to be seen all over Estes Park. There may have been more animals killed, but I am only personally aware of the ones I mentioned. Recently I have only seen one baby Abert squirrel still alive. I have requested the above action to protect people and preserve the wildlife in this area. I do not know where the funds come from for the signs and the police protection. I do know that the Citizens Initiative on Open Spaces Funds allotted money to the Town of Estes Park for maintaining hiking and biking trails and preservation of wildlife. Since Mac Gregor Avenue is a hiking and biking trail under this initiative and this area is a wildlife area, I believe these funds can be used for these purposes. I appreciate your attention to my concerns and ask that this request be entered in the public record. Sincerely yours, Johanna Darden Full-time Resident of Estes Park 501 Mac Gregor Avenue Estes Park, Colorado 80517 Cc: Mayor Bill Pinkham and the Town Board of Estes Park Proposal to Move Crosswalk Location: Estes Park, CO - West End of Downtown - Elkhorn Avenue/ State Highway 34 Reason: Pedestrian Flow and Safety Site Photo: Included Businesses Statements: Included Pros: Pedestrian traffic frequently crosses in proposed location although there is a crosswalk 65' from that location. It creates a smooth flow of tourist foot traffic along the shops on the south side rather than a dead end and back and forth traffic. Cons: The cost to relocate a Mail Box receptacle and provide a curb cut for handicap and regular traffic. It is slightly closer to the curve coming into downtown, but when properly marked vehicle traffic is actually warned earlier. In an effort to improve pedestrian traffic flow and personal safety, we would are requesting the Town of Estes Park consider supporting our proposal to CDOT to move the existing crosswalk 65' to the west to accommodate better pedestrian flow and improved safety. We have included site photos, surrounding business statements, a cost estimate and approval from the Postmaster to move the Post Office receptacle box. The site photos 1 & 2 show the approach from the west towards the proposed location of the crosswalk. With proper marking on the north side of the street, the vehicular traffic will be warned slightly sooner than the current location. Photos 3 & 4 show the actual location of the proposed crosswalk from both south and north. As you can see there is a natural flow of pedestrian traffic from the north down the stairs or coming from the west to the crosswalk. On the south side of the street, the side walk ends which is where some just cross anyway and some even start walking along the south side of the street towards the west which is just a pedestrian accident waiting to happen due to the blind nature of the curve on the south side. Photos 5 & 6 illustrate the stacking problems during our busy downtown season. Moving the crosswalk may not eliminate the stacking across the designated crosswalk but it will reduce the number of times it happens. Page 1 of 8 Photos 7 & 8 show the natural flow of traffic. Pedestrians are already crossing there without a marked crossing at higher personal risk. On the south side, it is a hassle to go back 65' to cross just to have to go the 65' on the other side. On the north side the shopping folks come from the west parking lot and the deck must do the same route in reverse order. Photos 9 shows the area where a curb cuts will be needed. Photo 9a shows the south side, photo 9b shows the north side. Photo 10 shows the Post Office receptacle box relocation. The Bid for the curb cuts, movement of the Post Office receptacle box and striping have been included along with a letter stating permission to relocate the Post Office receptacle box. Surrounding businesses support the relocation by virtue of their included letters of support. In summary, we would appreciate the Town of Estes Park's support towards a request to CDOT to allow such a relocation of the existing crosswalk to the proposed areas for the reasons stated above. Please feel free to contact me with any question. Charley Dickey 265 Steamer Court Estes Park, CO 80517 970-217-2533 Charleyiv@aol.com Page 2 of 8 1) Highway 34 looking East towards downtown 2) First view of crosswalk Page 3 of 8 3) View of Proposed Crosswalk — South Side 4) View of Proposed Crosswalk — North Side AMA ��Wrd� IrVl+pwq,��pgVuIII�XM, nq�l�rr1111/",'�Y'W i/,I,�,,a 111,11j1 d n„, uh� i�'"Plmmliu Page 4 of 8 5) Stacking Issues (1) 1f✓ ��411111),�jOi,�,�N,,."��(..fir/�%iny�%�,�"I�j�i;'0�"'� lj N ,�l�rilJllllli�11111�f% Traffic frequently stacks up past the pedestrian crosswalk on a busy day 6) Stacking Issues (2) 111111 pllpiiuuu, m�uuumium� IIIIVIIIIII ililuuuuuuuuuuu Page 5 of 8 7) People naturally cross at this section of sidewalk without the benefit of a marked area. 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Curb Cuts 1111111111111 11111111 um0uuumuuuuu0i0uuuulllVpIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIr�aA iiiiiiiiiii Move PO BOX receptacle to between light pole and bench se %, Page 7 of 8 Statement from Postmaster I have spoken with Robb Haas, Postmaster of the the US Post Office in Estes Park and asked him if it would be possible to relocate the PO Box to between the lamp and sitting bench at the end of the side walk. Robb stated that he did not see any problem moving the box. Page 8 of 8