2009-04-20 Regular Council Meeting Agenda

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To: Honorable Mayor Adams and City Council From: Julie Feier, City Manager Date: April 20, 2009 Subject: City Manager’s Report 1. Request for Bid Approval for Curb and Sidewalk Repair : Sidewalks receive a rating based on the standards attached to your April 10 weekly. Sidewalks needing repair for trip hazards or serious deterioration receive temporary asphalt or minor concrete repairs with in-house staff. Major asphalt and concrete repairs are performed each year by contract. Some minor and major curb and sidewalk repairs are required each year to keep the infrastructure in fair condition. If the City did not make progress in these areas each year, we would not be even minimally maintaining the infrastructure. Further, the City can be liable for injuries sustained by a person on city pavement/property in poor condition because of neglected maintenance. When the street is micro surfaced or rehabilitated, necessary curb work should be performed to keep the pavement in good condition as long as possible, since improper/poor drainage can cause damage to the new street pavement.Also, performing the curb and sidewalk repair prior to the actual work on the street pavement, ensures that the large equipment necessary to make sidewalk and curb repairs do not damage a newly paved surface. Staff is requesting approval of St. Louis Concrete’s bid of $101,586.20 as the lowest qualified bidder. Request for approval of the JAG Grant for Police Equipment 2.: Monies provided by the Recovery Act: Edward Bryne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant now will offset the monies expended by the city at a later date. Economic constraints have required the police department to cut commissioned personnel from eighty-two to seventy-five. The nine percent decrease has coincided with a nineteen percent increase in crime over the past five years. Although future