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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 10111988 - 2.3 v7- 3 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FROM: J. MICHAEL WALFORD, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR DATE: October 11 , 1988 SUBJECT: Response to August 2 , 1988 Board Referral - Concerns of Earl Daniel Relative to Roadway and Storm Drain Problems in the Vine Hill Area, Martinez Specific Request(s) or Recommendations) & Background & Justification I. RECOMMENDATION ACCEPT report of Public Works Director on August 2 , 1988 referral by the Board regarding Mr. Earl Daniel 's concerns on street, sidewalk, and drainage issues in the Martinez Vine Bill area . II. FINANCIAL IMPACT None III. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION/BACKGROUND Mr. Earl Daniel , 4250 Arthur Road, Martinez , appeared before the Board to express his concerns relative to streets, sidewalks, and storm drain systems not being maintained in the unincorporated areas of the County and especially in the Vine Hill area . Staff met with Mr. Daniel several times to discuss his concerns. A summary of the issues is as follows: Continued on attachment: X yes Signature: OG&6( Recommendation of County Administrator Recommendation of Board Committee Approve Other: Signature(s) : Action of Board on: October 11 1988 Approved as Recommended x Other Vote of Supervisors I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN X Unanimous (Absent - ) ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON Ayes: Hoes: THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF Absent: Abstain: SUPERVISORS ON DATE SHOWN. Attested Orig. Div. : Public Works (FCE) PHIL BATCHELOR, cc: County Administrator CLERK OF THE BOARD County Counsel OF SUPERVISORS AND Community Development COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR Public Works Department: Road Engineering Maintenance MFK:md BO: 11 . t10 By PUTY CLERK 1. Drainage on Arthur Road sheet flows across the street at several points, especially during heavy rainfall . This problem results from insufficient easterly cross slope on the street and the accumulation of debris in the street gutter. Arthur Road is an older street that was constructed with a cross slope to the west toward the side of the road having frontage improvements. It was not until recently that the roadside ditch on the east side of the road was replaced by a storm drain and curb and gutter. Additional inlets were constructed at that time to minimize the volume of runoff in the new gutter and the amount of sheet flow across the street. The correction of the street cross slope would require complete rebuilding of the roadway. 2 . The volume of storm water runoff exceeds the capacity of the gutter. Staff will investigate the feasibility of installing a cross culvert to direct some of the gutter runoff into the storm drain on the east side of the street. 3 . Mr. Daniel questioned the efficiency of the inlet at the north end of Arthur Road due to its perched condition. Our investigation of the inlet ,determined that it is a private inlet and not connected to the County' s drainage system for Arthur Road. We have no information on when or why this inlet structure was constructed. 4 . Several areas of the sidewalk along the westerly side of the street are broken and in need of repair. We have referred this problem to our Maintenance Division for review and property owner notification as needed. It is the responsibility of the fronting property owner to repair all damaged or unsafe curb and sidewalk as required by the Streets and Highways Code Sections 5600 to 5630. 5. Mr. Daniel questioned the need to replace the existing roll curb in front of his property with a county standard S1-6 curb. We reviewed his variance permit; we could not identify any condition requiring his reconstruction of the curb. It is standard practice to require all new curb to be the S1-6 type. However, due to the fact that the entire street already has roll type curb, we believe Mr. Daniel should be allowed to replace his curb with the same style curb. It is possible that someone recommended S1-6 curb as a means of protecting his property from the street sheet flow. Once again, the responsibility for construction of curb and sidewalk rests with the fronting property owners. 6. Mr. Daniel is very concerned about the pedestrian path along Arthur Road from I-680 to Karen Lane. This path is used by children attending Las Juntas School. The path, constructed with Community Development Block Grant funds, is very close to the roadway due to the narrowness of the road right of way. Without funds to purchase additional rights of way from the fronting properties or in some cases removing front yard vegetation, the path cannot be moved further from the road. Staff will explore the feasibility of painting the asphalt concrete berm and installing guide markers to better delineate the path from the roadway.