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Memorandum 17-091 Main Street Sidewalk
Memorandum ID:
17-091
Memorandum Status:
Approved
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Memorandum 17-091
TO: Parks, Art, Recreation and Culture Advisory Commission
THROUGH: Homer City Council
FROM: Councilmember Donna Aderhold
DATE: June 12, 2017
SUBJECT: Main Street Sidewalk
The Parks, Art, Recreation and Culture Advisory Commission (PARCAC) has advocated for the Capital Improvement Plan project to pave the City owned portion of Main Street using HART dollars. The purpose of this memo is to direct the PARCAC to further explore the challenges, opportunities and possible partnerships for constructing a sidewalk on upper Main Street.
Items to address in the recommendation to Council include:
Cost. Sidewalks are an eligible expense under Homer Accelerated Roads and Trails (HART). However, HART funds are limited and Council will need to be judicious about approving projects if those funds are used for road and trail maintenance in the future.
Cost sharing and Special Assessment Districts. The HART policy manual references that sidewalks need to be priority projects as identified in the Non-motorized Transportation Plan and grant funding should be pursed if at all possible. A special assessment district process could be implemented for sidewalks based on the HART road SAD process (25% property owner and 75% City cost sharing, 1 vote per parcel). This would ensure local buy in for the project.
Maintenance costs. A sidewalk on upper main adds significant liner feet of new sidewalk. Additional specialty maintence equipment may need to be purchased and the cost of plowing, sanding, and maintaining the sidewalk needs to be considered. In many municipalities, the property owners are responsible for regular maintence of the sidewalk in front of their home or business. Council would appreciate PARAC’s feedback on this model.
Prioritization. Why is Main Street the highest priority for a sidewalk? The HART fund cannot afford to install or the City maintain sidewalks on all City streets recommended in sections 3.1 and 3.1 of Homer Non-motorized Transportation Plan, what is the mechanism for prioritizing one area over another? A special assessment district process that provides local buy in has been used to answer this question for other infrastructure projects in the City.
Enc: Main Street Sidewalk CIP write up
