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REQU�ST F4R COUNCIL QCTIOtV AGENDA SECTlON: ORIG3NATING p£PT./DIV.: Reparts and Recommenda�ians Public ':larks ETEM NO.: ITEM DESCRIPTIOi�t' _,- Patentia7 Change in Curb far 5tate Farn �oad, Proj. P-73-2Q bAiE: �U�° �4, 1974 ❑EPT.HEAD APPROVAL. � 'I �- REVIEWEp/ RECpMMENDS : Last year, as part of the County's a•r�d�ning o-F Coun�y Road G, jus� east of Sneliing l�v�nu�, the Count_y �ut in a�proxir�atel,y 150 fPet of S�a�e Farr� Road, nortf� of Caunty Road C�. P,osevi 71 e i�as al sc� a;varded con �racts far t?orE: i n ti�� s ar�a for th� t�i �te�i r�c� arid constructing of State Farm Road and Coinr�prce Stree� in tne area. Unfortunat��y, as t�e Countv di d i ts U�ork on County Road B and State Far� Road, i��our�d that t�� funds for the Sta�e Far�m portion wouid have to be entirelv Co�ant.y fun�s, ti�iitn no contribi�-�ivn fron th� State. This resulted in appr�x�mately 150 feet of t��e o�tsi�ie curb being done ��rtth an asphal� n:ater�al, rather than a concr�te ��a�erial. t°�e ti�vi 11 now f�ave t}�e si tuat� on w��ere the Ci ty �orti on of State Farm t'oa� wi 11 have concr�te curb anc! gutter un to that poin� jus� nor�h o� �ounty Road B; and, the County i•rark U�i 1 i nave concrete curb and gut�er o�� Countv �taad a i n ti�e returns an State Farn �oad, bu� there wi i 1�,e only asptlal t curb i n bet��n tf�ese porti ans. . The situation, �rhile acce�tabl? fran� a structural standpoint, zrill look sarnet�ir�at odd to the general citizenry. !Je have di scussed thi s vai t}� the County and tney say that thev tivi 11 tiave no funds ava�lable to r�place ihe asphalt curb rrith cancrete curb and gut�er. .�le, therefore, i nqui red v�i th our contractor doi ng the tvork on State Farm as to �.+hat �e wau7 d char�e to make 'th� s repl acemer►t. !Je were i nformed that i t ti•roul d c�st $2. 00 �er 1 i n�a] foot to remove the existing as�hal� curb and gutter and tha� he �rould nut in �he ne�� concrete curb and gut�er for the cantract price of �3.I5 per lineal foot. 7his would come to �5.15 for tf�e approximately 300 l�neai feet o-� curb and guttEr that would be required, for ap{�roximaie1y �I,550.00. J�CTIO;J R� ElESTED The Counci 1 coul d i nstruct tl�e Pub1 i c l��orks Department to pursue one of ttilo ca�rses af actian: � (1) Im�le�ent the rep7acemen� of the bituminous curb ti,rit� concrete curb and gutter throu�h the exis�ing contract for State Farm Road. {2) Leave the existing as�ha1t curb and gutter as it is.