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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, October 6, 2014 Page 16 With no one else appearing, Mayor Roe closed the Public Hearing at approxi- mately 7:46 p.m. Mayor Roe sought staff responses to the questions raised during public comment: specifically the quality of the driveway construction, lack of rebar reinstalled, and warranty issues. City Engineer Culver responded that the City's standard design used for drive- ways, and found sufficient by staff, was for 6 inches of concrete and a sufficiently compacted base to support that depth without rebar. Mr. Culver advised that he was not aware of what the property owners were originally quoted, but noted that most private contractors use rebar and only 4 inches of concrete, but noted it did vary by contractor. Speaking from the City's perspective, Mr. Culver advised that the City had good success to-date; and advised that a one-year warranty was in place on ALL elements of this project from its final completion, enacted earlier this month. Mr. Culver stated that staff would look at the driveways after this coming winter to see if they observed any structural or design issues, or to deter- mine if there were any issues throughout the project. Mayor Roe also sought staff's response regarding the elevation of the road before and after the project, and whether there was a change in the roadway elevation. City Engineer Culver advised that, in his personal review of the original driveway grade estimates for the project, as noted on the displayed elevations for the prop- erties in question, using the 1022 property as an example, it showed the original driveway grade and sidewalk. Mr. Culver advised that the original design indi- cated no modifications to the driveway; however, due to some MSA comments and vertical curvature issues, the grade had been modified and may have impacted the height of the roadway and dropped it accordingly. Mr. Culver advised that he didn't know the significance of the original communication and the resulting driveway. Mayor Roe asked for staff comment regarding the mailbox heights when rein- stalled. City Engineer Culver advised that postal code standards had to be met, both for upper and lower heights to accommodate snow plows; but offered to confirm that they had been reinstalled to those standards. Mayor Roe noted that the original mailboxes may not have actually installed at the required standards, and thus the change now noted. At the request of Councilmember McGehee, City Engineer Culver reviewed the City's practice related to public rights-of-way and how and when the City may encroach into private property when installing a sidewalk and/or retaining wall.