H Street Public Meeting Salida, CO January 9 th , 2014 Agenda - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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H Street Public Meeting Salida, CO January 9 th , 2014 Agenda Presentation of Project Scope Presentation of Alternative Design Public Comment (3 min) Deliberation of Public Comment by City Council Project Location H Street


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H Street Public Meeting Salida, CO January 9th, 2014

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Agenda

  • Presentation of Project Scope
  • Presentation of Alternative Design
  • Public Comment (3 min)
  • Deliberation of Public Comment by

City Council

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Project Location

  • H Street from 3rd St through 10th St
  • The remainder of H Street in 2015
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Project Timeline

  • Go Ahead Meeting: January 21st
  • Publish: February 19th & 26th, March 5th
  • Open Bid: March 5th
  • Award: March 18th
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Project Cost

  • $599,000 budgeted for a complete

rebuild of H Street infrastructure

  • $390,000 budgeted for replacement of

the entire water main infrastructure under H Street

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Project Objectives

  • New pavement
  • Curbs and gutters
  • Driveway access
  • Handicap access
  • Storm sewer
  • Storm sewer on 7th St
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Utility Moves

  • Atmos is already buried
  • Century is bringing their lines down
  • Xcel is burying as much as possible
  • Charter is also moving their lines
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Water Lines

  • Lines are 80 to 100 years old
  • Service lines break at the connections
  • More capacity for fire protection
  • Service lines/meter pits
  • Eliminate meter freezing
  • Better fire protection
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Parkways and Trees

  • Remove any existing cement
  • Remove any vegetation before

construction

  • Tree problems
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H Street Existing

  • Overgrown trees
  • Heaving sidewalks
  • Potholes
  • Curbs
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H Street Existing - Trees

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H Street Existing – Potholes

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H Street Existing - Curbs

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H Street Current Plans

  • Plans at that have been prepared at this time are to

replace the street as it exists today

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Alternative H Street Cross-Section

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  • The recommended Parkway width for

Street Trees is 8’

  • When the planting strip between the

street and sidewalk is less than eight feet wide, tree health, vigor, and life span will be reduced.

Street Trees Parkway

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  • In Salida a shade tree species may

become a potential hazard in as little as 30 years

  • Street Tree replacement should be

staggered to avoid the complete loss of the canopy

  • The current 4.5’ parkways are not

appropriate for larger shade trees

Street Trees Life span

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The USDA Forest Service evaluated the benefits of community forests. For each dollar that a city invests in a community tree program, large trees return $1.92 in environmental benefits. Medium-size trees return $1.36, while small trees return $1.00.

  • Property values
  • Energy saving from heating and cooling
  • Noise abatement
  • Carbon dioxide reduction
  • Air-pollution abatement
  • Hydrology (stormwater runoff)

Street Trees Benefits

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  • The Tree Board could recommend larger shade

trees species as an alternative to smaller ornamental trees species for the replacement of street trees loss during the project

  • Property owners wishing to replace their street trees

can fill out the Adopt-a-Tree form that has been handed out

Wider Parkway for Street Trees

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Pavement Width

  • Currently pavement width

is 34’ with an additional 4’ with curb and gutter

  • Meaning there is a Min.

Drive lane of 11.5’ on H Street with a parked car

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Speeds and Accidents

Abbreviated Injury Severity

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Recommended Drive Lanes Widths

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Widths of Vehicles

  • Compact – 5.5 ft to 5.9 ft
  • Mid Sized – 5.8 ft to 6.0 ft
  • Trucks – 6.0 ft to 6.6 ft
  • Fire Truck – 8.36 ft
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Cost Savings per Block

  • The estimated cost saving by reducing

the pavement by 3’ is $1,900 per block or $26,600 for over the 14 blocks of H Street

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H Street Decision

  • Widening the Parkway would not

prohibit local truck traffic

  • Not Hinder Emergency Vehicles
  • Wider Parkways would allow for larger

trees

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Public Comment

We appreciate your input. Please be mindful of everyone’s time and limit your comments to around 3 minutes.