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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08072ORDINANCE NO. 8072 AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A MAINTENANCE CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PUEBLO, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, AND THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR 4 STREET BRIDGE MAINTENANCE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that: SECTION 1. The Contract, a copy of which is attached hereto, having been approved as to form by the City Attorney, between the City of Pueblo, a Municipal Corporation, and the Colorado Department of Transportation, relating to the maintenance of the 4 Street (SH96) Bridge over the Arkansas River within the City limits is hereby approved. SECTION 2. The President of the City Council is hereby authorized to execute and deliver the Contract in the name of the City, and the City Clerk is directed to attest same and affix the Seal of the City thereto. INTRODUCED: September 14, 2009 BY: Michael Occhiato COUNCILPERSON �. PRESIDENTaf Cfty Council A77TSTED DY: CITY CLERK PASSED AND APPROVED: September 28, 2009 L) 4 Background Paper for Proposed ORDINANCE AGENDA ITEM # R -5 DATE: September 14, 2009 DEPARTMENT: PUBLIC WORKS EARL WILKINSON P.E., DIRECTOR TITLE AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A MAINTENANCE CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PUEBLO, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, AND THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR 4 STREET BRIDGE MAINTENANCE ISSUE Should the City enter into a contract with the Colorado Department of Transportation to provide maintenance for limited items on the new 4 Street bridge currently under construction. Approval of Ordinance BACKGROUND Section §43 -2 -135 of the Colorado Revised Statutes (C.R.S) establishes jurisdiction, control and the duty of both the City and State with respect to state highway traversing through a City. The attached agreement establishes maintenance responsibilities for items associated with the reconstruction of the 4 Street bridge that are not specifically addressed in this section of the C.R.S. such as trash removal, snow removal, landscaping. FINANCIAL IMPACT All maintenance activities, with the exception of the landscape maintenance, are existing responsibilities of the City of Pueblo. With respect to the landscaping, the native grass areas and irrigation will be maintained by the Parks Department. All other maintenance activities, such as shrub and perennial care and drip irrigation, may be contracted at an additional cost of approximately $8,400 annually.