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Staff Report for a Resolution Accepting the Work for the Annual Sidewalk Repair Program 2012-13, Project No. 2013.0060
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SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
The project reconstructed damaged concrete sidewalks, driveway approaches, curbs and gutters, and installed sidewalk curb ramps throughout the city.
Staff recommends the City Council accept the work by Rosas Brothers Construction, direct staff to file the Notice of Completion, release the performance and payment bonds, and release the Maintenance Bond upon completion of the one-year maintenance period to the satisfaction of the Engineering and Transportation Director.
BACKGROUND
Property owners are required by both the California Streets and Highways Code and the San Leandro Municipal Code to maintain the sidewalks along their properties' frontage. The City's Sidewalk Repair Program ("Program"), described in Title 8 of the San Leandro Administrative Code provides for the repair of damaged sidewalks. When the City becomes aware of damaged sidewalks or driveways, staff examines the area to determine whether repairs or replacements are required. Minor defects to sidewalks adjacent to private residences are repaired by the City at no cost to the property owner. Larger defects that require removal and replacement of either the sidewalk or driveway approach are also repaired under the Program, but the property owner adjacent to such defects must reimburse the City for the full cost of such repairs unless the damage was caused by a City street tree. If a City tree is the cause, property owners only pay half of the cost.
This project repaired sidewalks and installed handicap curb ramps to meet current Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements. As part of the City's ADA curb ramp transition plan, updated sidewalk curb ramps are installed each year. These ramps are installed adjacent to new street work and at residents' requested locations. The goal is to update ramps at a...
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