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<br />.. <br /> <br />" . <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM <br /> <br />Agenda Date Requested: Jan712.2003 <br /> <br /> <br />:.:..:.y::~ . <br /> <br />Appropriation <br /> <br />Source of Funds: <br /> <br />Account Number: <br /> <br />Report: <br /> <br />Resolution: X Ordinance: <br /> <br />Amount Budgeted: <br /> <br />Exhibits: <br /> <br />1. <br /> <br />Resolution <br /> <br />Amount Requested: <br /> <br />Exhibits: <br /> <br />2. <br /> <br />Paving Design Criteria <br /> <br />Budgeted Item: YES NO <br /> <br />Exhibits: <br /> <br />SUMMARY & RECOMMENDATION <br /> <br />The City has been working to improve and refine the City of La Porte's road design criteria. Standardization of <br />design criteria of public roads simplify and insure quality roads that are constructed to last and be in general <br />agreement with roads built for Harris County and the Texas Department of Transportation. As part of the ongoing <br />outreach efforts to involve the citizens in their local government, a voluntary public hearing on the road design <br />criteria is sought to receive public input Another part of this outreach program entailed the distribution of the <br />proposed criteria to various engineering consultants including Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc., Manning <br />Engineering, ESOR Engineering, Windrose Services, Klotz & Associates, Inc., Brown & Gay, Inc., local developer <br />Eddie Gray, H. Carlos Smith, LJA Engineering, and Claunch & Miller. Conunents were received from Claunch & <br />Miller, Windrose Services, and Klotz & Associates. Intemally, the proposed design criteria were reviewed by <br />Public Works whose conunents were sought. The proposed road design criteria will become Chapter 6 of the Public <br />Improvements Criteria Manual (pICM). Currently there is only one chapter ofPICM - Chapter 5 which deals with <br />the design of storm sewer drainage systems. The need for a full and complete PICM stems from the Development <br />Ordinance which refers to PICM as being the location for applicable design criteria for use in the design of public <br />~~ms. . <br /> <br />At its October 16,2003 meeting the La Porte Planning & Zoning Commission voted to reconunend approval of the <br />proposed Chapter 6 to the City Council. <br /> <br />Action ReQuired bv Council: <br /> <br />Consider holding a public hearing to receive any citizen input on the proposed Paving Design Criteria and consider <br />approving a resolution adopting the Paving Design Criteria Chapter of the Public Improvements Criteria Manual. <br /> <br />ADDroved for City Council Al!enda <br /> <br /> <br />1- u -()tf <br />Date <br />