2003-10-13 Regular Meeting and Public Hearing

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• Mailbox access -staff will check with Post Office to change mail delivery to east side of Canada to avoid residents having to cross 4-lane roadway. • Property owners questioned whether regional detention was contemplated. The design uses existing H Street ROW for roadway detention. The proposed detention encompasses all of H Street on the east side of Canada, and a small portion of the west side. The proposed detention could be expanded to include all of H Street on the west side of Canada to add a portion of the adjacent property. Some additional detention would be needed to accommodate all vacant property. • Property donation procedures were explained by the City Attorney in detail. • Potholes from construction activities of Harris County Flood Control were noted -the City will keep up with repairs as needed, but would not repair major base failure until HCFCD construction is completed. • Initially, the Project Engineer stated that the design called for the project construction to begin on the south end of the Project. Residents wanted construction to begin on north end, especially the intersection of Canada and Spencer. Since that time, the Engineer has determined that it would be advantageous to begin the Project on the North end. 10. City Council direction desired for Canada Road Project • 90 days since property owner's meeting -only one property owner has donated ROW. • No further progress has been made on ROW acquisition. • Several alternatives aze available: 1. Continue waiting for donation of ROW, and place a hold on all construction. 2. Continue waiting for donation of ROW, and proceed with construction of northern portion of Canada Road from Spencer to Cazlow. 3. Proceed with negotiated purchase/condemnation and fund property purchase from budget. 4. Proceed with negotiated purchase/condemnation and fund property purchase from budget, followed by assessment of property owners for all costs. 5. A combination of the alternatives.