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COMMISSION AGENDA
ITEM 306
CONSENT
INFORMATIONAL X
PUBLIC HEARING
REGULAR
May 10, 2004
Meeting
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Authorization
REQUEST: Public Works Department is advising the City Commission on the status oftftt
Fisher Road project.
PURPOSE: This agenda item is to update the Commission on the Fisher Road post project
review and pending actions in response to citizen concerns.
CONSIDERA TION:
The Fisher Road project is complete and the staff arranged a post project meeting with the
Fisher Road and Seville Chase residents who were part of the original concept design team. The
residents who attended had no complaints about the design or construction except for the need to
replant trees and vegetation to recreate the canopy. Staffwill be working on replanting this
summer when the rainy season starts as there is no irrigation in this area. The meeting summary is
attached.
The single biggest complaint we have receiyed from Ranchlands residents is the tuthing
movement off of Fisher Road when pulling a trailer. Police and Public Works Department staff
met and came up with a solution to add signage at each circle to allow vehicles with trailers to turn
prior to the circle. This will be completed within two weeks. In addition, Public Works staffwill
be adding small areas to the edges ofthe outside curbing around the circles based on traffic and
wear patterns. The same technique was done successfully on Edgemon Avenue. Lastly, the
ligustrums in the circles will be replaced with something else due to the damage occurring to the
ligustrum canopy because they extend beyond the circle diameter. The ligustrums also require
more frequent watering than we or Mother Nature can provide.
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In summary, the following plans of action are scheduled:
· Add signage to allow left turns prior to the circle for vehicles with trailers within
two weeks.
· Add plantings to the Fisher Road right of way this summer.
· Adjust outside radius of traffic circles where needed within the next thirty days.
· Replace ligustrums in circles with a smaller, more drought tolerant plant within the
next thirty days.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Fisher Road Post Project Review meeting summary
COMMISSION ACTION:
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Utility / Public Works
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Attachment No.1
May 3, 2004
Memorandum for Record
Subject: Fisher Road Calming Group after Construction Meeting
The group of homeowners associated with the original Fisher Road Calming Group met in the East
Conference Room of City Hall on Wednesday, 28 April 2004 at 6:00 PM. This was an informal
meeting attended by: Greg Bishop, Capital Project Coordinator; Alan Hill, Public Works
Superintendent; Ken Hutching, Engineering Inspector/Technician; Nick Phillips, 616 Fisher Road;
Carl Stephens, 700 Fisher Road; Nancy Bercini, 124 Seville Chase Drive; Dave Baldino, 520
Fisher Road; Jim Scheel, 614 Fisher Road; and Bob Hawkins, 510 Fisher Road.
Overall comments from the group were they were very pleased with the outcome of the project.
They were especially pleased with the city's contractor, SoutWand. Specific comments were made
regarding the improvement in quality of life due to the lack of dust that the residents had
experienced in years past.
Alan Hill addressed concerns over the addition and deletion of plant material to give a more visual
"tunneling" as traffic approaches the traffic circles and that is more fitting with the existing plants
and trees in the area. Alan addressed the issue of loss of sod in the radius of the curves of the
traffic circles and thoughts on adding additional curbing on the outside approaches with "rumble
strips" of rock similar to the inside edge of the circles to warn drivers that they have strayed too far
outside the traffic path. Most asked ifthere were plans to attempt to reestablish the tree canopy and
if the residents could plant any trees or plants in the right of way. Allan addressed this by referring
back to the earlier comment on creating the tunnel effect with plant material that would in later
years do this but that to meet certain road traffic requirements that only certain types of material
could be plant to meet visibility and sheering requirements. Alan expressed that residents should
not plant anything in the easement that the city would try to accommodate this request.
Mrs. Bercini asked if there were any plans to add a sidewalk to replace the sodded horse / walk
path and Alan answered, no. This brought about the question of how the homeowners felt about
the path and they were happy with it but did comment that most walkers and runners used the road.
There were 3 issues of driveways and sodded slopes brought up and Ken Hutching will look at
those and address this with the homeowners.
The meeting adjourned shortly after 7:00 PM with all again expressing they were pleased with the
results.
Greg Bishop
Capital Project Coordinator