4.1. SR 08-30-1993
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ITEM 4.1.
TO:
MAYOR & CITY COUNCIL
FROM:
PHIL HALS, STREET/PARK SUPT.
DATE: AUGUST 23, 1993
SUBJECT: GATES AVENUE AND 5-1/2 STREET
Wally Fox, a neighborhood resident, has expressed his concern
with the steep embankment on the east side of Gates Avenue at
5-1/2 Street. As you will note in the attached drawing, this
section of Gates Avenue only has 33 feet of right-of-way. The
area to the east of the street right-of-way is a 20 foot
utility easement that is attached to the lots in Presidential
Estates. This narrow width makes sloping the embankment very
difficult.
Last fall, the Street Department graded the area and sloped it
as much as the width would allow, but the present slope is
approximately 3 to 1 in the steepest area. After grading the
slope, we seeded the disturbed area. That seeding, along with
a seeding this year proved to be failures.
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Mr. Fox has expressed two concerns to me; one being the dirt
eroding onto the street and the other being kids from
Presidential Estates using the area as a playground; which may
account for our lack of success with grass seed.
Mr. Fox feels that a retaining wall would be one possible
answer to the problem. I do not feel this is the best solution
for the following reasons:
1. A wall would limit the amount of snow that we could push
into the corner.
2. A wall over 32" high must have a handrail or fence. Would
this be more hazardous for the children to play on than a
slope?
3. In an area that is not mowed or maintained now, who would
have to mow and weed whip around a fence and wall.
4. The cost for a wall would be about $1400. The fence would
be about $500 and the labor to install about 60 hours.
I would suggest that we try something other than grass to
the area (perhaps crown vetch ground cover), or possibly
the area and have the police encourage the children to
elsewhere.
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