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Public Works Committee votes: minutes, CIP amendments, riprap and repairs approved
Summary
The committee approved minutes, a CIP amendment for 45th Street, stream-bank repairs at Ward Martin Creek, an alley repair project and a Farallon Road scope increase; committee also heard staff presentations on potholes and Complete Streets.
At the Public Works Committee, members approved a series of routine and capital items and heard two staff presentations.
Votes at a glance
- Approval of Feb. 18 minutes — Outcome: approved. (Motion moved; second not specified.)
- Amendment: 2025-34 Capital Improvement Program to add or amend Capital Improvement Project 45th Street (Gage to Cambridge) to provide for a shared use path and related work — Outcome: approved. Project estimated at $4 million (proposed funding: citywide half-cent sales tax and other sources). (Mover/second: not specified in the record.)
- Ward Martin Creek stream-bank repairs (riprap replacement) — Outcome: approved. Motion: replace approximately 250 linear feet of riprap and reinforce banks; estimated cost $552,000, cash-funded from the stormwater fund. Motion by Councilwoman Ortiz; second by Councilman Dobler.
- Alley repair: Capital Improvement Project A4C, 1600 block between Polk and Tyler — Outcome: approved. Scope: remove and replace concrete alley pavement and replace sanitary sewer in the alley; estimated total just under $450,000 (approx. $208,000 citywide half-cent sales tax, $240,000 wastewater operating fund). Motion by Councilwoman Ortiz; second by Councilman Dobler.
- Southwest Farallon Road (23rd to 28th) project scope increase — Outcome: approved. Committee previously reviewed total project cost of about $7.25 million; further plan review added water-main replacement segment (22nd Park to 25th) increasing the project by $886,000. Motion by Councilwoman Ortiz; second by Councilman Dobler.
Committee members asked staff to follow up with additional project-level details, traffic studies where appropriate and with county counterparts on jurisdictional questions raised during public comment. Staff said they will return with further technical data as design work proceeds.
The meeting also included two substantive presentations: Public Works27 pothole program and a Complete Streets introduction (staff and MTPO consultant). The committee set its next meeting for April 15, 2025.
