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Public works: road-safety plan submitted to CKAG, paving consultant being finalized; sandbag station restocked
Summary
Public works staff told the committee the town’s local road safety plan has been submitted to CKAG, a consultant scope for paving is being finalized to meet grant requirements, bids are planned in two–four months for summer work, and sandbag supplies were replenished to about 1,300 bags.
Robert, the town public-works representative, told the committee that the local road safety plan has been submitted to CKAG and acknowledged over the holidays. He said the town is finalizing a consultant scope to satisfy grant requirements — including construction daily-reporting — and hopes to advertise paving bids within two to four months for work that would start in late spring or summer if the consultant and grant timelines are met.
On storm response, Robert reported that the sandbag station was used heavily during winter storms but has been fully restocked; he said the town now has "upwards of I think 1300 sandbags currently." Staff described coordination with county delivery when supplies ran low during storms.
Committee members raised a resident request to add pedestrian lighting between the town center parking lot and the library. Robert noted the town has a dark-sky ordinance enforced through planning and that any lighting changes would be evaluated as part of permit and planning guidelines; he agreed to consult planning staff and, if necessary, have code enforcement investigate instances of noncompliant lighting.
Members also discussed the PV Connect reporting tool: the mobile app is no longer in app stores, but residents can still submit reports via the PV Connect web interface on mobile browsers; replacing the current Asella-backed system would be expensive.
On shoulders and bike safety, Robert said shoulder scraping and shoulder-width improvements are likely capital-improvement projects in coming fiscal cycles; short-term volunteer efforts were discussed but are constrained by insurance and Brown Act limits on committees.
