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Public Works committee asks staff to arrange repairs to Manhattan Street sidewalk near Trinity United Methodist
Summary
At its June meeting, the Public Works committee directed city staff to measure and schedule repairs to a damaged sidewalk and curb on Manhattan Street after David Thompson of Trinity United Methodist requested permission to work in the right-of-way; the committee voted 3–0 to drop the item from the agenda pending staff follow-up.
At its June meeting, the Public Works Committee directed city staff to arrange repairs to a damaged sidewalk and curb on Manhattan Street after a church representative requested permission to work in the right-of-way.
David Thompson, representing Trinity United Methodist, told the committee the area near the church dumpster has been repeatedly damaged. "The dumpster truck whenever comes in there keeps running over that and and tearing up that," Thompson said, and asked for permission to repair the sidewalk and curb.
Staff member Brian displayed photographs documenting the damage. Committee members asked Thompson to share photos with Berkeley, a city staff member, and staff agreed to send Jason to the site to measure and determine whether the work could be scheduled among upcoming projects. "Send me an email in the morning ... I'll send Jason by there and let him measure it all," a committee member said during the discussion.
Committee members emphasized that any work in the right-of-way must meet the city's ADA standards. Thompson said he would follow up with Berkeley to identify the specific areas he wanted addressed.
After the discussion, a motion described on the record as a "motion to drop" the agenda item was made, seconded and approved 3–0; the transcript does not identify the motion's mover. The vote appears to remove the item from further discussion on this agenda while leaving staff responsible for follow-up and scheduling.
Next steps recorded on the record include Thompson emailing photos to Berkeley and staff measuring the site before placing the repair on a project list; no construction timeline or funding source was specified in the meeting record.
