17 - TRAIL DE PARIS RECONSTRUCTION

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Item No. 17 memorandum TO: Mayor & City Council FROM: John Godwin, City Manager SUBJECT: TRAIL DE PARIS RECONSTRUCTION DATE: April 6, 2015 BACKGROUND: The section of the Trail de Paris between the loop and Collegiate is deteriorating, with many cracks, and occasional bumps and other issues, including some related to drainage. Councilman Plata has asked that we discuss scheduling some of the needed work this year before the trail deteriorates further. This part of the trail is 7,203 feet long, and was recently crack - sealed. STATUS OF ISSUE: We have two basic options for trail work, both of which can be broken down into smaller segments to spread costs out over more than one budget year. The first option includes full prep, rock, and subgrade reconstruction by a contractor, and would total approximately $181,000, or about $25 per linear foot. In addition the city would complete grubbing and drainage repairs in -house at an additional cost of around $30,000, plus $1,800 for restriping. A lower cost option would be to overlay the existing trail with two inches of compacted hot mix asphalt. The estimated price for this work is $116,000, or $16.00 per foot. This work, which is more of a repair /maintenance approach, would still result in a high - quality surface, but with a shorter life cycle (probably ten years) than the full reconstruction. We would spend the added $31,800 for in -house costs regardless of which option is chosen. BUDGET: Funds are not budgeted for this work. RECOMMENDATION: Provide direction to staff.