Public Works Committee Packet- 1/19/2015
CITY OF MUSKEGO
PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE AGENDA
January 19, 2015
6:00 PM
Aldermen’s Room – Upper Level of City Hall,
W182 S8200 Racine Avenue
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
STATEMENT OF PUBLIC NOTICE
APPROVAL OF MINUTES HELD OF MEETING HELD NOVEMBER 17, 2014
STATUS OF PROJECTS
Discussion update. No formal action may be taken on any of the following:
1. Woods Road Bridge
2. 2015 Road Improvement Program
3. Fireside Orchard Subdivision Paving
4. Penn Lane Construction
5. Jensen Park Lift Station Upgrade
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Discussion update and possible action may be taken on any or all of the following:
NEW BUSINESS
Discussion update and possible action may be taken on any or all of the following:
1. Review Aster Hills Subdivision Preliminary Construction Plans
2. Discuss Penn Lane Construction Design and Bidding
3. Discuss alternatives to existing City provided culvert installation service
4. Discuss Deferred Sewer and Water Assessments for properties owned by Waste
Management
5. Discuss snow removal from City trails
NEW BUSINESS PLACED ON FILE
(The following items have been placed on file for staff review. Upon completion of review, staff
will submit a supplement detailing options and possible course of action to committee
members.)
1. Jewel Crest Dam
COMMUNICATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS AS AUTHORIZED BY LAW
1. Department of Public Works Staffing Update
ADJOURNMENT
NOTICE
IT IS POSSIBLE THAT MEMBERS OF AND POSSIBLY A QUORUM OF MEMBERS OF OTHER GOVERNMENTAL BODIES OF
THE MUNICIPALITY MAY BE IN ATTENDANCE AT THE ABOVE-STATED MEETING TO GATHER INFORMATION; NO ACTION
WILL BE TAKEN BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL BODY AT THE ABOVE-STATED MEETING OTHER THAN THE GOVERNMENTAL
BODY SPECIFICALLY REFERRED TO ABOVE IN THIS NOTICE.
ALSO, UPON REASONABLE NOTICE, EFFORTS WILL BE MADE TO ACCOMMODATE THE NEEDS OF DISABLED
INDIVIDUALS THROUGH APPROPRIATE AIDS AND SERVICES. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR TO REQUEST THIS
SERVICE, CONTACT MUSKEGO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, (262) 679-4136.
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CITY OF MUSKEGO
PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE MINUTES
November 17, 2014
6:00 PM
Aldermen’s Room – Upper Level of City Hall,
W182 S8200 Racine Avenue
CALL TO ORDER
Ald. Bob Hammel called the meeting to order at 6:00 PM.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Ald Hammel led those present in the Pledge of Allegiance.
ROLL CALL
Ald. Hammel, Ald. Wolfe and Ald. Engelhardt were present.
STATEMENT OF PUBLIC NOTICE
The meeting was noticed in accordance with the Open Meeting Laws.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF MEETING HELD OCTOBER 22, 2014
Alderman Engelhardt made a motion to approve October 22, 2014 minutes. Alderman
Wolfe seconded.
Motion Passed 3 in favor.
STATUS OF PROJECTS
Discussion update. No formal action may be taken on any of the following:
Woods Road Bridge
2014 Road Improvement Program
Jensen Park Lift Station Upgrade
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Discussion update and possible action may be taken on any or all of the following:
Discuss traffic issues in Rosewood Estates Subdivision
Alderman Wolfe made a motion to move to go to Finance to look at holding for 2014
road project money to connect Cornell Circle to Princeton Drive and amend adding a
trail. Alderman Hammel seconded.
Motion Passed 3 in favor.
NEW BUSINESS
Discussion update and possible action may be taken on any or all of the following:
Discuss Belle Chasse Addition #2 temporary winter pavement request.
Alderman Engelhardt made a motion to approve to allow temporary asphalt pavement
in Belle Chasse Addition #2. Alderman Wolfe seconded.
Motion Passed 3 in favor.
Discuss the City of New Berlin's request to add additional sanitary sewer connections to the
City of Muskego's sanitary sewer system.
Alderman Wolfe made a motion to deny at this time City of New Berlin's request to
add additional sanitary sewer connections to the City of Muskego's sanitary sewer
system and approve sending them a letter asking for more information and for an
agreement to pay for the cost of a detailed study. Alderman Engelhardt seconded.
Motion Passed 3 in favor.
NEW BUSINESS PLACED ON FILE
(The following items have been placed on file for staff review. Upon completion of review, staff
will submit a supplement detailing options and possible course of action to committee
members.)
COMMUNICATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS AS AUTHORIZED BY LAW
ADJOURNMENT
Alderman Wolfe made a motion to adjourn at 7:10 PM. Alderman Engelhardt
seconded.
Motion Passed 3 in favor.
CITY OF MUSKEGO
Staff Report to Public Works Committee
To: Public Works Committee
From: David Simpson, P.E., Director of Public Works/City Engineer
Subject: Review Aster Hills Subdivision Preliminary Construction Plans
Date: January 15, 2015
The Developer of Aster Hills Estates has submitted construction plans for review of
proposed traffic calming and grading (see attached). Normally construction plans
come to the committee at the time of final technical review by staff but these plans
have out of the ordinary elements that must be looked at prior to technical staff
reviews proceeding further.
Traffic Calming. Because the main road in this subdivision will create a shortcut
between Boxhorn Drive and Priegel Drive (then out to Durham Drive) it is
important to manage the expected cut through traffic that will be utilizing this new
roadway. As we have recently seen in other areas of the City it is important to
anticipate these issues as much as we can and prevent problems from occurring
before they happen. I asked the Developer’s Engineer to provide an initial traffic
calming plan for review and received the attached plan. I along with Foth have
reviewed this plan and are recommending the addition of a traffic calming circle at
the new intersection of Boxhorn Reserve Drive and Lindley Court as well as street
trees being planted closer to the edge of road instead of the road narrowing that is
currently shown (see attached memo from Foth). The addition of boulevard section
at the south end of the Development instead of an additional traffic circle would be a
potential additional solution as well.
I would also like to discuss the possibility of narrowing our standard subdivision
roadways to 22’ wide instead of 24’ wide. This two foot narrowing would have the
desired effect of helping slowing traffic while still allowing for traffic to traverse
efficiently. The reduced pavement cross section would also reduce initial
construction expenses as well as future maintenance and reconstruction expenses.
This cross section has been used for many years in other municipalities with success
and I think this change would be the best for reducing future maintenance costs to
the City. I would recommend utilizing this subdivision as a pilot for this potential
change.
Preliminary Grading. The Developer is proposing to elevate some areas of the
Subdivision as much as 15 feet which would alter the existing terrain to a great
extent. Subdivision’s design should maintain the existing terrain to the maximum
extent possible when designing new Developments to promote cohesiveness with
adjoining property. By increasing the elevations as much as shown the Development
will not fit into the area and may look out of place. It appears that the Developer
may have the elevations set to this extreme in order to obtain gravity flow to the
sanitary system. I would propose that we allow a small section of grinder pumps if
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necessary to reduce the amount of fill necessary to facilitate this development. I also
have concerns with the grade of the proposed hill that exists when entering the
Subdivision, which is currently 5%. For reference, the large hill on Racine Avenue
is a 7% grade. I would recommend lowering the proposed hill to a maximum grade
of 3.5%. I would recommend reducing the elevation of fill on Lindley Court,
Bonningale Court, and the north end of Boxhorn Reserve Drive to the maximum
extent possible.
Recommendation for Action by Committee:
Require installation of a traffic calming circle at the intersections of Boxhorn
Reserve Drive and Lindley Court. Require a boulevard at the entrance from the
south end of the development. Require a reduction to the elevation increase at the
west and north end of the Development. Reduce the pavement width to 22’ flange to
flange.
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CITY OF MUSKEGO
Staff Report to Public Works Committee
To: Public Works Committee
From: David Simpson, P.E., Director of Public Works/City Engineer
Subject: Discuss Penn Lane Construction Design and Bidding
Date: January 16, 2015
The initial design of the proposed Penn Lane roadway has been completed. The
roadway was designed utilizing our standard ditch section roadway with a 6’ wide
off road pathway (see attached). We were able to complete test pits prior to the
ground freezing and found an average of 3’ of topsoil. It is of course necessary to
remove this type of soil prior to constructing the roadway, which could add cost to
the project.
In order to reduce the project’s cost I propose bidding this project as part of the
2015 Road Improvement Project as a mandatory alternate bid. By doing this we
will be able to utilize milling materials from other roadways to build this roadway’s
subgrade. The reduction in material cost along with the reduced trucking distance
should keep costs to a minimum. By bidding the project together we will be able to
reduce expenses because of the scale of the project as well and can determine actual
project costs prior to bid award.
I would like to finalize all road program bidding documents to allow for bid opening
on February 19th. As discussed last year we are hoping that an early bid let may
keep or expenses down this year.
Recommendation for Action by Committee:
Move ahead with bidding Penn Lane as a mandatory alternate bid as shown on the
attached drawing as part of the 2015 Road Improvement Program.
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CITY OF MUSKEGO
Staff Report to Public Works Committee
To: Public Works Committee
From: David Simpson, P.E., Director of Public Works/City Engineer
Subject: Discuss alternatives to existing City provided culvert installation service
Date: January 16, 2015
The Department of Public Works has historically offered driveway culvert
replacement to all property owners in the City for a fee. In the last few years we
have been receiving an increase in culvert requests. Because of these increased
requests we have been unable to keep up with the demand of normal City
maintenance projects such as roadway cross culvert replacement.
Our Department has looked into various options and compared our service level to
other communities. Some communities offer no culvert replacements at all while
others offer the same level of service as us. We would like to continue to offer this
service but do not want it to impact our ability to complete necessary projects.
In our discussions we believe that we have found a good middle ground that may
allow more time for City projects. Continue to offer driveway culvert replacements
(fee to be revised based on actual costs) to all one and two family properties that
would like to replace their existing culvert. The change to the program would be
that all multifamily, commercial, and new culvert installations would not be
completed by the City. In these cases the property owner would have to hire a
contractor to complete the installation and require a permit from the City to do so.
We feel that these type of properties have the ability to coordinate hiring a
contractor and many times have more large scale projects that take more time than
a standard culvert replacement.
Recommendation for Action by Committee:
Revise driveway culvert program to complete driveway culvert replacements only
for one and two family residential properties.
CITY OF MUSKEGO
Staff Report to Public Works Committee
To: Public Works Committee
From: David Simpson, P.E., Director of Public Works/City Engineer
Subject: Discuss Deferred Sewer and Water Assessments for properties owned by
Waste Management
Date: January 16, 2015
Waste Management is considering completing a CSM to combine the properties that
they own in order to better manage the different areas of the closed site (see
attached). If the CSMs are completed we would end up with cleaner property lines
as well as dedicated right-of-ways. There are existing deferred assessments on some
of the properties that they would be looking to combine. Our standard deferred
assessments are due at the time of land division, however, this situation is different.
I believe that allowing the deferred assessments to continue to run with the land
would be would not have any negative effects. We would still have the assessments
in place and if the lands were ever divided again we would collect them at that time.
The only parcel that would potentially be different would be the parcels along
Janesville Road. Because they are not buildable I feel that only a portion of the
deferred assessment should run with the remaining land along Crowbar Drive. If
the Committee agrees we can have our attorney (at Waste Management’s expense)
provide information on how to go about authorizing this change and take it back to
this Committee or Common Council for final approvals depending upon what the
City Attorney recommends.
Recommendation for Action by Committee:
Request an opinion from the City Attorney at Waste Management’s expense and
move ahead with revised deferred assessments for future approvals.
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SNOW REMOVAL PRIORITY LIST
Parks
Priority 1: Police Department/City Hall/Library
Police department employee parking lot and Racine Avenue entrance/exit
(7:00 A.M. shift change)
City Hall employee stalls and both Racine Avenue and Pioneer Drive entrances/exits
(7:30 A.M. first arrivals)
Front walkways to both buildings and rear entrances at Police Department
Remainder of Police Department/City Hall
parking lot areas including remainder of walkways from all exit doors, a rear exit
pathway, the Parks & Recreation drop-box walk, and the building inspectors' walkway.
Library Facility
* Park Arthur (roadway, parking lots, and trail to sledding hill) done last when conditions warrant
Priority 2: Jensen Center, Horn Field, and Town Hall (upper level & lower level entrance area)
(see recreation facilities calendar as to where to go first)
Priority 3: Parks Maintenance Garage (include impound lot)
Janesville/Tess Corners Public Parking Lot
Priority 4: * see above under priority 1
Priority 5: Denoon Park (roadway for lake access)
Priority 6: Big Muskego Lake Access at Durham including Overlow Lot & Boxhorn Launch
Priority 7: Idle Isle Park/Bluhm Farm Park
(some parking stalls for recreation trail access)
Priority 8: Manchester Hill Park
Priority 9: Old Settlement Centre (roadway to historical buildings)
Muskego Firing Range
Engel Conservation Area Parking Lot
Badertscher Preserve Parking Lot
Priority 10: Clean out dumpsters/enclosures and recycle bins:
City Hall
Police Department
Library
Parks Maintenance Garage
Town Hall
Other parks that have dumpsters/enclosures
Priority 11: Shop backyard and access path to the Police Department impoundment area and Pioneer
Drive sidewalk section
Priority 12: Off-Road Walkways:
1. Highway L Walkways (Janesville Road)
Pioneer Drive to Parkland Mall (north side)
services main business district (.6 miles)
Lannon Drive to Bellview Drive (south side)
services main business district and library(.5 miles)
Sandalwood Drive to Poe’s Place (south side)
services business’ and pedestrian safety (1.5 miles)
2. Moorland Road Walkways
College Ave. to We-Energies Recreation Trail (west side)
used for exercise/recreational purposes (2.1 miles)
3. Highway Y Walkways (Racine Avenue)
Muskego Recreation Trail to Lakewood Drive (west side)
services secondary business district (.4 miles)
4. Lannon Drive Walkway
Janesville Road to Deer Creek Blvd. connection (east side)
business district access and pedestrian safety (hill) (.3 miles)
5. Parkland Drive Walkway
Janesville Road to Manchester Hill Park (east side)
business district access and pedestrian safety (hill) (.4 miles)
For trails not having snow/ice removed:
Approved sign wording is: This trail is closed during the winter season. Snow and ice will not be
removed.
Priority 13: Any designated ice rink area
Manchester Hill Park
Priority 14: Other assigned areas/pathways, parking lots, etc.
Revised February 2005
Revised February 2006
Revised October 2008
Revised November 2011
Revised October 2012
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Trails to consider: 10/8/12 Board did not add any sections of new trails and limited the signage to what is
existing and to just move around (possibly purchase up to 10 new signs).
All new Janesville Road 5’ wide concrete sidewalks (both sides) – (Total 1.3 miles x 2 = 2.6 miles)
McShane to Hwy. OO along Durham Drive (1.5 miles)
Woods Road (3 miles)
* Moorland Road to Racine Avenue (north side)
access to MHS and pedestrian safety (2 miles)
Pioneer Drive (Racine Avenue to Janesville Road) – (.5 miles)