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N !r ,, , COUNCIL COMMUNICATION FORM , Engineering & Infrastructure Memorandum �i NO. 2006-06 '� January 9, 2006 I TO: Honorable Mayor Osborne and City Council i FROM: Steve Garm ity Manager Stephen S n, P.E.,Director of Engineering & Infrastructur�� Matthew C. well, P.E., City Engineer� SUBJECT: Agreement with Blank,Wesselink, Cook& Associates, Inc. For Engineering Services to Survey West Main Street from Church Street to Oakland Avenue � SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by staff that the City Council adopt the attached Resolution authorizing an Agreement with Blank, Wesselink, Cook&Associates, Inc., (BWC) far engineering services to survey West Main Street from Church Street to Oakland Avenue. The expenditure for these ' services is not to exceed $40,000.00. BACKGROUND: The City's Economic and Urban Development Department is currently working with the TIF advisory work group and area residents on streetscape plans for West Main Street. With the construction season approaching, there is a need to begin preparations to enable design work to commence immediately upon approval of the streetscape layout. In order to begin any design work, it is necessary to have a survey and base maps completed of the right of way that will be affected by the proposed improvements. With a survey in hand, the engineer can immediately proceed with designing the proposed improvements upon receiving authorization from the City Council. At this point, if it is desired that construction work commence during the 2006 construction season, it is imperative that design work begin as soon as possible. In order to allow necessary streetscape planning input and approval from the TIF advisory work group, area residents, and the City Council, it will likely be March 6, before staff will be prepared to bring a final design contract before the Council for approval. Beginning the surveying work and base map plans now should allow the streetscape design work to begin immediately, upon Council action in March; thereby providing the best opportunity for construction to begin during the 2006 construction season. It is anticipated that proposed streetscape layouts will be provided to the City Council for review, comment, and approval in mid-February.