R2001-235 AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION

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? � v � December 17, 2001 ENGINEERING & INFRASTRUCTURE MEMORANDUM NO. 2001 - 62 ' MEMORANDUM TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council FROM: Steve Garman, City Manager L� Stephen Swanson P. E., Director of Engineering & Infrastructure � SUBJECT: Jurisdictional Transfer of Streets with Macon County SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by City staff that the City Council approve the attached resolution authorizing the jurisdictional transfer of MacArthur Road between Pershing Road and Mound Road and Monroe Street between McKinley Avenue to Pershing Road from Macon County to the City of Decatur. BACKGROUND: The jurisdictional transfer of MacArthur Road between Pershing Road and Mound Road and Monroe Street between McKinley Avenue to Pershing Road has been a topic of discussion between staffs from Macon County and the City for some time. These streets are under the jurisdictional control of Macon County which has historically been the constant source of confusion to the general public. Most citizens consider the streets to be the responsibility of the City and wi11 call the City with complaints about the streets. Complaint calls to the City about potholes or other problems are typically referred to Macon County. In some instances complaints are taken by City staff and forwarded to the County as a matter of expediency, convenience or avoiding further customer annoyance. Other minor matters that have taken place in the past have related to development review and approval, street closures and the permitting of work by private contractors. In addition to the public relation issues, these streets are not continuous within the County's roadway system. This makes them inefficient for certain street maintenance functions such as snow and ice control. The City has included these two streets in its snow and ice control routes to ensure they are cleared to City's standards especially in consideration of the hospital, school and businesses in the area. This work is done in mutual cooperation with the County. The transfer of the streets to the City has in the past been unacceptable to City staff because the condition of the streets represented a costly maintenance commitment to the City. The County Engineer contacted the City's Department of Engineering & Infrastructure about a year ago and informed City staff that the County was planning to overlay these streets. The overlay to the