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CityCouncil | 2016-05-17 | 10 | Engineer. Mayor Spencer agreed that the City needs a City Engineer; stated she is concerned about approving a process that eliminates Council if there is no City Engineer, which is a critical part of the process. Councilmember Daysog inquired if the City approves a project as part of the CIP, would the decision be up to the City Engineer to figure out what kind of treatment would be done for a street. The Deputy Public Works Director responded in the affirmative; stated the decision is a typical City Engineer role; the City Engineer approves the plans and specifications and then the plans go out for bid, the lowest responsive bid is awarded to the bidder, which would go to Council. Councilmember Daysog inquired if there are several types of treatments, would Council pick the type of treatment and then, the City Engineer would assess how the plan is meeting the treatment of the street. The Deputy Public Works Director responded the City Council would approve a given amount for a project and a given number of miles for the reconstruction; the City Engineer will come up with a plan for how to accomplish the project, approve the plans and specifications and the plan will go out for bid; the contract will then go to Council for approval; the process does not cover small pothole repair, which is another issue. Councilmember Daysog inquired if there is a street repair that could be low level because the process would be cheaper, but in the long run, the cheaper repair could end up costing more. The Public Works Director responded streets are categorized by Pavement Condition Index (PCI), which is a program run by Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), MTC evaluates all the streets; the treatment on any street is related to the PCI; stated the City of Alameda is currently replacing three miles of sewer per year throughout the City in the next 23 years; the streets will be repaved after the sewer replacements. Councilmember Daysog inquired if the treatment of the street is determined by the PCI and the role of the Engineer is to make sure that the treatment implemented is being done according to the proper engineering, to which the Public Works Director responded in the affirmative. Councilmember Daysog inquired if the decision is not up to the Engineer to make the determination, and is based on the PCI. The Public Works Director responded the determination is the calculation every city uses to prioritize streets; stated that the City is trying to take into account the sewer program; the City is not ignoring the streets, the City is trying to strategically not repave Regular Meeting Alameda City Council May 17, 2016 | CityCouncil/2016-05-17.pdf |