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File Number: 18-647 <br />Curb & Gutter N/A (1) Remove & (1) 100% City <br />replace concrete <br />and asphalt road <br />as permanent <br />repair <br />Park Strip N/A (1) Remove (1) 100% Owner <br />concrete and (2) 100% Owner <br />fill with dirt; OR <br />(2) Remove & <br />Replace concrete <br />Although many of the repair categories listed above require a payment by the property owner, the <br />Program is significantly subsidized by the City. Owners are not obligated to pay for any work <br />performed by the Public Works Department. Similarly, the administrative cost of managing the <br />City-hired contractor by the Engineering and Transportation Department is not paid by the owner. <br />Owners pay only the City’s direct cost to the contractor with no mark-up. Owners are also allowed <br />to arrange for a payment plan with the Finance Department to spread the payments over several <br />months or years. Finally, property owners benefit from economies-of-scale because the prices <br />paid by the City for large quantities of repair work are substantially lower than prices paid by an <br />owner hiring a contractor for an isolated repair. <br />A contractor is currently implementing permanent repairs as part of Capital Improvement Project <br />2017.0060 “Annual Sidewalk Repair Program 2017-18”. The contract includes 207 repair <br />locations at a total cost of $569,311. This equates to an average cost of approximately $3,000 <br />per location. The Program also funds one full-time Engineering Inspector staff position at an <br />approximate cost of $120,000, with periodic support from an Associate Engineer. Because the <br />MySL software application has made access to the Program easy for residents, the number of <br />requests has increased significantly in the past year. At present, there are close to 400 locations <br />to be completed in an upcoming construction contract with an estimated cost of $1.2M. With <br />approximately 5 new requests arriving per week, it will require a substantial funding allocation to <br />keep pace with the demand. Year to year funding for the program varies depending on City <br />Council priorities. <br />With respect to cost sharing, different communities address sidewalk repair costs according to <br />different policies. A summary of policies from neighboring cities is included below for <br />comparison. <br />Page 3 City of San Leandro Printed on 12/21/2018