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City of <br /> Elk - Request for Action <br /> River <br /> To Item Number <br /> Mayor and City Council 10.1 <br /> Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br /> Work Session September 3, 2013 Justin Femrite, City Engineer <br /> Item Description Reviewed by <br /> Quiet Zone Direction Cal Portner, City Administrator <br /> Reviewed by <br /> Action Requested <br /> Review Quiet Zone options and direct staff to proceed with preferred option through diagnostic review. <br /> Background/Discussion <br /> Staff has developed five options for City Council consideration of Quiet Zones. These options as <br /> developed by our consultant, Quietzone Technologies,provide more cost effective solutions than <br /> previously discussed. The preliminary estimated costs for the options range from about $200,000 to <br /> $1,050,000. <br /> The options were developed with up-to-date traffic and inventory data on each crossing. The Federal <br /> Rail Administration (FRA) quiet zone calculator calculates the Risk Index with Horns (RHWI) and <br /> compares it to the Quiet Zone Risk Index (QZRI). To qualify for a quiet zone designation the QRZI <br /> must be lower than the RHWI. <br /> Staff seeks Council direction on a preferred option to present at our formal diagnostic review with BNSF <br /> and the FRA. With this direction, staff will schedule the diagnostic review and take comments from all <br /> agencies. Based on input from the diagnostic meeting, the final option to be considered by the Council <br /> may incorporate these requested revisions. <br /> Financial Impact <br /> None <br /> Attachments <br /> ■ Quiet Zone Options <br /> P a w E A E U s r <br /> N:\Public Bodies\Agenda Packets\09-03-2013\Done\x10.1 sr Quiet Zone£docx aAURE <br />