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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Deerfidd 3m Addition Informational MeetiBg - December 5, 2006 Page 4 A:. The approved plans for this development and the record drawings on file with the City show a street section with only one layer of blacktop. That was the standard at the time. I don't know where the information would have been obtained to give to you that there was two lifts of blacktop planned. The developer was never required to place two layers of blacktop. Q: Why are not surrounding neighborhoods being included? A:. The surrounding neighborhoods already have curb and gutter and were built to a slightly different street section. Also, the size of the project, the amount of monies available to do reconstruction from the City's standpoint, and the amount of needs are vastly different. The City takes on reconstruction projects in odd-numbered years. The size projects and-the areas that they believe are in the greatest need and can be funded. Q: Why B618 curb and not surmountable curb? .A:. The barrier style curb provides better -drainage with the higher curb. It also provides an edge for snow plowing activities, and with the barrier style curb Y01.!get a much smoother and more gradual driveway approach. The barrier style curb.can be used because the driveways are all set and can be identified. The surmountable curb is used in new developments because the homes are not built yet and the driveway locations are not yet established. . - - Q: Why would you do a small portion of Elk Lane and not go further? A:. The project ends at the plat bounda1y of Deerfield 3rd Addition. The area further east on Elk Lane is in the Elk Hills Addition. That will be reconstructed at some point in the future; at that time, the curb and gutter and street section would be continued easterly. Q: Why would the cost to the homeowners not go down if sidewalks are not built? A:. As I discussed before, the assessment is set on a unit basis with the hope of assessing approximately one-third of the cost of the project. If sidewalks are included with everything else I have shown, the assessment will only cover about 26 percent of the project estimated cost. If the sidewalks are removed, the percentage the assessments cover would increase and get closer to that one-third goal. Q: What is the typical location of the sidewalk within the right-oE-way? A:. Typically we would like to see sidewalks located within one foot of the right of way line; however, with the topography, vegetation and other issues in the Deerfield area, that certainly will not be possible in many locations. We would start a design, hoping to have the sidewalk out near the right-of-way bounda1y, and then would adjust as the topography and vegetation requires, trying to find the best fit to minimize disruptions and removal of vegetation. A:. Is the project a certainty?