7. Citizen Input
Tom Grove, Dunes City, addressed the Road
Commission by apologizing to Chairman Sathe for being upset and getting
into his face. Tom said he had been out of town for three days and got in
late Friday night and was confronted by a terrible mess, of Laurel debris,
on the front of his property from the brush cutting done by Leisure
Excavating. Gary Rose from Leisure Excavating was contacted about the
issue. Tom said that Gary Rose came out and looked at the issue and Gary
admitted that it had got passed him and that was not the instructions he
had given his crew. Gary, himself, cleaned up the mess.
Tom also addressed the Road Commission
about some Alder trees in the Dunes City right of way on Manzanita. He
said that there are about ½ dozen leaning Alder trees, if three come down
they will take out the power line next to his house. He stated that if he
brought it to the Road Commissions attention tonight to have the trees
removed, then maybe they could start the process.
Chairman Sathe stated that they could get a
quote to drop the trees for Leisure Excavating.
Commissioner Harris stated that we should
get a couple quotes.
Chairman Sathe stated that he will get at
least three quotes.
Commissioner Leach stated that he noticed
this discussion is under new business, and was wondering if it was going
to be discussed later.
Commissioner Curran stated that we should
get three bids and see if PUD can do it, and get a time line from them.
Chairman Sathe stated that if PUD cannot do
it and we can get a bid for less than $500, does the Commission want to
proceed with the process.
Howard Goldstein, Dunes City, addressed the
Road Commission about the trimming of brush done on Manzanita Drive. He
stated that he wondered why they went down this particular street to cut
the brush, was there certain streets picked, and was this contracted out?
Chairman Sathe stated that certain streets
were picked out to do the work and there were only about 2/3 of the
streets that were brushed.
Howard Goldstein voiced a lengthy opinion
on his view of the brushing project that was done on Manzanita Drive.
8. Unfinished / Old Business
· Update on 2011-2012 Projects
Planning Chairman Lee Riechel stated that
the brushing on Jensen Lane was done.
Chairman Sathe stated that there was a
little problem with the work done for the culvert on Huckleberry.
Chairman Sathe stated that the ditching
project on Erhart Road looks good.
Planning Chairman Lee Riechel stated now
that we have the brush cutting done on a few roads, it stands out like a
sore thumb that we need to blade the trimmers. There is so much growth
and small stuff growing on the shoulder that we need to grade and gravel
the edge of the payment.
Chairman Sathe stated that he would like
to have by the next Road Commission Meeting in December with a list of
ideas and projects for 2012-2013 from the Road Commission. He stated
that he would like to know what ideas the Road Commission has on their
assigned streets.
· Master Road Plan Update-Gary Baker’s
Schedule
Chairman Sathe went over the Updated
Master Road Plan that Gary Baker emailed. Gary will be attending the
meeting in December to discuss any questions the Road Commission has.
· Review Ordinance 182 Sections 155.3.1,
3.3, and 3.4
Planning Chairman Lee Riechel gave a
quick presentation on where and what the Planning Commissions
expectations are. He stated that the Planning Commission has been
through Section 155.3.3, and the road standards as written are pretty
much the same and the Planning Commission just tried to clarify the
writing. The Planning Commission stopped at 155.3.4.1-Transportation
Standards. The Transportation Standards largely came out with the model
cities code and were so badly written, unless you know exactly what is
going on, you don’t understand. The Planning Commission feels what
they really need from the Road Commission is to possibly have a work
session.
Chairman Sathe stated that the Road
Commissioners need to bring their ideas on Ordinance 182 Sections
155.3.1, 3.3, and 3.4.
9. New Business
· Brainstorm 2012-2013 Projects
Discussed under Unfinished/Old Business.
· Woahink Drive Eyesore Complaints
Chairman Sathe stated that he was
appointed to Chair the complaint on 5593 Woahink Dr. because the
property belongs to the current Chairman, who chairs the site visits.
Chairman Sathe stated that the Road
Commission will go on a site visit at 5593 Woahink Dr. and 84277 Wright
Rd. on Thursday, December 1st, 2011 at 3:00 pm.
· Montgomery Estate
Chairman Sathe read the Road Commission
site review Report that will go to the Planning Commission with their
recommendations.
Chairman Sathe stated that the report did
not include in it that it is a minor modification.
10. Unscheduled Items Not Listed on the
Agenda
Commissioner Leach stated that he wanted to
know why the S. Pioneer trees and Peninsula trees were not on the Agenda.
Chairman Sathe stated that the Road
Commission told the owners that they should put their power underground,
and they have not gotten back to the Road Commission yet.
Chairman Sathe stated that the trees on
Peninsula have been contracted out to Leisure Excavating.
Commissioner Leach stated that Councilor
Koehler would like a copy of the flow chart.
Road Secretary Selena Carter stated that
she will make sure that he has a copy of it.
Commissioner Leach stated that Planning
Vice-Chairman George Burke would like a copy of the 15 points of the
Master Road Plan that was discussed with Gary Baker.
Road Secretary Selena Carter stated that
she will double check to make sure George receives a copy.
Commissioner Leach stated that he was
wondering on the motion that was made by Commissioner Tucker to have the
City Planner and the City Attorney to research the issue of the Road
Commission and Planning Commission responsibilities and provide an
explanation on how to proceed.
Chairman Sathe stated that we received the
letter from the lawyer explaining the details of the Road Commission and
Planning Commission responsibilities.
Commissioner Harris stated that he was
wondering how the procedure is going for filling the vacant Commissioners
seat on the Road Commission.
Chairman Sathe stated that he is talking to
a couple people right now and there will be an ad in the Wednesday
newspaper.
11. Final Comments
Commissioner Leach stated that he is
pleased to see the progress made on the trimming and brushing and it has
been a positive month, even though we have had some complaints. It appears
it has been mostly successful for what we have attempted to do.
Commissioner Curran stated that he agrees
with Commissioner Leach and we have been extremely successful in that
mission, well done to everybody involved.
Chairman Sathe expressed that when the Road
Commission does a road project, no matter what we do, we seem to have a
couple of complaints. Even though we put out a notice, people still tend
to complain.
Commissioner Harris stated that he is very
happy with moving on and that we got the projects done, you can really see
we made some headway and feels like we have done some good. He is also
happy that we only got four complaints and hopes that the rest of the
City, even the ones who have not spoken up yet, are pleased and happy with
it.
12. Adjournment
There being no further business to come
before the Road Commission, Commissioner
Harris made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Commissioner Curran seconded
the
motion. The motion passed by unanimous vote.