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TO: The Honorable City Council
FROM: Kenneth C. Gilbert, Director of Public Works (l
DATE: May 7, 2004 (Council Meeting 5- 19 -04)
SUBJECT: Corporation Yard Design: North Fence
DISCUSSION
A. Background
On April 7, 2004, the City Council approved the Final
Conceptual Design for the subject project.
B. Approved Fencing Design
The approved design calls for wrought iron fencing around the
perimeter of the main yard and the auxiliary yard to the east.
C. Suggested Alternative
In the course of discussing design components, it was suggested
that consideration be given to upgrading the wrought iron fence
along the north line to a block wall (see Exhibit 1 for
location). The benefits of this change include:
• to block wind and dust;
• to partially block noise from trains;
• to better screen the visibility of City supplies and
equipment from view; and
• to make in more difficult to climb over.
The proposed block wall would be eight feet (8') high on the
north side of the wall and six feet (6') high on the south
side. Angled brackets with wire (or some other type of
security device) will be installed on top of the wall.
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D. Graffiti
The down side of installing a block wall is that it becomes a
target for graffiti. The options available to cope with this
problem include:
• installation of landscaping along the north side of the wall
(this would require placing the wall a few feet south of the
property line);
• applying a graffiti resistant epoxy coating to the wall to
discourage application and to ease removal; and
• administration of very proactive graffiti abatement efforts
(continue to remove the graffiti as soon as it is applied).
Unless otherwise directed, it would be the intent of staff to
include in the wall design the application of graffiti
resistant epoxy coating. It will also be the intent of staff to
monitor the wall and to abate graffiti as it occurs.
E. Fiscal Impact
The anticipated added cost to upgrade the north fence to a
block wall summarized as follows:
Description Cost ($)
Wroght Iron for North Fence (Current Design) 44,000
Cost Increase to Upgrade to a Block Wall 26,000
Cost of Block Walls for the North Fence 70,000
The above described cost increase is within the contingencies
provided for the project. No additional appropriations are
required.
STAFF RECO14MNDATIONS
Approve a change to the project design to include a block wall
along the northerly property line.
Attachment:
Exhibit 1: Site Plan: Wall Location
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