City Update

We heard from Susan Joy today. Good news and bad news, but all in all, pretty good outcome.

After meeting with all of the affected departments and discussing the issues with Helen, our City Engineer, we have determined the following requirements:

No design and construction for Kechter at this time but instead will take cash as a contribution in aid for future design and improvements (including the sidewalk). We felt that the frontage was not great enough to warrant actual construction of Kechter and Transportation Planning was fine with escrowing money for the sidewalk. Light and Power is happy with this option as well.

An estimate for our review and approval will be due in Final Compliance and the money itself paid prior to the first building permit. Unfortunately, a letter of credit is not an option in this situation Jennifer but we did explore that idea. The estimate for the future design and construction will be due in Final Compliance and that $$ number will be put in the Development Agreement.

Dedicate a 20' Utility and a 20' private ditch easement that would be labeled separately but overlap each other. The ditch would not need to be relocated in the interim. We haven't actually tried this before but thought we'd give it a go. I'm sure that we can get the utilities and the ditch to work and if necessary, we'll realign the ditch at that time.

We had the design and construction of Kechter built into our overall plan, so although it's a bummer, it's not a surprise. We will be able to roll that into our construction loan as part of the house. Not sure about timing because the escrow has to be paid before a building permit can be pulled, but I guess we can work on that.

At least we won't have to move the ditch.

Traffic Engineering Continued

Today I got a message from Susan Joy, City Engineer. We were supposed to have a meeting with traffic planning, utilities and engineering this afternoon. Instead, we got this:

Light and Power is out all this week but I don't think we need them at the meeting. Same with Transportation Planning...they are not available this afternoon per a later email but have emailed me their requirements.

We have continued to meet internally to discuss the project's design and construction requirements since we last met and I have everything worked out with the two aforementioned departments, Light and Power and Transportation Planning. The last department to weigh in is Engineering and Sheri and I are meeting with Helen Migchelbrink, the city engineer, today at 4pm (confirmation pending) for her policy on this and other projects like yours.

At that point, Sheri and I will meet with you, Steve and JR Engineering to go over everything with you. I'll send you another email to coordinate that meeting as soon as possible. Just a heads up to Transportation Planning and Light and Power - I will let you know what the outcome of the meeting with Helen is but I don't think you need to be at the next meeting with the applicant. Unless of course, you want to be. You are most welcome to attend, just let me know.

Miles and I are very bummed about this. I was hoping to be present with Traffic Engineering so that we could plead our case. Instead the city took it into their own hands and are handing us our fate. I can't wait...>