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STAFF REPORT TO:Mayor Keis and Members of the City Council FROM:Bill Dircks, Public Works Director DATE: September 22, 2021 RE:Reimbursement for Curb Cut at 2883 Condit Street ACTION TO BE CONSIDERED: Motion to approve the reimbursement of $3,000 for a curb cut for a new driveway at 2883 Condit Street. BACKGROUND: Condit Street was reconstructed from South Owasso Boulevard to Nadeau Road in 2008. The road was previously a rural section with no curb and gutter. Concrete curb and gutter was added to the road and the work was completed in the fall of 2008. The property at 2883 Condit Street was assessed $7,246.25 for the project, which was the capped rate at the time of construction. Teresa Miller, 2883 Condit Street, built a garage this year and the driveway will be located off of Condit Street. The property is on the corner of Condit Street and Nadeau Road and in the past cars were parked on the Nadeau side of the property. It is believed that the City Engineer did not include a curb cut on Condit Street since the cars were always parked on Nadeau Road. The Engineer did not ask Ms. Miller if she wanted a curb cut while the project was underway. Ms. Miller has now requested that the City reimburse her for the cost of the curb cut for the new driveway since she was not afforded the opportunity to have one installed back in 2008. She received an estimate for her entire new driveway and the curb cut portion of the driveway is $3,000. The City Engineer has looked at the estimate and has said it is a reasonable price for the work proposed. He estimates the City would pay $3,800-$4,500 to have a contractor come in and do the work. The concrete contractor that worked on the City’s 2021 street projects has already completed all of the concrete work and would not be available to come back in and install the curb cut at this year’s pricing. Using the same contractor as the one installing the rest of the driveway makes for a smoother operation all around with no coordination necessary. Staff finds this reimbursement request for a curb cut to be reasonable given the offer was not extended back in 2008. SOURCE OF FUNDS: Funds for this work will come from the 450 Fund (Infrastructure Fund) STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: Staff recommends approving the reimbursement of $3000 for the installation of a curb cut at 2883 Condit Street.