Title
Approval of Water Main Easement with the Clar Mar Neighborhood Property Owners
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to approve the easement with the Clar Mar Neighborhood property owners and authorize the City Manager to execute the necessary document.
Report
Issue:
Whether to approve an easement over the Clar Mar Neighborhood private access road to replace and maintain the water main that serves the neighborhood.
Staff Contact:
Ladd F. Cluff, PLS, City Surveyor, Public Works Engineering, 360.753.8389
Presenter(s):
None - Consent Calendar Item.
Background and Analysis:
The Capital Facilities Plan includes annual funding to replace small diameter and asbestos-cement (AC) water mains throughout the City. These water mains are essential to the distribution of drinking water to homes and businesses. Pipes selected for replacement in this program typically are prone to leaks, have a high number of repairs, and are the cause of water service outages.
Small diameter water pipes serve the Clar Mar Neighborhood. The small diameter water pipe serving the Clar Mar Neighborhood is at the end of its useful life. It is scheduled to be replaced this summer.
The design process revealed that the City does not have a formal easement for the water main located within the private road serving the neighborhood. In order to move forward with the planned project, an easement must be established authorizing the City's long term access to the water line.
Staff worked with the neighborhood to secure a formal easement over the private road. All thirteen owners have signed, granting the City an easement for mutual benefit.
Neighborhood/Community Interests (if known):
The water main replacement will provide improved reliability for the neighborhood and help reduce maintenance costs along with outages.
Options:
1. Approve the Water Main Easement with the Clar Mar Neighborhood and authorize th...
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