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Robert Peccia & Associates – Kalispell, Montana West Seventh Street Reconstruction Welcome Public Meeting No. 2 February 11, 2015 ---PAGE BREAK--- Robert Peccia & Associates – Kalispell, Montana West Seventh Street Reconstruction Project Contacts City of Whitefish Karin Hilding, PE, Interim Public Works Director Sherri Baccaro, Assistant to Public Works Director Robert Peccia & Associates (RPA) Ryan Mitchell, PE, PLS, Project Manager Brandon Theis, PE, Project Engineer ---PAGE BREAK--- Robert Peccia & Associates – Kalispell, Montana West Seventh Street Reconstruction Purpose of Meeting Present Design Options (Based on Input) Meeting Outline Overhead to Underground Utilities Conversion Option Gas Main Upgrade Street Sections per City Standards Proposed Street Sections Review of Exhibits Public Input ---PAGE BREAK--- Robert Peccia & Associates – Kalispell, Montana Response Sheet ---PAGE BREAK--- Robert Peccia & Associates – Kalispell, Montana Overhead to Underground Utilities Conversion Utilities Currently Overhead Power, Phone & Cable Estimated Cost = $1,314,000 Estimated Construction Time = 8 months Earliest it could be Completed is 2016, thus road reconstruction in 2017 Utilities would need to go underground on the opposite side of street of overhead poles All existing vegetation in ROW would be disturbed ---PAGE BREAK--- Robert Peccia & Associates – Kalispell, Montana Overhead to Underground Utilities Conversion City Council will make decision, planned for February 17th, 2015 If City Council decides to proceed with utilities conversion, then Flathead Electric Coop will complete a feasibility study – which may determine that it is not feasible (planned to take ~4 weeks) Review Exhibits ---PAGE BREAK--- Robert Peccia & Associates – Kalispell, Montana Overhead to Underground Utilities Conversion ---PAGE BREAK--- Robert Peccia & Associates – Kalispell, Montana Overhead to Underground Utilities Conversion ---PAGE BREAK--- Robert Peccia & Associates – Kalispell, Montana Overhead to Underground Utilities Conversion ---PAGE BREAK--- Robert Peccia & Associates – Kalispell, Montana Gas Main Upgrade NorthWestern Energy will upgrade the gas main in West 7th If Utilities Conversion approved, will be completed in 2016, at the earliest, as part of that project If Utilities are to stay overhead, will be completed in the fall of 2015 as just a gas main upgrade project Discussion and Questions ---PAGE BREAK--- Robert Peccia & Associates – Kalispell, Montana Overhead to Underground Utilities Conversion Questions and Discussion Response Sheet I support the City Council pursuing the Overhead to Underground Utility Conversion. I do not support the City Council pursuing the Overhead to Underground Utility Conversion ---PAGE BREAK--- Robert Peccia & Associates – Kalispell, Montana Street Sections per City Standards (Review) 7th Street – West of Karrow Urban Local Street (No Parking) Rural Local Street (No Parking) 7th Street – Karrow to Baker Urban Collector Street (No Parking) Urban Collector Street (Parking on One Side) ---PAGE BREAK--- Robert Peccia & Associates – Kalispell, Montana Urban Local Street (No Parking) ---PAGE BREAK--- Robert Peccia & Associates – Kalispell, Montana Rural Local Street (No Parking) ---PAGE BREAK--- Robert Peccia & Associates – Kalispell, Montana West of Karrow – Option #1 ---PAGE BREAK--- Robert Peccia & Associates – Kalispell, Montana West of Karrow - Option #2 ---PAGE BREAK--- Robert Peccia & Associates – Kalispell, Montana ---PAGE BREAK--- Robert Peccia & Associates – Kalispell, Montana ---PAGE BREAK--- Robert Peccia & Associates – Kalispell, Montana West of Karrow Questions and Discussion Response Sheet I support Option #1 (Road in same location, no sidewalks) I support Option #2 (Move road south, sidewalk on north side) ---PAGE BREAK--- Robert Peccia & Associates – Kalispell, Montana Urban Collector Street (No Parking) ---PAGE BREAK--- Robert Peccia & Associates – Kalispell, Montana Karrow to Geddes - Existing ---PAGE BREAK--- Robert Peccia & Associates – Kalispell, Montana Karrow to Geddes – Option #1 ---PAGE BREAK--- Robert Peccia & Associates – Kalispell, Montana Karrow to Geddes – Option #2 ---PAGE BREAK--- Robert Peccia & Associates – Kalispell, Montana ---PAGE BREAK--- Robert Peccia & Associates – Kalispell, Montana ---PAGE BREAK--- Robert Peccia & Associates – Kalispell, Montana Karrow to Geddes Questions and Discussion Response Sheet I support Option #1 (Urban Section – curb and gutter) I support Option #2 (Rural Section – no curb and gutter) ---PAGE BREAK--- Robert Peccia & Associates – Kalispell, Montana Geddes to Alley #1 - Existing ---PAGE BREAK--- Robert Peccia & Associates – Kalispell, Montana Geddes to Alley #1 – Option #1 ---PAGE BREAK--- Robert Peccia & Associates – Kalispell, Montana Geddes to Alley #1 – Option #2 ---PAGE BREAK--- Robert Peccia & Associates – Kalispell, Montana ---PAGE BREAK--- Robert Peccia & Associates – Kalispell, Montana ---PAGE BREAK--- Robert Peccia & Associates – Kalispell, Montana Geddes to Alley #1 Questions and Discussion Response Sheet I support Option #1 (Sidewalk on north side only, no on-street parking) I support Option #2 (Sidewalk on both sides, on-street parking on south side from O’Brien to Alley ---PAGE BREAK--- Robert Peccia & Associates – Kalispell, Montana Alley #1 to Baker - Existing ---PAGE BREAK--- Robert Peccia & Associates – Kalispell, Montana Alley #1 to Alley #2 - Option #1a ---PAGE BREAK--- Robert Peccia & Associates – Kalispell, Montana Alley #2 to Baker - Option #1b ---PAGE BREAK--- Robert Peccia & Associates – Kalispell, Montana Alley #1 to Alley #2 - Option #2a ---PAGE BREAK--- Robert Peccia & Associates – Kalispell, Montana Alley #2 to Baker - Option #2b ---PAGE BREAK--- Robert Peccia & Associates – Kalispell, Montana ---PAGE BREAK--- Robert Peccia & Associates – Kalispell, Montana ---PAGE BREAK--- Robert Peccia & Associates – Kalispell, Montana Alley #1 to Baker Questions and Discussion Response Sheet I support Option #1 (Sidewalk on both sides, 6’-0” boulevard, retaining walls) I support Option #2 (Sidewalk on both sides, 4’0” boulevard, landscaped slope) ---PAGE BREAK--- Robert Peccia & Associates – Kalispell, Montana Exhibits For Review Overhead to Underground Utility Conversion Exhibits Neighborhood Exhibits w/Typical Sections Overview of Neighborhoods with impacts associated with each typical section option ---PAGE BREAK--- Robert Peccia & Associates – Kalispell, Montana Let Us Hear From You! Thoughts Overhead to Underground Utility Conversion Typical Sections Which Option(s) Do You Prefer Concerns Ideas Other Comments Response Sheets