9-15-15 Presentation Almond GroveSmall Town Service ~ Community Stewardship ~ Future Focus
Small Town Service ~ Community Stewardship ~ Future Focus
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
ALMOND GROVE DISTRICT
STREET REHABILITATION
PROJECT
Town Council Meeting, September 15, 2015
LOS GATOS, CA
http://www.losgatosca.gov/AlmondGroveProject
Small Town Service ~ Community Stewardship ~ Future Focus
Key Points
•Design Direction
–Pavement Materials
–Curb Line Design
–Trees
•Project Schedule for all AG Concrete
Streets
•Funding Options (Finance)
Small Town Service ~ Community Stewardship ~ Future Focus
Design Direction-Pavement
–Concrete Reconstruction
•Longest Lasting
•High construction impacts
•Most expensive
–Asphalt Reconstruction
•20 year or greater Life
•High construction impacts
•15% Less Expensive than Concrete
–Engineered Asphalt Overlay (Staff Recommendation)
•18 to 20 year life
•Least impact to residents
•38% Less Expensive than Concrete
Small Town Service ~ Community Stewardship ~ Future Focus
Small Town Service ~ Community Stewardship ~ Future Focus
Design Direction –Curb Line
•Options:
–Keep Existing curb line in place
–Minimally widen park strips to 4’ (staff
recommendation)
•Allows larger canopy trees
•Maintains standard residential 36’ road width or wider
Small Town Service ~ Community Stewardship ~ Future Focus
Small Town Service ~ Community Stewardship ~ Future Focus
Sample Curb Line
Small Town Service ~ Community Stewardship ~ Future Focus
Town Residential Street Standard
Small Town Service ~ Community Stewardship ~ Future Focus
Design Direction -Trees
Chinese
Pistasche Red Maple
•Staff Recommendation:
•Keep: 75 Trees Mostly Large Canopy Trees to Remain (Elm/Ash/Sycamore)
•Add: 27 New Trees
•Replace: 44 Trees that are Unsuitable/Blighted/Dying (Keep Elm/Ash/Sycamore)
•Plant Drought Tolerant Large Canopy Trees:
•Option: Remove all Unsuitable Street Trees
Small Town Service ~ Community Stewardship ~ Future Focus
Small Town Service ~ Community Stewardship ~ Future Focus
Small Town Service ~ Community Stewardship ~ Future Focus
Project Schedule
•Reconstruction Schedule
•Asphalt Overlay Schedule
Spring 2016 Spring 2017 Spring 2018 Spring 2019 Spring 2020
Street Bachman Tait (Collector)Glen Ridge Wilder Massol
PCI 28 37 27 44 48
Street Broadway Bayview Almendra Bean Nicholson
PCI 16 39 27 37 47
Spring 2016 Spring 2017 Spring 2018 Spring 2019
Street Bachman
Tait
(Collector)Glen Ridge Massol
PCI 28 37 27 48
Street Broadway Bayview Wilder Nicholson
PCI 16 39 44 47
Street Almendra Bean
PCI 27 37
Small Town Service ~ Community Stewardship ~ Future Focus
Funding Options
•Currently Available Capital Funds
•Reserves & Internal Service Funds
•New Sources
Small Town Service ~ Community Stewardship ~ Future Focus
Conclusions
Provide Direction
1.Pavement Material
2.Curb Line
3.Street Trees
4.Funding Solutions
5.Other Elements –e.g. Schedule