To: Board of County Commissioners
Through: Bryan Weimer, Director, Public Works and Development
Prepared By:
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Daniel Wiseheart, Staff Engineer, Public Works and Development
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Presenter: Daniel Wiseheart, Staff Engineer, Public Works and Development
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Subject:
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1:30 PM *Updated Utility Relocation Policy
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Purpose and Request:
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The Board is requested to review and adopt the updated Utility Relocation Policy, which was updated following the 2021 adoption of the Utility Relocation Policy and direction from the BOCC. Updates are based on one year of evaluation of the policy.
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Background and Discussion: In 2020 and 2021, a draft of the revised policy was circulated internally for review and comment to staff within PWD, and then externally for additional review and comments to Utility Providers, contractors, and other local jurisdictions. Comments from 2021 were received from 9 PWD staff members and from 4 external sources: Darryl Farrington (Cherry Creek Valley Water and San), Lane Grady (MCI/Verizon), Jeff Walker (Xcel Energy), and Brandon Felipe (East Cherry Creek Valley Water and San). Both sets of review comments were discussed, and appropriate revisions made, as needed. The final draft of the policy was then sent to the Director of PWD and Arapahoe County Legal department for final review. All comments have been addressed and final edits have been made.
Presented here within is the final policy document for BOCC review and adoption. Since the 2021 adoption, the policy has not been exercised. However, PWD staff have been working on supporting documents, accompanying standard operating procedures, and minor edits to the policy. PWD staff feel that the creation and maintenance of such documents is an iterative process, and the first iteration of such is hereby presented to the Board.
Fiscal Impact: Under the 2021 policy, the County is responsible for 50% of utility relocation costs for wa...
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