TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: Bob Moehling, Public Works Director
PREPARED BY: Jeff Hitch, City Engineer
SUBJECT:
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Emergency Declaration for Hayes Avenue Bridge at Miller Canyon Creek
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RECOMMENDATION
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Adopt Resolution No. 25-4816 to:
Declare an emergency condition for the Hayes Avenue Bridge at Miller Canyon Creek;
Authorize Purchase Orders for Michael Baker International totaling $89,580.92; and
Amend the Capital Improvement Plan budget to create a project for Hayes Avenue Bridge at Miller Canyon Creek and appropriate with $725,000 of Area Drainage Fees.
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PRIOR ACTION/VOTE
On June 20, 2023, the City Council authorized an on-call consulting services Agreement with Michael Baker Internation, Inc. for civil services (Vote: 4-0).
CITY COUNCIL GOAL
Plan, program and create infrastructure development.
BACKGROUND
On February 6, 2025, City staff encountered a pothole in the deck of the Hayes Avenue Bridge crossing Miller Canyon Creek located generally between Ivy Street and B Street. Upon this discovery, engineering staff believed the bridge could be unsafe and closed the bridge until further evaluation could be completed.
Michael Baker International ("MBI") was contracted using the City's existing on-call agreement to perform a structural evaluation of the bridge. The evaluation was performed and a report was generated and provided to the City. The report concluded that the bridge is structurally deficient for fire truck access and needs to be replaced. The bridge has a 15-feet long span, is 24-feet wide, and consists of concrete abutments with wooden girders and decking covered with asphalt concrete. MBI subsequently provided the City with a proposal to provide environmental and engineering services for engineering plans and emergency environmental permits necessary to replace the bridge with an alternate reinforced concrete box culvert or arch-span bridge structure.
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