From: GUTIERREZ Rodger C
Sent: Fri May 05 15:05:05 2017
To: LANE Ivy Y; Gerald Fisher (gfisher@cityofmolalla.com)
Cc: KIEFFER Loretta L; KEYES Michael E; BACON Dan W
Subject: FW: Stowers & Main in Molalla
Importance: Normal
Attachments: RE: STOWERS AND MAIN IN MOLALLA SIDEWALK CLOSURE REQUEST FOR SOUTH WEST CORNER ONLY; 20170505 DRAFT DE Request Form OR 211-Stowers.pdf; Gerald, I have reviewed your preliminary draft of the Design Exception for Main & Stowers. I added/changed language in the pdf (no tracked changes in the pdf, but you should be able to notice the edits). I have copied Ivy Lane, the ODOT Region 1 Roadway Manager, who will be involved with the review when it comes to ODOT for signatures. Please work with her on any further drafts if needed. Ivy, Please work with Gerald regarding this Design Exception. I have attached the email exchange regarding this situation. If it looks good to you, please indicate so he can send out for signatures. Thanks, Rodger Gutierrez, P.E. | ODOT | ADA & Bike-Ped Engineer | Rodger.C.Gutierrez@odot.state.or.us | 503-986-3554 From: Gerald Fisher [mailto:gfisher@cityofmolalla.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2017 3:44 PM To: GUTIERREZ Rodger C Subject: RE: Stowers & Main in Molalla Hi Rodger, Please see attached draft. Not sure if I got everything right. Once revised please send back to me and I can stamp and send you back a scanned pdf. I will be out of the office Thursday thru Monday and back in on Tuesday. Will look for your email when I return. Thanks. Regards, Gerald Fisher, P.E. | Public Works Director City of Molalla 117 N Molalla Ave. | PO Box 248 |Molalla, OR 97038 Office: 503.829.6855 | Direct: 503.759.0218 CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The information contained in this email message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient and have received this communication in error, please contact the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message. Thank you. From: GUTIERREZ Rodger C [mailto:Rodger.C.GUTIERREZ@odot.state.or.us] Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2017 4:33 PM To: KIEFFER Loretta L <Loretta.L.KIEFFER@odot.state.or.us>; Gerald Fisher (gfisher@cityofmolalla.com) <gfisher@cityofmolalla.com> Cc: CHRISTOPHER Basil R <Basil.R.CHRISTOPHER@odot.state.or.us>; KIMLINGER Michael J <Michael.J.KIMLINGER@odot.state.or.us>; SHOBLOM Heidi E <Heidi.E.SHOBLOM@odot.state.or.us>; PAPPE Robert G <Robert.G.PAPPE@odot.state.or.us>; KEYES Michael E <Michael.E.KEYES@odot.state.or.us>; BACON Dan W <Dan.W.BACON@odot.state.or.us> Subject: Stowers & Main in Molalla Loretta, I have read the emails you have sent me about the missing curb ramp at this corner. The impression I get from it is that we do not have the resources available to get the ideal solution at this corner and that we have a pressing need to fill this sidewalk gap that is inaccessible to the public right now. Based on this understanding of the conditions here, we concur with an ‘emergency maintenance’ approach that fills this sidewalk gap with one curb ramp – and that we will need to come back with the ideal fix later. The standard is two curb ramps per corner unless one direction is closed. We took a preliminary look at the corner and believe that it may not be approved for closure. Each curb ramp is required to have a detailed design to help ensure that slopes are met. I understand that the proposed design is a sketch rather than an engineered drawing. Curb ramps have to pass inspection using the ODOT ADA Curb Ramp Inspection Forms 734-5020. It sounds like a single curb ramp directed across Stowers Road is feasible and that the contractor can be held to meet the requirements in the standard drawing. I understand that these were not the contractor’s expectations and it sounds like it took some convincing to get the contractor to come back to do any work here at this point. We cannot altogether waive the ADA requirements, but recognize that something is better than nothing. I believe we can provide a curb ramp that serves the crossing of Stowers Road now and we can add the second curb ramp at the corner across Main Street in the future. We would need to use an ODOT ADA Curb Ramp Design Exception to explain the decision to provide one ramp instead of two because of the circumstances at hand. Since the contractor is not an engineer, I think the Design Exception would be requested by the City. I can help with that. Thanks, Rodger Gutierrez, P.E. ADA & Bicycle/Pedestrian Engineer | Oregon Department of Transportation| rodger.c.gutierrez@odot.state.or.us | 503-986-3554