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<br />REPORT <br /> <br />6.28 <br />Page 1 <br />To the Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From thE! Ci .' Man~. er <br /> <br />July 21, 2008 <br /> <br />SUBJECT <br />Revisions to the Engineering Standards - Surveying and Grading Criteria. <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Approve, by resolution, revision of the Engineering Standards, Volume III -"Design <br />Criteria", Part II - "Soils and Grading Criteria" as adopted by Council on December 4, <br />2006. and revision of the title of Part 1\ to "Surveying and Grading Criteria". <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br />The Engineering Standards provide design criteria and quality assurance for both <br />private and public construction conducted in the City's right-of-way. Council adopted <br />the Engineering Standards currently in effect on December 4, 2006. It is a document <br />that requires periodic review and revision to reflect changes in the codes and/or <br />technology. <br /> <br />This proposed addendum modifies the Engineering Standards to reflect two changes as <br />follows. <br />. The new elevation reference system -- NA V088 - is specified as the prevailing <br />criteria for surveying activity. This datum replaces the obsolete 1929 datum. <br />. The new building code -- the International Building Code -- adopted by City Council <br />in January of 2008, contains provisions for grading that will be incorporated into the <br />Engineering Standards. <br /> <br />Adoption of the proposed addendum will ensure consistency between the City's <br />Engineering Standards, the updated elevation reference system. and the new building <br />code. With Council's approval, the City Engineer will update the appropriate sections of <br />the Engineering Standards, notify all known users, and accordingly modify the <br />information available on the City's website. ' <br /> <br />Sections of the City's Engineering Standards relevant to this report are available for <br />review in the City Clerk's office. <br /> <br />AL TERNA TIVES <br />Council may choose not to approve this addendum to the Engineering Standards. <br /> <br />FISCAL IMPACT <br />'s no fiscal impact associated with this a <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />~~ <br />Peter Ingram <br />City Manager <br /> <br />......... <br /> <br /> <br />ATTACHMENTS <br />Resolution <br /> <br />RELATED DOCUMENTS IN CITY CLERK'S OFFICE <br />Engineering Standards <br />