Item No. 2.c Consider^ and discuss enforcement and charges
f:; r• damage to r^ight-of-ways, and set a policy for^ utility
companies to fallow. (County Er~gineer^;
Mr. Johnston County Engineer^, addressed court on the problems
mostly caused by water utility companies. The utility
companies do not inform the Road and Bridge Department of the
damages they caused. Judge Denson would like Franklin to get
with Tom Pollard and draw up a policy for the utility
companies to follow on damages of eight-of-ways and to bring
it to Court to be approved.
Judge Denson addressed the Cour^t on the progress of Ingram
Dam and when to set the date to plug Ingram Dam. The 15th
of December was set to plug dam. A Cour^t Order will be
established later- since it was not posted on the agenda.
COMMISSIONERS' COURT AGENDA REQUEST
'PLEASE FURNISH ONE ORIGINAL AND FIVE COPIES OF THIS REQUEST AND
DOCUMENTS TO BE REVIEWED BY THE COURT
MADE BY: Franklin Johnston P.E.
Leonard Odom Jr.
OFFICE: Road & Bridge Department
MEETING DATE: November 24. 1997
TIME PREFERRED:
SUBJECT:(PLEASE BE SPECIFIC): Consider enforcement and charges for damage to
right-of-ways, and set a policy for utility companies to follow
EXECUTIVE SESSION REQUESTED: YES
NO XX
PLEASE STATE REASON: Consider charging for damages to r.o.w. /set policy
"STIMATED LENGTH OF PRESENTATION: 10 minutes
PERSONNEL MATTER -NAME OF EMPLOYEE:
NAME OF PERSON ADDRESSING THE COURT: Franklin Johnston. P.E.
Time for submitting this request for Court to assure that the matter is posted in accordance with Title 5, Chapters 551 & 552 of the
Government Code is as follows.
Meetings held on first Monday: 5:00 P. M. previous Tuesday
Meetings held on Thursdays: 5:00 P. M. previous Thursday
THIS REQUEST RECEIVED BY:
THIS REQUEST RECEIVED ON:
All Agenda Requests will be screened by the County Judges Office to determine if adequate information has been prepared for the
Court's formal consideration and action at time of Court meetings. Your cooperation will be appreciated and contribute towards your
request being addressed at the earliest opportunity. See Agenda Request Guidelines.
Kerr County Road & Bridge
4010 San Antonio Hwy.
,.., Kerrville, TX 78028
(830) 257 2993 FAX (830) 896-8481
TO: Commissioners' Court
FROM: Franklin Johnston, P.E
DATE: November 17, 1997
RE: Ken County Policy and Specification for Cutting Road by Utility Company, or other
Contractors
Current Kett County Subdivision Regulations, # 8.06A, "all utility lines that pass under a street or alley
shall be installed before the street or alley is paved. When it is necessary that utility lines pass under an
existing street or alley pavement they shall be bored to a point at least 4 feet beyond the edge of the
pavement."
Currently, none of the water utility contractors bore under paved roads, they just dig them up and may or
may not notify us. If they notify us, it is usually asking us to patch after they are through. We ave cfe n e"~
problems with any of the telephone or electric companies.
We need a policy to cover this contingency. Repairing problems caused by private water utility
contractors does not seem an appropriate function of the Road & Bridge Department.
..,
Sample Policy/Specification attached.
~c~>r>r ~®t<nmin~ IE~®~t~ll ~ I~>raQll~c~
4010 San Antonio Hwy
---Kerrville, TX 78028
(830) 257-2993 FAX (830) 896-8481
TO Commissioners' Court
FROM: Leonard Odom, Jr., Road Administrator
DATE: October 27, 1997
RE. Repair Of Righ[-Of--Ways Damage Done By Water Companies
In the past few weeks we have had numerous complaints about water companies doing repair work m County
right-of-ways and leaving the right-of-way in bad condition.
I) Charlie Wiedenfeld crossed the road and driveways on Chole Lane ut Precinct 4. After the job was
complete there was a mud problem When we talked to him on the phone, he said he felt that it was
in good shape Both Franklin and I looked at the job and informed him by phone that it needed to be
cleaned up. He did nothing. Franklin wrote him the attached letter and our office told the
homeowners they should contact him to repair the damages. After heated calls, his secretary asked
us to repair the damages and bill the water company because Wiedenfeld had left town without
fixing the problem and she didn't know what else to do
2) Mr. Bruce Coffer called our office to report that Kerrville South Water had moved large boulders that
were being used as a barrier to keep cars from going over the side on Southway when they installed a
water line in the right-of--way. Mr Coffer feels Kerrville South Water should be responsible for the
'~ cost of replacing the rocks or putting up a guardrail We explained that we had no policing powers
and no provisions for billing.
3) Right after we fmished surfacing Ranchero Road and clearmg the right-of--way, Hill Country Utilities
wanted to cross the road with a water line. We told them they would have to bore. They bored
October 3, 1997. After two calls, [o this date they have not cleaned up the mess left on the
right-of--way
All of the utility companies have been asked to notify us before they cross a County maintained road by sending a
written explanation with an attach drawing that is filed by road name for future reference. This helps us to be
aware they are working N the area and better respond to the citizens. It also gives us a chance [o evaluate the
road surface to see if they need to bore or if they can cut the road surface. After they have met the specifications
for cutting and back-filling, we will then patch the surface and inspect the job to see that it is completed
satisfactorily. We have no problems with any of the telephone or electric companies.
We ask that you consider ways to make these companies accountable If we can charge them for repairs and put
the money into our current budget it might help? Do we need to add somethmg to the new subdivision rules' If
so, who would be responsible for enforcement°
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