CDC MINUTES
18 September 2007
Bill Reschke, Chair
CDC Membership:
Present: Bill Reschke, Mike Smiley, Celeste Weinsheim, Susan Deininger, Eric Germain
Arrived Late: Deanna Spehn
Absent: Kathy Warburton, John Hopper, Scott Hasson, Jan Whitacre
CWA Presenters:
· Craig Balben
· Martin Coghill, new project manager for relining project (Habib Hariri has moved on)
· Jeremy Crutchfield – project manager for mission trails projects
· Mark Tegio – environmental project manager for all projects
· Miguel Valenzuela – design engineer relining project, moving here in January
· Jen Shira, consultant
CWA Presentation:
Projects that are planned:
· FRS 2
· Pipeline & Tunnel
· Pipeline 3 Relining
· Vent Demolition & Removal
· Note: the May 2006 pipe rupture rework is largely completed
Pipeline 3 relining project is Process 3 due to review for “Take Authorization” of wildlife (gnatcatcher).
Bill Reschke: Why does the TCC not get a “go/no go” on the larger projects and we’re only being asked for this for the smaller relining project?
Craig Balben: the city didn’t have approval authority for those other projects because they were handled at higher levels (EIR review by MWD and Army Corps); the city has some say here because of the MSCP process is involved.
Prior deal between CWA and the city for the CMB bridge: CWA maintains a ROW for access for their 30-ton trucks.
Bill Reschke: there were many issues and lessons learned back in the FRS1 project. Things like trucks queueing up at 5AM, workers parking trailers in peoples’ backyards, etc.
Plan for restoration of the staging area: return it to the “as before” condition or better.
CWA commitment for MTRP: install picnic tables and shade at the FRS 1 site.
Pipeline tunnel is 1900 feet long north of the FRS and 2500 feet long south of the FRS; 11 feet wide.
CWA will build an improved river crossing in the first season when allowed (based on gnatcatchers, etc.) but no muck traffic will transit via Mission Gorge because the topology makes heavy truck traffic impossible. All muck traffic will go via Tierrasanta.
Combined projects:
· Construction begins in early 2008
· FRS & new pipeline will run for 2 years and end in the spring of 2010
· The relining project will run for 1 year and end in the spring of 2009.
Relining: 11 access portals to be excavated:
· Portals 1 and 2 are above (north of) the new pipe and FRS work
· Portals 3 & 4 and the rupture site are below (south of) the new pipe and FRS
· Portals 5 and beyond are below the river crossing in Navajo.
Relining: steel lining with about 1.5in all around (filled)
Estimated truck traffic north end:
· Early 2008 thru Sept 2008: peak trucks thru northern portal will be 100 per day (for all projects combined), which is 50 in AM and 50 out PM
· Timing and size of trucks will vary, larger towards the middle; most in the AM and PM rush
· After Sept 2008: about 90 trucks per day (2 projects only; relining done)
· Relining contract stipulation is that relining up north be done by Sept.
Estimated truck traffic south end:
· Both entrances (CMB and Calle de Vida): 250 truck trips per day thru Sept (all 3 projects)
· Both: 230 trucks per day after Sept 2008 (for only 2 projects)
Bill Reschke: In the FRS1 project the trails were NOT closed. Drivers were told to watch for hikers and trucks went at 5 mph. All benefited and the project went fine. Also, there are trail entrances CWA don’t know about, so people are going to be on the truck routes anyway. CWA should NOT close the trails during the 2 years of the project.
Mike Smiley: what about open trenches? Need temporary fencing to protect people and wildlife.
Deanna Spehn arrives: CDC achieves a quorum.
Q: what about debris? street sweeping? filling potholes? resurfacing?
A: conditions will be restored to “existing or better” state.
Q: You’re going to inconvenience residents for 2 years so how about focusing on “better” rather than on “existing”?
A: the roads were built to substandard conditions anyway, as stated by the city.
Deanna Spehn: key issues were horns, backup beepers, dust, queueing in the morning.
Bill Reschke: CWA’s current plan is to put temp offices (trailers) at the staging area and this will bring all the associated AM/PM commuter traffic. But if CWA can stage these 0.5 miles from the work site then why not 1.5 miles? Why not on Mission Gorge? CWA would do the community a great service by placing these temp offices farther away from the community and in an industrial area.
Need to do outreach with all schools, not just those on the routes.
Listed areas of concern (for inclusion in a MOU or in a written “good neighbor policy”):
1. traffic balancing of truck trips across all the routes
2. CWA must incorporate lessons learned from FRS1
3. trucks cannot gather before approved working hours
4. trail closures: trails weren’t closed in FRS1 so why for FRS2?
5. install temp fencing around open trenches for wildlife and human safety
6. plan on street sweeping and road improvements throughout the projects
7. plan on various levels of street repair: immediate (potholes) and long term (repaving)
8. locate temp office staging outside of the community
9. enforce the work hours: no queueing before 7AM or after 7PM (the approved hours)
10. Farb MS outreach: must talk to all the schools, not just those on the routes
11. provide security at the staging area 24 hrs a day
12. no lights at the staging area after construction hours or overnight
Motion: Approve pipeline 3 relining project contingent on CWA and CDC working out a written good neighbor policy (something less than a memo of understanding) on a detailed plan for execution of the three combined projects.
Vote: 6-0-0, passed unanimously