Item Q03
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: February 18. 2004
Division:
BOCC
Bulk Item: Yes
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Department: DISTRICT 5
AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Approval to advertise for storm water drainage and repaving of
all roads in the subdivision of Hammer Point.
ITEM BACKGROUND: Roads in Hammer Point are between 17 and 34 years old. All are showing
severe signs of wear with the base showing through. There are many areas that have standing water 24
hours after rainfall. Eleven roads need to be resurfaced now in conjunction with storm water
improvements.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES:
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
TOTAL COST:
BUDGETED: Yes
No
COST TO COUNTY:
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
REVENUE PRODUCING: Yes
No
AMOUNTPERMONTH_ Year
APPROVED BY: County Atty _ OMB/Purchasing _ Risk Management _
DOCUMENTATION:
Included
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MAYOR MURRA . NELSON
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DIVISION DIRECTOR APPROVAL:
DISPOSITION:
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Mayor Murray Nelson
Dameron Building -Suite 2
99198 Overseas Highway
Key Largo, Florida 33037
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November 24, 2003
RE: Request for Repaving of Hammer Point Subdivision MM 93
Dear Sir,
The Board of Directors of the Hammer Point Owners Association requests that the County provide
improved repaving on the streets of our subdivision as soon as possible. The following is a recap of the
problems and a brief history of this area and its road system.
Hammer Point was originally dredged and built in the late 1960's, and the first phase of development
consisted of the following streets: Camelot, Westminster, Ellington, Fairwich, Guilford, Hilson,
Ivanhoe, and Wellington. All of these original streets now show signs of severe age deterioration, with
many areas of both longitudinal and transverse cracks with white stones emerging from the crwnbling
asphalt binder. In addition there are multiple areas of severe subsidence with standing water well after
24 hours subsequent to a rain, In recognition of some of these problems, the County road crew has just
finished are-paving of Wellington and Hilson streets, and now is embarked on a roadside drilling
effort to alleviate standing water problems on some of the other older streets. A careful examination of
this area with 34 years of traffic on asphalt over filled ground indicates that immediate repaving with
improved grade on all of the remaining streets is needed soon before the initial asphalt completely
disappears.
The second development area of Hammer Point is also in need of road attention,
Dredging for construction of the second phase of Hammer Point began about 1970, and was halted by
court order in 1971 due to excessive depth of canals and exceeding the permitted construction area
into the bay. The hold was in place for over 10 years, with re-filling of canals and replacing excessive
dredged areas required. With corrections made and the elimination of many lots, the completed area
went on the market in 1987, with rapid sales and home construction, The roads in this section are as
follows: Cantebury, Aberdeen, Bristol, Cromwell, and Dexter, and are now 17 years in service, The
condition of these newer roads show varying degrees of wear, and we believe should be given a light
asphalt coat to retain the current integrity.
We would appreciate an immediate review of this request and the placement of Hammer Point into an
early county road repair schedule. Thank you for your continuing good efforts for the citizens of
=:~oint and all of Monroe County. p.../J /J /" J
Richard W, Lancaster, President ~ W b
CC: James Roberts, Monroe County Administrator
Dent Pierce, Division Director- Public Works
David Koppel, Monroe County Engineer
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MEMORANDUM
DATE:
February 3, 2004
TO:
Mayor Murray Nelson
Monroe County
David S. Koppel, P.E. I'\M
County Engineer ()1'-
FROM:
RE:
Roads
At your request, please find information concerning the Hammer Point Park Subdivision in Key
Largo as well as some other road information that may affect the roads we pave Countywide.
The Pavement Condition Index (PCI) is an indication of the condition of the road. The higher
the number, the better the road. The PCI has a range of 0 to 100.
Road Name
Ivanhoe Court
Guilford Court
Camelot Drive
Fairwich Court
Aberdeen Court
Dexter Court
Westminster Drive
Cromwell Court
Bristol Court
Ellington Court
Canterbury Drive
Hilson Court
Wellington Drive
Status of Paving
Scheduled This Year
Not Scheduled
Not Scheduled
Not Scheduled
Not Scheduled
Not Scheduled
Not Scheduled
Not Scheduled
Not Scheduled
Not Scheduled
Not Scheduled
Complete
Complete
* PCI prior to paving
Pavement
Condition Index
33
59
60
66
67
67
75
77
78
83
86
100 (42*)
100 (44*)
To compare these roads with others not being paved, see the attached list. "GR" indicates a
gravel road.
As you can see, the roads in Hammer Point Park Subdivision not scheduled for paving have a
PCI ranging from 59 to 86. There are 148 other County roads worse than those according to
the attached list. Also, there are 416 other County roads that have a PCI between 59 and 86.
A recent cash flow analysis of the gas tax fund resulted in a significant reduction of roads
scheduled for paving. According to the November 2002 Seven Year Plan, 743 roads were
scheduled for paving. However, after balancing expenditures with revenues (including fund.
balances), we had to cut numerous roads from the Plan. The latest Seven Year Road Plan
approved by the BOCC on December 17, 2003, reflects the current situation. Only 123 roads
remain in the Plan, that is an elimination of 620 roads. Roads in Hammer Point Park were
some of the roads that got cut, although they were not scheduled to be completed until FY 08.
This is our current situation based on the existing projected revenues. No roads are scheduled
to be paved in FY 06, or thereafter. This could change if paving is accelerated or delayed, or if
funding levels change. Therefore, any sharing of the Constitutional Fuel Tax with the
municipalities will only exacerbate this problem.
During this budget year, we will all need to look at this problem very carefully. Either revenues
will have to be generated, or cuts will be required. Otherwise, our gas tax fund balance will be
depleted in three years.
Please feel free to call me if you want to discuss this.
DSK/jbw
Attachment
c: All County Commissioners (per County policy)
James L. Roberts, County Administrator
C. Dent Pierce, Director, Public Works
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