Councilmembers, City Manager, and responsible parties,
At the most recent city council meeting, I provided public comment inquiring about a dangerous tripping hazard at the recently completed crosswalk "upgrade" at Robinson Rd at Bodega Ave. At that time the city manager indicated that since none of the Engineering contractors were present at the meeting, the city would be sure to reply to my concern by email. The mayor indicated that they would like to be included in this response. 2 weeks have now passed and I have not received any communication on this hazard.
Since this time, the city has communicated to the public via newsletter that the crosswalk improvements have been completed. This along with crosswalk lines at this intersection having been freshly painted, one could assume that the current condition of this crosswalk “improvement” are what we can expect for this intersection.
Capital maintenance in our city regularly are delayed by many months without updates to the public as a result of city council meetings failing to prioritize reports from city staff. Completion of capital improvement projects that are subcontracted out and managed through a contracted engineering firm regularly are both delayed and in need of budget adjustments. At some point it would be my hope that a review of the continued use of outside engineering will be looked at by this council.
Finally, it is my hope that I still will be contacted with an update to tripping hazard that continues to exist at the corner of Robinson Rd and Bodega Ave. See below for photos of the hazard. - Kyle Falbo