Title
Establish Capital Improvement Project and Budgetary Adjustments: Hollow Sidewalk Repair Project (T15265400)
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FileID
File ID: 2026-00600
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Location
Location: District 4
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Recommendation
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution: 1) establishing the Hollow Sidewalk Repair Project (T15265400) as a new Capital Improvement Project; and 2) authorizing the City Manager or designee to increase the expenditure budget of the Hollow Sidewalk Repair Project (T15265400) by transferring $1,200,000 (Gas Tax, Fund 2002) from the available fund balance.
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Contact
Contact: Kelli Lacy, Assistant Civil Engineer, (916) 808-8157, kelacy@cityofsacramento.org; Judith Matsui-Drury, Supervising Engineer, (916) 808-7610, jmatsui-drury@cityofsacramento.org; Ofelia Avalos, Engineering Manager, (916) 808-5054, oavalos@cityofsacramento.org; Department of Public Works
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Presenter
Presenter: None
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Attachments
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Resolution
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Description/Analysis
IssueDetail
Issue Detail: In the 1860's, a portion of the City was raised in response to flooding that was occurring in some riverfront areas downtown. The roads were raised with backfill, second floors of existing buildings became the first floors, and the new sidewalks were constructed on structural support systems, leaving a basement level. This action created hollow sidewalks.
For the limited number of remaining properties that still have hollow sidewalks in the downtown area, the City has the Hollow Sidewalk Monitoring Program to monitor and inspect sites and notify applicable property owners to repair the hollow sidewalk properties. These properties are generally bounded by Front Street to 12th Street and I Street to L Street.
The Hollow Sidewalk Monitoring Program does not include scope or funding for repairs. Sidewalk repairs are the responsibility of property owners. For the City to initiate repairs, which includes engineering and construction of hollow side...
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