HomeMy Public PortalAbout1996-4RESOLUTION NO. 19964
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT
• FOR MAINTENANCE OF BRIDGES
(AMENDING RESOLUTION 1994 -24)
WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of Greencastle, Indiana, desires to reach an agreement with the
Putnam County Commissioners as to the maintenance of bridges; and
WHEREAS, the Common Council heretofore passed Resolution 1994 -24 which shall hereafter be of no
effect: and
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WHEREAS, certain proposals have been suggested as to a compromise use of funds generated by I.C. 8 -16-
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City and of the County to expeditiously resolve bridge
maintenance issues in a consistent manner.
BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED, that the Common Council of the City of Greencastle, Indiana, enter into
an interlocal agreement with the County for the maintenance of bridges in the city pursuant to the following
guidelines:
1. Bridges and culverts should be divided into three (3) categories, with responsibility for maintenance,
design and reconstruction to be as follows:
a. Small Structures -
• (1) Definition - Small structures are defined as structures having a waterway opening of
12.5 square feet or less, which is approximately the area of a pipe structure of 48 inches in
diameter or less.
(2) Responsibilitv - Under this agreement, small structures will be the responsibility of
the city /town.
b. Intermediate Structures -
(1) Definition - Intermediate structures are defined as those with a waterway opening of
more than 12.5 square feet, but do not qualify as bridges as defined by the National Bridge
Inspection Standards (NBIS). Under the NBIS definition, a bridge is a structure with a span of
20 feet or more.
(2) Responsibilitv - Under this agreement, intermediate structures would be the joint
responsibility of the city /town and the County. The sharing of these costs for these structures
would be agreed upon and authorized for each project on an individual basis.
C. Large Structures -
(1) Definition - Large structures are defined as those that meet the NBIS criteria for
bridges. All of these structures should be included in the FHWA Bridge Inspection Program
and included in the County's Bridge Improvement Plan.
(2) Responsibilitv - The responsibility of large structures shall be that of the County.
• 2. The County shall not be responsible for storm sewers, regardless of size.
3. Storm sewers are distinguished from culverts in that the storm sewer system is enclosed and the
culvert system is open and normally, storm sewers have catch basins at one or both ends.
4. Culverts are characterized by open channel flow in both the upstream and downstream directions and
are used primarily to convey drainage under the roadway.
PASSED and ADOPTED, by the Common Council of the City of Greencastle, Indiana on this r� day of
• April, 1996.
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Thomas.W. Roach
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David Masten
Barry Ba nard
Approved and signed by me this day of April, 1996 at o'clockl2m.
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Nancy A. ( ichael, Mayor
Pamela S. Jones, Clerk -Tf surer
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