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VIA FACSIMILE (Facsimile No. 374-2255)
June 4, 2001
Mr. Barry Travis
Little Rock Convention and Visitor's Bureau
Robinson Center, Markham & Broadway
P.O. Box 3232
Little Rock, Arkansas 72203
Re: Parking Lots for Curran Hall Visitor Center
John Gill Comments
Dear Mr. Travis:
Rauff showed me the changes that John asked to be made and while two of them are no
problem, the other two may be. We have, for example, changed the plans to show the tree
to be saved and changed the parking lot striping from yellow to white.
Repairing/rebuilding the brick sidewalk poses a possible construction and budget
problem and changing the configuration of the exit from the Sixth and Ferry lot poses a
potential problem at the Planning Commission that we should discuss at your earliest
convenience.
Rebuilding the brick sidewalk poses a possible problem because of the uncertain
condition of the bricks. From our examination, a number of the bricks are of
questionable quality. Rebuilding the sidewalk will require removing the bricks,
preparing and repairing the subgrade and replacing them. One concern is that a number
of the bricks may not be of sufficient quality to be put back in place thus requiring
replacement bricks from some other source that we are not aware of. Additionally, we
anticipate that repairing the brick sidewalk will cost $25 to $30 per square foot while the
concrete sidewalk will be about $5 per square foot.
Changing the configuration of the exit at the Sixth and Ferry lot will, we believe, cause
potential problems at the Planning Commission. Removing the island will not only
reduce the amount of landscaped area, it will also cause the curb radius to be shifted
south onto the adjacent property owner's land. Both of these issues will likely result in
adverse comments from our Planning Department and the Public Works Department has
always opposed allowing a turn radius to encroach on adjacent property.
The curb radius issue also puts our Department in a potential conflict because, as the
applicant, we will be presenting the project to the Planning Commission and at the same
time making negative comments on the application. Because of this, I suggest that
someone else from our team such as you, John Greer, or John Gill speak on the
application if necessary.
Please give me a call so that we can discuss these issues.
S5A,T
Steve Haralson, P.E.
Civil Engineering Manager
cc: Steve Beck, P.E., Assistant Public Works Director
Eric Petty, P.E., Civil Engineer III
T.L. Jumper, P.E., Civil Engineer III
Mark Webre, Little Rock Parks Department
Ann Guthrie, Historic Preservation Administrator
Rauff Mustafa, Civil Engineer I
John Greer, Jr., AIA, Witsell Evans Rasco
John Gill, Gill Elrod Ragon