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jurisdictions to join the Eugene Police Department. Mr. Taylor emphasized that the most important decision that the City Manager would make was the executive leadership of the organization. He said that he was being very thoughtful and methodical in the process and he felt confident that the City would find the right person for the job. B. WORK SESSION: Pavement Preservation Program Update Mr. Taylor said that the update on the pavement preservation program was being made to give the council feedback on one of its policy directions. He said that the update would provide information about the program since the gas tax had been instituted. He introduced Public Works Director Kurt Corey. Mr. Corey gave a brief history of the pavement preservation program. He said that due to budget constraints, the City had been unable to adequately fund a capital pavement preservation program for a number of years. He said that with the approval and implementation of the local gas tax dedicated to capital pavement preservation, the Public Works Department was able to partially resume the program. Mr. Corey said that in 2003, the department contracted out five paving overlay projects: Echo Hollow Road (Royal Avenue to Dove Lane); 18th Avenue (Bailey Hill Road to Josh Street); 29th Avenue (Willamette Street to Lorane Highway); 30th Avenue (Hilyard Street to Agate Street); and Amazon Parkway (29th Avenue to Hilyard Street). A contract was also awarded for repairs to portions of Cal Young and Gilham roads. That work was scheduled to be done during the 2004 construction season. Mr. Corey gave a PowerPoint presentation titled ~2003 Pavement Preservation Program." Councilors were also provided copies of the presentation slides. Mr. Corey said that the program goals were: · Slow or reverse the rate of deterioration · Address the backlog as effectively as possible · Make the most efficient use of program revenues · Provide benefit throughout the city Mr. Corey explained that pavement would lose about 40 percent of its quality during the first 15 years of its life and the next 40 percent drop in quality would occur over as few as two to four years following that. The City, therefore, tried to schedule work at the 40 percent drop in condition so that a cost-effective maintenance strategy could be applied, such as an overlay. He said beyond that point, the project would probably demand reconstruction and would greatly increase in cost. Mr. Corey said that project selection criteria included Overall Condition Index (OCI) rating, street classification, traffic volumes, age of the street, previous maintenance history, and other factors. He noted that almost two-thirds of the Eugene street system was more than 15 years old. Mr. Corey presented statistics and pictures of the five projects completed in 2003. He noted that the 30th Avenue project included a separately funded and previously planned pedestrian crossing improvement at the Alder Street intersection. He explained that coordinating activities like this helped to stretch resources and minimize the disruption. Mr. Corey said that all of the construction was completed by local contractors and the City also employed significant assistance from outside specialists. He said the 2003 program amounted to about $2.7 million with $2 MINUTES--Eugene City Council October 8, 2003 Page 6 Work Session