Item B: Funding Strategies for Transportation System Operations, Maintenance, and Preservation

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$32 million. Mr. Furber referred to Exhibit 2, Cost Distribution; Exhibit 3, Effect on Backlog Distribution; and Exhibit 4, 2011 Pavement Condition Distribution, which reflected that most streets would be in good condition in 2011, if preserved and rehabilitated as scheduled with the recommended $8.5 million per year. He said the streets in the chart in Exhibit 4 that were in poor condition in 2011 were due to the lack of funding available to be spent on reconstruction projects (in the $8.5 million per year plan) because most of the available funding would be directed to overlays and slurry seals. In response to a question from Mr. Wanichek, Mr. Furber replied that the first objective would be to stabilize the backlog. He conceded that 10 years was a long time over which to attempt to estimate but opined it would be prudent to get to a funding level where, over time, the backlog would decline. In response to a question from Mr. Bonnett, Mr. Furber replied that if all the projects were put in one pot of money and sorted by condition, some projects would not be addressed. He explained that projects should be separated into segments with money allocated from “the bottom up to prevent projects from @ falling into the reconstruction category. Mr. Furber added that, with respect to residential streets, they could be protected from falling into overlays by applying slurry seals. He explained that separating systems into sub-budgets and prioritizing accordingly provided the ability to focus where the need was greatest. In response to another question from Mr. Bonnett, Mr. Furber replied that a minor arterial classification MINUTES- Citizen Subcommittee of the Budget Committee September 19, 2001Page 3