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was $2 million, in response to Mr. Bonnet’s question during the last segment, explaining that you can not <br />hope to save even half of that amount through increased efficiency. He further explained that while there <br />might be some efficiency gained through review of the use of the concrete crew to balance workload, and <br />vice versa, the cost of the concrete crew is only around $500,000, so you can’t hope to save any more than <br />that. <br />Mr. Ostrowski observed that he initially thought the pavement backlog costs in Eugene seemed higher than <br />he was accustomed to in Vancouver until he acknowledged that Vancouver had been doing restoration <br />projects for 20 years, and the higher Eugene cost represented the cost of delayed maintenance. He noted <br />that the $5,000 per mile expenditure in Vancouver was a council policy. <br />Mr. Ostrowski highlighted the minor recommendations, and said many had been suggested by City staff: <br />Review amount of departmental administration charged to the Road Fund. <br />Survey administrative customers to improve service. <br />Continue to assess co-location opportunities. <br />Review Grounds Maintenance Practices against APWA Management Practices Manual. <br />Continue to review new construction of landscaped areas to minimize future maintenance expense. <br />Separate group re-lamping costs in the Street Lighting budget. <br />Examine Street Light shop inventory for surplus materials. <br />Continue review of signing and striping costs. <br />Examine cost saving opportunities by tracking vehicle utilization in traffic engineering. <br />Track the effort devoted to ongoing traffic operations, system improvements such as optimized signal <br />MINUTES- Citizen Subcommittee of the Budget Committee September 19, 2001Page 7 <br />