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Many were roads without curbs and gutters that were formerly under County jurisdiction. He requested staff provide <br />information about the number of miles of unimproved roads in Eugene and what it would cost to do a two-inch <br />overlay on all such roads. Mr. Corey indicated he could provide that information, although he did not think the <br />council would want to take that approach given the other options that existed. He said as a result of the enhanced <br />pothole program, the City had made some progress in that regard at minimal cost. He hoped to be able to continue <br />that in the future. <br /> <br />Mr. Clark said while it was true the council had always felt those living on unimproved roads were responsible for <br />the costs of improving their streets, he thought the City also had some responsibility because it had assumed <br />responsibility for such streets from the County without having a plan to improve them. He wanted to see such a plan <br />for bringing unimproved roads to improved status, pointing out there were large potholes in many well-traveled <br />roads. Mr. Corey suggested the council committee charged to review street assessments might take up the topic. <br /> <br />Acknowledging that it might take a while before such streets could be brought to ideal standards, Mayor Piercy <br />suggested that Mr. Corey be prepared to discuss what kind of strategy the City could employ in such an effort. <br /> <br />Speaking to Mr. Clark’s request about what an overlay approach would look like, Ms. Ortiz asked Mr. Corey to take <br />a tiered approach to that subject using different levels of improvements, for example, gravel versus asphalt. <br /> <br />At the request of Mr. Zelenka, Mr. Corey discussed the range of improvements completed on Riverview Avenue. <br /> <br />Mr. Zelenka asked when the City chose concrete over asphalt. Mr. Corey said that construction of a new concrete <br />street was significantly more expensive up front although maintenance costs were less. Asphalt was the maintenance <br />material of choice for existing asphalt streets. He acknowledged the tradeoffs involved. He said that Springfield had <br />a favorable experience with concrete streets, but Eugene was trying to stretch its limited resources as far as possible <br />while continuing to look for opportunities where a large investment made sense. <br /> <br />Mr. Zelenka asked about a pothole patrol. Mr. Corey did not anticipate a dedicated crew but the response would be <br />the same. Residents could call 682-4800 to report pot holes or visit the Public Works Department home page. <br /> <br />Mr. Pryor believed the council discussion was pointing toward an additional, more robust council discussion of <br />future options, including different street types and what treatment they warrant. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy adjourned the work session at 1:30 p.m. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Jon Ruiz, <br />City Manager <br /> <br />(Recorded by Kimberly Young) <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—City Council April 14, 2010 Page 5 <br /> Work Session <br />