Item A: Council Subcommittee on Street Assessment Policy

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ATTACHMENT A Policy Framework for Improving Unimproved Streets 1.The City provides minimal maintenance for unimproved streets (14% of the 538 miles of streets in the City) 2. All unimproved streets will be improved to urban standards a.12 miles of arterials and collectors b.63 miles of local streets 3.Urban standards are defined by the Arterial and Collector and Local Street plans and provide for all modes of travel – auto, transit, bicycle and pedestrian 4.Financing of street improvements includes assessments to abutting property owners 5.Street Assessment Code a.Generally, each property only pays for one street and the street is that from which the property is addressed. b.Assessments vary by street classification – i.Properties on arterials and collectors pay an assessment equivalent to that of a local street ii.Properties on arterials and collectors pay for less pavement width as a livability/equity factor c.New development on arterials and collectors should pay an equivalent assessment for a future street improvement d.Assessments should be deferred on large partially developed or undeveloped properties e.Provide a 1/3 to 5/6 subsidy for low income owner occupied single family properties 6.Initiation of local improvement districts a.The City Council initiates improvements on arterial and collector streets through the adoption of the annual capital budget. b.Citizen initiated petition polls are used to initiate improvements on local streets 7.Funding of the City’s share of costs on assessment projects a.Transportation systems development charges are used to fund the City’s share of costs on arterial and collector streets At this time there is not a source of funds identified to fund the City’s share of b. costs on local streets.