Item A: Authorize Additional Street Preservation Projects to Use Anticipated Bond Proceeds

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c) geographic distribution throughout the community to ensure all areas of the City receive a benefit from the bond proceeds. City staff used the above criteria in identifying additional projects to be constructed with remaining bond proceeds. The first criterion applied was geographic distribution to assure that additional projects were identified in all eight council wards. The second criterion applied was scientific information. This prioritized overlay projects over reconstruction projects. Also, arterials and collectors were prioritized over local streets due to their greater importance to the mobility of larger numbers of citizens and businesses. Finally, transit routes, presence of bike lanes and missing or substandard access ramps were also considered. The third criterion was citizen input prioritizing major streets and reconstruction projects. The Street Repair Review Panel (SRRP) met on April 20, 2011, and was requested to confirm that staff appropriately applied the project selection criteria from the 2008 Voters Pamphlet and to endorse the staff’s recommended list of additional street repair projects. After much discussion, the SRRP endorsed a list of streets with an estimated cost of $6,560,000. The SRRP expressed interest in a more in-depth review of streets to be considered with the estimated $3,440,000 remaining in the event the council endorsed the list of recommended streets. On May 11, 2011, the City Council authorized the list of additional streets to be repaired with the bond measure proceeds as recommended by the SRRP. Staff has initiated design and utility coordination for the additional streets with construction scheduled for the summer of 2013. On May 24, 2011, the SRRP met to develop a recommendation of additional streets to be repaired with the bond measure proceeds. Since the meeting held on April 20, 2011, the City opened several more bids and completed the pavement testing on several streets. As a result, the estimated amount of additional funds was increased to $7.5 million. The SRRP was presented a list of 28 streets with an estimated total cost of $28.4 million (Attachment A). The SRRP members shared their ideas on criteria to consider in developing a recommended list of projects. The SRRP members asked for a staff recommendation which is shown in bold text on Attachment A. The staff proposal was based upon criteria in the bond measure. The SRRP proposed th additional projects that focused on pavement overlays. One street, 7 Place was dropped from the staff recommendation to allow for more pavement overlay projects. The SRRP split the list of projects into two groups. Group 1 totaled $5,073,198 and it is highly likely that there will be sufficient bond funds available to complete these projects. Group 2 totaled $2,295,000 and it is likely there will be sufficient bond funds to complete these projects, but there may be a need to supplement the funding with a portion of the street repair capital budget funded by the local gas tax. Attachment B shows the projects in Groups 1 and 2 for a total of $7,368,198. The SRRP unanimously supported the proposed list shown on Attachment B. Future Pavement Preservation Funding In November 2008, voters passed a five-year, $35.9 million general obligation bond to fix streets, payable from property taxes beginning November 2009, and continuing through November 2013. The final set of street projects to be paid from this bond measure will occur in the summer of 2013. S:\CMO\2011 Council Agendas\M111026\S111026A.doc