CC Minutes - 02/29/12 Work Session

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MINUTES Eugene City Council McNutt Room --City Hall 777 Pearl Street — Eugene, Oregon February 29, 2012 Noon COUNCILORS PRESENT: George Brown, Pat Farr, Betty Taylor, George Poling, Chris Pryor, Alan Zelenka. COUNCILORS ABSENT: Andrea Ortiz, Mike Clark. Her Honor Mayor Kitty Piercy called the February 29, 2012, work session of the Eugene City Council to order. A. WORK SESSION: Review of 2011 Implementation of Bond Measure to Fix Streets and 2012 Pavement Management Program Public Works Director Kurt Corey reminded the council that Eugene voters approved a $35.9 million bond measure for street repairs in November 2008. The measure included a contract with an outside auditor to report on the use of the bonds as well as establishment of a Street Repair Review Panel to advise the City Manager on the expenditure of those funds and to ensure they were spent in accordance with the bond resolution adopted by the City Council. He referred the council to the auditor's letter, included in the meeting packet, which found the City in compliance with the purpose and limitations of City Council Resolution 4953 and noted no exceptions. The packet also included a report from the Street Repair Review Panel finding the City in compliance with the resolution, included in the meeting packet as Attachment A. Mr. Corey highlighted some of the report's recommendations. Maintenance Director Jeff Lankston and Surface Operations Manager Eric Johnson then led the council through a PowerPoint presentation entitled 2012 Pavement Management Report. The presentation highlighted key points in the full report in the council packet, and included information showing the impact of renewing the 2008 bond on the street maintenance backlog. Councilors asked questions clarifying the details of the presentation. Mayor Piercy want to know when residents of badly damaged roads such as North Seneca Street could expect repairs. She asked if a slurry seal was possible on such a'street. Mr. Langston said the focus of the slurry seal program was on improved residential streets with asphalt. The segment in question was gravel, and the City's grading and gravel program ceased in the early 1990s due to budget concerns. Mayor Piercy acknowledged the budget and the fact the streets in question were unimproved, but suggested the street conditions might make residents living on such streets to feel like second -class citizens. They seemed to occur where people had the least ability to do something about them. Mr. Corey concurred. He suggested that the City might be able to use some Road Fund dollars to make nominal repairs on gravel streets. MINUTES— Eugene City Council February 29, 2012 Page 1 Work Session