Item C: Review of Implementation of Street Bond Measure

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CRITERIA FOR PROJECT SELECTION AND SCHEDULING STREET PROJECTS Street projects to be included in the bond were specifically listed (see Appendix A). All street projects were identified by the Public Works Maintenance Pavement Management System as priorities for repair. In addition, the following criteria were used to select streets for the bond measure: 1. Citizen input with respect to prioritizing major streets in need of reconstruction. 2. Scientific information about needed street rehabilitation and reconstruction from the pavement management system. 3. Geographic distribution throughout the community to ensure all areas of the City receive a benefit from the bond proceeds. Unlike the trends reported in previous years where actual costs were substantially lower than budgeted costs, in 2012 total projected expenses for the bond projects are within 10 percent of the costs originally budgeted in the bond. This is primarily due to increasing construction costs, which is further explained in the Economic Status and Forecast section below. Based on the favorable bidding climate early in the bond and cost reductions due to rehabilitation and reconstruction techniques realized in the first two years of bond construction, the City constructed the majority of the projects prior to 2013. The original bond allowed that if all of the projects listed in the bond measure were completed and there were bond proceeds remaining, the Council may add other street preservation projects to the list. In 2011, the Eugene City Council approved additional streets to be repaired with remaining bond funds (See Appendix A). A list of the street bond projects, their estimated repair cost from the Pavement Management System in 2008 dollars, and the year scheduled for construction is included in Appendix A. For projects completed in 2009 through 2012, the list includes a comparison of programmed costs to actual costs with any difference noted. Differences in total project costs on individual projects will affect the funding available for future projects. The list also includes projected costs for all projects through the end of the bond in 2013, including the streets added to the list by City Council in 2011. The remaining projects from the original bond measure to be constructed in 2013 are Blair Street, Van Buren Street, and a section of Coburg Road. Including streets added by City Council in 2011 to use the remaining bond funds, thirteen street sections with total programmed budget of over $11 million are scheduled for 2013. The City plans to supplement the bond funds with local gas tax funds as necessary to complete the entire list of additional streets Council approved in 2011. 2012 SRRP REPORT