Item C: Review of Implementation of Street Bond Measure

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The annual Pavement Management Report is produced to update information and data regarding the City of Eugene's transportation system including improved streets, unimproved streets and off - street shared -use paths. This report provides surface descriptions and associated mileage, reviews current treatment programs and costs, and projects future treatment needs based on several funding scenarios. The transportation system is conservatively estimated to represent a $500 million public asset. This asset is typically described in lane miles and /or centerline miles. Currently, Public Works manages 1328 lane miles (533 centerline miles) of streets, and approximately 43 miles of off - street shared -use paths within the City limits. This report includes a breakdown of the street transportation system in terms of pavement type, level of improvement, and functional classification. Comparative statistical data includes both lane miles and centerline miles. Street (and off - street shared -use path) condition data are collected by Public Works Maintenance staff through on -site inspections. An Overall Condition Index (OCI) score is then generated using CenterLine, the current Pavement Management System (PMS) used by the City. The CenterLine analysis helps establish efficient treatment requirements and identify financial implications of various response strategies. The PMS also provides street inventory and condition trends using 25 years of street condition information. The current estimated street repair backlog on improved asphalt streets at the end of 2012 is $100 million Because street repair funding levels have not kept pace with rehabilitation needs, the City established a local gas tax in 2003 for a pavement preservation program (PPP). In 2008 a $35.9 million, five -year bond measure was approved by voters and another five -year bond for $43 million was approved by voters in 2012. Between these funding sources more thanl26 streets in Eugene are identified to be repaired by 2018. The revenues from the local gas tax and the first bond measure have helped reduce the backlog of street repair projects. Specifically, based on the 2011 ratings and reported in the 2012 Pavement Management Report the calculated backlog of repairs on improved asphalt streets was $118 million; as of the end of 2012 the current backlog has been calculated to be $100 million. In addition to the infusion of local gas tax and bond funding, other factors have contributed to the current status of the backlog: Several projects previously defined as needing to be reconstructed have been redesignated for overlay treatment after detailed testing was performed. An overlay treatment is much less expensive than a reconstruct treatment and can provide a comparable service life if the base is properly designed and undamaged. In recent years, the cost of projects has been lower than anticipated. However, according to the Construction Costs Forecast (ODOT, October 2012) costs will continue to increase at a more steady rate rather than with the volatility of recent years. Changes in costs for construction materials and labor will affect long -term backlog estimates. • In 2009 the City was awarded approximately $3 million of federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds that were earmarked for projects constructed in 2010. This "bought down" the backlog in the short term, but because the ARRA funds were one -time funding, they will not result in a significant ongoing or cumulative effect.