City Council Minutes 2006 09 26 SP

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City Council Special Meeting Minutes September 26, 2006 Page 4 of 5 Council member Muckle inquired if funds are available for the Windy Gap project. Finance Director Leslie stated the City has funds for the City's share of the Windy Gap project. PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM Public Works Director Phare reported on the City's pavement management program. The most common uses of pavement management information are by planning departments in highway agencies for scheduling repair and reconstruction projects. In addition, pavement management information is used by road supervisors departments for evaluating repair methods and by engineering groups for evaluating pavement designs. Pavements represent the largest capital investment in any modern highway system. A pavement management system consists of three major components: 1. A system to regularly collect highway condition data 2. A computer database to sort and store the collected data 3. An analysis program to evaluate repair or preservation strategies and suggest cost-effective projects to maintain highway conditions. Most government agencies have difficulties introducing pavement management into their decision-making process. The need for efficient management is greater today than ever before, and for highway pavements, the tool for efficiency is a good pavement management system. Public Works Director Phare explained a substantial amount of funds are spent on auxiliary uses, such as handicapped ramps, pedestrian crossings and traffic control devices. He reviewed the various pavement maintenance techniques, and asphalt replacement costs, Council member Marsella inquired as to the budget projection for street reconstruction in 2007. City Manager Simmons stated $750,000 is proposed for the 2007 budget. STORM WATER UTILITY Public Works Director Phare reviewed the proposed the storm water utility fee. A fee structure of $0.75 per month for single-family homes and equivalent rates for multi-family and non-residential properties would generate approximately $100,000 per year. Staff recommended a fee of $0.75 to $1.00 per month for a typical single-family property and $7'.00 to $9.00 per month for a one-acre non- residential property. The purpose is to generate fund beyond current direct expenses to help fund storm drainage projected currently budged in the Capital Improvement Program. The City's ~W06 Storm Drainage budget is $67,220. There was Council consensus on the $1.00 sewer utility fee assessment per home per month for the 2007 budgElt.