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City Council
<br /> Special Meeting Minutes
<br /> October 26, 2015
<br /> Page 2 of 17
<br /> REGULAR BUSINESS
<br /> DISCUSSION/DIRECTION — CITY MANAGER'S PROPOSED 2016 BUDGET AND
<br /> 2016—2020 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN (CIP)
<br /> Mayor Muckle explained this is the continuation of the October 20th Public Hearing on
<br /> the 2016 Proposed Budget and the 2016-2020 Capital Improvements Plan (CIP) He
<br /> requested a staff presentation
<br /> City Manager Fleming explained on October 20, after considering public comments and
<br /> discussion, Council continued the public hearing on the budget to October 26 and asked
<br /> staff to prepare additional information clarifying (1) what funding is included in the
<br /> budget for paving and related work, (2) the projected condition of City streets as a result
<br /> of those expenditures, and (3) what cuts to proposed or existing programs would staff
<br /> suggest if Council wants to increase funding devoted to paving in 2016. Funding for
<br /> Streets and related Utility Work in the 2016-2020 CIP includes a total of$25 5 million for
<br /> street resurfacing and related utility line replacements as follows
<br /> Proposed Street Resurfacing and Related Expenditures 2016 - 2020
<br /> 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 5-Yr lotal
<br /> Street Reconstruction 1,950,000 1,800,000 1,850,000 1,900,000 1,950,000 9,450,000
<br /> Pavement Booster 885,000 1.500,000 715.000 2,650,000 2.800,000 8,550,000
<br /> Total Paving Expend 2,835,000 3,300,000 2,565,000 4,550,000 4,750,000 18,000,000
<br /> Water Line Replacement 500,000 1,830,000 2,045,000 255,000 260,000 4,890,000
<br /> Sewer Line Replacement 315.000 690,000 910,000 364,000 370,000 2,650,000
<br /> Total Utility Line Replmt 815,000 2,520,000 2,955,000 620,000 630,000 7,540,000
<br /> Total Paving & Utility
<br /> Line Replacement 3,650,000 5,820,000 5,552,000 5,170,000 5,380,000 25,540,000
<br /> City Manager Fleming reviewed several graphs illustrating the expenditures for paving
<br /> and related utility replacement funding over the past 15 years He asked Public Works
<br /> Director Kowar to project what the expenditures will do for the street conditions in
<br /> Louisville
<br /> Public Works Director Kowar outlined the proposed budget concerning the City's
<br /> streets He reviewed the current paving preservation strategy as the "need to fund best
<br /> first and worst first". He reviewed the existing conditions on arterial and collector
<br /> streets for the best streets first and the worst streets first The worst streets are
<br /> considered broken and require attention first, however evaluations of this program
<br /> indicate it is the most expensive condition to fix The best street first provides
<br /> maintenance to a street, which is slowly deteriorating, but not at a condition when it is
<br /> expensive to fix Best streets first are small cracks that can be patched. Some of the
<br /> treatments include crack seal, patch, slurry seal and chip seal. The evaluation of best
<br /> first is the least expensive way to maintain the street The best program is a
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