The Santa Paula City Council authorized the city manager to issue a work order to proceed with street maintenance under the city’s three‑year contract, finishing the Cycle 1 list and adding a project to pave Main Street to resolve inconsistent patching, the council decided on Aug. 5.

Public Works staff said Measure R paving funds are now being used to finish streets carried forward from earlier work that was delayed by underground utility work. Director of Public Works/Mr. Woodward explained that some streets originally slated for Cycle 1 were deferred when water‑main replacements and emergency repairs took precedence. Main Street was singled out as a priority because patches had left the surface inconsistent after staged repairs and detours related to recent construction.

Council members asked about Orchard and Park Streets — long‑standing community concerns. Staff said a full water‑main replacement is planned for those streets next spring; paving before that main replacement would be premature. Staff agreed to look for interim maintenance (grinding or a temporary overlay) to improve conditions before the water work begins and to avoid repaving then immediately digging up the street.

The council asked staff to provide clearer project maps and PSI/PCI (pavement condition index) numbers in future reports, and to improve resident notice and coordination with the city’s waste hauler during paving operations. The council moved and approved a work order for J&H Engineering to provide street maintenance services in accordance with the three‑year agreement.

Why it matters: the Measure R revenue source is funding multi‑year pavement work; completing Cycle 1 and adding Main Street aims to make traffic flows safer and reduce repeated temporary repairs.

What’s next: staff will finalize the construction schedule, publish an online map of upcoming closures, investigate interim repairs for Orchard and Park Streets, and return a pavement management update in a fall workshop.