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Street maintenance, CTAB and TBD funds: city staff outline pavement management and six‑year planning process
Summary
City street department staff reviewed the pavement management system, the Transportation Benefit District (TBD) funding and the six‑year local access plan process, including how projects are prioritized and the limited sidewalk funding set aside by ordinance.
City street department staff gave a detailed overview of the pavement management system and how the Transportation Benefit District (TBD) funds are applied to the six‑year local access plan.
Chris Caparral, GIS analyst for the street department, explained how the city inventories each street segment, regularly inspects pavement condition using contractor vehicle surveys on a two‑year cycle, and assigns a pavement condition index (PCI) to prioritize treatments. Staff described a range of treatments—preventive maintenance such as crack sealing and fog sealing (relatively low cost), chip seals, grind‑and‑overlay, and full reconstruction—which are chosen based on condition, age and cost‑effectiveness.
Caparral and staff described the previous CTAB process (established in 2011) that produced annual six‑year plans and how this work now sits with the Transportation Commission. They explained that project selection combines PCI data, public input and specific needs (bike/ped improvements, safe‑routes projects, utility work) and then must fit an available budget and an equity-driven distribution across council districts. Staff noted the cost differences: example figures given were about $5 per square yard for a fog seal versus $40–$45 per square yard for a grind and overlay (illustrative contractor figures).
City staff also described sidewalk funding: by ordinance 10% of TBD revenue is directed to sidewalks, which staff estimated as “low $300,000s per year” (rough estimate discussed in the meeting) and cited prior projects funded by a combination of TBD and grants. Commissioners discussed enforcement and compliance with the $20 vehicle‑tab TBD fee and whether increasing compliance or the fee should be pursued; staff said analysis is underway.
No formal action was taken; staff said they will return with the annual report and draft six‑year plan for commission review in April or May and a final six‑year plan for fall adoption to feed engineering design schedules.
