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Littleton outlines 5-year pavement-management plan; board reviews funding mix including 3a contributions
Summary
Staff presented a pavement management plan through 2029 that anticipates roughly $29 million of work across several years and described how capital-improvement sales tax (3a), transfers and Highway Users Tax Fund dollars will contribute to 2025–2029 projects.
Littleton City staff walked the Capital Improvement Sales Tax Board through a multi-year pavement-management plan that projects roughly $29 million in pavement work through 2029 and identified the mix of 3a, department contributions and other revenue sources for upcoming years.
The plan lists estimated annual pavement-management spending and specific line items: total pavement management for 2025 was shown as about $4.9 million, including roughly $1.3 million for annual mill-and-overlay work and $2.4 million for annual street rehabilitation. Staff described larger programmed years in 2026 ($8.75 million), 2027 (about $8.3 million) and 2029 (about $7 million) that together make up the multi-year total near $29 million.
Why it matters: board members raised questions about equity in how projects are selected across neighborhoods, noting prior intensive reconstruction projects in areas such as Aberdeen Village. Staff said Littleton's small geographic size (about 14 square miles) helps distribute improvements citywide and that multi-year planning — instead of single-year snapshots — better shows equity across time.
Funding sources and special items: staff said the 2025 pavement program includes other revenue sources in addition to 3a. Those sources include an approximately $1.7 million transfer tied to the fire department budget transfer following the fire district consolidation, an estimated Highway User Tax Fund contribution (discussed around $1.6 million), and other reservations. Staff also flagged that several large projects on the horizon (for example the Bellevue Service Center and Town Hall Arts) are listed as TBD for capital costs because the city is still evaluating debt financing options; the list intentionally omitted firm dollar amounts for projects still in design.
Discussion and next steps: board members asked staff to add an estimate in future memos that clarifies the intended 3a contribution percentage for large projects so citizens can see the city's planned share versus other funding sources. Staff agreed to include that additional framing and to present the finalized memo at the June 10 City Council study session. No formal board vote was taken at the meeting.
Ending: staff said the pavement management plan is a living document; board members supported the direction while asking for clearer split estimates of 3a contributions to major projects in future materials.
