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Thousand Oaks adopts pavement-management update; staff recommends boosting annual paving funding to $11 million
Summary
Council received a pavement management update showing the citywide pavement condition index (PCI) of 79 and approved staff recommendations to pursue higher annual funding to limit deferred maintenance; the council did not set a specific long-term funding commitment at the meeting.
The Thousand Oaks City Council received and filed a 2024 pavement management program update, which showed the city’s roadway network holds an overall pavement condition index (PCI) of 79 and recommended increasing annual pavement funding from $8 million to $11 million in the near term to limit deferred maintenance.
Senior Engineer Jorge Muñoz told the council the city maintains 384 miles of streets with an approximate pavement asset value of $1 billion. Muñoz said 81% of streets are in a “very good” condition, 19% in “fair,” and less than 1% in “poor.” He noted the city’s PCI (79) is above the statewide average (65) and the county average (68), and described how timely preservation (crack sealing, slurry seal, microsurfacing, and overlays) keeps repair costs down over time.
Muñoz presented five funding scenarios modeled with StreetSaver software. The baseline scenario (existing funding adjusted for inflation) would drop PCI by about three points and raise deferred maintenance from $18.4 million to approximately $30 million over five years. The finance audit committee reviewed the scenarios and favored scenario 2, which the presenter described as the most financially responsible approach; scenario 2 would reduce deferred maintenance (five-year estimate) to about $13.7 million.
City staff recommended increasing annual pavement program funding to $11 million for the next cycle and planning for up to $12.5 million in future cycles to keep overall PCI stable and reduce long‑term reconstruction costs. Staff and council discussed tradeoffs between smoother short‑term surface options and longer‑lasting treatments; staff said smoother thin seals wear faster and increase recurring costs while the thicker, longer‑lasting product the city uses yields stronger long‑term value.
Council member Gutierrez moved to receive the pavement management program update and proceed with staff recommendations (item 12b, recommendations 1 and 2); the motion passed 5-0. Council members noted the item is a planning and financial guidance document; specific budget increases would be considered in upcoming budget cycles.
Staff emphasized the program will be revisited at five-year intervals and that the recommended increases primarily reflect construction-cost inflation and the desire to avoid growing deferred maintenance.
