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Council hears street-condition survey; staff to produce detailed prioritization matrix
Summary
Staff reported 137 survey responses showing widespread concern about street conditions (46% rated streets poor; respondents most supported state/federal grants for street funding). Council directed staff to prepare a detailed summary and a matrix that ties public input to consultant recommendations and municipal-code priorities.
City staff provided an interim summary of an open street-condition survey and outlined next steps for prioritizing repairs.
Julia (city staff) said the survey had received 137 responses to date: 46% of respondents rated the overall condition of city streets as "poor" and 9.5% rated them "very poor." She said 56% of respondents said street quality sometimes made them feel unsafe, and respondents most frequently supported increasing funding through state or federal grants (59%), followed by transfers from the general fund (40%) and urban renewal (33%). Bonds or loans repaid by fees or taxes were the least supported funding option (19%).
Julia said 31 streets were specifically named by respondents; Ida, Fifth and Sixth were among the most-cited. She proposed producing a more detailed summary and applying a prioritization matrix that would correlate public feedback with consultant recommendations, the street classification (arterial/collector/local), traffic volumes, and public-works input to develop a list of candidate projects for the coming fiscal year.
Councilors discussed whether the survey sample was large enough to be representative and asked staff to remind council of the municipal-code priorities for street maintenance (arterials, collectors, locals). Councilor Patty asked staff to provide the municipal-code language and recommended developing clear policy around priority categories as the city formulates its annual rehabilitation plan.
Staff said they would keep the survey open through the week (to capture National Night Out responses) and return to council with matrices and recommendations at a future meeting.
