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Committee discusses being more proactive on street repairs and how the city prioritizes resurfacing
Summary
Committee members discussed meeting frequency, coordinating with traffic commission and public-works staff, and the city's street-rating system; staff said they rank the 30 worst streets and aim to pair projects to lower costs, and cited an in-house repair capacity of about $76,000 for short jobs.
Committee members discussed whether the Street, Sidewalks and Parking Committee should meet regularly or on an as-needed basis, and staff gave a detailed explanation of how the city prioritizes resurfacing and small in-house repairs.
A committee member said the group's notable issues in recent years were a parking-fine increase and the committee objectives under discussion, and suggested meeting as needed rather than monthly. The public-works representative described a street-rating process (last updated more than 10 years ago) that ranks the city's 30 worst streets; staff factor traffic volumes, arterial status and utility coordination into the final resurfacing schedule. "We set our 30 worst streets that we feel are needing resurfaced, and then we start cutting it down from there by... cost estimates," the public-works speaker said.
A staff member said the city uses forced-account authority for short runs up to roughly $76,000 and hopes to handle about 13'16 small in-house street projects annually when possible. The group discussed keeping shorter projects in-house to maximize labor and pairing streets to get better pricing on contracted resurfacing.
The committee asked staff to provide a running list of streets and to post the finalized resurfacing schedule on social media so residents can see tentative plans. No formal action was taken on meeting frequency; members agreed to learn as they go and call additional meetings when issues arise.
