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Council asks staff to show consolidated street‑rehab total; stop signs to be phased in over two years
Summary
Council asked staff to produce an aggregate total for street rehabilitation spending after staff said street projects are paid from both the general fund and the transportation user fee; staff said stop‑sign replacements will be phased across two fiscal years and will provide a single streets total in the executive summary.
Council members raised concerns about how street‑rehabilitation spending appears across multiple budget lines and asked staff to provide a single bottom-line number for total streets spending.
"So it's split in two spots. A portion of it is in the general fund, and the rest of it is in the transportation user fee fund," Staff member (S5) said, explaining that transportation user‑fee collections are restricted to street projects. Council member (S1) asked for a consolidated amount and staff (S6) agreed to add an aggregate figure to the executive summary and budget introduction.
The group also reviewed planned operational work: staff listed annual seal coating, incremental stop‑sign replacements to be phased across two fiscal years and a rolling list of roads for seal coating. One council member suggested considering roundabouts rather than stop signs, and the panel noted roundabouts would likely cost more than the stop‑sign program.
Staff promised to return the consolidated street‑spending total to council along with the schedule for work and associated funding sources.
