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City manager outlines 10‑year funding buckets and suggests allocating part of MST to paving
Summary
The city manager described funding 'buckets' (general fund, restricted funds, MST, Measure L, grants) and suggested starting conversations with roughly $1.5M–$1.6M of MST for paving while setting 20% aside for vegetation management.
Leslie, the city manager, presented a high‑level 10‑year fiscal view that ties multiple revenue sources to infrastructure needs and framed staff recommendations for MST allocation.
She described existing revenue buckets—general fund, restricted funds (gas tax and impact fees), the MST parcel tax, Measure L sales tax and grants—and said the city expects $9M–$10M annually across those sources in normal years. Leslie recommended using a conservative planning assumption of $2M in restricted funds plus starting the conversation with 1.5M of MST directed to paving, leaving a percentage (staff suggested ~20%) for vegetation and fire‑risk work.
"What I recommend that you consider is, at a minimum, you got 2,000,000 for restricted funds," Leslie said, recommending that MST be discussed around a 1.5M allocation to paving. Staff emphasized those proportions can be set by council resolution and that the objective is to balance vegetation management, roadway stabilization and paving needs across buckets.
Committee members asked staff to model scenarios that show what happens to backlog and PCI under different MST allocations and durations ahead of a March 3 meeting.
