Council gets street‑rehab roadmap; PCI averages low D, staff eye mix of contractors and in‑house work

City Manager Sylvia and Streets Director Lance Stoddard reviewed the city's pavement condition index (PCI), reported as an average low D, and identified candidate streets for rehabilitation: Mesquite, Blakey, Alley A, Wilson Street, Fayette Street (east and west), Gutierrez, Tahitian Drive and Pine Street. Staff said Water Street reconstruction begins in January 2026 with phased work tied to concurrent utility pipe bursting.

Lance Stoddard (Streets and Drainage Director) told council the colored map highlights red/orange segments in worst condition and that some areas previously repaired no longer show as red. "When we do get the new software to update the new map, that'll change," Stoddard said, noting the 2022 PCI needs refreshing after recent repairs.

Sylvia said the city ran an IDIQ procurement, received five bids (one rejected) and estimated rehab costs around $800,000–$850,000 per mile. She proposed a hybrid approach of contracting out major rehab while using city crews and new in‑house curb machinery for other work to balance cost and capacity. Council members asked about sequencing (Farm Street, Mesquite, Water Street phases) and staff described a schedule that puts utility work before road overlays where pipe‑bursting is required.