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Consider an ordinance amending the Code of Ordinances Chapter 25, Streets, Sidewalks, and Miscellaneous Public Places, to amend street maintenance fees.
Summary
DATE: September 7, 2021
TO: Kent Cagle, City Manager
FROM: Jonathan Locke, Executive Director of Finance
SUBJECT: Ordinance amending street maintenance fees
BACKGROUND AND FINDINGS:
The City maintains 539 centerline miles, or 2,191 lane miles, of paved roadways with a total replacement value of $840 million. To better address street maintenance needs, City Council adopted an ordinance in December 2018 for the collection of street maintenance fees. The ordinance established the street maintenance fee at $1.70 per single-family equivalent.
A street condition assessment was initiated in 2019. The assessment found that there are an estimated $120 million in streets that are past the point of maintenance and require reconstruction. That number increased significantly following Winter Storm Uri. The winter storm added an estimated $40 million of streets that require reconstruction.
The assessment also recommended an annual street maintenance budget of $4.3 million. This is the annual amount of street maintenance needed to maintain streets at their current condition. The current annual street maintenance budget is approximately $1.7 million.
City Council received a briefing on July 17, 2021, that included different funding options to address street reconstruction and street maintenance. After several meetings and further discussion, City Council decided to move forward with a $10 monthly single-family equivalent fee. The $10 monthly single-family equivalent fee is expected to generate $9.6 million annually.
Staff evaluated the methodology used to calculate the single-family equivalent and have updated the calculations to account for diverted trips in order to more accurately reflect the impact each land use will have on the City's transportation system. Diverted trips occur when a vehicle...
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