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Department of Streets and Fleet
Reference: Supplemental Budget appropriation of $3,000,000 for Streets & Fleet Capital Projects and Equipment
To: Mayor Richard N. McLean and Members of City Council
Through: Clint Blackhurst, Acting City Manager
Prepared By: Kimberly Dall, Director of Streets & Fleet
Date Prepared: April 24, 2017
PURPOSE
Consider a resolution to approve a supplemental budget appropriation for the Roadway Repairs Project 99920 budget and the Fleet Vehicles Project 99905 budget within the Capital Improvement Fund.
BACKGROUND
Transportation funding has been a frequent topic of discussion over the past few years; citizens in our community as well as across the country are paying more attention to the aging roadway infrastructure. The State of Colorado has projected a $470 million deficit over the next ten years just to maintain current service levels; that deficit increases to $2.96 billion if the State were to achieve their vision goals of service. The City of Brighton is also experiencing a similar challenge related to funding for maintenance of our transportation infrastructure.
Roadways are one of the City's largest assets. It's an asset where we receive the most amount of "complaints/comments" from the citizens. Of the more than 3,000 requests we receive from the on-line request tracker, 60% are related to streets activities.
The 20-year life cycle of pavement typically requires structural repairs every 10 years: an overlay at 10 years of age and a rebuild at 20 years. Overlays and rebuilds cost more approximately three to five times more than surface preservation; additional funding is necessary to address the structural integrity of our roadways.
To keep City roadways in good condition, funding to maintain this asset must to increase from the $1.15 million adopted in the 2017 budget to approximately $3 million annually for at least the next five years. This dollar value would address needed roadway repair performed by ...
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