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Charter Commission July 8, 2010 Page 6 .25 NEW BUSINESS 226 227 A. Road Improvements — How do we get there? (Council initiated agenda item) 228 1 a. Joint Subcommittee (Council initiated agenda item) 229 230 Mayor Reinert asked if the commission feels that there is a problem with current process for 231 reconstructing roads. He noted that there has been one road reconstructed in the last twenty years 232 but information would seem to indicate that while it's not an emergency, more work is needed. 233 There have been failed referendums. He is interested in hearing the commission's viewpoint and 234 any suggestions. 235 236 Commissioner Turcotte noted that he has reviewed the city's Pavement Management Plan (PMP) 237 and would like an explanation of the city's maintenance program. Mayor Reinert commented that 238 the PMP has only been fully funded in the past 5 years. 239 240 Community Development Director Grochala explained the city's current program of sealcoating 241 and overlay, noting that there are streets in the city that are past the point where either of those 242 processes would be helpful. 243 244 Council Member O'Donnell noted that it is good that the city has a pavement management plan 245 but bad that it hasn't been fully funded in the past, although full funding is in place again 46 recently. In regard to the work that was done in the past by the citizens task force and the 247 Charter Commission to address the matter of reconstructing the city's roads, he'd like to leverage 248 that work because it was beginning to bring the council and the commission together toward a 249 solution. Can that language be explored again? 250 251 Commissioner Drennen noted that he feels the crux of the issue is how does the city get to the 252 issue of citizens paying for streets that don't benefit them because that seems like taxation 253 without representation. 254 255 Commissioner Trehus added that it isn't accurate to always refer to the projects as "road 256 reconstruction" because in many cases the proposed projects include other improvements. He is 257 also concerned that the lack of sewer and water utilities can affect a roadway's rating in the 258 pavement management plan. 259 260 Mayor Reinert asked for input on the idea of forming a subcommittee to work on a proposal, 261 including using the work that has already been done on the subject. 262 263 Commissioner Lyden suggested that the solution could be to fund necessary road reconstruction 264 by making city budget cuts. 265 266 Mayor Reinert suggested that he is confident there is a better way to do things and he thinks a r•••.267 subcommittee is a good way to look for that information. \68 6