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WS – Item # 6 WORK SESSION STAFF REPORT Work Session Item No. 6 Date: August 5, 2013 To: City Council From: Michael Grochala Re: Pavement Management Plan Update Background In 2004 , the City’s Engineer TKDA prepared a Pavement Management Rep ort to provide the City Council with data regarding the condition of streets within the City of Lino Lakes. The report has been used to guide preparation of the City’s annual Pavement Management Program and budgeting de cisions. Since 200 4 the city has co ntinued to increase efforts for preventative maintenance (sealc oating) and preservation (overlays). Street reconstruction is the only element of the program that has not advanced. Referendums for reconstruction projects have failed twice since the 2004 r eport as well as two elections to amend the City Charter. In March of 2013 the Council authorized WSB and Associates to prepare an update of the plan. The updated report provides a snapshot of the curren t road conditions in the City. The City inspects a nd rates 25% of the street mileage annuall y. This information is input into Cartegraph pavement management software, which allows us to determine the Overall Condition Index (OCI) of our street network. The index is based on a scale of 0 - 100 with 100 rep resenting new pavement. Additionally, we are then able to forecast future conditions based on specified funding scenarios. Jason Wedel, City Engineer , will distribute the report at the work session and provide a summary of the significant findings. R equested Council Direction Staff is seeking City Council direction to hold a Street Reconstruction financing workshop in September. The goal would be to have the City’s consultant team provide an informative overview of the options for financing improvem ents including state law and charter provisions. This meeting would be followed by a policy discussion to determine a preferred method for financing street reconstruction projects.