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• Categories 1 & 2 are generally considered maintenance activities to prolong the life of the streets. • The estimated cost for sealcoating in the year 2005 is $20,000 per street mile. The estimated cost for overlays in the year 2005 is $180,000 per street mile. Although the Pavement Management Plan is not completed, TKDA has estimated that approximately $320,000 to $330,000 per year is necessary to adequately fund sealcoating and overlays to maintain the current conditions. This breaks down to approximately 7 to 8 miles of sealcoating and 1 mile of overlay annually. These dollar amounts do not include funding for streets that are currently in need of reconstruction. The proposed 2005 budget currently includes approximately $30,000 for overlays and $60,000 for sealcoating, for a total of $90,000. Assuming an increase in the streets budget of approximately $145,000, the city could make a substantial step towards the optimal funding level. Increasing the budget for this purpose would maintain a level tax rate from 2004 to 2005. Staff is requesting Council direction on how it would like to proceed with this matter. Options for Blue Heron Days contribution Staff has included $3,000 for the 2005 Blue Heron days celebration. There are a few options for the form that the city contributions will take, but at this time staff s recommendation is for providing in -kind services, such as policing , staff coordination, etc. This can be discussed further as the event is being planned for the coming year. We can discuss these issues further at the work session on September 8. I hope that this memo helps to clarify and answer questions that the Council had at our last budget work session. If you have any further questions please feel free to contact staff at your convenience.