Title
Consider/Discuss/Act on an Ordinance Amending the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Annual Budget and Amending the 2024-2028 Capital Improvements Program to Provide Funds for Pavement Marking Maintenance Project (TR2468)
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Operational Excellence
(2A: Balance available resources to accommodate the growth and maintenance needs of the city)
MEETING DATE: April 16, 2024
DEPARTMENT: Development Services / Engineering
CONTACT: Shelley Lang, P.E., Assistant Director of Engineering
Gary Graham, P.E., Director of Engineering
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
* Approval of the Ordinance.
ITEM SUMMARY:
* This Ordinance amends the Fiscal Year 2023 - 2024 Annual Budget and the 2024 - 2028 Capital Improvement Program to provide additional funding for the Pavement Marking Maintenance Project (TR2468) for a total increase of $1,200,000.
* Additional funding necessary for expanding the pavement marking maintenance program is available in the Streets Construction Fund balance.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
* Pavement markings are maintained by the Engineering Department's signs and markings team. The current maintenance program is reactionary addressing pavement marking issues as they are found by either staff members or via phone calls or emails from motorists traveling in the city. Over the last three years, the transportation team has spent between $135,000 and $295,000 on faded or missing pavement markings brought to our attention. The goal of this increase in pavement marking maintenance program funding is to invest in the safety and efficiency of the city's roadways. This program will also help us maintain compliance with the pavement marking reflectivity levels as required in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) published by the Federal Highway Administration.
* With the launch of City Works, we now have a tool to put in place a better maintenance program. This will allow staff to track and measure the durability of pavement mark...
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