From
Glenda C. Peterson, Street Operations Supervisor
Title
Ordinance appropriating funding in the Capital Improvement Projects Budget; Street Maintenance Sales Tax Program as outlined for Grand Prairie streets, alleys, roadway resurfacing, pavement markings. pavement leveling, professional services, and engineering, utilizing approved price agreements and service contracts
Presenter
Gabriel Johnson, Public Works Director
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
One of the primary missions of the Public Works Department, Street Maintenance Division, is to maintain the City's streets in good condition to provide safe and comfortable riding surfaces. The total street system consists of approximately 650 center lane miles of streets. However, the Street Maintenance Sales Tax program and budgeted expenditures are targeted to residential roadways where maintenance can restore a roadway to a higher standard and/or extend the useful life of the roadway or in limited instances a complete rebuild of the residential street. The use of the 1/4 Cent Sales Tax for the street maintenance program is to fund the City's Hot Mix Asphalt Overlay, Crack & Seal Coat Roadway Resurfacing, Asphalt Recycling, Concrete Curb/Gutter and Panel Replacement, Pavement Leveling, Alley Improvement, Professional and Engineering Services. Prioritization of streets in this program is determined by customer complaints as well as City Council requests. Please see the proposed program in the attachment.
As noted, the Sales Tax program targets residential streets. Arterial and Collectors (major roads) are generally excluded from the Sales Tax Program in favor of a prioritization system determined by a pavement Condition rating and Inventory Program developed by a consultant, which is used to assist in knowing where to spend resources in the most cost-effective manner. This program determines how to extend the life of existing pavement through targeted maintenance activities as well as determining...
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