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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION ^ \ DATE: May ig, 199^ ^ ITEM NO Department Approval: Name Ron Moorse Title Cirv Administrator Administrator Reviewed:Agenda Section:^ City Administrator’s Report Item Description: Funding Sources for MSA Road Reconstruction Projects The issue of funding sources for MSA road reconstruction projects was addressed briefly but incompletely at the time of the Nonh Brown Road reconstruction project in 1994. The issue is before the city again in relation to the intersection improvements on Willow Drive at Highway 12. A portion of the costs of the Willow Drive project could be assessed to the adjacent commercial property. The city does not currently have a clear plan or policy regarding the funding of MSA reconstruction projects. This is the second MSA project the city has undertaken in the past two years. The North Bro.vn Road project, undertaken in 1994, was not assessed. The V'Ulow Drive project includes a new element-it is adjacent to commercial property. Although reSideutS of sin&le family residential property along an MSA road make the case that the major purpose of the^ road is to serve traffic other than from their residential property; in the case of the commercial property, the MSA road serves the purpose of moving traffic directly to the commercial property. The benefit of the project to the commercial property is much easier to demonstrate. Although the Willow Drive project is a small project for which the city has sufficient MSA funds at this time, it is important that the assessment issue be considered in light of the projected need for additional funding sources beyond MSA funds for future MSA reconstruction needs Background 1. Planning for future reconstruction needs. The city has 55 miles of city streets including 11.4 miles of MSA roadway. The city does not have a comprehensive plan or program for reconstructing these roads. Although the city has developed a five year plan for reconstructing MSA roads, the city does not have a plan for reconstructing non-MSA roads. The reconstruction of non-MSA roads has been accomplished in the past as part of the city ’s sewer projects. Some of the streets reconstructed as part of sewer projects «re now 30 years old. As the city ’s streets get older and their condition deteriorates the amount of maintenance required will increase. As Lhis process continues it will put a greater burden on maintenance staff and resources until the point is reached where it is not practical or cost effective to continually perform repairs and maintenance. This is the time when the