Committee members reviewed transportation capital and maintenance proposals on April 25, identifying Union Street paving and related water-main work, Fourth Street STP design and construction engineering, and other large projects as priorities while cutting or deferring preventive-maintenance and other programs.

Robert (staff) and Public Works Commissioner Bergman outlined multiple line items. Members discussed a $1,000,034.72 engineer estimate for the Union Street project, with the city’s share around $223,096 for construction (city match). The Union Street work includes roadway rehabilitation and a water-main replacement estimated separately at $535,000 because that work is self-funded and outside grant coverage, staff said. The committee noted construction-engineering contracts for Union Street already under way and asked staff to retain those amounts.

Fourth Street work—design cost and a city 20% match on a larger federal STP grant—was also reviewed. Staff said the Fourth Street design was substantially complete and most design payments likely paid; committee members requested confirmation of any remaining design-balance before finalizing budget entries. The city’s match on the Fourth Street construction was listed at $182,971.

Committee members discussed a $500,000 preventive maintenance/maintenance program line that staff recommended removing this year because the Union Street project will consume available resources. Other suggested cuts included $65,000 for an emergency-access construction item (Hawthorne) and $412,000 for a Hawthorne/Jefferson emergency access project that staff said is unlikely to proceed this season because easements are not yet secured.

Members asked staff to identify which projects can be funded from grant awards or other dedicated sources and whether some stormwater funds could be repurposed to pay for curb, gutter and storm components of the Union Street project. Staff said about $200,000 of curb/gutter/storm portions of Union Street might reasonably be charged to stormwater if needed.

Staff will return with updated revenue estimates, confirmed design balances and a revised priority list that includes clearly marked capital versus operating items.