Council asks administration to report costs to pave 120 lane miles

Councilmember Jeffries introduced a motion asking the administration to return within 30 days with incremental cost options to reach a goal of paving 120 lane miles of road, up from 70 miles planned in the current fiscal plan. He told council the administration had sought additional funding and that the city had recently received another $10 million push to support repaving.

Council and administration speakers discussed the VEIL report's original numbers and preventative-maintenance strategies that could stretch paving dollars, including a recommendation to increase preventative-maintenance spending from 10% to 20% of the paving budget. City staff noted they had cut per-lane-mile repair costs and that those efficiencies could allow more lane miles to be resurfaced. Council adopted the directive by roll call and asked the administration to present financing options, including bonding, and any trade-offs for sidewalks and other infrastructure.

The motion does not appropriate funds; it instructs the administration to provide options and cost estimates for council consideration.