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• Regular City Council Meeting Monday,June 17, 2013 Page 12 Vice Chair Stenlund noted the important component of two advisory commissions working collaboratively, as noted in the Parks & Recreation NRATS work on the Pathway Master Plan. Vice Chair Stenlund reviewed the proposed PWETC work plan for the coming year, as noted in the RCA, expressing his continued amazement of the work ac- complished by the PWEC, and the things that came before them during a given year from the community-at-large as well as the City Council. At the request of Mayor Roe, Vice Chair Stenlund defined "MS4" as the Munici- pal Separate Storm and Sewer System," a required permit process to separate stormwater drainage from sanitary sewer drainage. Vice Chair Stenlund reviewed the three (3) questions or concerns in the RCA to provide additional direction or clarification for the PWETC. Pavement Condition Index (PCI) For the benefit of the public, discussion included an explanation of the current computer software program used to establish the condition index at the lowest cost for the best reasonable length of time possible. Member DeBenedet led the discussion regarding whether there was City Council support for the PWETC to review whether or not there may be significant funds saved if the current formula was reduced to reduce the condition index and/or lengthen the timeframe for maintenance or reconstruction of the City's roads. Mayor Roe spoke in support of continuing with a PCI in some form, but recog- nized the reduced gas tax money coming to the City for this purpose. Mayor Roe note that it was fortunate that most of the City's streets had now been reconstruct- ed, creating more of an emphasis on maintenance versus a reconstruction mode. Mayor Roe stated that a good question was what the best condition index was to use; and whether or not the same index should apply to streets and path- ways/parking lots as well. Mayor Roe supported the PWETC reviewing the PCI and providing their recommendations to the City Council. Councilmember Laliberte spoke in support of the PCI; and questioned if winters similar to that experienced in 2012/13 throw the index off at all. Member DeBenedet responded that Public Works Director Schwartz would be the best person to answer that question; however, he did note, with Mr. Schwartz acquiesce from the audience, that the City's Engineering staff annually physically surveyed at least 20% of the City's streets, allowing for rescoring of the streets at that time. Member DeBenedet noted that this allowed for a realistic review, and was not just dependent on when the road was last constructed and