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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, April 18, 2016 Page 12 Infrastructure Sustainability — Categorize Infrastructure Condition (page 1) City Manager Trudgeon reviewed the goals and focus areas, and timeline for this strategic initiative and provided the status update, referencing supporting docu- mentation specific to assets of the Public Works and Parks & Recreation Depart- ments. City Manager Trudgeon advised that staff's intent is to have those specific advisory commissions review the document for further refinement. Mr. Trudgeon noted that the goal was to achieve consistency in the documents as the process moved forward. Councilmember McGehee stated that she personally found the Public Works rat- ing system and amount of information could appear overwhelming initially, but found it very helpful. However, Councilmember McGehee opined that she found the condition ratings of 2 (Fair) together with indications that a rating of "fair" was acceptable was problematic. Based on the feedback from periodic communi- ty surveys, Councilmember McGehee further opined that residents didn't have similar expectations either, and sought further discussion on those ratings. On the positive side, Councilmember McGehee noted that she found the last page of the Public Works Report (Page 18) useful in determining how the rating system actu- ally worked. Councilmember McGehee referenced the bus shelter ratings at a 2 as an example, finding that especially troublesome especially from comments she'd received from riders, and the value of shelters to them. Based on past dis- cussions and the new Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) lines, Councilmember McGehee stated that she found it unfortunate to set the bar so low and only at "fair." Spe- cific to the storm catch basin ratings, Councilmember McGehee noted that the poor condition of this asset had been discussed frequently in the past, and opined that, the bar had been set low there as well, with many full of slit and not working well. City Manager Trudgeon noted that this document also allowed the City Council to direct and set standards for the city's infrastructure, including operational and budgetary impacts. Councilmember Wilhnus stated that one thing that didn't tie in with his review of the matrix was a corresponding maintenance figure for each goal that went along with those rankings. Mayor Roe suggested several things to consider, as mentioned by Councilmember McGehee on the last page, he noted the average rating and individual ratings for each component. If any piece is shown with a rating of 2, Mayor Roe stated that he read that as a high priority for rehabilitation or replacement. However, Mayor Roe agreed that everyone needed a better understanding as to whether "average" was the target across the board or what that number is if the asset is at that level (e.g. highest level for attention). Mayor Roe noted that individual Councilmem- bers may have different responses, as well as interpretations by the public, since the only rating index of any familiarity to the City Council and public at this time