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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, March 22, 2010 Page 18 Mr. Schwartz repeatedly expressed the Department's appreciation of the City Council's support in implementing programs, despite resource challenges; and expressed the Department's support for performance measurement and program budgeting, noting that the Public Works Department had been tracking. their budget allocations since the 1980's in such a way, allowing for greater efficiency. Mr. Schwartz sited the City's Pavement Management Plan (PMP) as a prime ex- ample and its performance to-date, and the public's perception of the city's infra- structure, trails and sidewalks as mentioned in the Imagine Roseville 2025 docu- ment. Mr. Schwartz concurred with Mr. Brokke's comment related to the quality and commitment of current staff in his department as well, each committed to productivity and efficiency. Mr. Schwartz addressed additional work and resources for Pathway Master Plan work; facility maintenance and replacement; environmental protection enhance- ments; coordination with items in the Parks Master Plan process as they include Public Works-related items; and ongoing transit connection improvements to take advantage of other projects in the metropolitan area (i.e., Central Corridor plan- ning). Mr. Schwartz addressed specific Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) issues for 2010 through 2019, with approximately $55,000,000 of the total $100 million related to Public Works in one way or another; the success of the PMP program, unique in how it funds long-term maintenance; increased construction costs projected due to increased energy costs; and consideration in the future of additional levy dollars to support the PMP program and/or review of the existing Assessment Policy to ensure its stability. Mr. Schwartz reviewed current low bids received for 2010 projects at approx- imately twenty percent (20%) under the engineer's estimate and benefits to resi- dents in getting street rehabilitation without assessment; utility rehabilitation and/or replacement to take advantage of projects (i.e., Rice Street reconstruction) to replace infrastructure at the lowest cost possible; improved technology creating additional efficiencies; need to continue a systematic replacement of the City's 50+ year old utility infrastructure; and progress being made in replacing water- mains over the last few years in the City's most problematic areas. Mr. Schwartz reviewed projects coming up in the immediate future; average three miles of street rehabilitation annually; and facility standards to facilitate the most cost-effective operations and maintenance. Mr. Schwartz briefly reviewed the upcoming challenges for the department as it related to facilities, pathways, and full implementation of the City's Pathway Master Plan in the future.