Title
Pavement Restoration Fee Update
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to forward the proposed pavement restoration fee to City Council for consideration.
Report
Issue:
Whether to recommend forwarding the proposed pavement restoration fee to City Council for consideration.
Staff Contact:
Fran Eide, P.E., City Engineer, Public Works Engineering, 360.753.8422.
Presenter(s):
Fran Eide, P.E., City Engineer, Public Works Engineering, 360.753.8422.
Background and Analysis:
On February 16, 2017, staff made a presentation to the Land Use and Environment Committee (LUEC), providing an update on the Pavement Restoration Fee as well as our annual meeting with the Private Utility representatives. Representatives of Puget Sound Energy and other private utilities expressed their appreciation for the work done to date and being at the table to shape the new fee.
As a result, we formed a Pavement Restoration Fee Coordination Committee (Committee). The Committee's purpose is to develop a policy and establish coordination procedures designed to reduce or eliminate instances of utility cuts into newly installed asphalt and chip seal treatments.
The Pavement Restoration Fee Coordination Committee met in November 2017. I provided an updated schedule for adoption of the new fee structure, as well as an update on the City's proposed 2018 construction projects.
With the help of Public Works, Community Planning and Development, and Information Technology staff, standard procedures were developed which will help us quickly and accurately process permits that include cutting pavement.
The following pavement restoration fee schedule, presented at the February 16, 2017 meeting, is recommended. The structure, consistent with neighboring cities, uses a base fee of $25.00 per square foot or portion thereof and a five-year de-escalation.
Year 1 (new treatment):
5X base fee (or $125.00 per square fo...
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