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One unique project in the list is 7th Street SW from Loop 286 south to the CEFCO second entrance. <br />This will be a full depth concrete replacement project and is a 50/50 share with CEFCO South. <br />When CEFCO South was built, the City should have, and did not, require CEFCO to replace this <br />road to accommodate heavy truck traffic during the development process. Consequently, the <br />existing asphalt road has continually required repair since opening of the station due to said heavy <br />truck traffic, and it is currently in a significant state of disrepair which affects both the ability of <br />the general public to use the street and for CEFCO's trucking customers to access their station. <br />The City is not in a position to 1) continually repair this road indefinitely to maintain access, nor <br />2) shoulder the full cost for replacement of this road. We are also in a challenging position to <br />require CEFCO to replace this road now that their development has already occurred. CEFCO has <br />agreed to work with the City to cover 50% of the cost. They have been very good to work with <br />and staff believe this to be an amiable solution. This roadway impacts their business, Chisum ISD <br />and several businesses along 7th SW, south of Loop 286. It continues to be a maintenance drain on <br />our resources in its current shape. This is a good example of why the city now requires <br />development to extend and/or improve roadway surfaces impacted by their development projects. <br />Were it not for the one-time available funding we currently have and a willing partner like CEFCO, <br />improving this roadway would be challenging at best. <br />At the October 23, 2023 City Council meeting, the City Council authorized an agreement with <br />Garver Engineering to perform a lead-based piping inventory pursuant to federal law. This project <br />will ultimately result in the replacement of all lead-based lines in town. We have worked with <br />Garver to prioritize the above list of roads so that should any of these be found to have service <br />lines needing to be replaced, we might try to do that prior to milling and overlaying the road. The <br />two projects will need to be coordinated with one another. <br />Based on our engineering estimates, we do not have enough funds to cover all prioritized roads on <br />the list. In fact, there were more roads and/or portions of roads that we had identified, but ultimately <br />we narrowed the list down based on available funds and greatest need. Ultimately bids will <br />determine what we can do. Our recommendation is to pursue all these projects on this list with the <br />option of pulling some off if needed in order to achieve what we can within funding. <br />This list of identified priorities is of course staff recommendations. The City Council must <br />determine if there are any portions of roadways left out that they wish to see done. We as staff <br />stand ready to answer questions and assist the City Council as best as we can. <br />Should the City Council agree with staff's recommendation, we will proceed with engineering this <br />project for design and bidding. Todd Mittge, City Engineer, believes that he can have the designs <br />put together within 3-4 months, after which we can submit requests for bids. In the meantime, city <br />staff will work with Garver to identify any lead-based lines along these roadways and begin <br />replacement. <br />