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RESOLUTION NO. 2007-080
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA REAFFIRMING ITS COMMITMENT TO THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF A TRUE PAVEMENT
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.
WHEREAS, the California Streets and Highways Code requires California cities to
implement a pavement management system as a condition to obtain funding from the State
transportation improvement programs; and
WHEREAS, the City of Chula Vista initiated and has maintained a pavement
management system since 1986 in accordance with the California Streets and Highways Code;
and
WHEREAS, the most recent contract for pavement testing and management services was
awarded by the City Council to Nichols Engineering (Consultant) on January 10,2006; and
WHEREAS, the Consultant conducted an expert evaluation of the pavement surface of
all City streets, ranked each street based on a Pavement Condition Index (PCI) and
recommended an appropriate maintenance strategy based on street PCls; and
WHEREAS, the current estimated citywide PCI is 79 (on a scale of 0 to 100) with the
range of scores falling between 13 and 100; and
WHEREAS, there is often tremendous public pressure to select projects based upon a
"worst first" strategy, where the pavements that are selected for treatment are those that are
closest to failure; and
WHEREAS, a "worst first" strategy focuses on streets that cannot get worse and quickly
depletes available funding while streets in acceptable condition continue to deteriorate due to
lack of attention; and
WHEREAS, as a result of a "worst first" strategy, opportunities to expand the useful
service life cost effectively are lost and the backlog continues to grow as once acceptable streets
quickly drop into the "major rehabilitation needed" category; and
WHEREAS, the philosophy of pavement preventative maintenance represents a dramatic
change in philosophy, strategy and direction for most agencies and particularly for the public;
and
WHEREAS, pavement preventative maintenance programs begin with the concept that
cost-effective treatments can be applied earlier in a pavement's life; and
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WHEREAS, true implementation of a pavement management system is often difficult for
residents to understand because relatively new streets may be seen receiving treatment whereas a
street needing reconstruction may appear to be ignored; and
WHEREAS, the City of Chula Vista, like most public agencies, faces financial
constraints requiring that choices be made about how to spend limited transportation dollars; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of a pavement management system is to enable the City to use
its pavement dollars in the most cost-effective manner so that the overall pavement condition is
as good as possible.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council ofthe City of Chula Vista
that it reaffirms its commitment to the implementation of a true pavement management system,
realizing that the general public may question this approach until a wider education effort
regarding cost-effective pavement management compared to the "worst first" strategy is put into
practice.
Presented by
Approved as to form by
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Acting Assistant City Manager/City Engineer
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Ann Moore \
City Attorney
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City ofChula Vista,
California, this 5th day of April 2007 by the following vote:
AYES:
Councilmembers:
McCann, Ramirez, and Cox
NAYS:
ABSENT:
Councilmembers:
None
Councilmembers:
Castaneda
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers:
Rindone
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Cheryl Cox, M10r y
ATTEST:
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Susan Bigelow, MMC, Ci Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Susan Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2007-080 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a
regular meeting ofthe Chula Vista City Council held on the 5th day of April 2007.
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Susan Bigelow, MMC, City k
Executed this 5th day of April 2007.