City Council

Item 330: Proposed Response to the Grand Jury Report: "When Will My Street Be Paved?\nCity of San Diego's Street Paving Challenges".\nThis item will be considered in the afternoon session which is scheduled to begin at\n2:00 p.m.\nTotal Estimated Cost of Proposed Action and Funding Source: N/A\nCouncil District(s) Affected: Citywide.\nProposed Actions:\n(R-2024-130 Cor. Copy) (Rev. 10/12/2023)\nResolution approving the City Council's response to the 2022/2023 San Diego County\nGrand Jury Report titled "When Will My Street Be Paved? City of San Diego's Street\nPaving Challenges."\nThis item is not subject to the Mayor's veto.\nCommittee Actions Taken:\nThis item was heard at the Active Transportation and Infrastructure Committee meeting\non September 13, 2023.\nACTION: Motion by Committee Member von Wilpert, second by Vice Chair LaCava, to\nrecommend approval of staff's proposed actions with the following amendments:\n1. In response to Finding 01: Add additional information about the cost escalations of\nstreet paving through the pandemic.\n2. In response to Recommendation 23-106: Modify this section to include a commitment\nfor the Council to consider an Ordinance or Policy that requires funding of an updated\nStreet Condition Assessment every four years. This should be an Ordinance or policy that\ncan be waived by the Council should budgetary circumstances warrant, however it would\nrequire a proactive waiver of the funding, should a future Council choose to defer funding\nfor an upcoming street condition assessment. Additionally, request that the Independent\nBudget Analyst's Office work with the City Attorney’s Office to develop this potential\nordinance or policy and bring it back to the Active Transportation & Infrastructure\nCommittee for consideration.\nVOTE: 4-0; Lee-yea, LaCava-yea, Montgomery Steppe-yea, von Wilpert-yea.\nOffice of the Independent Budget Analyst: Jordan More, (619) 236-6445\nCity Attorney Contact: Cassandra Mougin