1. Agenda Introductions: Roadway Focus Group - Jennifer
CONO Representatives
Roadway Focus Group Representatives
City Staff
Roadway Focus Group - Jennifer
Moving Fountain Forward Video
Presentation
Explain Handout – Todd
FAQ 2017 Focus Group Information
2017 Funding
Prioritizing Projects
Major Thoroughfare
Residential
Q & A Opportunity

2. Moving Fountain Forward Video

3. Roadway Focus Group Established August 17, 2017
The city of Fountain Colorado, like many cities across the nation, has experienced ongoing challenges with balancing roadway infrastructure and maintenance needs with sufficient funding mechanisms, and project prioritization.
The Fountain Roadway Focus Group was created to discuss these challenges and to brainstorm ideas to help the city bridge these gaps and to recommend solutions.

4. Roadway Focus Group Focus Group Members: Jennifer Herzberg
Richard Applegate
Darrell Couch
Bryan Johnson
Ken Lippincott
Suzanne Foster
City Staff:
Robert McDonald
Todd Evans
Rosa McCormick

5. 4 Primary Focus Areas: Staffing Funding Prioritizing Projects
4. Community Engagement

6. FOUNTAIN has 107.75 miles of city roads to maintain
What are some of the things that the street crews are responsible for?
Street signs
Street Sweeping
Pot Hole Repairs
Crack fill – Crack Fill Machine
Large Crack Fill – Mastic Machine
Storm Drain Maintenance
Culvert Maintenance
Dig outs – Large pavement repair
Alley Maintenance
10. Curb and Gutter Repair/Replacement
11. Traffic Signals
12. Dumpster Days / Senior Citizen Days
CDBG (Community Development Block Grant)
assistance
14. Gravel Road Maintenance
15. Tree Mitigation
16. Special Events – Parades etc.
17. School Zone Maintenance
18. Snow removal
19. Street Striping
20. Dead animal removal
21. Assisting other departments with earth work
FOUNTAIN has miles of city roads to maintain

7. Increase Streets Department Staffing
Collateral duties
Delegated some of the non-streets related collateral duties allowing the street staff to focus on streets & drainage.
Increase Streets Department Staffing
Increased number of full-time employees from 5 to 8
Allows for multiple projects to be worked on simultaneously
Provides more trained snow plow drivers during the winter

8. An ongoing, comprehensive, maintenance plan saves roads & money
According to the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, every $1 spent to keep a road in good condition avoids $6-$14 needed later to rebuild the same road once it has deteriorated significantly”(Smart Growth America, 2011, p. 5).
The cost to build a new road averages $1.2 million for every 1 mile of road.

9. In Colorado Springs and Pueblo citizen surveys have shown Streets conditions are a top priority for residents
Our complaint line would confirm the same for Fountain
Out of 67 Local Agencies surveyed in Colorado in 2017 by the Colorado Asphalt Pavement Association, Fountain ranked number 64 in regards to funding for street repairs/paving per lane mile.
The weighted average was $4300 / lane mile
The City of Fountain spent $1357 / lane mile

10. The road maintenance budget has been more than doubled from $45,000 to $100,000
The street resurfacing budget is $400,000 and is funded by a portion of the Moving Fountain Forward Transportation Sales Tax …

11. Moving Fountain Forward Transportation Sales Tax
The Moving Fountain Forward Transportation Tax is a ten year .75 percent sales tax increase passed in 2008; .35% of this tax is scheduled to sunset in 2019.
The .75% sales tax is divided into three categories including:
.35% towards capital improvement projects (no bonding or borrowing allowed)
.25% towards the transit system (does not expire in 2019)
.15% towards street resurfacing (does not expire in 2019)

12. The resurfacing portion is capped at $400,000 per year and along with the transit portion does not expire.
While $400,000 per year towards resurfacing is extremely helpful to the streets department, it falls short of covering the actual needs of the city.

13. Lindamood Drive
River Drive

15. New Fountain Roadway Zones
Divided by:
natural boundaries
population
future growth
Created as a part of a comprehensive road classification system to rate road conditions throughout the city
Ensures that every area of the city has equal consideration in roadway priorities
The Roadway Focus group is comprised by members who reside in each zone.
Zone meeting are scheduled to begin in
the fall
Zone 1: Ken Lippincott
Zone 2: Darrell Couch & Suzanne Foster
Zone 3: Jennifer Herzberg, Bryan Johnson &
Richard Applegate

16. Community Engagement Moving Fountain Forward Project Signs
Community Meetings
Zone meetings are scheduled to being in the fall
Increase visibility though digital channels
City Website
Website Surveys
Videos
Twitter
City Facebook

17. Thank you!