Woodside Municipal Code § 34.52 Annual report

This subchapter shall be known as the "Road Program of the Town of Woodside."

(Ord. 1994-472, effective 1-11-94)

(A) The Town Council finds that the General Plan of the Town provides policies regarding the design, use, and upkeep of the road system of the Town among which the key ones are:

(1) Whenever the design of any new road or change in any existing road within the Woodside Planning Area is being considered, great care must be taken to assure that the scenic character, rural residential qualities and the privacy of the area through which they pass will be maintained.

(2) Roads shall have capacity adequate for use in times of emergency.

(3) The number and extent of roadway cuts and fills required in construction, reconstruction and road maintenance shall be kept to a minimum.

(4) Roads shall be designed for safe travel at moderate speeds; roadway design shall not include road users to travel at excessive speed.

(5) Roads shall be designed and maintained to encourage safe, alternative forms of transportation that contribute to a rural atmosphere, such as walking, bicycling, horseback riding, and public transportation. This subchapter is intended to and shall be carried out to fulfill and meet these policies.

(B) The Council further finds that the road system of the Town is one of its most valuable capital assets and maintenance of the road system is one of the Town government's key services.

(C) There is hereby established a road program. All revenue proceeds received from state gas taxes, measure A taxes, traffic safety fines and forfeitures, and road impact fees shall be utilized to support this program. Such revenue proceeds will be used in conformance with this subchapter.

(D) The Council hereby determines that a meaningful road program will provide the following:

(1) The establishment of a master road program that would be annually updated to address the needs for road repair in the Town on a prioritized basis.

(2) A determination by the Council, after the comments and recommendations received at the annual road program hearing set forth in Section 34.27, of the priorities of road program work to be performed. In making that determination, the Council shall apply the following considerations:

(a) The volume of traffic on the road to be repaired or remediated;

(b) The impact on road user safety of the then current condition of the road;

(c) The likelihood and impact severity of failure of the road;

(d) The impact on emergency vehicle access and residential evacuation of the then current condition of the road;

(e) The wishes and priorities of the neighborhood in which the road is located;

(f) The number of homes served by the road; and

(g) The availability of supplementary or innovative means to complement the appropriation of road program funds.

(3) An annual allocation of ten percent of all tax or fee revenue received or collected pursuant to this subchapter to an emergency reserve to be used for emergency repair and reconstruction of roads destroyed or disrupted by earthquake, landslide, flood, fire, or other natural or manmade disaster. Such reserve shall be capped at no more than ten percent of the Town's annual operating budget.

(E) All revenue proceeds as specified in division (C) above shall be used solely for design, construction, repair, and maintenance work and safety service as set forth in this section.

(F) The Council further finds that the enactment of this subchapter is a first step in ensuring the financial independence of the Town from the inability of the state to fund or address the needs of the state, and in particular the needs of the community.

(Ord. 1994-472, effective 1-11-94)

(A) The Town Manager shall submit a detailed report to the Town Council each year for consideration at the regular December meeting of the Town Council. This report shall detail the status of the current road program, providing a narrative description of work done by location and approximate expenditure. This report shall also include a recommended preliminary priority list of expenditures for the road program for the coming fiscal year.

(B) The Town Manager shall submit a detailed report concerning the road program to the Town Council in March of each year. This report shall include a projection of resources available for road program purposes for the upcoming five-year period and recommend specific road program projects for the upcoming two-year funding cycle. The Town Council shall hold a public hearing on the annual report and on the effectiveness of the road program at a regular March meeting of the Town Council. The recommended road program priorities for the upcoming two-year cycle shall also be considered at the March meeting. The Council shall adopt and approve a priority list for the upcoming two-year funding cycle by March 31 of each year.

(C) The input of Town residents and committees shall be actively solicited. The Town Manager shall cause the annual reports to be broadly distributed and reaction encouraged. The Town's Bicycle and Trails Committees shall be requested to provide annual road program priority reports to the Town Manager not less than 60 days prior to the submission of the December annual report. The Committees shall be asked to review and comment on the specific recommendations contained in the February annual report and shall be requested to review actual project plans before they are presented to the Town Council for approval.

(Ord. 1994-472, effective 1-11-94; Am. Ord. 2011-547, effective 5-26-11)