TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Kristoff Bauer, Deputy City Manager
FROM: Rob Stone, PE, Public Services Director
DATE: June 11, 2018
Title
RE: Addition of Certain Streets to the City of Fayetteville System of Streets
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): All
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Relationship To Strategic Plan:
High quality built environment
Desirable place to live, work and recreate
Executive Summary:
The Fayetteville street system includes 741.41 center line miles and is one of the City's largest assets impacting every citizen, employee, emergency service personnel, commuter, and visitor. As new development progresses, new streets are built in accordance to the City's standards and can be designated for private or public ownership and maintenance. When streets are constructed to City standards it requires a Council action to add the streets to the City's system. Streets added to our system qualify for Powell Bill Program allocations, which is a North Carolina funding program for the building and maintenance of major city streets.
Staff has identified nineteen (19) recently constructed streets. These streets have been inspected by staff and are now acceptable for addition to the City of Fayetteville system of streets. The 2.02 mile addition will bring the City's street system total to 743.43 miles.
Background:
Per City Council Policy 160.06 streets that have been designed and constructed in accordance with City standards can only be added to the City's system of streets through a City Council action after the streets have been constructed and recorded. Right-of-ways are dedicated for the streets and the developer identifies early in the development process if intended for private or public ownership and maintenance. As streets are satisfactorily completed, staff provides recommendation to Council for official addition to the City's system of streets.
Issues/Analysis:
Addition of these streets to the City's system of streets does not constitute the accepta...
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