2010-2014 Consolidated Plan - City of Champaign

Alley ConditionA majority of the City’s alleys are located within older neighborhoods. The more recently constructedneighborhoods are typically designed without a need for alleys. The following is a summary from theAlley Master Plan, approved by City Council in CB 2005-090 and available athttp://archive.ci.champaign.il.us/archive/dsweb/Get/Document-2699/CB%202005-090.pdfo The City has approximately 15.47 miles of alleys.o Alley composition consists of 5.21 miles of paved surfaces (asphalt, concrete, and brick), 7.7miles of asphalt millings, 1.5 miles of aggregate, and 1.06 miles grass.o Approximately 67% of the alley surfaces (10.63 miles) have a condition rating of either averageor above average.o Annually, the alley inventory is updated to reflect changes in the alley condition rating, surfacetype, and ownership.o Approximately 0.104 miles of paved alleys are rehabilitated annually.o Asphalt Section patches potholes in paved alleys (5.21 miles) requiring 300 staff hours and 20 to25 tons of asphalt each fiscal year. This Section also blades and patches potholes in milling alleys(7.7 miles) requiring 300 staff hours and 300 tons of asphalt millings.o Annually, the Street Section blades rock alleys (1.5 miles) requiring 250 staff hours and 500 tonsof rock. This Section also completes debris and vegetation clean-up in the alleys requiring 200staff hours.o Public Works' staff works with other City departments to vacate alleys that are no longer needed.o The alley rehabilitation program for paved surfaces has a backlog of 1.72 miles. Availableresources allow 0.104 miles to be rehabilitated annually. Estimated time to complete currentbacklog is 16.5 years.o Unpaved alleys (3.2 miles) in high-density residential or commercial areas need to be brought upto “permanent improvement” standards. Current City Policy requires “permanent improvements”to be constructed with a cost-share of 75% private and 25% public. To date, the cost-sharepolicy has encouraged very few alleys to be improved to “permanent improvement” standards.Pavement ConditionThe following summary is available in the Pavement Master Plan, approved by City Council in CB 2006-204 and available at http://archive.ci.champaign.il.us/archive/dsweb/Get/Document-4234/CB%202006-204.pdf and the Plan itself is attached to the Study Session report athttp://archive.ci.champaign.il.us/archive/dsweb/Get/Document-4162/SS%202006-050.pdfThe Pavement Master Plan provides a comprehensive look at the City’s pavement system. The masterplan summarizes information on the type, amount, and condition of the City’s different pavements,current maintenance practices, annual contract street maintenance projects, and the criteria used indetermining work locations. The master plan also identifies areas that need improvement and providesrecommendations that will address those areas. The recommendations presented in the master planinclude:o Addressing inadequate arterial streets within the Transportation Master Plan since it is less apavement issue and more of a transportation planning issue.o Completing an analysis of engineering services separate from the Pavement Master Plan. A studywill be shared with Council later this year that will identify the optimal blend of engineering staffand consultants to provide design and construction engineering services for contract streetmaintenance projects.ooCreating and using a multi-year work plan generated by the pavement management system.Taking advantage of funding opportunities when they present themselves and applying the fundsto maintaining the pavement network.56 Needs Assessment: Non-Housing Community Development