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<br /> i <br /> Executive Summary <br /> <br /> II <br /> This executive summary presents the results of an Operations and Maintenance <br /> Efficiency Review of the Road Fund of the City of Eugene Public Works Department. <br /> The body of the report contains the detail and examples that support the conclusions <br /> summarized here. <br /> Purpose: This report is a comprehensive analysis of the operation and maintenance <br /> (O&M) services provided through city road funds. The analysis evaluates opportunities <br /> to improve efficiency and effectiveness in providing services that include administration, <br /> general street maintenance, street trees, street lighting, signals, striping, sidewalks, etc. <br /> Report Approach: <br /> Comparable cities were chosen to compare costs with Eugene's costs for road <br /> maintenance services. That analysis is done to determine if Eugene's costs are similar to <br /> other cities for similar services. <br /> Comparable city data has limitations. Therefore, each road fund function is analyzed <br /> separately with whatever cost and output measures are available. Each cost factor such <br /> as labor, materials and methods was evaluated to determine the potential for savings. <br /> Results of the Review: <br /> The results summarized below are divided into three categories: <br /> 1. Key Findings <br /> 2. Key Recommendations <br /> 3. Minor Recommendations <br /> KEY FINDINGS <br /> 1. More reliance on State l3ighway Trust Fund Revenue than other similar <br /> cities <br /> All of the surveyed cities used some combination of special sales or real estate <br /> taxes or special assessments to fund the difference between the revenue from state <br /> shared revenues and their total costs. Eugene relied on state highway trust fund <br /> revenues more than any of the other cities surveyed. <br /> 2. Urban forestry is only charged to the road fund in Eugene. <br /> Of all the cities surveyed for this report, only Eugene charged the road fund for <br /> maintenance of street trees. Other cities used general revenues for this function. <br /> 3. Generally efficient operations when compared to other cities <br /> Generally efficient operations exist in Eugene; however, it takes a fair amount of <br /> manipulation of the survey data to uncover an apples to apples comparison. <br /> Without any data adjustments Eugene has the lowest costs in three of the nine <br /> categories where comparisons could be made. <br /> 2 <br /> <br />