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Infrastructure and Planning Services <br />Compounding the issue of an unfunded backlog of pavement preservation projects is a $1.2 <br />million projected FY08 annual deficit in the Road Operating Fund, which accounts for <br />operations and maintenance for the City's transportation system. <br />In September 2005, Council directed the City Manager to develop a proposal for revenue ,. <br />strategies to address both the operating deficit and the backlog of projects in the pavement <br />preservation program. In February 2006, Council discussed options and recommendations <br />brought by the City Manager. Based on those discussions, Council directed the City Manager to <br />shift one-half of the cost of the Street Trees/Median Maintenance Program from the Road Fund <br />to the Stormwater Fund, beginning in FY07, and bring back a proposal for reestablishing the <br />previously repealed Transportation System Maintenance Fee (TSMF). Discussions around a <br />process and methodology for implementing a TSMF will likely extend through most of FY06. <br />68 <br />