Each year beginning in January, the city's engineering staff inspects the city's public streets, alleys, and municipal pavement areas to determine where repairs are needed.

Several characteristics are considered during this review. Pavement cracking, weathering, curbs, rideability, and drainage are all evaluated. Streets are then ranked by the total of the points awarded to each of the street characteristics. The total becomes the "PCI" or pavement condition index.

Streets with "poor" to "failing" PCI's are placed in the year's resurfacing program. Streets that are considered to be in "fair" condition are placed on the list for micro-surfacing, crack sealing, and full-depth pavement repairs that will extend the life of the pavement.

This pavement management system provides a consistent mechanism for determining the streets eligible for the city's street resurfacing program.