Alley Maintenance Program

WHEREAS the City’s Alley Maintenance Program is intended to support a sustainable alley system that is passable, safe, affordable, efficient, equitable and environmentally responsible;

WHEREAS Regina has 188 kilometres of gravel alleys and 272 kilometres of paved alleys; 

WHEREAS City Council adopted a maintenance and renewal strategy for paved and gravel alleys in 1996;
 

WHEREAS City Council enacts the ALLEY MAINTENANCE SPECIAL TAX BYLAW annually to raise revenues through a special levy to fund the Alley Maintenance Program;

WHEREAS the renewal targets for the Alley Maintenance Program is a 30-year reconstruction cycle in paved alleys and a 10-year refreshment cycle in gravel alleys;

WHEREAS a paved alley is considered a superior driving surface and an enhanced level of service regarding aesthetics, vehicle experience, drainage and air quality; and

WHEREAS residents with gravel alleys regularly experience problems with ruts, potholes, grading and drainage due to the constantly changing conditions of gravel alleys;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Administration prepare a report for Council's consideration in Q4 of 2023 for implementation in the 2024 budget which includes the following information:

§         The costs, implications, projected funding structure to upgrade all gravel alleys to paved alleys; and

§         Options with timelines of 10, 15 and 20 years to complete the work and align it, when possible, with SaskPower work to bury power lines.

Respectfully submitted,

___________________                                                                                    ___________________

Shanon Zachidniak                                                                                                  Andrew Stevens

Councillor - Ward 8                                                                                                  Councillor – Ward 3