Chapter 12.04
ROAD MAINTENANCE SERVICE AREA
Sections
For statutory provisions regarding the municipal regulation of road maintenance service areas, see AS 19.30.260—19.30.320.
12.04.010 Definitions
As used in this chapter:
“Construction” or “road improvement” has the meaning given in AS 19.45.001 and includes utility and drainage costs but excludes financial costs, right-of-way costs, and new road construction.
“Department” means the Alaska State Department of Transportation and Public Facilities. [Ord. 760 §1, 1985]
12.04.020 Established
There is hereby created a road maintenance service area that encompasses all city-owned rights-of-way within the city limits. [Ord. 760 §1, 1985]
12.04.030 Allocation of funds
(a) During each fiscal year, the city shall receive funds from the department for expenditure for road improvements within the city based on the total road mileage within the road maintenance service area.
(b) Funds so allocated shall be available for a period of five years after the end of the fiscal year for which the funds are authorized. Money that is unexpended and unobligated at the end of the five-year period shall be remitted to the department.
(c) Fifty percent of the cost of construction under this chapter shall be paid by the city through grants or other appropriate financing means. [Ord. 760 §1, 1985]
12.04.040 Administration
(a) Before October 1 of each fiscal year, the city shall submit a five-year plan to the department for the upgrading, reconstructing, rehabilitating, or paving of maintenance service area roads.
(b) Funds received shall not be used for new construction and may not be used on any right-of-way not already meeting the minimum design standards of the city.
(c) A contract entered into by the city for road construction for which funds allocated to the city under AS 19.30.260 through 19.30.320 are used shall be awarded only on the basis of the lowest responsible bid by a bidder meeting established criteria of responsibility. [Ord. 760 §1, 1985]
12.04.050 Report
No later than August 1 of each year, the city shall submit a report to the department showing the use of the funds during the preceding fiscal year. [Ord. 760 §1, 1985]