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455 Mr. Lynch said that ultimately to be fair a constitutional amendment will be necessary. He said it is not that hard to become a felon in Virginia, and he has heard from a lot of people about this issue. Mr. Caravati said he supports including the statement, and said he hopes the legislation will come to some fruition this year as it was studied by the Legislature last year. Mr. Lynch said he appreciates the desire to shrink the number of Legislative requests, but is not sure that the moped one makes the cut. He said he would like to see one more big picture item in the Legislative Program. He said there is renewed interest in looking at school funding formulas. Mr. Caravati suggested that be developed over the next year since the City will have at least one new Legislator. Dr. Brown suggested bringing up the issue at the Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission's Legislative luncheon. No opposition was expressed for the policy issues section as proposed in the Legislative Program. Mr. Caravati supported adding the statement about the discharge allocation. On motion by Mr. Caravati, seconded by Mr. Lynch, the City's Legislative Program, as amended, was approved by the following vote. Ayes: Dr. Brown, Mr. Caravati, Ms. Hamilton, Mr. Lynch. Noes: Mr. Schilling. REPORT: STREET PAVING AND SIDEWALK REPAIR PROGRAM Mr. O'Connell said that the level of funding for street paving and sidewalk repair is not keeping up with the level of deterioration. Ms. Judy Mueller, Director of Public Works, gave a power point presentation showing sidewalks, curbs, streets and utility structures. Ms. Mueller said that less paving is being done because of the increased cost. She said that a physical evaluation is done each spring on all City streets and all streets are then rated. She said that a lot of streets qualify for repair but are being deferred. She said funding is $900,000 short. Mr. Caravati said the City has an ordinance prohibiting parking vehicles on curbs, and said he guesses that this is largely the cause of the deterioration. He suggested that the ordinance be enforced and that a letter be sent to larger delivery companies. Ms. Mueller said she can work with the police and send letters. Mr. Lynch said we are looking at an additional $300,000 each year over five years to eliminate the backlog. Mr. Caravati asked if the urban allocation covers repaving, and Ms. Mueller said no. Dr. Brown asked if there is a down side to deferring repaving other than discomfort. Ms. Mueller said that damage begins to be done on the street base and that costs more. She said heavily trafficked roads deteriorate very quickly. Ms. Hamilton asked what the recommendation is to catch up on sidewalk repairs, and Mr. Jim Tolbert, Director of Neighborhood Development Services, said an additional $150,000 over three years.