Politics

GILROY

Group agrees to cap on city health care contributions

By ERIC LEINS and PETER CROWLEY

Councilman Bob Dillon has a change of heart and South County

Sidewalks: By the numbers- 11,120: Property sites surveyed- 2,555: Sites in need of repair- 101: Cans of orange spray paint used to mark broken sidewalks- $11.7 million: Total cost to repair sidewalk areas* if city does all the work- $7.4 million: Total cost if residents hire contractors and then bill city- $6.7 million: Cost to just repair/replace sidewalk and tree if city does all the work- $4.2 million: Cost to just repair/replace sidewalk and tree if residents hire labor- $2.6 million: Cost to just repair/replace sidewalk and tree according to actual cost averages from 80-20 program data -$7.9 million: Total cost to repair sidewalk areas, according to 2006 survey- $6.2 million: Total cost to repair sidewalk areas, according to 2002 survey- $325,128: Amount budgeted for sidewalk repair this fiscal year- $41,580: Amount left- $455,219: Amount spent on sidewalk repair last fiscal year- 67: Number of property owners who have taken part in the 80-20 program since its June inception- 72: Number of property owners on waiting list- 22: Average number of applicants per month- $5,000: Average sidewalk area repair cost per property- $4,200: Average of city's share under 80-20 program- 4: Average number of 50-50 applicants per month since 1993- $3.4 million: Total value of sidewalk repairs since 50-50 program began in 1993* "Sidewalk area" includes removing and replacing sidewalk, grinding, tree replacement with root barriers, ADA ramps for corner properties, curb and gutter replacement and driveway and parkstrip improvements.