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Public Works Department

Citizens Academy, March 2014. Public Works Department. Mission Statement & Accreditation. “Manage the city’s transportation, stormwater , and solid waste systems to enhance the quality of life for the Gainesville community.”

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Public Works Department

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  1. Citizens Academy, March 2014 Public Works Department

  2. Mission Statement & Accreditation “Manage the city’s transportation, stormwater, and solid waste systems to enhance the quality of life for the Gainesville community.” Accredited Agency by the American Public Works Association (APWA) • The 47th APWA Accredited Agency in the nation; 4th in the state of Florida; • Reaccredited in January 2012

  3. Management Team Public Works – 163.75 FTE

  4. Funding Sources • General Fund (GF) • Signal Maintenance Agreements • Parking Permits/Meters/Enforcement • Streetlight Maintenance (state) • Stormwater Management Utility Enterprise Fund (SMU) ($7.1M) • Solid Waste Enterprise Fund (SW) ($8.6M)

  5. Expenditures $24,086,776 Annual Budget

  6. Expenditures by Fund

  7. Enterprise Funds - Solid Waste • Residential - $7 million - 2011 • Contract Collection – WCA current hauler • 26,440 customers (2013 average) • Contract Disposal • Alachua County Leveda Brown Transfer Facility • New River Landfill • 20,081 tons of waste disposed • SP Recycling • 13,488 tons of waste diverted

  8. Enterprise Funds - Solid Waste • Residential • $676k towards pavement resurfacing growing to $1.8M over three years • $300k to GF for concrete curb repairs • Commercial • Franchise Fees on Commercial Haulers • $1 million/year • Focus on mandatory recycling compliance • 11,000 tons of recycled materials captured

  9. Enterprise Funds - Solid Waste • Other Programs funded through SW • Keep Alachua County Beautiful • Graffiti abatement • Adopt-a-Street • Litter Pick-up • Inmate Crew • 75% Recycling Target by 2020

  10. Enterprise Funds - SMU • Stormwater Management Utility • $7.1 million revenue – 2014 projected • $8.56/Equivalent Residential Unit • 69,911 ERU’s billed each month (average) • Programs • Mosquito Control • Streetsweeping • Stormwater Systems Maintenance • Closed – inlets/pipes • Open – ditches/ponds

  11. General Fund • Pavement Management – city streets (390 centerline miles) • Resurfacing • Pot-hole maintenance • Sidewalk Maintenance/Construction • Concrete Curb maintenance/construction • Right-of-way maintenance • Mowing • Vegetation cut-back • Urban Forestry maintenance

  12. General Fund • Traffic Signal Maintenance • County-wide • 100% change out to LED’s (within city) • Approximate $8,000/month savings in energy cost • Traffic Signs/Markings • City Streets • Parking Program – Garage, On-Street, Enforcement • Roadway and Pedestrian Lighting • LED Pilots

  13. PW Services Jointly Funded • Administration • Strategic Planning • Geographic Information Systems (GIS) • Development of Capital Improvements Plan • Safety Studies • Development Review • Grant Coordination • Engineering Services • Project Management • Surveying • Inspections

  14. Partnerships • Clean Water Partnership • City, County, Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) • Work together to reduce nutrient (organic material) and coliform (human and animal waste materials) pollutants in stormwater and local waterways • You can help by: • Following Homeowner Best Management Practices • Reporting any suspect discharges by calling hotline • Encouraging Best Management Practices at local businesses • Remembering that everything you do on the land’s surface can end up in our creeks – our creeks flow into our aquifer, so it takes all of us working together to keep our water clean!

  15. How you can help! Report illegal discharges to 352-264-6800

  16. Partnerships • Traffic Management System • City, County, FDOT, UF • County-wide • Traffic Management Center • Bicycle/Pedestrian Program • County • MTPO

  17. Capital Projects • Transportation • Trails • Intersection • Sidewalks • Mill/Resurface • Reconstruction

  18. Depot Park

  19. Depot / 4 St Roundabout

  20. 6th Street Rail Trail Additional 0.62 miles of trail

  21. Regional Transit System (RTS) • Service Area: 82 sq. miles • Service Area Population: 159,508 UZA • 290 employees • Fleet Size: 123 buses • Fleet Age: 8 years • City Routes: 33 (87 buses) • Campus Routes: 9 (18 buses) • Later Gator: 5 (13 buses) • ADA Service 22 (vans)RTS contracts with MV Transportation

  22. RTS Budget – FY14 $23,436,565

  23. RTS Ridership Fiscal Year 1996-2013

  24. RTS Access • Employee pass program • Discount pass program • Partnerships with Santa Fe and UF • Bus Tracking System • Gator locator (http://ufl.transloc.com) • Google trip planner

  25. For additional information visit: www.cityofgainesville.org/publicworks http://go-rts.com

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