Public Works Department

Citizens Academy, March 2014

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

Management Team

Public Works – 163.75 FTE

Teresa Scott, P.E.

Director

Jerry Hanson Operations Mgr

Debbie Leistner PW Planning

Mgr

Steve Joplin Solid Waste Mgr

Chantel Thomas

Office Mgr

Phil Mann, P.E.

Assistant PW Director

Matt Weisman, P.E.

Traffic Ops Mgr

Supervising Engineer

RTS

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)

Expenditures

$24,086,776 Annual Budget

Personal 39%

Operating61%

Expenditures by Fund

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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!

How you can help!

Report illegal discharges to 352-264-6800

Partnerships

Traffic Management System City, County, FDOT, UF County-wide Traffic Management Center

Bicycle/Pedestrian Program County MTPO

Capital Projects

Transportation Trails Intersection Sidewalks Mill/Resurface Reconstruction

Depot Park

Depot / 4 St Roundabout

6th Street Rail Trail

Additional 0.62 miles of trail

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

RTS Budget – FY14

$23,436,565

RTS Ridership

Fiscal Year 1996-2013

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

For additional information visit:

www.cityofgainesville.org/publicworks

http://go-rts.com