1. Public Works Department
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 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
Public Works – 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
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 Programs
$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 Traffic Signs/Markings
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. Report illegal discharges to 352-264-6800
How you can help!
Report illegal discharges to

16. Partnerships Traffic Management System Bicycle/Pedestrian Program
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: buses
Fleet Age: 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

24. RTS Access Employee pass program Discount pass program
Partnerships with Santa Fe and UF
Bus Tracking System
Gator locator (
Google trip planner

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