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Division / Program: Public Works Administration Organizational Responsibility: Public Works Director Division / Program Description Public Works Administration provides for the coordination, administration, and engineering of the City’s transportation and utility infrastructure. It also provides information to the public and reviews private development plans for conformance to city and cooperative agency guidelines.The Program’s activities are accounted for in the General Fund. 2016Goals and Objectives Focus onthe City Council’s recently adopted Policy Priority Planning Document Strategic Priority of Infrastructure Sustainability by fully implementing asset management across all of the Public Works divisions and establishing measures of effectiveness for each infrastructure asset. Continue fostering our engineering services agreements with other adjacent communities where this type of arrangement can benefit both parties. The objective for our staff is to help offset costs of overhead to reduce demand on the City’s tax levy and to gain access to additional staff resources. Meet the demand of unfunded mandates in water quality, erosion control, inflow/infiltration reduction, and infrastructure replacement in the most cost effective measure possible. Meet the challenge of reconstruction and rehabilitation as outlined in the 20-Year Capital Improvement Plan. Financial Summary 20122013201420152016$ Increase% Increase ActualActualActualBudgetBudget(Decrease)(Decrease) Personal Services$642,371$697,283$754,268$710,685$776,935$66,2509.3% Supplies & Materials8,7105,0757,8838,6008,7001001.2% Other Services & Charges26,92829,30645,52138,60040,7402,1405.5% Capital Outlay----3,0003,0000.0% Total$678,009$731,664$807,672$757,885$829,375$71,4909.4% FTE's7.257.257.257.257.25 2016Budget Impact Items Personnel increases include a 2.0% cost-of-living increase for City Staff and wage-step increases for eligible employees. Capital Outlay funds are earmarked for departmental furniture replacement. 2014/2015Achievements Provided engineering services for the City of Falcon Heights’ mill and overlay projects. Cooperated with other divisions, departments, with technical assistance and engineering review of private development projects. Repaved 6.5 miles of roadway, lined 7 miles of sanitary sewers, installed 37,000 cubic feet of storm water storage, reconstructed one sanitary sewer lift station and constructed 1.5 miles of new pathway. Worked closely with Ramsey County and the MN Department of Transportation planning for future regional improvements. 51