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Roseville Public Works Department SWOT Analysis Department Heads Joint Meeting February 7,2004 STRENGTHS Solid fundin� for local infrastructure Street Infrastructure Replacement Fund in place for major maintenance and replacement of local non-MSA streets. Assessment policy, sanitary sewer utility, water utility, and Storm Water Utility fund utility infrastructure. 2. Experienced staff Roseville has a history of attracting and employingtop quality staff. Public Works has a good mix ofyounger employees and staff with many years of dedicated experience. 3. Community support for our services Public Works offers a wide range of services, including some that other communities do not offer to their residents, i.e, Leaf Program/compost site. Many programs are completed by in-house staff at very competitive costs, i.e. pavement maintenance, engineering services, pavement management, GIS. Community surveys have identified satisfaction with past public works services. 4. Local street networkin �ood condition The Pavement Management Program, begun in the mid-80's, has resulted in our local street network average condition rating being one of the highest in the metro area. 5. New and exnanded facilities We have upgraded facilities to house public works services many years into the future. 6. Good nathwav/parkin� lot maintenance nro�ram The Pathway and Parking Lot Pavement Management Program began in 1999 and is allowing us to improve/replace aging infrastructure. We anticipate brining this infrastructure to an acceptable condition rating in the next 5-10 years. 7. Good epuipment renlacementurogram We have had strong support from the Council for replacement of equipment used to deliver services. This program has allowed us to deliver reliable, consistent services, resulting in a good value for Roseville residents. 8. Cuttiug edge with technologv, operations Roseville Public Works historically has been a leader in many areas: The first storm water utility in Minnesota; a pioneer in pavement management, both for streets and pathways and parking lots. Using GIS data to help manage our infrastructure has also been an area in which other communities have looked to us as an example. Our Engineering Depariment was one of the first to convert to CADD from manual drafting nearly 15 years ago. KNFS5E5 Staffing at minimal levels Unfunded mandates, higher expectations for services, and increasing amount of infrastructure are stressing our ability to maintain at a high level. We are organized very flat as a department and are minimally staffed. 2. AginE utilitv infrastructure Much of Roseville's infrastructure is nearly 50 years old, especially underground infrastructure. We need to continueto monitor the condition of this infrastructure and fund repair and replacement to ensure its reliability. Implementation of long-term improvement plans will be necessary to meet futureneeds. 2