Okaloosa County BOCC — 2013 meeting #1142 (date undetermined) — 1-4 Road — reading text

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA SERVICE AREA: TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT/PROGRAM: ROADS PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The Roads Division of the Public Works Department provides to the public; road construction and maintenance, stormwater maintenance and repair, resurfacing and asphalt millings base stabilization, open graded hot mix road paving, bridge construction, and other infrastructure maintenance and repair services. The Road Division also provides both rescue and recovery operations during disasters and other emergencies which impact road and stormwater infrastructure. REVENUE: Road Division is funded within the County Transportation Trust Fund. Supporting revenue of the County Transportation Trust Fund is fuel taxes, local government half-cent sales tax, charges for services, interest, other miscellaneous revenue and transfers from other funds. EXPENDITURES: Expenditures Budget FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 Category Actual $ Actual $ Original $ Approved $ Personal Services 4,361,911 4,048,721 4,407,686 4,537,102 Operating Expenses 2,492,164 2,635,497 1,762,294 1,889,769 Capital Outlay 13,986 135,111 3,200 0 Reserves 0 0 0 0 Total 6,868,061 6,819,329 6,173,180 6,426,871 HISTORICAL STAFFING SUMMARY: Category FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 Full-time 95 94 95 95 Part-Time 0 0 0 0 Relief 0 0 0 0 Total 95 94 95 95 MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS LAST YEAR:  Maintained 670 miles of paved roads and 74 miles of cold mix base stabilized roads.  Graded 199 miles of dirt roads once per week.  Maintained 221 retention ponds.  Mowed 726 miles of right of way.  Completed 540 work orders from customer requests.  Placed 1,680 tons of milled asphalt on damaged dirt roads throughout the north and south county. o Harding Road, Griffith Road, Aaron Baker Roads.  Accepted 6 new sub-divisions/roads into county maintenance program totaling 2.2 miles or roadway and 10 retention ponds.  Reviewed, issued, and inspected 225 right-of-way permits.  Converted Millside Road bridge from timber to steel/concrete. PROGRAM GOAL: The mission of the Okaloosa County Public Works Road Division is to provide transportation and infrastructure services to residents and visitors of Okaloosa County. The goal is to accomplish this mission through its four primary sections: North Road Maintenance, South Road Maintenance, Asphalt, and Bridge Sections. KEY OBJECTIVES: Maintenance: 1. To maintain all roads on the county-maintained list to a clean, safe, and passable condition. 2. To maintain all bridges and culverts on the county-maintained list to a clean, safe, and passable condition. 3. Grade and maintain all dirt roads on the county-maintained list once per week. 4. Maintain and repair paved roads, road edges, and safe zones. 5. Mow roadsides twice per growing season. 6. Maintain pavement markings on county roads. Restripe roads every 5 years. 7. Conduct herbicide operations on roadsides throughout the county. 8. Staff and equip a litter control crew (Inmate Crews). 9. Respond to work requests from the public in a timely and efficient manner. Projects: 1. Complete Districts 1–5 road resurfacing program. 2. Rehabilitate cold mix roads. 3. Complete the road striping program. 4. Install and maintain guardrails at critical points in the county. 5. Repair critically eroded and worn stormwater structures affecting our roads. 6. Place asphalt millings on critically eroded roads in the county. 7. Continue paving dirt roads as feasible in the county. PERFORMANCE MEASURES: Actual Estimated Adopted Performance Measures FY11/12 FY12/13 FY13/14 Number of FTEs 94 95 95 Input Salaries & Operating Expenditures $6.604.M $6.173M $6.372M Capital Expenditures $0 $3,200 $1.033M Number of Work Orders Completed 540** 478** 500** Output Miles of Roads Resurfaced 22.2*** 19.8*** 20.0*** ROW Permits Issued 540 225 400 Convert 20% of all required signage to new retro- 20% 20% 20% reflectivity standards. Efficiency Grade/maintain 201 miles of dirt roads at least once per 90% 95% 95% week. Road Striping 41.7 Miles 24.7 Miles 25 Miles Effectiveness % of County Roads Paved/Base Stabilized 71.75**** 72.8**** 73.3**** *Bridge conversion funding has been shifted from Operating to Local Option Gas Tax funding. **Stormwarer related workorders (~600) have been excluded from this figure this year. ***Includes roads addressed under pavement preservation program, not necessarily resurfaced. ****Numbers reflect corrected calculations based on currently available data.