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Department of Public Works

Department of Public Works. DPW Responsibilities. Streets, Bridges and Culverts Buildings and RR Stations Municipal and RR Parking Lots Sanitary Sewers and Pump Stations Solid Waste and Recycling. DPW Responsibilities cont’d. Parking Enforcement Traffic Signs, Signals & Markings

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Department of Public Works

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  1. Department of Public Works

  2. DPW Responsibilities • Streets, Bridges and Culverts • Buildings and RR Stations • Municipal and RR Parking Lots • Sanitary Sewers and Pump Stations • Solid Waste and Recycling

  3. DPW Responsibilities cont’d • Parking Enforcement • Traffic Signs, Signals & Markings • Equipment Maintenance • Snow and Ice Control • Engineering and Construction

  4. Concerns About Dump Operation

  5. MSW Unit Costs

  6. Cumulative Savings from Contract Extension

  7. Sewer Operations Dilemma

  8. Sanitary Sewer Customers

  9. Sewer Operations Action Plan

  10. Sewer Operations Financial Results

  11. Current Status of Stamford Negotiation • Last negotiating session June 2011 • Executive Director of Stamford WPCA resigns June • Chairman of WPCA resigns • New billing letter from Stamford WPCA received January 2012 • New contract proposal received from SWPCA ; proposal is regressive

  12. Financial Impacts Compared on FY 12 Payments to Stamford • Darien’s last proposal w/o retro revenue sharing $1,901,009 • Darien’s last proposal w/retro revenue sharing $1,768,530 • Stamford’s billing letter for FY 12 $2,097,022 • Stamford’s last contract proposal $2,270,123

  13. Tree Removal Backlog July 2010 thru January 2011

  14. Trend in Tree Removal Backlog

  15. FY 2007 -2.2 miles at $130,000 per mile FY 2008 3.4 miles at a cost of $135,000 per mile FY 2009 2.9 miles at a cost of $194,000 per mile FY 2010 28,093 sy at at a cost of $12.50 per sy FY 2011 53,035 sy at a cost of $12.93 per sy FY 2012 246,706 sy at a cost of $14.70 per sy. Street Resurfacing

  16. Goal: reduce tree removal backlog to 2 months • Existing backlog is approximately eight months • Significant increase in budget required • FY 13 proposed budget contains $100,000 increase…enough to remove 120 more trees.

  17. Total Miles Resurfaced by Source of Funds Goal: 4 miles per year

  18. Proposed FY 13 Operating Budget Highlights • No change in head count • No service cutbacks • Resurface 3.5 miles of Town Roads • 15% increase in motor fuel budget (higher bids) • 70% increase in the Tree Maintenance budget • 30% increase in Highway Division OT budget • 8.6% decrease in transfer station operating fee • New fiber optic link between DPW garage and Town Hall

  19. Proposed FY 13 Operating Budget cont’d • 25-30% decrease in heating fuel cost at Town Hall. • Resurfacing of Leroy East and West parking lots • Decrease in electricity costs due to a 22% reduction in the generation rate. • Transfer maintenance responsibility and costs for 35 Leroy .

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