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SECTION F -- INFRASTRUCTURE AND OPERATIONS
ENGINEERING & CAPITAL PROJECTS
PROGRAM MISSION: To provide high quality
capital projects through professional planning, survey, design, and
construction management services.
The Engineering and Capital Projects Division provides a
systematic and thorough approach to the capital improvement program, which is
reflected in the consolidation and management of capital projects, engineering
and real estate activities in one division.
The goals of the Division are to reduce the time between project
approval and project completion, fulfill community expectations, and
incorporate sound environmental design.
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Design Section provides
professional and technical expertise to prepare preliminary engineering
analyses and final designs for County transportation, streetscape and utility
system projects. The Survey Unit
conducts field surveys and produces base map sheets with topographic
information essential to the preparation of plans and designs for public
improvement projects. Construction
Management unit follows through with management and inspection of all street,
bridge and utility construction within the County right-of-way performed by
private developers, utility companies and County contractors.
- Customer Services Section serves as a
central reception and processing point for right-of-way, building, plumbing and
demolition permit inquiries, fee collections and media reproduction. It also manages the utility underground and
utility marking programs.
- Mapping Center serves as the Countywide
base mapping and analysis section providing project tracking and management,
cartographic expertise, aerial photo analysis, data maintenance, and digitizing
support for all County agencies. This
unit also is responsible for Geographic Information System (GIS) network
administration and system analysis, database design and administration, and GIS
application development.
- Real Estate/Right-of-Way provides
professional real estate services to County agencies to meet the needs for
public services and facilities. The
section acquires real estate for government facilities and parklands,
negotiates and administers leases for County property, and analyzes and
processes vacations, easements and rights-of-way for capital improvement
projects.
- Facilities Design and Construction
plans, designs and manages the construction and rehabilitation of County
facilities, such as recreation centers, libraries, fire stations and
administrative buildings.
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Engineering
& Capital Projects Division
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FY 2004
Actual
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FY 2005
Adopted
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FY 2006
Proposed
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% Change:
'05 to '06
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Personnel
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$3,947,057
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$4,325,891
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$4,388,615
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1%
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Non-Personnel
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849,009
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728,578
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730,384
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4,796,066
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5,054,469
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5,118,999
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1%
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Intra-County
Charges
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(184,583)
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(301,396)
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(319,040)
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6%
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Total Expenditures
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4,611,483
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4,753,073
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4,799,959
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1%
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Revenues
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895,678
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722,748
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893,524
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24%
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Net Tax Support
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$3,715,805
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$4,030,325
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$3,906,435
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-3%
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Authorized FTEs
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91.8
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92.8
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94.8
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Funded FTEs
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91.8
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92.8
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94.8
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SIGNIFICANT BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS:
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Personnel
increases by 2.0 FTEs and $62,724. 3.0 FTEs were transferred to this
Division from the Office of the Director and 1.0 FTE was transferred during FY 2005 from this Division to the Department of Community Planning, Housing and
Development.
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Increase in intra-county charges reflects the higher
cost of services to the Utility Fund.
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Revenue increases
primarily due to new projections for erosion and sediment control collections
and revenue from leases.
PERFORMANCE MEASURES:
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FY 2002 Actual
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FY 2003 Actual
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FY 2004 Actual
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FY 2005 Estimate
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FY 2006 Estimate
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FY 2006 Goal
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Mission Outcome Measures
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Projects designed within schedule and budget
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23
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24
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35
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36
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42
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43
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Percent
of projects designed within budget
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N/A
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N/A
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80%
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80%
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80%
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90%
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Projects built within schedule and
budget
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24
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37
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25
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36
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60
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70
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Number of leases negotiated
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N/A
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N/A
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18
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6
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9
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9
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Encroachments/vacations processed
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N/A
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N/A
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17
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20
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20
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20
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Customer
Measures
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Percent of
Engineering walk-in customers rating service satisfactory or better
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90%
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90%
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80%
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85%
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90%
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95%
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Percent of GIS
work requests meeting customer target dates
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75%
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78%
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75%
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79%
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80%
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80%
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Workload
Measures
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Miles of engineering field
surveys completed
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30
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30
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31
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32
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32
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32
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Acres of topographic
surveys completed
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30
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30
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31
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32
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32
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32
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Linear feet of new
sidewalk, curb and gutter inspected (public and private)
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69,400
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70,000
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8,260
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14,797
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83,000
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87,000
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Building,
plumbing and demolition permits reviewed
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4,687
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4,800
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5,235
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5,300
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5,400
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5,100
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Public
right-of-way permits issued
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485
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525
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630
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700
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725
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750
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Number of GIS
data layers maintained
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26
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30
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50
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70
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95
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100
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Acquisitions:
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Number of properties
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6
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3
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1
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7
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7
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7
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GIS data layers refers to groups of features entered
into the database that are meant to be displayed as a group (e.g. buildings,
water system, sanitary sewer system).
Each system is mapped separately so that multiple combinations of
features can be displayed on a map.
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Several large developer projects were completed in FY 2003. Though some large developer
projects are in progress, they will not be complete until FY 2006. Most of the sidewalk and curb and gutter
construction occurs in the latter stages of construction.
FUTURE BUDGET CONSIDERATIONS:
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GIS Mapping Center staff levels have remained static
while County-wide demands for services, including work order requests and the
creation and maintenance of new data layers, exceed expectations.
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Arlington is presently investigating the advantages and
disadvantages of taking over the state roadways in the County. If successful, the Public Right-of-Way
Permit requests will rise significantly which may require additional staff to
support the demand.
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