FY 2024 Public Works Department Budget Presentation
Public Works Department
Mission Statement
The Public Works Department focuses on building and maintaining the critical backbone infrastructure such as streets, sidewalks, traffic signals, median islands, parks, street trees, landscaping, trails and public facilities that support the goals of neighborhood revitalization, public safety, economic development, sustainability and air quality.
The Department’s mission of Building a Better Fresno summarizes these services and the commitment of its staff to serve the citizens of Fresno. 2 Public Works Department
Organization Chart
3 Public Works Department
FY 2023 Accomplishments
• Continued to deliver the Veterans Boulevard interchange project ahead of schedule and under budget. • Completed six new traffic signals.
• Improved over 10 miles of major BRT and Downtown corridors to our next generation adaptive system, saving an estimated 15 percent on travel times. • Completed the Van Ness & Weldon street work to prepare for the new park. • Reconstructed the Ericson Elementary neighborhood with $1.8M in CDBG. • Received $6 million in new transportation grant awards. • Installed protected bike lanes on Van Ness, Maple and First Street, and moved an additional 7 miles into the construction phase (Wishon, Fulton, Palm, Belmont and Barstow Avenue). • 90 percent complete on energy efficiency upgrades at 73 sites for PARCS, Police and Fire ($22 million in energy savings for 15 years).
• Increased City renewable energy to 32 MW and $138 million in savings for the next 20 years.
4 Public Works Department
FY 2023 Accomplishments
• Repaired and restored irrigation in 57 parks.
• Improved trail maintenance to a 60-day cycle.
• Trimmed 39 geobases containing 17,200 trees, with an additional 16 geobases and 6,800 trees trimmed utilizing Council infrastructure funds. • Exceeded 1,000 new tree goal with a total of 1,500 trees. • Collected over 178,000 pounds of trash from our State highways. • Approved and recorded 21 subdivision and parcel maps for new development. • Formed Community Facilities District No. 18 for public safety services. • Poured over 14 miles of sidewalks and 11 miles of curbs and gutters. • Serviced over 6,000 pothole calls and 30,700 graffiti calls. • Managed over 100 active construction contracts at any one time during the year.
Currently totaling $216 million in active construction contracts. 5 Appropriation Type FY 2021
Actuals
FY2022
Actuals
FY 2023
Amended
FY 2024
Proposed
Personnel $27,752,223 $29,127,838 $39,497,600 $43,335,000 Non-Personnel $79,758,909 $92,529,937 $238,351,400 $270,271,100 Interdepartmental $22,784,958 $23,340,434 $30,632,500 $37,231,300 Total Department Expenditures $130,296,090 $144,998,209 $308,481,500 $350,837,400 Public Works Department
FY 2024 Total Budget
6 Position Type FY 2022
Adopted
FY 2023
Adopted
FY 2023
Amended
FY 2024
Changes
2024
Proposed
Administration 14.00 14.00 14.00 0.75 14.75
Engineering 42.75 50.25 50.25 0.25 50.50
Construction Management 44.00 47.75 47.75 1.25 49.00
Traffic Ops & Planning 28.50 30.00 30.00 1.75 31.75
Facilities Management 24.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Street Maintenance 111.75 114.50 114.50 6.50 121.00
Landscape Maintenance 92.50 114.50 114.50 32.25 146.75
Traffic Signals & Streetlights 18.00 18.75 18.75 1.00 19.75 Sustainable Fresno 2.00 2.00 2.00 0.75 2.75
Graffiti Abatement 15.00 15.50 15.50 1.50 17.00
Total 392.50 407.25 407.25 46.00 453.25
Public Works Department
FY 2024 # of Budgeted Positions
7 Notes: Continued
on next slide.
Public Works Department
FY 2024 # of Budgeted Positions
Notes on New Proposed Positions
1. Administration – One Management Analyst II for Tyler Munis HR transition.
2. Engineering – Two Supervising Professional Engineers are being added in Transportation Project Management.
3. Traffic Operations & Planning – One Supervising Professional Engineer is being added in the Traffic Operations Center.
4. Street Maintenance – Two new Pothole Crews: One Senior Heavy Equipment Operator and one Maintenance & Construction Worker form the first smaller patch Pothole Crew; Two Senior Heavy Equipment Operators, two Maintenance & Construction Workers and one Street Maintenance Leadworker form the larger patch Hotmix Crew. Also, one Senior Account Clerk is being added to handle the increased workload in a growing program.
5. Landscape Maintenance – A New Trail Crew for the San Joaquin River Parkway and CFDs is adding five positions; six Irrigation Specialists for highest-need parks and CFDs; eight CFD Laborers; a new CFD Turf Crew is adding two positions; a new citywide Park Mow Crew is adding twelve positions; and one CFD Project Manager, two Park Supervisor I positions, and one Landscape Maintenance Superintendent are being added to manage the workload.
6. Traffic Signal & Streetlight (TSSL) – One new Electrician for traffic signal maintenance.
7. Sustainability Division – One Program Manager for grant opportunities and coordination of new and existing projects.
8 Non-Position Type Budget 2024
Proposed
Contractual Obligations $8,029,200
Utilities $7,482,900
Equipment & Materials $5,028,300
Leases $431,900
Fleet Fuel $1,757,200
Fleet Vehicle $9,538,100
Technology $2,140,200
Public Works Department
FY 2024 Budget - Most Impactful Items
Notes
1. Contractual Obligations includes consultant
agreements and landscape maintenance
contracts.
2. Utilities budget includes PG&E charges for
streetlights, traffic signals, Fulton Street Fountains
and irrigation controllers and Water charges for
irrigation.
3. Equipment & materials budget includes rock &
mineral, specialty chemicals & gases, small tools
and equipment.
4. Leases includes the Construction Management
office lease and street sweepers.
5. Fleet Fuel includes alternative fuel and fossil fuels for vehicles and equipment.
6. Fleet Vehicle budget includes vehicles
maintenance, replacement and new acquisition.
7. Technology includes all costs related to phones,
computers, network systems and software.
9 Grant Type 2024
Proposed Notes on Major Projects Included
Federal:
CDBG Projects $3,256,000 Final Design & ROW for Floradora/Yosemite, Highway City.
Construction for Knight Avenue and Valentine-Norwich-Marks-Holland.
FHWA Transportation
(STBG, CMAQ, HSIP,
ATP)
$36,916,600
Covers 50 different DPW capital projects including:
Midtown Trail, Jensen AC Overlay SR41 to MLK, McKinley Elementary, MLK Active Transportation, Polk Ave Widening Shaw to Gettysburg, McKinley Widening Marks to Hughes, Ashlan Widening Polk to Cornelia, Tulare Complete Streets (6
th to Cedar), Chestnut AC Overlay KC to Butler, Cedar
Complete Streets, Blackstone AC Overlay Minarets to Nees, First Street Olive to Tulare, Palm Ave ITS, California Ave Complete Streets, Shaw AC Overlay Fruit to Palm, Cedar AC Overlay Herndon to Alluvial.
US DOT $474,800 Safe Streets and Roads for All – Vision Zero Safety Action Plan.
US DOT $750,300 Reconnecting Communities - Parkway/SR99 Pedestrian Bridge.
Public Works Department
FY 2024 Budget – Federal Grants
10 Grant Type 2024
Proposed Notes on Major Projects Included
State:
TCC $20,019,600 Chinatown Urban Greening, Mariposa Plaza, SW Fresno Green Trails, MLK Community Park and Access Road, SCCCD Campus.
ATP $1,977,700
Traffic signals at McKinley/San Pablo, Blackstone/Webster, Palm/Dennett, Butler/Eighth, Orange/Lowe. Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons. Sidewalks at Barton and Florence, Kids Crossing Safe Routes to School South Fresno (Amador/Trinity, Church/Waldby).
AHSC/TRC $559,200 Blackstone/McKinley TOD Sidewalk Improvements.
Clean California $3,780,000 Clean California Cycle One Projects.
San Joaquin River
Conservancy $16,146,200 River West Eaton Trail Extension and Traffic Signal at Audubon/Del Mar.
Public Works Department
FY 2024 Budget – State Grants
11 Public Works Department
FY 2024 Budget – Measure C Tier 1, TOD and New Tech
12 Grant Type 2024
Proposed Notes on Major Projects Included
Measure C Tier 1
Regional Projects $18,358,500
Peach Avenue from Butler to Florence
Veterans Boulevard completion
Herndon Widening from Polk to Milburn
Measure C TOD $483,700
TOD Tower District at Van Ness & Olive
Merced Street Reconnection
Blackstone Smart Mobility (SR-180 to Pine Avenue)
Measure C New
Technology Reserve $2,273,300 ITS Dynamic Downtown Phases 1 and 2 Next Gen ITS Center to Center
Grant Type 2024
Proposed
Measure C Grade Separation Program:
Blackstone-McKinley Grade Separation
Project $44,300,400
Public Works Department
FY 2024 Budget – Measure C Grade Separation Program
Notes
1. The project will continue through
the final engineering design, utility
relocation and right-of-way
acquisitions in FY2024.
2. By completing right-of-way and
utility work in FY2025, the project
will be ready for full construction in
FY2026.
3. Additional grants are being
pursued to fully fund the
construction phase.
13 Public Works Department
Planning Updates and Community Outreach
Planning Updates with Significant Community
Outreach Efforts
• Vision Zero Safety Action Plan
• Active Transportation Plan Update (Bicycle & Trail
Master Plan)
• AB617 Truck Rerouting Study
• Urban Forest Management Plan
• Reconnecting Communities (Parkway Drive –
Roeding Park Bridge)
14 Program Type 2024
Proposed
Alley Gate Program $25,000
Tower District Pressure Washing $284,800
New Pothole Crews $1,687,300
New Trail Crew $514,000
Additional Parks Mow Crew $1,352,000
Public Works Department
FY 2024 Budget – New Programs
Notes
1. The Alley Gate Program was
transferred at Midyear FY2023 from
the Department of Public Utilities.
2. The Tower District Pressure Washing
program will feature weekly litter
removal, cleaning and pressure
washing of Tower District sidewalks.
3. Funding for two new pothole crews will
come from $1,508,500 in Measure C
Street Maintenance funds and
$178,800 in ABX8 6 Gas Tax
revenues.
15 QUESTIONS