Department of
Transportation
FY 23-25 Budget
Proposal
May 30, 2023
Who We Are
The Department of
Transportation will
envision, plan, build,
operate and maintain
a transportation system
for the City of Oakland
and assure safe,
equitable, and
sustainable access and
mobility for residents,
businesses and visitors.
Mission Statement and Management Structure
How Are We Delivering On Our Mission?
• Majority of CIP projects in highest
and high priority neighborhoods, in
alignment with Council-adopted
prioritization criteria
• Number of potholes filled
• 18,535 potholes filled in FY 21-22
• Miles of streets paved in high priority
neighborhoods
• Sidewalk repairs facilitated
• Service requests for parking
enforcement and abandoned autos
Equity-centered performance
measures include:
Barriers to Delivering Our Mission
• High vacancy rate (currently 30% )
• Impacted by baby-boom generation employees reaching retirement age and macro-economic conditions facing the city
• Prioritizing Investments
• We must continue to prioritize improvements based on limited staffing resources and high demand and need to be transparent that there are tradeoffs in our delivery of services. • Contracting challenges
• In the area of procurement of materials, professional services and construction, policymakers could provide more administrative authority, particularly for priority activities. • Policy Needs
• New policies, like automated speed enforcement with strong equity and privacy protections, if authorized at the state level, could calm traffic and lead to more equitable outcomes on our High Injury Networks.
FY23-25 Operating Budget Proposal Highlights
• Add Ten Capital Delivery Positions to Support Critical Safety/Complete Street Projects
• Funded 85% by secured grants and 15% in on-going operating funds. • Create Asphalt Finisher Classification – upgrade (4) public works maintenance worker positions.
• This classification would support retention in the unit and recognize the additional skill involved with in-house paving work.
• Stand up Abandoned Auto unit: Right now, only positions are budgeted. Added approximately $300K/year in O&M to support the on-going operations of the unit by freezing two positions
Expenditure Updates
FY23-25 Operating Budget Proposal Highlights
• Increased capacity supports timely delivery of CIP projects • CIP prioritization places equity as the top consideration • Supports retention efforts and more accurately reflects specialized skills needed for this work by providing commensurate pay
• Provide citywide benefits by creating more competitive job classifications and supporting in-house paving teams
• Frontline staff predominately identify as BIPOC
• Supports critical services by removing blight, which has historically been concentrated in communities of color
• Supports increased and better maintained street lighting, including pedestrian-scale lighting
Equity Considerations
FY23-25 Operating Budget Proposal Highlights
• Make a Long Overdue Inflation Adjustment for Parking Citation Fines, 5% increase in year one will generate $841,000 and $1.7 million in year two.
• OakDOT Scofflaw Detail, renewed focus on collecting unpaid parking fines and fees is expected to increase revenues by $800k/$1.2 million. • Lake Merritt Parking Meter Pilot, expected to generate $1 million in meter revenue and $300,000 in citation revenue.
• Parking Meter Maximization Initiative, meter more parking spaces without increasing the total number of meters: $180,000 in year one; $720,000 in year two.
Revenue Proposals Included
FY23-25 Operating Budget Proposal Highlights
• Parking fees and citations disproportionately impact low-income and car-dependent BIPOC Oaklanders
• Parking citations fees are regressive and do not factor in income level • May allow for more frequent street sweeping and therefore reduce blight and improve stormwater pollution prevention practices • Disincentivizes driving
Equity Considerations
FY23-25 CIP Detailed Budget Summary
Program FY 23-24 FY 24-25
Neighborhood Traffic Safety/Safe Routes to School 2,250,000 2,250,000 Traffic Signal Management 1,250,000 1,250,000
Bicycle & Pedestrian Plan Implementation 800,000 800,000 Emergency Roadway Repair 2,567,830 300,000
Transportation Grant Matching 3,999,395 534,782
Bridge Repair Program 3,000,000 0
Community Transportation Planning 500,000 500,000
Complete Streets Capital 11,345,257 4,190,932
Paving 23,950,000 50,000,000
Intersection Safety Improvements 814,046 745,982
Sidewalk Repair 1,000,000 1,000,000
ADA Curb Ramp Program 1,000,000 1,000,000
Total 51,972,448 62,067,616
Visit https://stories.opengov.com/oaklandca/published/kmU4IAMGe for more information! OakDOT CIP: Paving
Funding Source FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25 2-Year Budget
Measure KK $23,950,000 $0 $23,950,000
Measure U $0 $50,000,000 $50,000,000
Total $23,950,000 $50,000,000 $73,950,000
• Largest CIP program (64% of total) that addresses pavement rehabilitation, reconstruction, and preventive maintenance, along with bike/pedestrian safety improvements on specific corridors
• Prioritized street segments follow the 2022 Five-Year Paving Plan (5YPP) framework adopted by City Council
• Paving currently funded at $50M per year (lower than $57.5M in last CIP and $75M as recommended in the 5YPP report) due to limitations on City’s debt capacity
• Smaller paving output in FY 22-23 due to challenges with vacancies, contracting, and procurement issues
• Funds implementation of major streetscape projects and augments over $125M of grant funding with local match
• Existing projects with NEW grant funding and corresponding match needs:
• Bancroft Avenue Greenway
• 66th Avenue BART to Bay Trail
• 27th Street Complete Street
• HSIP 11 various locations
• New CIP projects recommended for funding include:
• Laurel Access to Mills, MacArthur and Seminary – Phase 2 • Franklin St Improvement Project
• Lakeside Dr/Lake Merritt Blvd Complete Streets Project • For descriptions of priority projects, click here.
Funding Source FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25 2-Year Budget
Measure BB $0 $4,190,932 $4,190,932
Transportation Impact Fees $3,845,257 $0 $3,845,257
Measure KK $7,500,000 $0 $7,500,000
Total $11,345,257 $4,190,932 $15,536,189
OakDOT CIP: Complete Streets Capital
OakDOT CIP: Bike/Ped Plan Implementation; Neighborhood Traffic Safety/ Safe Routes to Schools
Funding Source FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25 2-Year Budget
Measure BB $1,300,000 $1,300,000 $2,600,000
Measure KK $1,750,000 $0 $1,750,000
Measure U $0 $1,750,000 $1,750,000
Total $3,050,000 $3,050,000 $6,100,000
• Planning, evaluation, project development, design,
outreach, construction, and maintenance for
implementing the Bicycle Plan, Pedestrian Plan and
Stairs and Paths historic preservation program
• Dedicated resources to continue the citywide speed
bump program, community safety program, and Safe
Routes to Schools program
• New projects for NTS/SRTS recommended for funding:
• Sobrante Park Traffic Calming
• Bancroft Pedestrian Crossing Improvements
• OakDOT receives approximately 1,000 requests each year to improve traffic safety. For more info about our
prioritization approach, click here
.
CIP Implementation Challenges & Solutions
Challenge Proposed Solution Council Support
Needed
Not enough engineering staff
to deliver capital projects,
including recent grant awards
Adding 10 Capital Delivery Staff
positions in the FY 23-25
budget (already proposed)
Support for current budget
proposal
Council authority needed to
accept additional funding for
named CIP priorities, which
lengths project timelines
Adding language to
accept/appropriate additional
grant funding for named CIP
projects (already proposed)
Support for current budget
proposal
Difficult to fill existing
vacancies in a timely manner
Committing 4 FTE in Human
Resources Management to
support the “vacancy
strikeforce” (already proposed)
Establish standard timelines for
how quickly departments can
expect positions to be filled so
we can plan workloads and
align Council expectations
accordingly
Solutions currently proposed in FY 23-25 budget
General Fund Deficit (1010): Impact on Parking & Mobility • OakDOT positions funded by 1010 support revenue generatingparking & mobility operations
• Proposed budget (1) freezes twelve positions in PMD, including 1.85 FTE Parking Control Technician positions a
• PMD will be expected to staff up and expand
enforcement and parking meter activities
with
limited resources
• To accomplish this, PMD will need to (1)
prioritize revenue-generating activities and
(2) maintain and in some cases scale back
programs and services.
Thank You!
Fred Kelley
Oakland Department of
Transportation
[email protected]