Public
Works
Department
FY 2022-23 Mid-Year
Presentation
January 17, 2023
1 WHAT WE DO
2 Public
Works
Streets
Maintenance
Facilities
Maintenance
Abatement
Services
Fleet
Maintenance
Parks &
Landscape
Maintenance Encroachment
Permits
Engineering
Services
Capital
Improvement
Program (CIP)
Water
Resource
Recovery
Operations & Maintenance Engineering
WHAT WE DO – STREETS MAINTENANCE
3 Asphalt placed: July-Dec 2022 = 5,000T (equivalent to 10 lane miles, or 29 blocks) Street sweeping of 522 curb miles/month
Filled over 350 potholes
Replaced 354 street signs
WHAT WE DO – STREET MAINTENANCE
4 WHAT WE DO – FACILITIES MAINTENANCE
Approx. 12,000 streetlights, 114
signals & 16 controlled
crosswalks
Over 50 occupied spaces
including community centers,
aquatic centers, fire stations,
libraries and City Hall and
support to RHA
Carpenter/Painters, Stationary
Engineers (HVAC), Utility
Services (Building Maint.) &
Electrical Services
5 WHAT WE DO – FACILITIES MAINTENANCE
6 WHAT WE DO – ABATEMENT SERVICES
● Neighborhood Clean-Ups (Dumpster
Days)-Seniors/Disable citizens
assistance, Board Ups, Encampments,
Fencing, Graffiti Abatement
● Nearly 1,620 TONS of illegal
dumping collected this FY
● Vegetation management for 3.5
miles of Richmond Parkway 3x a year
● Maintain approx. 42 city
properties/ROW (Alleyways, Vacant
Lots, planting strips)
7 WHAT WE DO – ABATEMENT SERVICES
8 WHAT WE DO – FLEET MAINTENANCE
450 vehicles, including RFD, RPD & other city
vehicles
Over 300 pieces of small equipment
Repair and maintain the city’s fleet and purchase
replacement vehicles as needed
9 WHAT WE DO – PARKS/LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE
60 Parks, inclu. illegal dumps
21 miles Medians/ROWs
3 miles Greenways
11 Ped Paths
20 acres of Port Property
290 acres of Very High Fire
Severity Zones
40,000+ Trees
10 WHAT WE DO –ENCROACHMENT PERMITS
● Issued & inspected nearly 1,050
Encroachment Permits (EPs) in
FY2022-23
○ Over 250 EPs for sewer replacements,
facility placements, concrete, etc.
○ Nearly 620 EPs for compliance and
maintenance permits for utility
companies (AT&T, PG&E, and EBMUD)
● Administration
○ Oversee nearly 110 contracts w/
consultants, contractors & vendors
11 WHAT WE DO – ENGINEERING SERVICES
Conduct studies to enhance pedestrian,
bicycle and vehicular movements
Process and facilitate land development
projects
Process traffic calming requests
Investigate sidewalk hazard complaints
Develop policies for Council
consideration
Pavement program, sidewalk rehab policy,
street sweeping education/enforcement pilot
program, develop/update design standards,
etc.
12 WHAT WE DO – CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
Develop plans to enhance
the Community
Richmond Wellness Trail,
Yellow Brick Road,
Harbour Way S Bike
Improvements, Harbour 8
Park and Boorman Park
Pursue funding, design,
procure & deliver projects
13 Richmond
Wellness Trail
Harbour Way S Bike Improvements
WHAT WE DO – WATER RESOURCE RECOVERY
Oversee contract operation of
Wastewater Treatment Facility
and Sewer Collection System to
comply with State and Federal
Permits
Avg dry flow: 142 MG/mo = NFL
Football Field 11’ deep PER DAY
Avg wet weather flow: 250
MG/mo = over 19’ deep PER DAY
14 WHAT WE DO – WATER RESOURCE RECOVERY
Clean/televise the sanitary sewer collection system to locate defects and then develop projects to repair.
Maintain and Operate the sewer pump stations (13) and stormwater pump stations (11) around the City.
Respond to Emergency Calls… 24/7
For both sewer or storm flooding, CALL VEOLIA 24/7.
This may save the property owner time and money
before calling a plumber.
15 WHAT WE DO – WATER RESOURCE RECOVERY
On target to meet Baykeeper Settlement Agreement Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSOs) Requirement for 2022 – Reported 12 SSOs (limit is 18).
Completed 21 Point Repairs in Sanitary Sewer System – Awarded 25 Sewer Lateral Repair Grants totaling $45,000. Completed the following Capital Improvement
Projects (CIPs):
North Richmond Pump Station - $1.8M (ARPA)
High Priority Sewer Line Replacements - $956k
Grade 5 Sewer Line Replacements - $474k
16 WHAT WE DO – WATER RESOURCE RECOVERY
On-going Capital Improvement
Projects (CIPs):
Upgrade Sodium Bisulfite Tank
at WWTP – $6.5M
First Street Wet-Weather
Sewer Improvement Project -
$2.6M
Ferry Point Pump Station
Rehabilitation Project - $2.7M
Grit and Aeration Rehabilitation
at WWTP - $50M
17 WHAT WE PLAN TO DO IN FY 2022-23
Fill out engineering positions and other key vacant positions. Establish clear procedures to respond to different resident requests. Evaluate with Veolia, the storm event response in late 2022 and early 2023. Prepare a plan to improve responsiveness.
Evaluate specific storm drain locations where we can make rapid improvements with available budget.
Prepare and present to City Council a draft of the 5-Year Pavement Management Program (PMP) Plan.
Prepare a present a self assessment report of the sidewalk conditions and how we can address the repairs.
18 (January - June 2023)
WHAT WE PLAN TO DO IN FY 2022-23
Improve our website to present more detailed information of what our department does, how to submit specific requests, and what work we are currently doing in the city.
Build trust with the community
19 (January - June 2023)
WHO WE ARE (STAFF)
20 Public
Works
Streets
Maint.
Bldg Maint.
Engr/CIP
Fleet
Parks Maint.
Encrchmnt
Permits
Admin Svcs
Abatement
Svcs
Water Res
Rcvry
Public Works
PUBLIC WORKS FISCAL YEAR 2022-23 BUDGET
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FY2022-23 BUDGET vs. ACTUALS ( Thru December 31, 2022)
Revised Budget Actuals
Revenue Property Taxes 1,780,698 981,861
Licenses, Permits, Fees 969,100 1,232,542
Use of Money/Property 45,555
Charges for Services 6,810,289 2,486,099
Other Revenue 2,498
Grants 26,664,431 2,977,032
Proceed Sale of Property 100,000 5,096
Transfer-In 1,017,569 508,793
Total Revenue 37,360,087 8,248,085
Expenditures Salaries & Wages 10,953,069 4,779,732
Benefits 8,973,688 4,038,012
Professional & Admin 3,059,588 542,300
Other Operating 2,287,924 1,063,442
Utilities 4,403,561 1,865,718
Equipment & Contract Services 2,516,794 773,663
Cost Pool 5,027,112 2,513,553
Asset/Capital Outlay 47,930,184 2,650,857
Debt Service 1,042,383 518,572
A87 Cost Plan Reimbursement (647,398) (382,760)
Total Expenditures 85,546,904 18,363,089
Net Impact (48,186,817) (10,115,005)
Positions FY2022-23
Approved Positions Vacant Positions
Total Full-Time Equivalent (FTEs) 11.0 4
PUBLIC WORKS – WATER RESOURCE RECOVERY
WHO WE ARE (STAFF)
WATER RESOURCE RECOVERY FISCAL YEAR 2022-23
BUDGET
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FY2022-23 BUDGET vs. ACTUALS ( Thru December 31, 2022)
Revised Budget Actuals
Revenue Licenses, Permits, Fees 111,000 408,639
Fines & Forfeitures 2,000 500
Use of Money/Property 134,283
Charges for Services 28,835,816 17,991,767
Rental Income 4,380 1,847
Grants 1,598,844
Loan/Bond Proceeds 20,000,000
Total Revenue 50,552,040 18,537,037
Expenditures Salaries & Wages 1,327,041 388,511
Benefits 809,587 256,505
Professional & Admin 15,309,672 2,976,775
Other Operating 539,846 86,820
Utilities 1,349,573 608,931
Equipment & Contract
Services 475,110 63,574
Cost Pool 1,073,695 447,396
Asset/Capital Outlay 79,772,943 18,353,735
Debt Service 7,979,500 5,320,205
Total Expenditures 108,636,966 28,502,452
Net Impact (58,084,926) (9,965,415)