Public Works
Department Description
The Department of Public Works strives to efficiently maintain the public infrastructure, to provide services to ensure the safety and well-being of our customers, and to maintain reliable safe transportation and stormwater infrastructure throughout the community. The Department works to develop and sustain urban infrastructure for the region while also supporting financial sustainability for the continued and future progress of the Department and the County.
Core Services
The Department of Public Works is responsible for maintaining the stormwater and public right-of-way infrastructure, the county-maintained roadway network, and county-maintained bridges. Additionally, the department works in collaboration with other governmental agencies and consultants developing design, construction, maintenance, and management services for the County's watersheds. The Department of Public Works is composed of the following Divisions:
Operations Division
Provides road repairs and grading of unpaved roads. Conducts routine maintenance of stormwater drainage infrastructure such as swales, canals, ditches, curbing, culvert pipes, catch basins, retention ponds, and water control structures. Provides routine maintenance and management of major repairs to county-maintained bridges, tree trimming and removal, and rights-of-way mowing. Responds to natural disasters and other emergencies. Manages repair and replacement of handrails, median landscaping, and construction of speed bumps. Maintains street and traffic control signs and striping.
Engineering Division
Provides engineering design services and analysis for road and stormwater maintenance and capital improvement projects; engineering support and project management services for roadway and stormwater improvement projects; inspections and investigations for enforcement of County ordinances relating to stormwater erosion and sediment control, illegal fills, illegal discharges, and illegal dumping. Manages the Pavement Management System (PMS). Manages engineering conceptual planning, design, and construction of capital improvement projects and the rehabilitation (resurfacing and reconstruction) of local (BCC-approved), arterial and collector roads in the County.
Technical Services Division
Manages the department’s integrated Work and Asset Management System (WAMS) and Geographical Information System (GIS). Provides planning, estimating, and scheduling of maintenance work from customer work orders in support of Operations, and infrastructure inspections to identify asset conditions and recommends maintenance actions to preserve the life cycle of the assets. Manages the department's online presence via dashboards and hosted data. Provides internal and external customer services via phone, email, and walk-in. Provides public communication, information, outreach and education. Plans and organizes Keep Pasco Beautiful program, Adopt-A-Road program, Earth Day Celebration, Great American Cleanup, and International Coastal Cleanup.
Administration Division
Leads in the development, implementation, and management of the Department’s annual operating and capital improvement budgets, as well as the Department’s administrative policies, standard operating procedures, and Board of County Commissioners (BCC) agenda items. Coordinates with Public Infrastructure Fiscal & Business Administration in the processing of requisitions, invoices, purchase orders, task orders and payments. Provides contract preparation, specifications, and management. Manages and prepares documentation for non-ad valorem assessment methodology, rate, and other related financial analysis. Coordinates and monitors grant applications, reimbursements, and balances including Municipal Service Benefit Units and Municipal Service Tax Units.
Goals and Objectives
Stormwater Key Performance Indicators
Achieve a maintenance ratio of 70% proactive to 30% reactive work hours yearly.
Complete preventative maintenance on at least 10% of deteriorated stormwater infrastructure annually.
Collect and update at least 5% of stormwater infrastructure inventory and condition data annually.
Complete the design or construction of at least 15 stormwater maintenance projects annually.
Complete the study, design, or construction of at least three stormwater capital improvement projects annually.
Ensure construction projects programmed for construction in the current fiscal year start construction as scheduled.
Ensure the projects that are scheduled for construction completion are completed on schedule.
Ensure 100% of NPDES permit inspection requirements are met yearly.
Stormwater Key Performance Measures
Total linear feet of deteriorated stormwater drainage pipes replaced. Goal of 14,000 linear feet annually.
Total linear feet of stormwater swales, ditches, and canals regraded. Goal of 30,000 linear feet annually.
Total number of stormwater retention ponds cleaned. Goal of 10 ponds cleaned annually.
Total linear feet of stormwater drainage pipes cleaned. Goal of 20,000 linear feet annually.
Total number of inspections for illicit discharge. Goal of 50 inspections annually.
Percentage of maintenance projects completed within schedule. Goal is 90% annually.
Percentage of capital improvement and maintenance projects completed within budget and schedule. Goal is 90% annually.
Percentage of capital improvement and maintenance projects initiated within 60 days of the start of the fiscal year. Goal is 90% annually.
Percentage of professional services fee negotiations completed within 90 days after selection approval. Goal is 90% annually.
NPDES Permit Requirements
This table displays the inspection goals for NPDES permit requirements. The department's goal is to meet 100% of the NPDES permit requirements yearly.
Roadway Management Key Performance Indicators
Maintain a pavement condition rating (PCR) of 70 - 84 (Satisfactory) for arterial and collector roadway network.
Complete on schedule 95% of roadway capital improvement projects planned for construction yearly.
Collect or update 100% of data from newly paved roads and roads with significant environmental and load changes annually.
Roadway Management Key Performance Measures
Percentage of lane miles of roads rehabilitated (resurfaced or reconstructed). Goal is to complete 100% of the budgeted amount annually.
Percentage of traffic control signs replaced. Goal is to replace 5% annually.
Percentage of lane miles of road pavement striping replaced. Goal is to replace 5% annually.
Number of arterial and collector roadways to rehabilitate. Goal is to rehabilitate 25 lane miles annually.
Percentage of feet of sidewalks replaced. Goal is to replace 5% annually.
Capital Projects - Roadway Management
The department's goal is to annually maintain a Pavement Condition Index of 70-84 (Satisfactory) for the arterial and collector roadway network yearly.
