(70) Resource Management Agency

Recommended Budget FY21/22

Departmental Overview

The Public Works Department performs a wide variety of services that contribute to the quality of life in San Benito County. These include maintenance and construction work on the county’s extensive road and bridge infrastructure, maintenance of County buildings and grounds, management of three County parks, mapping and reviewing development plans, planning and development for housing, managing recycling and refuse disposal/collection for the County including, managing Landfill operations contract with Waste Connections, Inc., and services for the maintenance of County Service Areas (CSA) and Community Facilities Districts (CFD).

Divisions

Administration & Engineering
Building & Planning
Land Development Projects
Housing
Building & Grounds Maintenance
Parks & Recreation
Veteran's Memorial Park
Historical Park
Integrated Waste
Regional Agency
Landfill
Roads
Road Maintenance
Road & Bridge Overlay Projects
Local Road Projects
SB1 Road Projects
Measure G Projects
Capital Projects
County Service Areas
Community Facilities Districts

Strategic Plan Focus Areas

  • Operational Development and Excellence
  • Planning for Sustainable Growth
  • Technology
  • Community Engagement
  • Healthy and Safe Communities
Detailed Information can be found here: Strategic Plan Overview

Staff

Recent Departmental Accomplishments

  • Bringing Hospital Road Bridge into construction stage and completion of Shore Road Bridge and San Felipe Road Bridge
  • Compile 5 year CIP plan for facilities and roads – establish priorities, provide continuity and visibility of projects over 5 years in order to efficiently program resources to needs
  • Hired Assistant Director of RMA to increase bandwidth of managerial resources available for planning, oversight and direction of operations
  • Successfully obtained 99 year lease from San Benito High School for Regional Park

Top Departmental Concerns

  • Attracting and retaining staffing

Long Range Planning Goals (3-5 years) For Department

  • Utilize technology and other resources to increase staff productivity gains exponentially with minimal cost
  • Develop strategies to accommodate long-term County growth projections with limited resource