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Home My WebLink About180-544 - Roads TransportationPublic Works JEFFERSON COUNTY 2015 BUDGET REQUEST BUDGET: County Roads 180-000-010 PROGRAM: 544 –Transportation Operations MISSION: To imagine, plan and create together with the community an integrated, sustainable transportation system that effectively and efficiently moves people and goods, shape urban and rural form, and contributes to economic vitality and quality of life. Other activities captured under this program include transportation and stormwater development review for commercial projects and subdivisions, right-of-way permitting for utility installation and road approaches, grant management, and utility franchise negotiation. 2012 2013 2014 2014 2015 REVENUE:Actual Actual Projected Adopted Request Discretionary Funds 527,247$ 358,888$ 341,454$ 411,068$ 405,527$ Fee Revenue 38,426$ 141,645$ 121,774$ 107,000$ 104,350$ Total Revenues 565,673$ 500,534$ 463,228$ 518,068$ 509,877$ 2012 2013 2014 2014 2015EXPENDITURES:Actual Actual Projected Adopted Request Salaries/Benefits 499,862$ 450,066$ 397,964$ 461,068$ 452,177$ Supplies 5,952 462 3,321 4,000 4,000 Professional Services 31,808 14,100 23,655 15,000 15,000 Other services/Charges 8,326 8,336 8,589 8,000 8,700 Intergovernmental Serv. Capital Outlay Interfund Services 19,726 27,570 29,699 30,000 30,000 Total Transport Operations 565,673$ 500,534$ 463,228$ 518,068$ 509,877$ 2012 2013 2014 2014 2015 By Program Actual Actual Projected Adopted Request Transportation Planning 309,021$ 266,709$ 246,391$ 276,224$ 274,395$ Undistributed Eng.65,012 82,402 71,972 60,357 65,358 Grant Management 64,226 38,649 64,004 60,128 66,841 Permitting & Addressing 91,897 78,607 65,715 89,795 76,689 Development Review 35,516 34,166 15,146 31,564 26,594Capital Outlay Total Transport. Operations 565,673$ 500,534$ 463,228$ 518,068$ 509,877$ Public Works JEFFERSON COUNTY 2015 BUDGET REQUEST BUDGET: County Roads 180-000-010 PROGRAM: 544 –Transportation Operations 2012 2013 2014 2014 2015 Actual Actual Projected Adopted RequestSTAFFING: Transportation Operations 6.28 5.51 5.27 5.27 5.04 GOALS FOR FY2015: 1. Continue to focus efforts on system-wide planning to identify transportation deficiencies and needs. 2. Provide a high level of service to the public. OBJECTIVES FOR FY2015: 1. Improve methods used to evaluate project needs and make project selections. 2. Continue to seek new grant sources and utilize existing grant programs in order to fund various Public Works projects. PERFORMANCE INDICATORS: Avg.Avg.Avg.Avg. Hours Hours Hours Hours No.Hours Each No.Hours Each No.Hours Each No.Hours Each Road Approach Permits Processed 27 331 12.3 31 283 9.1 30 345 11.5 35 374 10.7 Utility Permits Processed (Type A&B)90 999 11.1 127 814 6.4 115 1,207 10.5 110 963 8.8 Addresses Assigned 11 33 3.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 Road Names Assigned 2 9 4.3 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 Road Vacations 1 26 26.0 1 67 66.5 3 113 37.6 3 139 46.3 Quiet Title Review 1 6 6.0 1 8 8.0 1 8 7.6 2 14 7.0 Action Requests (544 Only)57 359 6.3 31 492 15.9 10 83 8.3 12 133 11.1 Developments (Active Projects)30 634 21.1 27 602 22.3 28 482 17.2 30 651 21.7 Total 2,396 2,264 2,237 2,274 2015 Planned 2014 Planned 2012 Actual 2013 Actual Public Works JEFFERSON COUNTY 2015 BUDGET REQUEST BUDGET: County Roads 180-000-010 PROGRAM: 544 –Transportation Operations SUMMARY OF KEY FUNDING/SERVICE ISSUES: Transportation Operations covers a wide array of tasks associated with operating a public road system. Activities in the program include planning for future transportation needs; permitting, monitoring, and inspection activities within the public right-of-way including driveway and utility construction; data collection, analysis and infrastructure database management used for gas tax calculation and transportation planning; grant research, application, and management; and right-of- way management including right-of-way vacations and quiet title actions. This program also develops and updates county-wide franchises with individuals, government agencies and utility companies. Expenditures within this program are partially offset by fees but are primarily considered as overhead to the cost of operating a road system. Transportation planning is necessary to address emerging system needs including those related to road and intersection delay/safety, non-motorized facilities, and system preservation. Needs must then be prioritized since available funding cannot begin to address all of the recognized needs. Grant funding is then identified and matched with needs, when available; often however, grant programs do not line up with County needs and an assessment of whether to pursue grants or not must be made. Partnerships are also identified to help address needs. For example, the County has successfully partnered with several fish enhancement groups to replace fish barrier culverts, as required by law, ultimately leveraging 85% of the funds for these projects from sources outside of the county. The County has successfully partnered with the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to secure grant funding for countywide safety improvements. A partnership with the National Park Service, Federal Highways, and the State Department of Transportation to bring more federal resources to bear on the Upper Hoh Road resulted in the award of $3.4 million to preserve access on the Upper Hoh Road. This same partnership recently procured an additional discretionary grant for approximately $13 million to repair multiple sites along the Upper Hoh Road. The matching requirement for the grant may limit the County’s ability to fully utilize the funds. STRATEGIC BUDGET OBJECTIVES: Transportation planning and operations support investment in community infrastructure that encourages economic opportunity and planning for long term capital needs, and provides for the safety of the public.