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2012-06-11_Supplemental Agenda Packet--Dossier de l'ordre du jour supplémentaireCity of Saint John Common Council Meeting Monday, June 11, 2012 Location: Common Council Chamber Supplemental to Agenda 8.4(a) City Manager: Transportation & Environment Services 8.6 Common Clerk: Common Clerk's Services City of Saint John Seance du conseil communal le lundi 11 join 2012 Lieu: Salle du conseil communal Ordre du jour supplementaire 8.4a) Directeur general: Services de transport et d'environnement 8.6 Greffi&e communale: Services de la greffiere communale Common Council Orientation William Edwards, P. Eng. Commissioner June 11 , 2012 Growth & Planning Neighbourhood Roadway Drinking Financial Human Services Improvement Maintenance Water Management Resources Permitting & Recreation and Cultural Sidewalk Industrial Pension Corporate Inspection Services Programming Maintenance Water Administration Planning Development Fire and Rescue Pedestrian and Traffic Wastewater Asset intergovernmental Su pp ort Services Management Management Affairs Geographic Emergency Stormwarer Utility Business Corporate Information Systems Management Management Management Communications Solid Waste Information Technology Collection �ystetns Engineering Parks and Public Spaces *.;r SAINT 10 11\ The Transportation & Environment Services team delivers services that support the community in achieving its long - terra vision and goa' of creating a green, attractive city where people can get around safely and easily I SAINT 101 tt Q 2012 Operating Budget $1,765,351 $3,324,138 $13,158,400 $1,620,138 $1,319,948 Transportation and Environment Services $30,4007123 Roadway Maintenance Sidewalk Maintenance Pedestrian & Traffic Management Stormwater Maintenance Solid Waste Management Municipal Engineering Parks & Public Spaces SAINTIMIN Roadway Maintenance Sidewalk Maintenance Pedestrian and Traffic Management Stormwater Management Solid Waste Management 2012 Operating Budget $23,388,264 Staffing Resources (FTE's) Management/Professional Inside Workforce Outside Workforce 5.7 9.1 122.2 Parks & Public Spaces 2012 Operating Budget $5,246,508 Staffing Resources (FTE's) Management/Professional 3.25 Inside Workforce 3.00 Outside Workforce 35.00 Casuals /Students 13.80 SAINT 10TIN 0 Engineering 2012 Operating Budget $1,765,351 Staffing Resources ( TE's) Management/Professional 8.8 Inside Workforce 6.0 { - • f..' .`pct L7 KA IE SAINT 101 IN Infrastructure Renewal - Sanitary Jnfrastructure Renewal -Water Recreation & Green Space Safe, Clean Drinking Water Storm (Flood Control) Transportation Wastewater Treatment Watershed Protection Total Transportation and Environment Services , City Share 2,365,000 3,775,000 1,260,000 5,059,135 1,246,000 1,995,000 6,503,000 600,000 $22,803,135 WNW -, SAINT JOHN • Improvements to the City's roads; increased funding Complete multi -year renewal program for sub - standard sidewalks • increase the number;of secure pedestrian friendly crosswalks • Where possible narrow streets to increase pedestrian safety and promote active transportation and incorporate traffic calming measures as needed • Restore/replace/right size existing recreation infrastructure (Parks & Playgrounds) o *- SAINT JOIN W also trending down, particularly in transportation related areas i 2DII Cltwn Survey- % Satisfied (Very or Somewhat) (n =802) 2010 Otszen 2004 citizen Ipses lard Survey Survev Municipal Norm Overall Municipal Ptovems/Sarvakas _ 70% 79% 76% al% rim Services % 98% 96% 94% Police Sarvsoes 91% 69% 92% 85'- Garbage /Comimmst Collection 79% 78% 80% R5% WastowaterTmatment 67% W/. VA 84% Garbage /Compost Collection 79% i 78% 80% 85% snow Removal 69% 71% 60% n/a SWwAn&Mattnanann(irKkding snow n mmaQ J 57% 58% 18% 921% Road Mantenence 22% ,l 34% 31°„ 7W,; P.dMv Trench ! 72M nw near ..n Roadway Maintenance 22 % -j 34% 31% 70% Pads, Traib wW Other Green Spew W% 88% 9056 90% Recreation Programs 7596 78% 7656 $7g;. RecreatmmFacAltm 1696 73% 75% 87% Hatlt ce Pmservation BD% 80% 82 °6 8e3 1, Land rate, zoning approvak and oommudey plannmg 1 67% .L 69% 70% 70% BuiWingInspection — 69% 68% 65% 5096 7. ° tea how -'L-fir.'- ou ire kl z - =r i xl :, c a vdser - Fit to i : M t tE C -rf v,,j r -gin - 8! -t gr :,1for �s pe -prams m[e:_4 ltoy rWt, -CA f5c tic'mF.n.:e to - - r. - . h�...t sd t.,�arr as .F.. ;Iu trr C. -y,. j,.r"r.r °cu::, t -.:a Aria,. n ,a e i nif..art t. ;.w . 7 11: tis -:.is SAINT )OIIN First contact is made by calling 658 -4455 1 A Work Request is created describing the issue /concern A Foreman investigates the request and assigns a priority D The work is completed based on the timelines established for each priority SAINT JOHN Priority 1: CRITICAL OR EMERGENCY - Hazard to persons or property Priority 2: URGENT - serious interruptions to normal operations Priority ": IMPORTANT -'higher priority routine work (Preventative Maintenance) Priority 4: MINOR - lower priority routine work (Preventative Maintenance) Priority 5: DEFERRED WORK - maintenance must be deferred based on resource availability Priority 6: DISMISSED - Work that is not part of the service delivery mandate SAINT JOHN A Service level is a measurement of the performance of a system or service. The service level is usually expressed as a percentage of a goal Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) help organization! understand how well they are performing in relation to their strategic goals and objectives- The Transportation & Environment Services have defined service levels for many activities. Transportation and Environment Services suwr 102{N • Example: Pavement Condition Index — Average pavement condition for the network of streets at PCI 70 (fair) or better. 100 85 W 70 a m m 55 a a 40 25 10 Total Average Pavement Condition (PCI) for all City of Sal nt Joh n Streets (asphalt surface only) PCI 70 PCI Target W m u N ao c u CL SAINT 101 IN Example: Maintenance of signalized intersections with a focus on proactively replacing worn out equipment 100% Repair Timelines 90% Priority 1 Temporary fix 70% within 1 day 60% Priority 2 -- within 30 days 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Traffic Signal Maintenance Performance Jan -12 Feb -12 Mar -12 Apr -12 May -12 e Priority 1 Priority 2 SAINT JOHN • Example: Painting of lines using athletic marking paint on rectangular fields Class A painted twice per week Class B painted once per week SAINT JOHN Critical analysis of street resurfacing /reconstruction program • Operational and financial analysis of the line painting activities • Street Sweeping Management Program, outline priority areas and define level of service • Improve accessibility of sidewalks by installing access ramps; accessible pedestrian systems at signalized intersections & improve access across Westmorland Road for pedestrians of all abilities • Update inventory data to the City's GIS system Continue to complete Service Inventory and Condition Analysis SAINT JOHN Implement Traffic Calming Policy with completion of three Traffic Calming Plans for different neighbourhoods Improve traffic flow along Loch Lomond Road Create Traffic Signal Infrastructure specifications • Continue to develop and implement Preventative Maintenance Programs within all services • Ongoing stormwater drainage basin and local drainage projects in the Brentwood, Milford and Honeysuckle /Sherbrooke Basins • Assist with Municipal Street Lighting Guidelines and Engineering Specifications Transportation and Environment Services • Move to collection of all residential household units with City forces for September 4, 2012 • Report to Council regarding strategic service activities such as recycling program Complete trail signag6 program for Rockwood Park • Continued efforts to improve highway signage for Rockwood Park 9 Complete Play SJ process for new Strategic Plan for Parks and Recreation Establish a street tree inventory that will result in more timely, efficient preventative maintenance efforts and result in an improved tree canopy in the City SAINT JO) IN Work Capacity Deficit $4,270,306 Majority of current work activities deal with reactive maintenance rather than preventative maintenance Our objective is to be proactive not reactive Outstanding Service Requests approximately — 11652 1 SAINT JOHN Asphalt infrastructure Deficit Outstanding backlog of streets below critical PCI, as November 2011 is 152.85 lane km and growing 2012 Surface Maintenance Contract $3,100,000 Sustainable level in the order of $5.5M annual for asphalt resurfacing is required to maintain existing infrastructure above critical PCI In 2012 approximately $2.1 M of this $3.1 M is designed for asphalt resurfacing. This calculates to a 2012 deficit of $1.31 M meaning more streets will fall into the reconstruction category: SANT JOHN Current infrastructure deficit is huge and growing • Sustainable levels of funding - Capital & Operating Ir Outside Workforce - -- minimum 293 • Service level reductions caused by recent budget cuts • Critical administrative services support (Fleet; Purchasing; IT; Human kesources; Legal) g ) Transportation and Environment Services Transportation &Environment Services Transportation and Environment Services Common Council Orientation Elizabeth Gormley Common Clerk June 11, 2012 Common Clerk's Office Assistant Common Clerk J. Taylor Administrative Assistant 7 J. Beltrandi -Chown Administrative Assistant 7 K. Tibbits Administrative Assistant 4 R. Evans Legislated Services Common Council Common Clerk E. Gormley Access & Privacy Officer ' Corporate Records Manager D_ Burke P. Anglin Direction to business units on City's Information Management (authority: Archives Act) Archives Act Provincial Legislation sets out the mandate and responsibilities of the Provincial Archivist, including requirements concerning the management of municipal records • 7(1) Public records referred to in a records schedule approved by the Provincial Archivist shall be disposed of in accordance with that records schedule LegislaW Services Seven components an organization must have in place in order to operate a basic records management program: (a) Records Manager (b) Inventory of Records (c) File Classification Plan (d) Retention Schedules (e) Filing Centres (fl Policies and Procedures (g) Use of Technology, including control over micrographics and imaging systems (Source -- Province of New Brunswick Local Government Resource Manual) Legiolated Services 2005 Laserfiche introduced as the electronic records management tool for the Clerk's Office 2009 Corporate Strategic Plan commitment to develop an information management strategy SharePoint 2007 introduced as a City -wide collaboration tool 2011 ISO Gap Analysis Information and Documentation -- Records management 2012 SJIM presents goal of Laserfiche and SharePoint 2010 (LfSP) integration for a recognized standard of document and record management and collaboration. Prototype tests in the Clerk's Office Request to Senior Leadership Team for 2013 budget funding SAINT 101 IN il Appointed to assume responsibility for all records management functions including planning, organizing, implementing, monitoring, and coordinating the maintenance, protection, retrieval and disposition of all information in the organization. (Source -- Province of New Brunswick Local Government Resource Manual) IMIL Services ''J W Direction to internal and external customers on Access & Privacy matters (authority: Right to Information and Protection of Privacy Act) Right to Information and Protection of Privacy Act is known as RTIPPA. SAINT IMIN i Purposes of RTIPPA: allow any person a right of access to records in the custody or under the control of public bodies R control the manner in which public bodies may collect personal information from individuals and to protect individuals against unauthorized use or disclosure of personal information by public bodies allow individuals a right of access to records containing personal information about themselves in the custody or under the control of public bodies allow individuals a right to request corrections to records containing personal information about themselves in the custody or under the control of public bodies provide for an independent review of the decisions of public bodies under the Act. Legislated Services a - - OFFMI - ---- - I IM Each municipality should assign a RTIPPA officer The officer is 1) the "access and privacy expert" in the public body and 2) a single -entry point, mainly responsible for: • ensuring public body adheres to its responsibilities under the Act • incoming and outgoing communications • processing requests and ensuring privacy standards and practices • meeting deadlines • appeal responses records keeping and management • providing advice (Source: Province of New Brunswick, information Access and Privacy Unit, Training for Municipalities, Nov. 22, 2011) rj:Wa • Services SAINT JOf IN F • Common Clerk appointed head (designated authority) • Rigorous timelines imposed — 30 days to respond to initial request • Implementation date September 1, 2012 • Approximately 80 delegated powers • Appeal process in place SAINT JOIN Services (Continued) Legislative, policy and procedural advice to Council, staff and public • Liaison between public and Council ® Council agendas, minutes, records, follow up services Research services • Historic, archival preservation -- 1785 to present Committees, Pension Board, Saint John Energy and admin support to various ° Admin support to Mayor and Council