ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

 

Additional information about the Engineering Department may be obtained by calling Tim Bailey, P.E., Director of Engineering, at (919) 469-4030, through e-mail at tim.bailey@townofcary.org or by visiting the Town’s website at www.townofcary.org.

 

TOWN OF CARY GOALS AND INITIATIVES

Town Focus Areas

Focus Area I:

Community Planning

Focus Area II:  Infrastructure

Focus Area III:  Financial Condition

Focus Area IV:  Municipal Services

Town Goals

Achieve a well-planned community using innovative and proactive planning approaches and techniques.

Ensure that roads, water and wastewater facilities, parks, and other infrastructure exists for the existing citizens and for the future needs identified in the comprehensive plan.

Achieve a stable and strong financial position by accurately estimating, prudently allocating, and managing financial resources.

Achieve a high level of service to the citizens in a prompt, reliable, responsive, and cost-effective manner.

Town Initiatives

(pages 2 and 3 of this document contain full descriptions of each Town Initiative)

Growth Management

  Long Range Water Resources

Housing Program

Comprehensive Planning

Land Use Plan

Environmental Concerns

Infrastructure and Level of Service Standards

Fiscal Plan

Water, Wastewater, Transportation Infrastructure

Broad Band Technology Services

Long Term Financial Plan

Performance Measurement

Short Term Financial Planning

Review Operations

Cost Consciousness and Sustained Service Provision

Public Involvement

Departmental Goals and Initiatives

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DEPARTMENTAL GOALS AND INITIATIVES

Capital Improvements Projects

 

 

 

 

 

 

Engineering Studies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Development Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FY 2008 ACCOMPLISHMENTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KEY PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KEY PERFORMANCE MEASURES


Performance Measure

Actual
FY 2007

Estimated
FY 2008

Projected
FY 2009

% of bids received for which engineer’s post-design estimate is within 5% of bid prices received

50

75

 

% of projects with change orders less than 5%

70

70

 

% of bids received for which pre-design budget estimate is within 15% of total project cost

60

75

 

% of streets resurfaced

1.5

1.0

 

% of CIB* projects started design within FY funded

90

95

 

Feet of sidewalk constructed

25,000

25,000

 

* CIB refers to the Capital Improvements Budget

 

KEY WORKLOAD INDICATORS


Workload Indicator

Actual
FY 2007

Estimated
FY 2008

Projected
FY 2009

Number of bids

12

12

 

Number of CIB projects completed

15

15

 

Number of miles resurfaced/number of miles maintained

5.8/385

6.0/395

 

Number of Engineering CIB projects funded

58

62

 

Value of Engineering projects completed

KEY WORKLOAD INDICATORS, cont’d.

35,000,000

40,000,000

 

Workload Indicator

Actual
FY 2007

Estimated
FY 2008


FY 2009

Value of Engineering CIB projects funded

44,000,000

201,000,000

 

Value of street resurfacing

1,400,000

1,000,000

 

Number of development plans reviewed

350

350

 

Number of development plans constructed

300

300

 

Number of properties acquired

250

250

 

 

ACTIVITY HISTORY

Fund Number: 10-5500

 

Activity

 

Actual

FY 2005

Actual

FY 2006

Actual

FY 2007

Estimated

FY 2008

Budget

FY 2009

Personnel Services

$3,604,095

$3,995,839

$4,286,787

$5,144,808

$5,192,761

Operations and Maintenance

$551,275

$780,292

$597,964

$1,338,970

$1,539,240

Reimbursement from WWWRMF Project Engineer

0

-$29,655

-$93,311

-$174,159

-$166,205

Reimbursement from UF Admin

0

0

0

-$464,700

-$382,895

Capital Outlay

0

$16,368

0

$203,380

$33,800

Total

$4,155,370

$4,762,844

$4,791,440

$6,048,299

$6,216,701

 

 

 

 

 

 

Authorized FTEs

52

58

59

64

64

                                                                                                                                                                                               

 

 

SIGNIFICANT BUDGET AND SERVICE LEVEL CHANGES BEYOND CURRENT LEVELS