Department of Environmental Services FY 2019 PROPOSED BUDGET - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Department of Environmental Services FY 2019 PROPOSED BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS General Fund County Board Work Session March 9, 2018

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Summary of Proposed Budget Changes % FY 2018 FY 2019 Change Change Adopted Proposed $96,668,670 $99,358,598 +$2,689,928 +2.8% Expenses $45,272,670 $50,777,428 +$5,504,758 +12% Revenue 405 FTEs 400.5 FTEs -4.5 FTEs Staff • Minimized impact to General Fund by shifting expenses to other funds (Transportation Capital, Stormwater funds), where appropriate. Department of Environmental Services 5 General Fund

Summary of Proposed Fee Changes Budget FY 2018 FY 2019 Impact Adopted Proposed $1.25/$1.50 $1.50/$1.75 +$3,775,000 Parking Meter Rate and Hours 8AM – 6 PM 8 AM – 8 PM $314.16 $316.16 +$66,400 Household Solid Waste Rate $66 Varies From +$142,597 Restructured Commercial & Multi- $16.25 to $260 Family Recycling Inspection Fees Various Inflationary +$170,640 Ch. 22 & Ch. 23 Development Fees* Increases *Site civil engineering plans, building plans, Right-of-Way, subdivision plats and administration of public improvement bonds Department of Environmental Services 6 General Fund

Detail: Proposed Reductions Eliminate Chief of Staff Position – Office of the Director Service Impacts Budget Impact Change: -$85,000 • FOIA and GRAM coordination and responses will be impacted across the Department Staff Impact • Responses to the DES constituent email address -1.0 Admin (Vacant) and phone calls will be delayed • Administrative functions of this position will be delegated to and absorbed by others within the Department Department of Environmental Services 7 General Fund

Detail: Proposed Reductions Eliminate part time Communications Specialist – Office of the Director Service Impacts Budget Impact Change: -$34,906 • Reduces the communications team from 3.5 to 3.0 in the DES General Fund Staff Impact • Reduces communications and engagement -.50 Communications support for entire department, particularly projects Specialist II (filled) in transportation planning & facilities and engineering • Reduces capacity for timely notifications (both routine and emergency), limits responsive to resident inquiries and community interactions 8

Detail: Proposed Reductions Eliminate ART Route 92 – Transit Program Service Impacts Budget Impact Change: -$259,771 • Alternate transit service would not be provided in this area Staff Impact • Access to destinations on the route would be N/A accessible via walking from Crystal City Station (Metrorail and VRE) • Capital Bikeshare locations provide another alternative in this area • Transit staff will reassess ridership potential after the completion of the Long Bridge Aquatics & Fitness Center Facility Department of Environmental Services 9 General Fund

Detail: Proposed Reductions Eliminate ART Route 54 – Transit Program Service Impacts Budget Impact Change: -$97,000 • While convenient stops in the neighborhoods will be eliminated, alternative service in this area will Staff Impact be offered on nearby arterials: via Metrobus 1A N/A & 1B on Wilson Blvd and Metrobus 2A on Washington Blvd 10

Detail: Proposed Reductions Eliminate Front Desk Support – Transportation, Engineering & Operations (TE&O) Service Impacts Budget Impact Change: -$74,000 • Administrative support duties would be reassigned across TE&O staff • Temporary contract staff would replace full time Staff Impact coverage at the front desk on the 9th floor • Customer service hours for the Residential Permit - 1.0 Admin Specialist (Filled) Parking Program are currently 8 AM to 5 PM, Monday through Friday • Customer service hours will be reduced to 5 hours, Monday through Friday and adjusted to meet peak period needs Department of Environmental Services 11 General Fund

Detail: Proposed Reductions Eliminate Evening Porter Service at Arlington Mill – Facilities Management Bureau (FMB) Service Impacts Budget Impact Change: -$25,000 • Porter services are currently provided from 8 AM to 10 PM, Monday through Friday. Staff Impact • Porter service will be reduced to 8 hours per day, N/A Monday through Friday. Service hours will be adjusted to meet peak period needs. • Outside of selected service hours, DPR staff will need to set up events. • Restrooms/locker rooms and other public areas will not be cleaned outside of selected service hours. Department of Environmental Services 12 General Fund

Detail: Proposed Reductions Eliminate Custodian Position – FMB Service Impacts Budget Impact $54,000 • The Custodial position will be eliminated, however FY 2018: $10,000 in funding will remain to provide FY 2019: $10,000 contractor support when needed to cover for Change: -$44,000 employees who are off due to vacations or sick Staff Impact leave, roughly ten hours per week -1.0 Custodian (Vacant) • Project work and miscellaneous tasks previously performed by floating staff custodian will be delayed as reduced capacity will result in other staff or custodial supervisors performing these duties Department of Environmental Services 13 General Fund

Detail: Proposed Reductions Eliminate second annual window cleaning in all County Buildings – FMB Service Impacts Budget Impact Change: -$48,000 • County buildings would have their windows cleaned once per year instead of twice annually Staff Impact • Complaints may be received from citizens in N/A higher profile glass buildings such as the Justice Center and Arlington Mill Department of Environmental Services 14 General Fund

Detail: Proposed Reductions Conduct a custodial services pilot program in the Courts Police Building - FMB Service Impacts Budget Impact Change: -$90,000 • Pilot program would reduce cleaning in non-public areas from five days to three days per week Staff Impact • Public areas, including restrooms, would still be N/A serviced five days per week • In non-public areas, County staff would have to bring their trash to a centralized location for pick up and would have to maintain their own space on service reduction days Department of Environmental Services 15 General Fund

Detail: Proposed Reductions Reduce funding for contracted services/County facility energy projects – Arlington Initiative to Rethink Energy (AIRE) Service Impacts Budget Impact $410,890 FY 2018: • Reducing this funding in AIRE will put additional pressure on Pay-As-You-Go capital resources to FY 2019: $160,890 meet the future goals for the CEP as it relates to Change: -$250,000 facility maintenance investments Staff Impact • Ability to leverage AIRE funding will be reduced N/A when there is an opportunity to invest in high efficiency systems for unexpected equipment failures. 16

Detail: Proposed Reductions Eliminate Rebate Program and Consultant Funding – AIRE Service Impacts Budget Impact Change: -$304,312 • Eliminates energy rebate program and reduction of consultant funding will reduce specific Staff Impact education & outreach to residential homeowners N/A • Assumes homeowners continue to install energy efficient appliances & fixtures in order to reduce their household energy costs and be good energy stewards without necessity of governmental assistance • One-time funding of $100,000 will remain in FY 2019 budget to fund consultant support for technical update of CEP. This amount is not reflected in amount above Department of Environmental Services 17 General Fund

Detail: Proposed Reductions Eliminate free monthly paper shredding services – Solid Waste Bureau Service Impacts Budget Impact Change: -$20,000 • Free shredding service will no longer be provided Staff Impact • Private sector provides this service, charging roughly $1 per pound as an industry average N/A • Program typically serves between 300 and 500 customers per month and generates roughly 100,000 pounds of material annually 18

Detail: Proposed Realignments Move street sweeping expenses to Stormwater Fund – Solid Waste Bureau Service Impacts Budget Impact Change: -$399,290 • This action shifts entire cost of sweeping program from General Fund to Stormwater Fund Staff Impact • If construction program envisioned in CIP is N/A maintained, this shift could be one of the reasons to propose a future increase in dedicated Stormwater Fund tax rate Department of Environmental Services 19 General Fund

Detail: Proposed Realignments Proposed Realignments Transfers and Charge Outs From General Fund Impact • Increase Transportation Program Support charges to capital funds as -$247,062 a result of an increased emphasis on scoping new capital projects • Transfer of two Budget Analysts and one Transportation Program -$257,387 Manager to Transportation Capital Funds (3.0 FTEs) • Real Estate Bureau increasing charges to capital projects -$116,600 -$621,049 Total Department of Environmental Services 20 General Fund