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PUBLIC WORKS INFRASTRUCTURE AND ENVIRONMENT Transportation | Facilities Management | Waste Services | County Forest | Environment and Climate Change

PUBLIC WORKS PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES  Transportation  Engineering – Capital road/bridge work, survey, design, contract admin., road permits, development review, etc.  Operations – Winter control, traffic signals, road signs, ditching, roadside grass cutting, general road maintenance, etc.  Facilities Management  Manage all 24 County owned buildings totaling approx. 630,000 sq.ft  Build dates from 1881 to 2018 with tenants including; Superior Court, County staff, Paramedics, social housing, Primrose Operations Centre, etc.  Administer and perform all building related construction, maintenance, upgrades, and renovations  Waste Services  Curbside collection of solid waste, recycling and organics  Event collection for household hazardous and electronic wastes

PUBLIC WORKS PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES  County Forest  Sustainable management of all 14 County Forest Tracts  Implement the Forest Management Plan and By-law  Education, promotion, and information sharing  Environment and Climate  Focus on environmental initiatives for Dufferin from the Corporate and Community perspectives

PUBLIC WORKS HOW WE’VE CHANGED OVER THE YEARS Transportation   Transfer of Highways in 2000: +90 km of road (24, 25,109,124) and 29 bridge/culverts  Orangeville By-pass (SAR) in 2005: +4 km of road and 1 bridge  Minimum Maintenance Standards in 2002 for roads  Aging assets: 32 Bridges, 71 Large-span Culverts & 322 km of road  Shifting away from a worst first mentality to preventative maintenance Facilities Management   Dufferin County assumed Housing buildings from the Province in 2001  Public Works assumed responsibility for all 24 County owned facilities in 2018  35% increase of 164,410 square feet related to 7 buildings since 2010  Shift towards long-term, sustainable work plan to address the needs of complex and aging buildings Waste Services   Green Bin organics pilot 1999  HHW and E waste events assumption 2007  Green Bin organics curbside collection 2007  Curbside Collection 2013 solid waste, recycling, organics and yard waste  Dufferin County is currently a leader in waste diversion

PUBLIC WORKS HOW WE’VE CHANGED OVER THE YEARS  County Forest  County Forest established 1930 under Provincial management  Dufferin assumed management of the Forest in 1995  County Forest joins Public Works in 2018  Including recent land donations (Thomson Tract), the Forest now consists of 2,636 acres (1,066 ha) in total  Recreational uses within the Forest are on the rise  Environment and Climate  New to Public Works and the County in 2019 and will focus on developing a framework to reduce GHG’s and improve energy efficiency both corporately and in the community

PUBLIC WORKS (budget package page 100-101) OVERALL BUDGET NET CHANGE: + 2.83% or + $461,986  Total Public Works Dept. Budget in a Nutshell… (Operating and Capital Combined)  2019 Adopted Budget = $16,347,439  Change in Expenditures = +$214,472  Change in Revenues = -$604,721  Overall Net Change = +$461,986  2020 Total Proposed Budget = $16,809,425  2020 Public Works Dept. Budget Stats…  Total Planned Expenditures = $24,344,749  Total Planned Revenues and Transfers = -$7,535,324  Total Proposed Budget = $16,809,425

TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING & OPERATIONS

TRANSPORTATION SOME RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND GOALS  Accomplishments in 2019  Total of 27.9 km of road work (Rd.10, 11, 16, 17, 21, 23)  23.5 km planned 2019 work (record year) with one section of in- house construction  4.4 km carryover from 2018 on Road 11 Dufferin Road 21 (Black Bank)  Bridge/large-span culvert work  1 bridge replacement (T-Beam on GV/WL Townline)  2 large-span culvert rehabs (Road 3 and Road 5)  2 large-span culvert rehabs (Humber Riv. on Road 18)  Work has begun for the County’s first Transportation Master Plan as part of the Municipal Comprehensive Review T-Beam Bridge

TRANSPORTATION SOME RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND GOALS  Goals for 2020  Improve capacity to maximize and complete Capital work  Complete Road condition review and OSIM Bridge and Culvert inspections  Further refine a long-term infrastructure plan:  Gather further data and statistics through Road Needs Study  Explore alternative/unique rehabilitation options  Investigate pavement preservation strategies  Financial and organizational capacity will be factors  Collaborate with member municipalities wherever possible

TRANSPORTATION (budget package page 107) 2020 BUDGET: + 1.16% or + $125,359  Highlights from the status quo:  Government Transfers +$889,207 application of one time gas tax received in 2019  Other Revenues -$356,295 less shared roads/structures, offset by additional transfer to capital  Salaries and Benefits +$151,695 includes additional engineering staff to address capacity issues and ensure capital work is completed  Capital Contribution -$615,194 for trails, fencing, vehicles/equipment  Reserve Transfers -$937,000 due to less vehicle/equipment requirements, trails and fencing contribution and application of prior year surpluses

TRANSPORTATION (budget package page 109-111) CAPITAL WORK PLAN: +0.53% or + $57,221 2020 Capital Work Plan Highlights:  Wayfinding signs (joint proj. with Economic Development and member municipalities @ 329k)  Living snow fence contribution and traffic light upgrades (50k each)  HVAC replacement interior renovations at Primrose Operations Centre (70k)  New roof at Operations Centre (225k)  Scissor lift and fork truck (from prior year surplus @ 20k and 45k)  18.9 km of work on Roads 2, 3, 9, 12, 21  7.3 km of pave. pres. on Roads 16, 18, 124  5 bridge rehabilitations  Funded through equip replacement program; 2 snowplows for 2021 and 1 pick up

FACILITIES MANAGEMENT

FACILITIES MANAGEMENT SOME RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND GOALS  Accomplishments in 2019  5-year update of Energy Conservation and Demand Management Plan and related strategies to reduce GHG’s and improve building efficiency and energy consumption  William Street Community Housing roof replacement  Renovated over 30 community housing units and improved accessibility for over 15 additional units  Contractor prequalification for Courthouse Chimney replacement project underway  Addressed over 1,200 work order service requests

FACILITIES MANAGEMENT SOME RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND GOALS  Goals for 2020  Maximize Capital rehabilitation work  Continue energy conservation and retrofit work  Divisional review of protocols, procedures, service delivery standards, scope of work and capacity  Work towards a long-term infrastructure plan:  Focus on preventative maintenance and asset management  Gather further data and statistics to refine infrastructure needs  Invest and implement energy conservation programs and building automation systems  Financial and organizational capacity will be factors

FACILITIES MANAGEMENT (budget package page 114) BUDGET NET CHANGE: - 35.21% or - $405,618  Highlights from the status quo:  Government Transfers +$202,500 gas tax for electric vehicle charging stations  Other Contributions +$175,500 for electric vehicle charging stations  Internal Services Recovered +$116,470 due to increased maintenance staff time in housing buildings

FACILITIES MANAGEMENT – COURTHOUSE (budget package page 115) 2020 CAPITAL WORK PLAN: +63.31% or + $1,013,175  2020 Capital Work Plan Highlights:  Courthouse parking lot patching (50k)  Restoration/reconstruction of the 6 chimneys on the historic 1881 Courthouse (724k)  Painting of 1881 exterior metal and wood surfaces (202k)  HVAC, roof, and BAS work at various locations of Courthouse (71k, 454k, 100k)  Security upgrades, carpet replacement (90k, 50k)  2018 approved Elizabeth St. Courthouse building elevator/accessibility project (300k from res.) and elevator in 1988 building (180k)  EV Charging Stations (350k)

TRANSPORTATION AND FACILITIES MANAGEMENT CAPITAL BUDGET: TIME IS MONEY… Transportation and Facilities are both heavy on  Capital…What are the consequences of postponing or cancelling projects?  Projects change as they deteriorate and become bigger projects requiring new solutions with new cost implications Asse t Condition  Becomes a commitment to spend more on materials, labour, fuel, etc. in the future  Increased pressure on Operating to try and keep assets in service beyond their natural life  Increasingly challenging to implement preservation or preventative maintenance strategies  Roads have turned to gravel, bridges have closed, and building projects are increasing in scope The commitment now means that we’re not  asking the future to pay more.

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