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SYSTEMS PLANNING UNIT

CRESSON SLOTTEN, P .E., MANAGER CSLOTTEN@A2GOV.ORG

SYSTEMS PLANNING UNIT

Contact:

Systems Planning City Hall - 4th and 5th Floor (734)794-6430 x 43701 a2gov.org/departments/systems-planning/

Long-range & strategic planning and coordination of constructed and natural infrastructure systems, through customer engagement and the development of environmentally sustainable practices.

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Full-Time Staff (15)

• Manager
• Transportation Program Manager
• Environmental Coordinator
• Energy Program Analyst
• Recycling & Solid Waste Planning

Coordinator

• Systems Planning Engineer (2.25)
• Systems Planning Analyst (2)
• GIS Specialist
• GIS Analyst
• Water Quality Manager
• Stormwater & Floodplain Coordinator
• Urban Forestry & Natural Features

Coordinator

• Land Development Coordinator

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 PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT

 Community participation in projects, and plan & program development

• Information, feedback and input
• Desires, preferences, opportunities
• Challenges and concerns

 Improve project team understanding of existing issues and opportunities  Ongoing involvement with the project team – ensure community values are reflected throughout the

project

“These people are members of the community that care about where they live. So what I hear when I’m being yelled at is people caring loudly at me.” – Leslie Knope, character on Parks and Recreation

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 PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT

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SUSTAINABILITY FRAMEWORK

.

CLIMATE AND ENERGY LAND USE AND ACCESS Sustainable Energy Transportation Options Energy Conservation Sustainable Systems High Performance Buildings Integrated Land Use COMMUNITY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Engaged Community Clean Air and Water Diverse Housing Healthy Ecosystems Human Services Responsible Resource Use Safe Community Local Food Active Living and Learning Economic Vitality

A2gov.org/departments/systems-planning/planning-areas/climate-sustainability

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• ASSET MANAGEMENT

When? What? How much?

?

 Completed Asset Management Plans

• Urban and Community Forest Management Plan
• Bridges Asset Management Plan
• Pavement Asset Management Plan
• Initial Water Asset Management Program

 Asset Management Plans under development

• Sanitary Collection System
• Stormwater Management System
• City Streetlights
• ASSET MANAGEMENT

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Identify Project Needs and Enter in CIP Database

Staff Data and Knowledge

Outside Requests Master Plans

Step 1: Project Needs

• CIP PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

Step 2: Prioritize Projects Step 3: Programming

Staffing Capacity

Funding Availabilit y Prioritiz ed Needs

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 ALTERNATIVE & ACTIVE

TRANSPORTATION

• Pedestrian
• Bicycling
• Transit

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• TRANSPORTATION PLANNING

 2009 Comprehensive Transportation Plan Update

• Population Stable (it is now growing)
• Employment Growth Leading the Region
• More Trips Entering Into and Leaving the City Core
• Multiple Transportation Systems/Options to Provide Flexibility

 2013 Non-Motorized Transportation Plan Update

• Identify the Means to Establish an Environment that Supports and Encourages Safe, Comfortable and

Convenient Ways for Pedestrians and Bicyclists to Travel

 Transportation Commission  Upcoming Integrated Transportation Plan Update

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 RECYCLING/SOLID WASTE/COMPOST

 Programs

• In-School Education & Recycling

Workshops

• Student Move-Out

 Planning

• State
• County
• City

 Operations Coordination/Management

• WeCare Organics (Compost Facility)
• Advanced Disposal (Transfer Station

and Landfill)

• Waste Management (Commercial

Dumpster Collection Franchise)

• Recycle Ann Arbor (Interim MRF

Operations, Recycling Collection, Drop-Off Center, Student Move-Out)

• ARIA (Landfill Gas Recovery)

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 WATER RESOURCES

 Floodplain Management

• Mapping
• Flood Mitigation Plan

 Urban Forest and Natural Features

• Urban and Community Forest

Management Plan

• City Code Modifications
• Citizen Pruner Program

 Stormwater Management

• MDEQ Stormwater Permit
• Stormwater Rates and Credits
• On-Site Stormwater Management
• Studies

 Soil Erosion/Drainage

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• UTILITY PROGRAMS

 Master Plans  City Code Modifications  Developer Offset Mitigation  Capital Cost Recovery Charges

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• UTILITY SYSTEMS MODELING

 Computer Models for Each of the three City Utilities

• Water Distribution System
• Sanitary Collection
• Stormwater System

 Strategic Planning Tool  Scenario/Review Tool

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 SITE PLAN REVIEWS

 City Utility and Right-of-Way Impacts/Needs

• Sanitary Flow Mitigation

 Private Stormwater Management

• Including Soil Erosion & Sedimentation Control

 Floodplain/Floodway Issues  Street Tree Impacts and Needs  Landscape and Natural Features Protection  Solid Waste and Recycling Requirements

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 DATA MANAGEMENT

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Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Data

• Manage

Various Organization-Wide GIS Data Sets

• Utilize GIS Data for Decision Making

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Infrastructure Data

• Rain Gauge Data (publicly available via

website)

• Stream Gauge Data (publically available

via website)

• Fire Hydrant Flow data