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Public Works Transportation County Fleet

Public Works Public Works Department Overview Debra Brisk, Assistant County Administrator

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Public Works Organization

2014 Hennepin County Budget 2014 Revenue 2014 Expenditures Budgeted Property Tax Requiremen t* 25.2% Other Taxes 4.6% Federal 7.7% Commodities 4.9% Services 55.3% State 13.5% Other Revenue 19.2% License and Permits 0.7% Fines and Forfeitures 0.1% Fees and Services 27.9% Local 0.8% Investment Earnings 0.3% Personal Services 32.0% Other Charges 6.3% Capital Outlay 0.2% Public Aid 1.3%

SPR $3,121,074 2014 Public Works Budget Administration Transportation $43,599,704 $2,471,946 Environmental Services/Energy Center $69,942,092 Property Services $50,510,353 Management Support/CMED $17,337,325 Glen Lake Golf Course $1,030,465 HCWT $22,758,678

Public Works 2014 Operating Budget - Grants $2,307,000 Local 5% $197,000 Private 0% $15,424,000 Federal 36% $25,533,000 State 59%

Program Spotlight: Capital Improvement Program 2014 Capital Budget Expenditures Five year capital budget updated annually Reviewed and advised by Capital Budgeting Task Force Approved by Hennepin County Board General Government Human Services Libraries Public Safety Health Public Works 2.20% 5.60% 6.90% 9.10% 56.60% 19.60%

Public Works Environmental Services Housing, Community Works and Transit Financial Management Equipment Services Transportation

Public Works Property Services Judy Hollander, Director

Public Works Property Services

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Recent Projects Emergency Communications Facility (under construction) Human Services & Public Health Northwest Hub Roosevelt Library Public Works

Public Works Strategic Planning and Resources Alene Tchourumoff, Director

Organizational Chart

Healthy Community Planning Active Living: adopting policies at the county and our cities to make it easier for residents to integrate physical activity into daily routines Examples: Complete Streets policies, Architectural Design standards for walkable communities Health Planning on the Bottineau Transitway Examples: Community engagement with multicultural groups on health and transit planning Bike and pedestrian planning Examples: Creating and connecting local city plans and county plans

Real Estate Team Execute and administer countywide leasing needs Manage lease portfolio Manage and implement county land acquisition and disposal activities Oversee capital related land acquisitions to support county projects and the transportation department Manage HCRRA assets Process requests for HCRRA permits, easements, and use of property in a timely manner

45 City Rollout In 2013, Public Works began meeting with cities throughout the county to find out what is working well and where we can partner better. In 2014, we have continued these conversations and planning. Discussion items include: Bike/Pedestrian Initiatives Pavement Preservation Plus Environmental Initiatives Grant Opportunities

Public Works Serving you Waste / recycling management Energy

Serving you Public Works Mobility Connectivity Infrastructure Improvements

Serving you Making Places Public Works

Hennepin County Housing and Redevelopment Authority Hennepin County Housing & Redevelopment Authority Housing Community Works and Transit Staff Executive Director David Hough Deputy Executive Director Debra Brisk

Hennepin County Housing and Redevelopment Authority Mission: Serves the housing and economic development and redevelopment needs of the citizens of Hennepin County and its municipalities Housing Transit Oriented Development Business Development Foreclosure Prevention

Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority Housing, Community Works & Transit and Real Estate Staff Executive Director David Hough Deputy Executive Director Debra R. Brisk

Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority Mission: To acquire abandoned railroad corridors in order to preserve them for future transportation use as well as advocating, planning, and funding rail transportation corridors which will serve the county and the region. Blue Line (Hiawatha) opened in 2004 Northstar Commuter Rail opened 2009 New Target Field Station opened May 2014 Green Line (Central) opened June 2014

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Transportation Department Chris Sagsveen, Assistant Director

Transportation Planning Tom Johnson September 17, 2014

System Planning 2030 Transportation Systems Plan (Revocations / Designation) Bicycle Transportation Plan 1997 (Bike Systems Planning) Metropolitan Council Transportation Policy Plan Reviews Mn/DOT Transportation System Plan Reviews

System Inventory & Mapping Publish County Maps Other GIS Mapping as needed Road Inventory Complete Streets Inventory

Project Development 5-year Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Federal Funding Applications Project Concepts Spot Safety Roadway reconfiguration Bike Lane Concepts SPAR Reports Operations Analysis

Safety & Traffic Analysis Crash Data System Management (analysis & studies) Traffic Counting (system & location specific)

Synchro/SimTraffic CSAH 101 @ Excelsior Blvd

Design Division Jennifer Lowry, Senior Project Manager

Design Division What s our mission? Four major functions: Preliminary and detail roadway design Traffic design Bridge design and inspection Specifications and agreements

What We Do Project Delivery Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Contract Maintenance Projects System management Bridge safety inspection System operations and maintenance Design for road and bridge operations

Project Delivery 1 2 3

Important Considerations Safety Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Complete streets Context sensitive designs Public involvement Environmental impacts Property impacts and land acquisition Municipal cost participation Maintenance responsibilities

Public Involvement

Bridge Inspection Program 205 safety inspections Annually/biannually 147 County owned Bridge load ratings Overload permit review

Bridge and Structure Design

Construction Division Harlan Hanson, Division Manager

Construction All road and bridge Capital Improvement Projects are completed by private contractors. Contractors are selected through a bidding process: Bidders have approx. one month to study plans and specifications and prepare their bids. Bids are opened and read publicly, per state law. Contract awarded to the lowest responsible bidder.

Unit Cost Basis Examples include: Cubic yards of dirt Linear feet of pipe or concrete curb Tons of asphalt Square feet of sidewalk Payment includes all costs to furnish the material, labor, and equipment needed to install or construct the final product complete inplace

Project Staffing Varies per type of project Total reconstruction Bridge replacement Resurfacing/Rehab. Reconstruction: Project Engineer Chief Inspector 2-5 inspectors Survey Crew Summer temporaries (Operating Technicians)

During Construction Inspection e.g., Oversee contractors, ensure compliance with plans & specs, and sample & test materials Contract Administration e.g., Review traffic control, monitor Permit compliance, authorize field changes, measure quantities and certify payments, monitor employment and subcontracting requirements

Public Relations Formal news releases Facebook and Twitter notifications Meet with homeowners and businesses Project information on county website

www.hennepin.us

Road & Bridge Operations Division Brian Langseth, Manager

Road & Bridge Operations Snow and Ice Control on County Roads Takes precedence over all other work Snow removal on bridges and hauling when absolutely necessary Road and Bridge Maintenance Major Programs Milling and Paving Crack Sealing Safety Improvements (turn lanes, bypass lanes, pedestrian ramps)

Road & Bridge Operations Con t. Road and Bridge Maintenance Con t. Routine maintenance Patching potholes, etc. Mowing invasive weed control, noxious weeds, improve sight distance Tree trimming and removal diseased and sight lines Drainage ditches, culverts, catch basins, curbs and gutters Shoulders maintain and improve Bridges preserve and inspect

Snow and Ice Control Five Truck Stations Bloomington Medina Minnetonka Orono Osseo Three Shifts Days 66 plow routes Evenings 8 plow routes Nights 4 plow routes

De-Icing, Abrasives Rock Salt (NaCl) Treated Salt (NaCl, MgCl and Ag Product) 10:1 Sand to Rock Salt Anti-Icing Winter Chemical Products Potassium Acetate (KA) Salt Brine (NaCl and H2O) Prewetting Chemicals and Abrasives Salt Brine (NaCl and H2O) Magnesium Chloride (MgCl)

Snow & Ice Control Equipment Snow Plows - 77 Wings - 43 With Prewetting Systems - 50 Motor Graders - 4 Front End Loaders - 7 Liquid Anti-Icing Distributors - 2

Road & Bridge Maintenance One Truck Station Medina Two Shifts Day Shift 66 Highway Maintenance Operators 8 Heavy Equipment Operators Up to 20 Seasonal Employees Nights 2 Operators

Milling Operations for Paving

Paving

Sealing Cracks

Working With Others Maintenance Agreements with Other Agencies Ramsey County Wright County City of Minneapolis City of St. Anthony Facility & Commodity Agreement City of Minnetonka Assist Other County Departments HCW&T (Housing, Community Works & Transit) Environmental Services CMED (Central Mobile Equipment Division)

Assisting with Tornado Clean Up

Road Service Requests Online at Hennepin County www.hennepin.us Dispatch 612-596-0299 Select the Residents Tab

Road Service Requests Online at Hennepin County www.hennepin.us Dispatch 612-596-0299 On the Residents Screen Select Transportation

Road Service Requests Online at Hennepin County www.hennepin.us Dispatch 612-596-0299 On the next screen select Report a problem Then open Report a pothole

Road Service Requests Online at Hennepin County www.hennepin.us Dispatch 612-596-0299 Fill out and submit the Pothole Reporting Form

Traffic Division Welcomes the Citizens Academy September 17, 2014

2014 Budget Transportation Department Operations Division Construction $4,681,000 Design $3,606,000 Planning $1,523,750 Administration $569,000 Traffic $5,927,650 Wheelage $6,700,000 Operations $26,583,000 Road & Bridge $20,655,350 $43,663,000 $26,583,000

2014 Employee Allocation Traffic Division Permits/GSOC 6 Signal Shop 11 Admin/Support 4 Sign Shop 10 31

Signalized Intersections Intersections Using Video Detection Signalized Intersections 500 450 400 350 300 250 355 238 408 396 382 365 373 252 254 260 262 264 419 418 421 427 331 309 285 290 436 436 347 348 449 440 359 365 452 456 458 374 376 407 500 450 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 Signals Maintained by Hennepin County 178 146 Coordinated Signals 130 Signals Using Video Detection 108 82 68 56 35 2 6 14 18 23 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Year 200 150 100 50 0

Innovation and Technology Signal Lamp Conversion Power cost savings: 60% Cost: $5,000/intersection Annual savings: $370,000 Incandescent LED

Innovation and Technology Signal Detection Conversion Inductive Loops to Video began in 2003 Increased sensitivity-picks up motorcycles/bikes Increased flexibility-during construction projects Easier and lower cost to maintain Total # of video intersections (2013): 178 Radar detection 2013 CSAH 9 at I-494 Thermal imaging 2011 (First use in USA for traffic detection) CSAH 130 & CSAH 152 (69 th Ave and Brooklyn Blvd.)

Innovation and Technology Flashing Yellow Arrow Installations began in 2011 (33 FYAs installed)

Innovation and Technology Flashing Pedestrian Beacon CSAH 12 @ 109 th Ave in Champlin

Signal Construction Cost (Standard Intersection) Contracted $163,000 Hennepin County Forces $127,000 CSAH 116 & Hackamore Rd. done by County Forces

Signs: 48,000 Sign Shop Infrastructure Maintained Pavement Messages: 8,100

Sign Shop Infrastructure Maintained 9,000,000 L.F. of Striping: 35,000 Gallons of paint 250,000 Lbs of reflective beads CSAH 35 (Portland Ave.) 100,000 L.F. of Guardrail CSAH 50 near Lake Rebecca Park Reserve

Permits Annual Issues Utility 800 Entrance/Access: 30 Water main break Gas main vault replacement

Permits Annual Issues Transportation 1,100 Over-sized Over-weight Over-sized Over-sized

2013 5 tons of garbage and debris collected 251 roadside segments 2014 - Current Status Adopt A Highway Annual Results 229 segments adopted 22 segments available

Gopher State One Call Annual Activity Tickets received 20,000 Field review required 4,200 Total located 1,500

Questions regarding the presentation Greg.Chock@hennepin.us To Report Signal or Sign Problems: Transportation@hennepin.us 24-hour reporting 612-596-0299

Public Works CMED - Central Mobile Equipment Division Centralized Fleet Management David Anderson, Manager

What does CMED do? CMED purchases, maintains, repairs, provides fuel, self-insures, and then replaces all county equipment CMED tracks all costs on a per unit basis with the intention of breaking even while providing customers the lowest rate possible CMED sets an all inclusive rate to allow customers to budget accurately and not worry about equipment / vehicle management Public Works

CMED Centralizes Operations 4 Fleet Management Staff and approximately 24 Mechanics allows HC staffing efficiencies saving the county and customers money Fuel available at five county sites for customer convenience: Medina, Downtown, Orono, Bloomington & Osseo Fleet purchases are awarded to the lowest bid per the specification written by our specialist in partnership with the customer Public Works

CMED Centralizes Operations In-house maintenance for all county vehicles Countywide tracking of cost, usage, licenses In-house driver training and county permit program Emphasize standardization of vehicles Accident reporting/insurance subrogation

County Fleet Central Mobile Equipment Division (CMED) has 1,120 total units 675 rolling stock, 445 non-motorized Replace 10 12 percent each year Drive 6.6 million miles and consume 800,000 gallons of fuel annually Fleet has primary maintenance shops in Medina & downtown at 7 th /Park. Public Works

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HC Sheriff Lake Minnetonka

Air Boat

HC Sheriff K9

Tandem Axel Truck

Road Paint Striping Truck

Motor Grader

Bio fuels Biodiesel (blend of soybean oil and diesel fuel) B10 for Winter B20 for Summer 175 medium/heavy/off-road vehicles E85 (85 percent ethanol/15 percent gas) E85 units since 1997 200 light-duty vehicles

Hybrid Electric Vehicles 10 Toyota Priuses, 40+ mpg 2 Honda Civics, 40+ mpg 1 Ford Escape, 30 mpg 2 Nissan Leafs All Electric Vehicles Public Works

Green Initiatives Compact vehicle policy Idling reduction policy Lead-free wheel weights Retrofit older diesel engines Green Star shop award, MPCA Bio Fuels Public Works

Transportation Department Jim Grube, Department Director

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