• Clean stormwater
• Creek monitoring
• Levees
• Storm drain maitenance and repair
• Laurel Street sidewalk cleaning is also funded by this budgetary unit
• Street and parking lot cleaning, which is related to the Stormwater program, is funded by the solid waste franchise fee

The total FTE allocated to this program is 3.17, of which 0.07 is external to the Department of Public Works.

Under the direction of the Public Works Superintendent, 1.5 Maintenance Worker and 0.25 Senior Maintenance Worker maintain the storm drainage system.  This includes creek/street crossings, pump station maintenance, drain inlet cleaning, and pipe/culvert cleaning.  This unit also completes monthly discharge and compliance reports.  To meet the goals of the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program (STOPP), all storm water catch basins must be inspected annually and debris removed as needed.

As of the submittal of the budget, the Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB) was considering a new Municipal Regional Permit (MRP), which would significantly increase costs for compliance with the NPDES stormwater permit.  The revenues for this program are based on a stormwater fee enacted in 1994, which has not been adjusted since its inception.  The budget impacts of the new permit will need to be considered mid-year in FY2010.  Preliminary estimates are that the new permit will cost $115,000 in FY2010 for consulting costs and an ongoing increase over current program costs of two to three times.


Fleet Maintenance

Under the supervision of the Public Works Superintendent, this unit is staffed with one Mechanic.  Fleet is the home department for the Mechanic, who is responsible for City of San Carlos fleet and equipment maintenance, the fuel station, fueling records, and small equipment repairs.

Street Maintenance

The goal of the street maintenance is to ensure that public roads are maintained in a safe operating condition.  The programs provided by this budgetary unit include bridge and retaining wall inspections; pavement maintenance and repair; right of way management; sidewalk repair; and street lighting.  The banner hanging program is also staffed by this program.  The total staffing for street maintenance is 1.05 FTE, of which 0.35 is directly involved in in-house street repairs.  In-house street repairs are limited to small patches.  Larger repairs are deferred to the annual pavement rehabilitation project, which is shown in the Gas Tax fund.

Traffic Operations

The goal of traffic operations is to provide for safe roadways by engineering, making, installing, and maintaining traffic control devices.  The programs provided by this budgetary unit include curb painting maintenance, pavement marking maintenance, traffic control signs, traffic engineering, and traffic signal operations, maintenance and repair.  Under the direction of the Public Works Superintendent, this unit has 0.20 of a Senior Maintenance Worker and 0.10 of a Maintenance Worker budgeted.  This unit also creates signs for City facilities and other units as requested.  Traffic engineering is provided by contract.  Traffic Signals are maintained by contract.

Wastewater

The goal of the Wastewater unit is to ensure that the wastewater system is operated in a safe and healthful manner.  The programs provided by this unit include wastewater collection and conveyance and wastewater treatment.  The total staffing for wastewater is 10.44 FTE, of which 0.52 is external to the Department of Public Works.  The Director and the Engineering Division provide management oversight and capital project delivery for this unit.  A total of 7.8 FTE are allocated to wastewater in maintenance division.

Wastewater is the home department for the maintenance division, who responds to emergency sewer calls, maintains sanitary sewer mains and laterals through a preventative maintenance program, maintains and repair lift station pumps, repairs sewer laterals and mains and processes all necessary State and Local reports.  Wastewater treatment is provided by the South Bayside System Authority (SBSA) through a joint powers agreement (JPA).