St' Johns County, Florida Public Works Department

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St. Johns County, FloridaPublic Works Department

• Transportation, Growth and Public Works
• in
• Saint Johns County

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St. Johns County, Florida

• Population
• 1990 Census 83,829
• 2000 Census 123,135
• 2003 Est. 139,848
• 2030 Projection 248,900
• Rate of Growth
• 1990-2000 46.9
• 2000-2030 102.0
• Now the 9th fastest growing County in the nation

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Developments of Regional Impact

• 1975 Caballos del Mar (Marsh Landing, Players
  Club)
• 1982 Julington Creek (Plantation)
• 1985 St. Johns (World Golf Village)
• 1997 St. Augustine Center (Belz Outlet)
• 1998 Marshal Creek (Palencia)
• 2001 Nocatee
• 2002 World Commerce Center
• 2003 Aberdeen
• 2003 Durbin Crossing
• 2004 Rivertown
• 2005 Twin Creeks

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DRI Numbers

• 57,769 Dwelling Units
• 5,397,911 Square Feet Retail
• 9,853,800 Square Feet Office
• 6,459,900 Square Feet Industrial
• 2,225 Hotel Rooms
• Parks, Roads, Schools, Golf Courses Amenities
  by the score!

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Developments of Regional Impact Pending

• Silverleaf
• Ashford Mills

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MiraposaSt. Augustine Record10/08/05

• 3,230-unit town planned on county line

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Building Boom St. Augustine Record 10/09/05
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Other Influences

• City Annexations
• St. Augustine, St. Augustine Beach, Hastings
• Adjoining Counties
• Duval
• Flagler
• Putnam

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2004
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2007
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2010
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202?
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Comparison Between Existing and Proposed
Facilities
2004
202?
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Funding and Strategies

• Commission Commitment
• Northwest Sector Plan
• Concurrency taken seriously!
• Developer Participation
• Impact Fees
• County Budget
• Ad Valorem
• Gas Tax
• Bonds against gas tax

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Public Works Department

• Road Bridge/Mowing
• Maintains and improves the County roadway and
  drainage systems
• Engineering/Traffic Engineering/Pavement
  Management
• Designs and constructs the County roadway,
  traffic and drainage systems
• Fleet Maintenance
• Establishes specifications, manages, maintains
  and fuels the Countys mobile equipment

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Road and Bridge Mowing

• Where most of the hard physical work gets done
• 80 positions
• 730 miles of paved road
• 30 miles of dirt road
• Dirt Road Improvement Program (DRIP)
• Cold Mix Asphalt

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Road and Bridge Mowing

• Transition of customer expectations
• Past Rural pastures
• Ditches, dirt roads, tractor mowing
• Future Urban golf courses
• Curbs, gutters, pipes, pavement, small mowers,
  landscaping
• More maintenance, less construction
• 75 Responsive, 25 Proactive
• Needs to be reversed

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St. Johns County, FloridaPublic Works Department

• Asset Inventory
• Asset Management
• Computerized Maintenance Management System

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Computerized Maintenance Management System

• LA Consulting selected for Maintenance Operations
  Review
• Benchmarking
• Identify improvement opportunities
• Establish Performance Based system
• Continuous performance improvement cycle
• Planning
• Organizing
• Directing
• Controlling

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Computerized Maintenance Management System

• Guide Road and Bridge Staff in
• Defining work activities
• Establishing work methods and materials
• Establishing performance measures
• All staff involved Supervisors, Crew Chiefs,
  HEO, MVO, MW
• Assist in selecting and implementing CMMS
  software to support the process

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Asset Inventory

• Woolpert, Inc., selected to manage project
• Sub-consultants
• Jones Edmunds Associates, Inc.,
• GeoSpan
• Identification of methodology
• Implementation Data Collection
• Software Selection
• GIS Compatibility Emphasis
• Azteca System, Inc., - CityWorks

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GeoSpans GeoVan

• 6 Cameras with 1024 x 768 Resolution

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GeoSpans GeoVan

• Ford 250 4x4

On-Board Computers and Inertial System
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Asset Management System

• Existing Condition Assessment
• Establishment of Acceptable Condition Standards
• Maintenance Performance Measured Against
  Acceptable Standards
• Direct Relationship to CMMS

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Fleet Maintenance

• 17 Staff, Two Shifts
• 1,150 vehicles
• 850 gas
• 300 diesel
• 150 heavy equipment
• Productivity 97.8 to 103.3
• Guidance in specifying and purchase
• Routine Preventative Maintenance
• Useful life 10 years, 100,000 miles

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IN-HOUSE BIODIESEL PRODUCTION

• A ST. JOHNS COUNTY FUEL COST REDUCTION AND
  RECYCLING INITIATIVE
• GARY EMERSON, MANAGER
• ST. JOHNS COUNTY FLEET MAINTENANCE DIVISION

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BIODIESEL PRODUCTION

• Contains no aromatics or sulfer
• The only alternative fuel to
• Pass both the Tier 1 and Tier 2Clean Air Acts of
  the EPA
• Eliminate most serious Air Pollutants
• Soot
• Carbon Monoxide
• Hydrocarbons
• Air toxins
• Particulates

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MAKING BIODIESEL

• Sounds Complicated
• Simple high school chemistry
• Seven steps
• Procure waste vegetable oil (WVO)
• Filter waste vegetable oil
• Test WVO Ph level
• Formulate chemicals
• Mix WVO and chemicals
• Let sit
• Separate biodiesel from lye soap by-product

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Product Development

• Vegetable oil source
• Free Local fast food restaurants
• Made up about 40 gallons
• Tested Biodiesel
• County owned equipment
• No problems
• Biodegradable solvent
• Out performed 20 per gallon solvent in removing
  tar from equipment

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Pilot Project FY 2006

• Established a budget for FY 2006
• 50,000 for chemicals/supplies
• Production of up to 60,000 gallons per year
• 15,000 for production equipment
• Add one FTE for biodiesel production (25,000
  salary and benefits)
• 5,500 for other expenses e.g., utilities, and
  equipment maintenance

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Engineering Department

• Engineering support to County operations
• Road and Bridge
• Development Services
• Right-of-Way Permitting
• Pavement Management
• Traffic Operations
• Design and Project Management

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Engineering

• Engineering Support to County Operations
• Roadway Typical Section Packages
• Access Management

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Engineering

• Right-of-Way Permitting
• Over 600 permits issued last year
• Utility Installations
• Misc. Driveway Connections

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Engineering

• Pavement Management
• 730 miles of roads and growing
• 2.5 million annual budget
• Overlay
• Milling
• Reclaimation
• Chip Seal
• Rejuvenation

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Engineering

• Traffic Operations
• Traffic Studies and Traffic Counts
• Maintenance of Signals, Signs and Markings
• Converting to LED Signal
• Installing Battery Back-ups
• Generating a Traffic Calming Policy

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Engineering

• Design and Project Management
• 115 Capital Improvement Projects (CIP)
• 60 projects currently funded
• 20 under construction
• 40 under design, permitting, land acquisition
• Approximately 30 million annual CIP budget
• 15 Continuing Consultant Contracts

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Engineering

• Design and Project Management
• Projects Include
• Lane Widening / Paved Shoulders
• Curve Realignments
• Intersection Improvements
• Sidewalks
• Bridge Replacements
• Drainage Improvements
• New Roadway Alignments

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FY 2006 Projects

• Engineering Webpage

http//www.sjcfl.us/BCC/Public_Works/Engineering_S
ervices
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FY 2006 Projects

• Project Map

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FY 2006 Projects

• Engineering Webpage
• Project Update List

http//www.sjcfl.us/BCC/Public_Works/Engineering_S
ervices
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St. Johns County, FloridaPublic Works
Departmenthttp//www.sjcfl.us/bcc/public_works

• Joe Stephenson
• Public Works Director
• jstephonson_at_co.st-johns.fl.us
• [phone]
• Darrell Locklear, P.E.
• County Engineer
• dlocklear_at_co.st-johns.fl.us
• [phone]

Thank You! Questions?