| Public Works |
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| Mission Statement
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| To use our resources effectively, to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the community --- leaving a legacy of enhanced quality of life for Boise. |
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| Trends, Issues, and Opportunities |
 | As Boise continues to grow, it is imperative that we maintain a safe and healthy community. Further installation of public safety lighting is a key element in maintaining this community goal. Similarly, good drainage and flood control facilities provide for safe neighborhoods along the river and the foothill gulches. Federal grants and developer contributions may be available to help fund some of these flood control and drainage improvements. |
| Continued emphasis should be placed on the protection of our environment. It is important to act proactively to ensure that air quality and water quality (surface and ground) is protected and that regulatory requirements are met. It is also important to invest in good scientific research to ensure that evolving regulatory requirements are appropriate and cost effective. |
| There are also increased opportunities to conserve our natural resources. Promotion of the city recycling programs, expanded use of the geothermal system for downtown heating and air conditioning, and expanded use of the pressurized irrigation system are all means by which we can ensure further resource conservation. |
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| Two-Year Budget Highlights |
| The two-year budget presented by Public Works extends across five different funds: General, Sewer, Solid Waste, Geothermal, and Irrigation. |
| The General Fund requests include operation and maintenance monies to ensure protection of our air, ground water, and surface water. These requests also have components that will ensure a well-maintained public safety lighting system, and provide quality internal and external engineering and review services. The capital requests add additional street lights to existing neighborhoods and along Ada County Highway District street projects. Several drainage and flood control projects are being recommended, provided that federal and neighborhood funding can be obtained. |
| The Sewer Fund requests ensure the continued high quality operation of the wastewater treatment system. They also include a variety of recommended capital projects necessary to upgrade or rehabilitate portions of the wastewater treatment plants, sewer pipelines, and the biosolids application site. Requests for several long-term regulatory studies have been made. |
| The requests for the Solid Waste (trash, recycling, and household hazard waste), Irrigation, and Geothermal Funds are based on providing service consistent with years past. The Geothermal and Irrigation requests include some small capital projects necessary to expand the systems. |
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| Accomplishments |
| Completed a $46 million expansion of the West Boise Wastewater Treatment Plant. |
| Added 12 miles of pipe to the 556-mile city sewer system and completed a $1.5 million replacement of the 100-year-old Northwest Trunk Sewer. |
| Completed a $1.8 million utilities maintenance facility that will allow for more efficient deployment of crews and equipment that maintain Boise's sewer, geothermal and irrigation infrastructure |
| Expanded the household hazardous materials collection program to include electronic waste such as obsolete computer monitors and televisions. |
| Initiated a glass recycling program that will generate ground glass that can be used in Ada County Highway road base materials. |
| Provided environmental education outreach -- Program Coordinator Jennie Rylee selected as one of three Idaho teachers honored as "Environmental Educators of the Year" in 2002. |
| Conducted numerous water quality studies that were, and will continue to be, instrumental in establishing Boise and Snake River water quality requirements. |
| Negotiated an agreement with other geothermal water users to expand Boise's service capability by fifteen percent. |
| Provided inspection and compliance services to ensure proper operation of industrial wastewater treatment facilities and protection of river-connected storm water drainage facilities. |
| In FY 2002, added 660 lights to bring Boise's total number of lights to 8,733; an estimated 500 additional lights are planned for in FY2003 |
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| Human
Resource Summary |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
| Actuals |
Revised |
Base |
Base |
| Administrative Support | 31.00 | 33.95 | 33.95 | 33.95 | | Department Heads | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | | Division Managers | 4.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | | First Line Supervisor | 15.00 | 15.00 | 15.00 | 15.00 | | Professional | 15.00 | 16.00 | 16.00 | 16.00 | | Service and Maintenance | 16.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 | | Technical Specialist | 111.51 | 114.26 | 114.24 | 114.24 | | Unit Supervisors | 7.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 |
| Total |
200.51 |
213.21 |
213.19 |
213.19 |
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