2011 budget summary - St. Louis County

DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS AND TRAFFICDepartment Resources Employed($ in thousands) 2009Actual2010Adj.Approp2011AdoptedAppropStaffing (Positions) 504 493 488Resources Required $46,513.4 $49,202.6 $48,758.7(‐) Program Revenue 14,726.2 14,001.8 14,320.5(‐) Dedicated Funds 0.0 0.0 0.0(=) Net Cost to County $31,787.2 $35,200.8 $34,438.2MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTSSaved significant public dollars with the firsttime ever use of the Design Build procurementmethod for a St. Louis County Highway project(Page‐Olive Connector).Obligated $20M in American Recovery andReinvestment Act (ARRA) funds 4 months aheadof the March 1, 2010 deadline imposed by theFederal Government for the Page‐OliveConnector project. This project will link theMaryland Heights Expressway at Water WorksRoad to the new alignment of Missouri Highway141 at Olive Boulevard. The primary purposes ofthe Page‐Olive Connector are to relieve trafficcongestion on local roads and enhanceopportunities for economic development.Executed the South County ConnectorConsultant contract, for Location Study andEnvironmental Document services, to evaluateimproved connectivity and mobility betweenHanley/Manchester and I‐44/Metrolink in Midto South County.Solicited for consultant services for theNorthwest Parkway Location Study andEnvironmental Document to evaluate improvedconnectivity and mobility between Earth Cityand Rt. 367 in North County.Completed $1M worth of sidewalk repair andinstallation in St. Louis County.Started five infrastructure projects valued at$7M on municipal roads that St. Louis Countymaintained during the construction of I‐64.Replaced underground fuel storage tanks anddispensers at 3 fuel sites.Transitioned to a “GREEN” energy efficient fleetby procuring hybrid vehicles and alternative biodieselfuel.Oversaw $34M (2010) in major new road andbridge construction projects and existingpavement maintenance programs, with $52M inprojects/programs projected for 2011.Responded to more than a dozen major snowand ice events in 2010, and kept our 3,100‐lanemile road and street system functioning.Received $2.0M of Department of Energy“Energy Efficiency and Conservation BlockGrant” funds to support IntelligentTransportation System upgrades.$49.5$49.0$48.5$48.0$47.5$47.0$46.5$46.0$45.5$45.0$44.52007Expend5‐Year Summary of Resources2008Expend2009ExpendFunding ($ in millions)2011 BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS2010 AdjApprop.2011AdoptedApprop.14.0%12.0%10.0%8.0%6.0%4.0%2.0%0.0%% of Operating Budget Overseeing three concrete replacementcontracts valued at $8M for subdivision work inunincorporated St. Louis County. Seeking consultant services to perform theRiver Valley Connector Location Study andEnvironmental Feasibility Study to evaluateconnectivity and mobility between ChesterfieldValley and Water Works Drive in West County. Decreasing fuel costs by nearly $274,000. Applying alternative financing strategies (ARRAfunding, bonding, sub‐allocated federal funding,partnerships) to continue projects/programs.- 119 -FISCAL YEAR 2011ADOPTED BUDGET