Fiscal Year 2013 Recommended Budget Book - Lake County

Public WorksLake County Offers a Quality, Reliable Transportation Network in a Multi-modal System:• The Road Operations Division turns construction plans into actual products. By bidding and constructing roadconstruction projects shown on the Transportation Construction Program, the Division carries forward the Department'smomentum of planning, designing, and permitting projects to tangible products for citizen use. Through the bidding andconstruction process, it is the Division's goal to ensure the citizens of Lake County are getting the most from their taxdollars. Accurate revenue projections that relate to actual revenue received are needed to move forward with bidding andconstructing road projects in order to complete all work efforts as shown in the Fiscal Year 2013-17 TransportationConstruction Program for which it is anticipated that the Division will bid and inspect 12 road construction projects.• The Engineering Division achieves results in this area by seeking grant funding, communitysupport, and efficient design of projects which include roadway, multi-use trails, sidewalks, andtraffic operations efficiencies. With continued funding of Public Works facilities and operations,it is anticipated that the design and construction of projects in the adopted TransportationConstruction Work program, as well as sidewalk retrofits, and achieving additional fundingthrough grant applications will be completed.• The Traffic Operations Section of the Engineering Division establishes communication with traffic signals between LakeCounty Traffic Operations and the traffic signals throughout the Clermont area of Lake County in addition toestablishing communications with the controllers and installing cameras for traffic monitoring and emergency eventsituations. With the installation of the final links of fiber optic cable and radio equipment along with the installation ofcameras at strategic locations, it is projected that two-way communications with the 19 traffic signal controllers will beestablished as well as the ability to monitor traffic and equipment maintenance issues. In addition, through a coordinatedeffort with the Public Safety Department to transmit this information via their radio tower system to Traffic Operations,it can be used to make the transportation networks more efficient.Lake County Preserves Environmental Resources:• The Stormwater Section staff continues to work with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) along withtheir contractor to revise the flood maps. The updated maps will provide a comprehensive picture of potential floodingareas throughout the County. The Section will continue to address FEMA’s ongoing requests to ensure these new mapswill be placed in production.• The Laboratory and Hydrogeology Section of the Environmental Services Division has surface water monitoring, springsmonitoring, landfill groundwater monitoring, and stormwater monitoring programs. The data from these programs areused to evaluate the water quality trends for the County’s many water resources. Adequate facilities, equipment,personnel and instrumentation will greatly improve these programs. Lake County has a strong historical database for thesurface water program and data is uploaded to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s (FDEP) STORETdatabase for use in determining impaired waters and those that are improving. The landfill monitoring program isdirectly tied to permit sampling requirements, which will be met by the Division for the year. The stormwater monitoringprogram data will be evaluated for the Ocklawaha and the Wekiva Basin Management Action Plan (BMAP).• The Adopt-A-Lake Program engages volunteers in water quality monitoring, litter pick-up and educational outreach.Water Quality Improvement Projects (WQIPs) have also been implemented to improve water quality and to createawareness of water quality problems. A pilot project consisting of installing floating wetland islands on Lake Joanna aredesigned to help improve water quality and serve as an example for othercommunities. Educational events are used to distribute water quality andstormwater Best Management Practices information to the public to educate themabout protecting our water resources. With help from volunteers in the communitycombined with continued funding for the Adopt-A-Lake program along with grantfunds, we expect to see an increase in the distribution of educational materials tocitizens, resulting in more volunteers participating in the Adopt-a-Lake Program,along with successes such as a reduction in the amount of nutrients entering LakeJoanna as a result of the floating wetland islands.F - 141