PUBLIC SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Presented For Mayor & Council
SANITATIO
NProvides residential trash and yard waste for over 9,700 customers and commercial front load and open top services to 778 commercial customers.
RECYCLING CENTER
In efforts to prepare for the upcoming construction of the Recycling Center, we have begun clearing off “The Hill” space.
COMING SOON
8145 Cedar Mountain Rd
RESIDENTIA L SANITATION
OVER 9,700 CITIZENS SERVED
Data representative of calendar year 2023
Loads Per Week (avg) 205.72 Solid Waste Tonnage (weekly avg)
Yard Waste Tonnage (weekly avg)
354 Special Pickups (Annual)
47.48
28.72
Data representative of calendar year 2023
103 Roll off Customers Served:
• Hauls per week (avg) - 98.62 • Tons per week (avg) - 390.55 Roll off Gross Revenue: $2,210,979.44 675 Contract is month-to-month with GFL Front Load Gross Revenue: $2,164,831.77 749 ROLL OFF CUSTOMERS SERVED Front Load Customers Served:
• Total Hauls for 2023 - 5,128
COMMERCIA
SANITATION
L
STREET MAINTENANC E
Overview
Maintains over 150 miles of roadways, right-of-way, and over 4,000 street signs.
24 Hour On-Call Service
Our Street Team provides 24 hour support for city roadways. This includes inclement weather situations as well as assisting 911 with traffic control when necessary.
ROAD RESURFACING2024 LMIG
LOCAL MAINTENANCE & IMPROVEMENT
GRANT
389,832.62 available from GDOT
$116,949.79 required from City (30% match)
Selected from 2022 AECOM Pavement Assessment
2.6 million total project estimate
31 proposed streets, 6.21 miles
INTERSECTION & TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENTS
PROPOSED OR IN
PROGRESS:
Blairs Bridge Corridor
Bright Star Rd @ Bright Star
Connector
Braylen Manor/Cedar Place traffic
calming Hwy 5 @ Douglas Blvd turn
lane
Stewart Mill Rd @ Heritage Valley Dr/Kohls
FACILITIES MAINTENANC
EOverview
Maintains and supports over 30 city-owned buildings, structures, and grounds.
Newest Projects
• City Hall Gym
• City Hall/Annex Move
• AMP Christmas Lighting
• Preventive maintenance Ongoing Projects
• Repainting exterior - Alice
Hawthorne Center
• Window replacements - Welcome Center
FLEET MAINTENANCE
Overview
Fleet maintains and services over 100 city vehicles and other maintenance equipment.
A new maintenance program was initiated this year, “Drive Through Thursdays” in which all Public Service vehicles are inspected once a month to identify and schedule routine maintenance items.
Total Work Orders for 2023 418
KEEP DOUGLASVILLE BEAUTIFUL (KDB)
KDB is a comprehensive environmental initiative that focuses on fostering community engagement, spreading public awareness, and providing education to create a sustainable city where nature and urban life harmonize.
Litter Pickup
Programs Projects Community Garden Farmers Market Great American Cleanup
Earth
Fair
Downtown Beautification
Day
Go
Campaign Semi Annual
Adopt-A-School Program
Adopt-A-Road
Green Douglasville
Electronics Recycling Bring One for the Chipper
SAFETY/TRAINING INCENTIVES
ELDT CERTIFIED FLAG
A Public Services
employee was the first to complete the newly developed entry-level driver training program. This program is a federal prerequisite for earning a CDL.
SAFETY
CERTIFICATION
MEETINGS SAAS TRAINING
Implemented monthly department wide safety meetings. These meetings cover a variety of risk management topics and tips.
Our Streets Department completed GDOT’s flagger certification in December 2023.
Five Supervisors from the department completed Carl Vinson’s “Succeeding as a Supervisor” five week training course.
CONTINUING EDUCATION
American
Public Works Association
Carl Vinson Institute of Government
Three of our Executive Staff members have either completed or are completing a 300-hour program to receive the Advance Public Manager Certificate from the University of Georgia. The requirements include active participation in each class, completion of out-of-class assignments
and projects, and full attendance.
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