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Financial/Economic Development
Goal 2: Improve Operational Efficiency
Objective 1: Organize to Improve Operational Efficiency
Project Performance Measure(s) City Service Team (Department)
Core Internal Engineering Design 65,000 Linear Feet in FY 2019 Economic Development and Capital
FED Services for Water Utilities Investment (Water)
2.1.2
Summary:
The City of Arlington Water Utilities has historically Linear Feet Designed
outsourced design phase services to private 70,000
professional engineering firms. It has been
determined that utilizing internal engineering staff for 60,000
design of specific projects would result in a lower 50,000
design cost per foot of water and/or sanitary sewer 40,000
lines. In FY 2014, Water Utilities began performing
30,000
design utilizing internal engineering staff. The projects
proposed for the internal design team consist of small 20,000
diameter water and sanitary renewal projects. 10,000
0
Update: FY 2019 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr
The In‐House Design team has provided sealed plans Total
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for 23,355 linear feet in the 4 quarter. The total
amount designed in FY 2019 is 65,166 linear feet.
Financial/Economic Development
Goal 2: Improve Operational Efficiency
Objective 1: Organize to Improve Operational Efficiency
Project Performance Measure(s) City Service Team (Department)
Core Non‐financial controllable Reduce non‐financial controllable Economic Development and Capital
FED expenses by $1,000,000 Investment (Water)
2.1.3
Summary:
The City of Arlington Water Utilities has an annual goal Controllable Expense/Cost Reductions
of reducing its non‐financial controllable expense $1,000,000
costs by $1,000,000. The department will seek out
various avenues to gain operational efficiencies. $800,000
Update: $600,000
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During the 4 quarter of the fiscal year, the Water
$400,000
Utilities department reduced its non‐financial
controllable expenses by $255,350. $200,000
$0
FY 2019 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr
Total
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