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Public Works

Ch e ryl T a ylor
D i r ect o r o f Publ i c Wo r ks

The F l eet Mai nt enance D i v i s i o n i s r es po ns i bl e f o r t he pr ev ent i v e m ai nt enance and uns chedul ed r epai r s o n Ci t y v ehi cl es and
equi pm ent . The D i v i s i o n' s act i v i t i es i ncl ude f uel car d m anag em ent , No r t h Texas To l l way Aut ho r i t y F i r s t Res po nder t o l l t ag
pr o g ram m anag em ent , TxTag pr o g ram m anag em ent , s t af f t rai ni ng o n s af e o perat i o n o f v ehi cl es and equi pm ent , v ehi cl e
r eg i s t rat i o n and m ai nt ai ni ng i nv ent o r y o f s t o cked par t s . The D i v i s i o n m anag es t he Ent er pr i s e v ehi cl e r epl acem ent pr o g ram
by pr o ces s i ng new v ehi cl es , r em o v al o f Ci t y o wned pr o per t y and decal s t o pr epar e t he r epl aced v ehi cl es f o r auct i o n and
pr o ces s i ng t he i nv o i ces f o r pay m ent . The D i v i s i o n i s al s o r es po ns i bl e f o r m ai nt ai ni ng t he Ci t y ' s co m pl i ance wi t h t he No r t h
Cent ral Texas Co unci l o f G o v er nm ent s Cl ean F l eet Pr o g ram .
The S t r eet D i v i s i o n i s r es po ns i bl e f o r t he m ai nt enance o f t he Ci t y ' s s t r eet i nf ras t r uct ur e, cur b and g ut t er , s i dewal ks and
dr i v eway appr o aches . The D i v i s i o n i s al s o r es po ns i bl e f o r t he i ns t al l at i o n and m ai nt enance o f t raf { c co nt r o l dev i ces ,
i ncl udi ng t raf { c s i g nal s , l ane and i nt er s ect i o n m ar ki ng s and s t r eet s i g ns . The m o nt hl y m ai nt enance o f t raf { c s i g nal s
i ncl udes i ns pect i o n o f al l v i deo det ect i o n i nput s and o ut put s , t es t i ng o f t he bat t er y backup s y s t em , al i g nm ent and
pl acem ent o f s i g nal heads , t es t i ng o f al l t he pedes t r i an pus h but t o ns f o r cr o s s wal ks and t es t i ng t he em er g ency pr e-
em pt i o n ( O pt i co m ) ut i l i zed by Po l i ce and F i r e. Year l y t raf { c s i g nal m ai nt enance i ncl udes t es t i ng o f t he s i g nal co nt r o l l er ,
whi ch co nt r o l s t he s i g nal l i g ht f unct i o ns , and t es t i ng o f t he co n| i ct m o ni t o r t hat v er i { es t he co nt r o l l er and s ends dat a t hat
co m pl i es wi t h t raf { c g ui del i nes . The D i v i s i o n al s o co m pl et es t raf { c co unt s t hat ar e ut i l i zed f o r t raf { c s t udi es i n an ef f o r t t o
det er m i ne t raf { c | o w and v ehi cul ar s peed. The i nf o r m at i o n f r o m t he s t udi es ar e ut i l i zed by t he D ev el o pm ent D epar t m ent
f o r pr o s pect i v e and cur r ent bus i nes s es , t he Po l i ce D epar t m ent f o r det ect i ng i f a s t r eet has a pr o bl em wi t h exces s i v e
s peedi ng and t o co m pl et e war rant s t udi es t o det er m i ne t he need f o r t raf { c s af et y dev i ces , s uch as s i g ns o r s i g nal s .

The Publ i c Wo r ks Adm i ni s t rat i o n D i v i s i o n pr o v i des l eader s hi p, s uppo r t and m ent o r s hi p t o t he S t r eet Im pr o v em ent
Eco no m i c D ev el o pm ent Co r po rat i o n, F l eet Mai nt enance S er v i ces , S t r eet s , Wat er , Was t ewat er and S t o r m wat er D i v i s i o ns o f
t he Publ i c Wo r ks D epar t m ent . The D i v i s i o n, t hr o ug h { s cal r es po ns i bi l i t y , pr o v i des es s ent i al s er v i ces t o t he ci t i zens o f t he
Ci t y o f B edf o r d i n a pr o m pt , co ur t eo us , s af e, ef { ci ent and co s t -ef f ect i v e m anner . The D i v i s i o n per f o r m s t he adm i ni s t rat i v e
f unct i o ns f o r t he D epar t m ent t o ens ur e ef f ect i v e del i v er y o f s er v i ces t o t he r es i dent s and bus i nes s es o f t he Ci t y o f B edf o r d.

The Wat er D i v i s i o n i s r es po ns i bl e f o r del i v er i ng s af e, cl ean wat er at an adequat e pr es s ur e t o cus t o m er s . Thi s i s
acco m pl i s hed t hr o ug h t he m ai nt enance o f wat er l i nes , m et er chang e o ut s , r epai r and m ai nt enance o f { r e hy drant s , v al v e
m ai nt enance and r epai r , o perat i o n o f t wo wel l s and t he chem i cal f eed s y s t em s us ed t o t r eat t he wat er t hey pr o duce. Thes e
chem i cal f eed s y s t em s ar e m o ni t o r ed by Ci t y per s o nnel and t he S uper v i s o r y Co nt r o l and D at a Acqui s i t i o n S y s t em ( S CAD A) ,
and dai l y bact er i al t es t i ng o f t he wat er s y s t em . D ead end m ai ns ar e | us hed m o nt hl y as r equi r ed by t he Texas Co m m i s s i o n
o n Env i r o nm ent al Q ual i t y , t o s us t ai n an adequat e chl o r i ne r es i dual i n t he f ar r eaches o f t he s y s t em . The di v i s i o n i s al s o
r es po ns i bl e f o r m anag i ng t he Cr o s s Co nnect i o n Co nt r o l Pr o g ram , whi ch pr o t ect s t he wat er s uppl y s y s t em , by el i m i nat i ng
po t ent i al s o ur ces o f co nt am i nat i o n r es ul t i ng f r o m i l l eg al cr o s s co nnect i o ns and back| o w. The pr o g ram i ncl udes o v er s eei ng
t he r eg i s t rat i o n o f l i cens ed back| o w pr ev ent i o n t echni ci ans , i ns pect i o n o f new back| o w dev i ces , and ens ur i ng t hat r equi r ed
back| o w dev i ces ar e t es t ed annual l y and r em ai n i n co m pl i ance wi t h Ci t y O r di nance and Texas Co m m i s s i o n o n
Env i r o nm ent al Q ual i t y g ui del i nes .

The Ci t y o f B edf o r d Was t ewat er D i v i s i o n i s r es po ns i bl e f o r t he pr o t ect i o n o f publ i c heal t h and env i r o nm ent al s af et y
t hr o ug h t he co l l ect i o n and di s po s al o f ho us eho l d and co m m er ci al s ewer was t e. Thi s i s acco m pl i s hed by t he r epai r and
m ai nt enance o f s ewer m ai ns , l i ne cl eani ng and v i deo i ns pect i o n o f t he Ci t y s ewer m ai ns and s er v i ces . Rehabi l i t at i o n o f t he
s ewer l i nes and m anho l es i s per f o r m ed t o hel p r educe t he i n{ l t rat i o n o f rai nwat er and s ani t ar y s ewer di s char g e.

The S t o r m wat er Adm i ni s t rat i o n D i v i s i o n i s r es po ns i bl e f o r pr o v i di ng adequat e co l l ect i o n and t rans po r t at i o n o f s t o r m wat er
wi t h t he l eas t am o unt o f dam ag e t o r eal o r per s o nal pr o per t y . Thi s i s acco m pl i s hed by m ai nt ai ni ng t he drai nag e channel s
and t he s t o r m wat er co l l ect i o n s y s t em t hr o ug h debr i s r em o v al and er o s i o n co nt r o l t hr o ug ho ut t he Ci t y . The D i v i s i o n i s al s o
pr o -act i v e i n t he t r eat m ent o f s t andi ng wat er t o co m bat m o s qui t o es and r o dent co nt r o l i n t he drai nag e channel s and at
Ci t y f aci l i t i es . D i v i s i o n s t af f m em ber s o v er s ee t he m ul t i pl e o ut r each pr o g ram s o f f er ed t o r es i dent s and v i s i t o r s o f t he Ci t y .

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