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Physical Project
Strategy/Plan
Previously Implemented Program
Research/Assessment
Annexation
Legislation
Alternative Fuel Stations
The City is currently seeking grant funding to implement alternative fuel stations throughout the community to meet growing demand.
Contact: Environmental Services Manager, Travis Lange | (661) 255-4337 | E-mail Travis Lange
Year 3: Goal for 2017-2018
- Continue expanding EV charging at strategic public locations to allow public charging and future fleet charging, including construction of a station at the Santa Clarita Metrolink Station
Year 2: Goals for 2016-2017
Finish coordination with EVgo to install DC Fast Fill station at Real Life Church/City Park location - Appropriate Mobile Source Reduction Committee grant and match through budget process to install DC Fast Fill station in a public, centrally located area
- Collaborate on expanding Level 2 charging at strategic public locations to allow public charging and future fleet charging
Year 1: Goals for 2015-2016
- Identify locations for alternative fuel stations and acquire funding for the construction of one station
Bridge Maintenance Plan
The City will continue to sustain the bridge preventative maintenance program, which is utilized to survey City bridges every other year and perform repairs if necessary.
Year 3: Goal for 2017-2018
- Obtain funding, award contracts and complete the repairs
Year 2: Goal for 2016-2017
- Obtain funding, award contracts and complete repairs
Year 1: Goals for 2015-2016
- Evaluate the 100+ City bridges every other year based on County inspections conducted in Fiscal Year 2015-2016
- Obtain a current report of County evaluation of City bridges
Santa Clarita Transit Fleet and Maintenance Standards
The City is reviewing the Santa Clarita Transit fleet and maintenance standards to address changes in technology and clean fuels, and to implement best management practices.
Year 3: Goals for 2017-2018
- Ensure City's Fleet and Maintenance standards are meeting standards and best management practices
- Assess the ability to transition the service fleet to alternative fuel platforms; assess locations and timing
Year 2: Goals for 2016-2017
- Assess the ability to transition the service fleet to alternative fuel platforms when and where possible
- Add additional slow-fill CNG fueling stations at the Yard and at City Hall
- Decision package for a consultant was approved for FY 17-18. Staff will pursue hiring a consultant when funds are made available
Year 1: Goals for 2015-2016
- Assess current infrastructure and prepare a capital replacement plan
- Issue a Request for Proposal, award contract, and receive completed study and recommendations
- Conduct an assessment of City's Transit fleet and maintenance practices to ensure that the fleet is maintained efficiently; to confirm that the fleet is meeting the City's needs; and to make sure that the contractor is compliant with the maintenance needs
- Monitor compressed natural gas usage and project future trends; receive completed plan with recommendations to evaluate the effectiveness of the compressed natural gas program and to ensure the capacity to provide compressed natural gas fuel
Maintenance & Sustainability Plan for Parks
The City is developing a comprehensive maintenance plan for all newly constructed public facilities, and a sustainability plan for all existing City facilities.
Year 3: Goals for 2017-2018
- Evaluate City facilities to identify opportunities to enhance sustainability and include as part of a sustainability plan
Year 2: Goals for 2016-2017
- Utilize facility maintenance plan and continue to update as needed
- Evaluate City facilities to identify opportunities to enhance sustainability and include as part of a sustainability plan
Year 1: Goals for 2015-2016
- Develop a preventative maintenance program on all facility assets and conduct an asset inventory at all facilities to create an appropriate maintenance schedule and replacement plan
- Prepare a maintenance plan template for new park construction
Contact: Interim Director of Parks, Recreation, & Community Services, Frank Oviedo | (661) 255-4978 | E-mail Frank Oviedo
Pavement Management System
Utilizing the existing Pavement Management System, the City is establishing a five-year list of priority streets in need of repairs, and is creating a funding strategy to ensure high-quality roadways.
Year 3: Goals for 2017-2018
- Construct the 2017-18 Overlay and Slurry Seal project based upon the completed design
Year 2: Goals for 2016-2017
- Construct the 2016-17 Overlay and Slurry Seal project based upon the completed design
Year 1: Goals for 2015-2016
- Prepare a five-year list of priority streets for the overlay and slurry seal program
- Determine the list of priority streets for the first year of the five-year plan
- Award the five-year design contract
Visit the Road Rehab Website
Rehabilitation of Existing Parks
The City is developing a schedule of older parks and trails in need of rehabilitation, or additional enhancements such as restrooms and shade structures, in order to maintain existing parks.
Year 3: Goal for 2017-2018
- Continue updating the parks inventory document to reflect improvements and enhancements authorized in the FY 2017-18 budget
- Prepare a list of highest priority projects that will require funding requests in the FY 2018-19 budget process
Year 2: Goal for 2016-2017
- Update the parks inventory document to reflect improvements and enhancements authorized in the FY 2016-17 budget
- Update condition ratings for all park amenities
- Prepare a list of highest priority projects that will require funding requests in the FY 2017-18 budget process
Year 1: Goal for 2015-2016
- Inventory and assess all existing older parks, trails, and amenities and utilize the inventory and assessment plan/database in the 2016-2017 budget process to determine funding priorities.
Contact: Interim Director of Parks, Recreation, & Community Services, Frank Oviedo | (661) 255-4978 | E-mail Frank Oviedo
City Sidewalk Maintenance Plan
The City is developing a sidewalk monitoring and maintenance plan and a funding strategy to ensure safe paths of travel and access ramps on City sidewalks.
Year 3: Goals for 2017-2018
- Collect sidewalk condition data annually to update backlog data
- Reduce sidewalk backlog by 25 percent
- Reduce sidewalk backlog by another 25 percent
Year 2: Goals for 2016-2017
- Collect sidewalk condition data annually to update backlog data
- Reduce sidewalk backlog by 25 percent
Year 1: Goals for 2015-2016
- Streamline the sidewalk inspection program so that the backlog for sidewalk replacement is no more than one year
- Analyze the sidewalk backlog funding strategy to determine the volume of sidewalk repairs that can be completed in-house versus those that must be contracted
Visit the City Sidewalk Website
Solid Waste Diversion
In accordance with the State required diversion goals, the City is developing a plan to proactively increase the citywide solid-waste diversion to 75%.
Year 3: Goals for 2017-2018
- Implement multi-family recycling plan that was completed in Year 2
- Submit report on efforts to comply with new State requirements for organic recycling
- Facilitate ten meeting with the managers of complexes, who participated in the multi-family waste diversion study, to promote increased diversion
Year 2: Goals for 2016-2017
- Complete plan to address multi-family recycling in collaboration with residential franchise hauler and consultant
- Monitor progress of newly established state required organic recycling program in collaboration with commercial franchise hauler
Year 1: Goal for 2015-2016
- Procure a consultant to complete a waste diversion plan to increase recycling at multi-family complexes and select commercial facilities
Visit the Green Santa Clarita Website
Environmental Services Division
Stormwater Enhanced Watershed Management Plan
The Stormwater Enhanced Watershed Management Plan will improve water quality in the Santa Clara River.
Year 3: Foals for 2017-2018
- Continue to monitor street improvement projects for possible installation of green street retrofits
- Develop and implement plan to mitigate exceedances found during storm drain monitoring
- Complete State required 2017 Annual Report and standardize data collection
- Complete third year of water quality monitoring at storm drains and receiving waters
Year 2: Goals for 2016-2017
- Receive final approval of Enhanced Watershed Management Plan (EWMP) from Regional Water Quality Control Board
- Incorporate EWMP into Integrated Regional Water Management Plan
- Submit Proposition 1 Grant applications for implementation
- Review curb and gutter program for green street retrofit opportunities
- Review monitoring data to manage storm water program efforts and priorities
Year 1: Goal for 2015-2016
- Resubmit Enhanced Watershed Management Plan after receiving Regional Water Quality Control Board comments and receive Regional Water Quality Control Board approval
Contact: Environmental Services Manager, Darin Seegmiller | (661) 255-4930 | E-mail Darin Seegmiller
Street Light Operations Savings
On May 23, 2017, the City Council approved a Purchase & Sale Agreement to acquire more than 16,000 streetlights currently owned by with Southern California Edison (SCE). Upon completion of the sale, the City is expected to begin assuming operational and maintenance responsibility of these streetlights from SCE in the spring of 2018. More importantly, by purchasing our streetlight system from SCE the City will realize operating savings of more than $22.5 million dollars over the next 30 years. In addition to passing along these savings, residents will also benefit by increased response time to outages.
The next step in our efforts to finalize this purchase is for the California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to approve the sale. Final PUC approval is expected to be complete by no later than February 2018. Once this step is complete, SCE will begin to incrementally transfer ownership responsibility of streetlights to the City.
Year 3: Goals for 2017-2018
- Solicit and secure an agreement to provide "Turn-key" services to manage the City's Streetlight operations
- First phase of streetlight conversions to LED forecasted to begin prior to June 30.
- File and complete the process of securing California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approval to complete the acquisition of the City's Streetlight System
- Complete work to install new "bolt-on" streetlights along Sierra Highway and Bouquet Canyon
Year 2: Goals for 2016-2017
- Upon completion of Southern California Edison's valuation, initiate a cost analysis to determine if acquiring our streetlight system is warranted
- Analyze the City of Lancaster's acquisition and subsequent/pending actions to manage their streetlight system
- Complete updated Streetlight Maintenance District Assessment Methodology
- Engage Southern Edison(SCE) to prepare a valuation of the City's streetlight system
Year 1: Goals for 2015-2016
- Upon receipt of SCE’s System Valuation, the City will prepare a cost-benefit analysis to determine if acquiring our streetlight system is warranted
Transit Customer Amenities Maintenance Schedule
The City is developing a schedule for the maintenance and replacement of Transit customer amenities such as benches, shelters, trash receptacles and signage.
Year 3: Goals for 2017-2018
- Implement a replacement plan that would repair and update customer amenities at approximately 25 stops throughout the City
Year 2: Goals for 2016-2017
- Visit and photograph all 675 transit stops to determine projected useful life and industry best practices
Year 1: Goals for 2015-2016
- Visit and photograph all 675 transit stops to determine projected useful life and industry best practices
- Maintain compliance with federal, state and local policies
- Create and maintain a log of all customer amenities at transit stops
- Review ridership/usage data to determine the appropriate level of amenities for each location
- Update Federal Transportation Improvement Plan to reflect the City's amenities replacement/improvement schedule
- Manage vehicle maintenance records to establish appropriate vehicle-replacement cycle
Contact: Administrative Analyst, Cindy Valdivia | (661) 255-4960 | E-mail Cindy Valdivia
