Department of Public Works

FY 04

FY 05

FY 06

FY 07

FY 08

FY 09

FY 10

FY 11

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

1600

Better feedback

and accountabilit

y

The QAlert System

Expand use

of Town

website

$0

$20,000

$40,000

$60,000

$80,000

$100,000

$120,000

DPW Responsibilities

Streets, Bridges and Culverts Buildings and RR Stations Municipal and RR Parking Lots Sanitary Sewers and Pump

Stations Solid Waste and Recycling

DPW Responsibilities cont’d

Parking Enforcement Traffic Signs, Signals &

Markings Equipment Maintenance Snow and Ice Control Engineering and

Construction

Steadily Declining TonnagesUnderused Transfer Station

Skyrocketing Unit Costs

Concerns About Dump Operation

$115.00

$120.00

$125.00

$130.00

$135.00

$140.00

$145.00

$150.00

$155.00

$160.00

$131.12 $131.12

$137.83 $137.83

$143.33 $140.19

$149.07

$139.96

$155.03

$142.06

FY 10FY 11FY 12FY 13FY 14

Current Proposed

MSW Unit Costs

Cumulative Savings from Contract Extension

FY 12 FY 13 FY 14 FY 15 FY 16 FY 17 FY 18 FY 19 $-

$200,000.00

$400,000.00

$600,000.00

$800,000.00

$1,000,000.00

$1,200,000.00

$-

$100,000.00

$200,000.00

$300,000.00

$400,000.00

$500,000.00

$600,000.00

$16,798.25

$65,505.08

$134,885.68

$200,601.81

$273,187.14

$339,708.12

$413,134.18

$479,499.26

CurrentExtensionSavings Cumulative Savings

Sewer Operations Dilemma

FY 06 FY 07 FY 08 FY 09 FY 10 FY 110

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

6000

7000

8000

Expenditures

Revenue

Fund Balance

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500

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40

60

80

100

120

38

78

70 70

101

Revenue

Paid to Stamford

% paid to Stamford

Sanitary Sewer Customers

4931

49785007 5004

5018

50845112

4800

4850

4900

4950

5000

5050

5100

5150

FY 05 FY 06 FY 07 FY 08 FY 09 FY 10 FY 11

Sewer Operations Action Plan

Reduce Operating Cost

• Leave open full time position vacant• Defer discretionary maintenance

Increase Operating Revenue

• Raise Sewer Service Rates

Scrutinize billing procedures

• Identify missing accounts• Modify billing formulae

Negotiate New Inter-Local Agreement with Stamford

• Incorporate Revenue Sharing• Equitable cost sharing

Sewer Operations Financial Results

FY 07 FY 08 FY 09 FY 10 FY 11 FY 12 est$0

$1,000

$2,000

$3,000

$4,000

$5,000

$6,000

$7,000

$8,000 7,358.00

5,860.005,338.00

4,185.00

3,382.00 3,361.00

Expenditures Fund Balance Revenue

Current Status of Stamford Negotiation

Last negotiating session June 2011 Executive Director of Stamford WPCA

resigns June Chairman of WPCA resigns New billing letter from Stamford WPCA

received January 2012 New contract proposal received from

SWPCA ; proposal is regressive

Financial Impacts Compared on FY 12 Payments to Stamford

Darien’s last proposal w/o retro revenue sharing$1,901,009

Darien’s last proposal w/retro revenue sharing$1,768,530

Stamford’s billing letter for FY 12$2,097,022

Stamford’s last contract proposal$2,270,123

Tree Removal Backlog July 2010 thru January 2011

Trend in Tree Removal Backlog

Janu

ary

1, 2

011

Octob

er 1

,201

1

Novem

ber 1

,201

1

Decem

ber 1

, 201

1

Janu

ary

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012

0

10

20

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23

36

5156 52

No.

of

Tre

es

Street Resurfacing

FY 2007 -2.2 miles at $130,000 per mile

FY 2008 3.4 miles at a cost of $135,000 per mile

FY 2009 2.9 miles at a cost of $194,000 per mile

FY 2010 28,093 sy at at a cost of $12.50 per sy

FY 2011 53,035 sy at a cost of $12.93 per sy

FY 2012 246,706 sy at a cost of $14.70 per sy.

Goal: reduce tree removal backlog to 2 months

Existing backlog is approximately eight months

Significant increase in budget required FY 13 proposed budget contains

$100,000 increase…enough to remove 120 more trees.

Total Miles Resurfaced by Source of Funds Goal: 4 miles per year

FY 06 FY 07 FY 08 FY 09 FY 10 FY 11 FY 120

1

2

3

4

5

6

2.5 2.2

3.32.9

1.9

3.42.8

0.3 1.2

01.4

2.4

2.2

1.1

Town Others

Proposed FY 13 Operating Budget Highlights

No change in head count No service cutbacks Resurface 3.5 miles of Town Roads 15% increase in motor fuel budget (higher

bids) 70% increase in the Tree Maintenance budget 30% increase in Highway Division OT budget 8.6% decrease in transfer station operating fee New fiber optic link between DPW garage and

Town Hall

Proposed FY 13 Operating Budget cont’d

25-30% decrease in heating fuel cost at Town Hall.

Resurfacing of Leroy East and West parking lots

Decrease in electricity costs due to a 22% reduction in the generation rate.

Transfer maintenance responsibility and costs for 35 Leroy .