State of the State

California Department of TransportationPresented by:

Don Grebe, ChiefRight of Way Project Delivery

Mission Statement

Caltrans improves mobility across

California.

Caltrans’ Twelve Districts

Airspace

Utility Relocations

Local Programs

Right of Way & Land Surveys

PropertyManagement

RelocationAssistance

Demolition& Clearance

Planning &Management

OrganizationalDevelopment

Acquisition

Appraisals

Railroads

R/W Engineering

EstimatingCondemnation

R/WCertifications

Land Surveys

Excess Land

Proposition 1B

• Passed in November 2006• Provided $19 billion for transportation projects• California Transportation Commission

• Approved $4.3 billion • Funded 67 projects

Proposition 1B (cont’d)

• $4.5 billion for congestion relief, enhanced mobility, improved safety, and stronger connectivity to benefit traveling Californians.

• $1 billion for safety, operational enhancements, rehabilitation, or capacity improvements necessary to improve State Route 99.

Proposition 1B (cont’d)

• $2 billion for trade corridor improvements.

• $1 billion for the newly created State-Local Partnership Program Account.

• $750,000,000 for the newly created Highway Safety, Rehabilitation, and Preservation Account.

Accountability

Transparent Accountability –Project Status Reporting required by Proposition 1B

•Front-End Accountability• http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/transprog/ibond.htm

•In-Progress Accountability

•Follow-Up Accountability (Audit)

Annual Budget for R/WCapital, Workload and Staffing

Capital expenditure

Acquired parcels

R/W certifications

Staffing levels

2006/07 $302 million 1028 286 660

2007/08 $284 million

893

294

725

2008/09 $236 million*

950* 300*

630*

R/W Project Delivery

• Successes• 100% of projects in Contracts for Delivery certified

• >$1 million spent to increase technical expertise and leadership development

• Year 1 - basic technical skills• Year 2 - advanced technical skills• Year 3 - seminars on leadership skills

Challenges for California

• Senate Bill /1210 CCP 1245***• Assembly /1322 S&H Code 102(b)• Succession Planning• Stable Funding• Information Technology

Improvement Efforts Underway

• Salary study

• R/W Entry-level exam

• Succession plan

• Recruitment

• R/W Certification Program

• LPA Utility Training

Property Management Services

• Route 710 Los Angeles County/Pasadena• 573 total units • 488 residential units• 91 historic properties

• Route 238 Alameda County/Bay Area• 434 total units• 350 residential units

Excess Lands Disposal Efforts

Parcels in contracts

Parcels sold

Percent complete

July 2006 – December 2008

1140 861 76%

July 2008 – June 2009

325 54* 16%

Strategic Planning

• Division’s Strategic Plan

• Strategic Planning Teams and Accomplishments

• Business Plan

Our roadmap to the future

• Proposition 1B -- project specific financial component• R/W’s yearly Capital allocation -- authorizes expenditures • Contracts for Delivery -- specific project to be delivered

each fiscal year• Excess Land Disposal Plan -- parcels to be sold to meet

recent procedural challenges• Strategic planning -- continuing achievements over the

next five years

QUESTIONS??