2012-13 Annual Report
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San Francisco Public Works 2012-13 Annual Report Jefferson Streetscape Improvement Project A 24/7 operation, Public Works: San Francisco Public Works cleans and resurfaces streets; plants and nurtures City trees; Fiscal Year 2012-13 annual report designs, constructs and maintains City-owned facilities; inspects Edwin M. Lee, Mayor streets and sidewalks; builds curb ramps; eradicates graffiti;grants and Naomi Kelly, City Administrator enforces permits; partners with SF neighborhoods; trains people for jobs; greens the right of way and educates our communities. Mohammed Nuru, Director of Public Works 1 San Francisco Public Works Fiscal Year 2012-13 Annual Report 2 Edwin M. Lee Naomi Kelly Mayor City Administrator Visit any neighborhood in San Jobs Plan that aims to create Public Works continues to The department also has proven Francisco, and you can feel the more economic opportunity deliver world-class service in to be a strong community partner, reach of Public Works – from the for our residents, employ more San Francisco. The 24/7 agency working with neighborhood beautiful new library in the Bayview San Franciscans and help San cleans and beautifies our streets, groups and merchant associations to the freshly paved roads in North Francisco businesses succeed. provides job training and career to make their districts safer, more Beach, from new landscaping along As part of the Mayor’s Summer paths for our residents, greens attractive and more vibrant. the Great Highway to the regularly Jobs + program, Public Works our fleet and our public buildings swept sidewalks in Glen Park. put 423 young people on the and implements programs to As City Administrator, I am grateful payroll, double last year’s number, help revitalize our commercial to have Public Works on my roster. The investments we are making in and expanded apprenticeship corridors. With a staff of more than 1,200 – our City make me proud, both as programs for people who from architects and engineers to mayor of this great City and as the have been unemployed or The department always is willing street sweepers and carpenters – former Public Works director. underemployed. to step up as a strong and it is a department with a deep well reliable City partner. When the of experience and knowledge and Public Works has embraced Public Works also launched City needed to get waterfront a can-do attitude. innovation, expanded the use the successful Giant Sweep properties in good shape for the of tablets for field inspections to campaign to create a citywide America’s Cup races, Public Works That comes through in the pages improve efficiency and accuracy, and anti-litter campaign with the San was there. When the struggling of this annual report. is using data-driven analysis to steer Francisco Giants and thousands of Housing Authority needed help resources to where they are needed volunteers and students to foster maintaining the public housing San Francisco is an exciting, most. The department has delivered pride in our City and keep it clean developments, Public Works came ever-changing City, with new on big projects, including the and beautiful. through. When a water main challenges and new opportunities Jefferson Streetscape in the heart of broke in West Portal causing major facing us every day. Public Works historic Fisherman’s Wharf. You can find out more about the flooding, Public Works crews is right there at the forefront, many other Public Works projects jumped in to clean the streets and making sure that our residents are Public Works also has been and programs in this annual help get them rebuilt. well served. instrumental in helping to report. Take a look. I think you’ll be implement the Mayor’s 17-Point impressed! 3 San Francisco Public Works Fiscal Year 2012-13 Annual Report 4 Gate Park, the cable cars, Hetch Across Public Works, we are signature anti-litter campaign Hetchy, the World War II ship- expanding the use of technology that aims to create a culture of building boom, the Beatniks, the to make our operation and clean in San Francisco through Freeway Revolt, the Summer of services more effective and hands-on activities and public Love, gay liberation, the dot- efficient. The use of electronic education. com bubble, Crissy Field, Mission tablets by our field inspectors has Bay. The list of transformational resulted in increased productivity And among the programs that infrastructure and social and speedier response to I'm most passionate about movements is long. Our city of constituent concerns, and involve job training, career 47 square miles is ever-evolving, the launch of the web-based development and City contracts often driven by a dream of an Envista construction project for local residents and businesses individual or a collective interest. mapping system has led to – initiatives that benefit our better coordination among City constituents. Last year we made At Public Works, we help San agencies and utility companies sure our projects employed San Francisco implement civic to minimize disruptions to the Franciscans and that we bought dreams to make our city better. public. goods and services from San The work we accomplished Francisco firms. We put hundreds in Fiscal Year 2012-13 was no Our design and construction- of young people to work in our exception, as you will see in this management teams had a summer jobs programs, trained annual report. productive and successful apprentices for good-paying jobs year completing numerous and gave our existing work force We made great progress in our playground, recreation advanced training through DPW commitment to environmental center and library projects in University. Those programs are stewardship, designing and neighborhoods throughout the still with us and growing. constructing green buildings, City, finishing the first phase of reducing our fleet’s carbon the Pier 27 cruise ship terminal I want to thank my management footprint, adding solar power in time for America’s Cup and team: operations chief Larry and water-saving devices to hitting important milestones Stringer, City Engineer Fuad our older public buildings and in two of our biggest building Sweiss, City Architect Edgar converting more asphalt and projects still under construction: Lopez and Robert Carlson, who concrete streets and sidewalks the new San Francisco General recently retired as the head of into planted public spaces. Hospital and the Public Safety finance and administration, for Building. helping Public Works cement We advanced City policies to its reputation in 2012-13 as a Mohammed Nuru Green. Clean. Plan. Build. Design. make neighborhoods more We also never lost sight of our municipal agency that gets Repair. Operate. Manage. Plant. vibrant and inviting by activating obligation to keep the City clean, things done. With the assistance Director Pave. Educate. Partner. Employ. the streets with parklets, food with crews on the job around of our City and community San Francisco Public Works Train. Innovate. trucks and fun events, including the clock sweeping up litter, partners, we're well on our way pingpong on Market Street. hauling away debris and washing to making even greater strides in Those are just some of the We made the streets safer for and steaming the roads and the new year. things we do at San Francisco pedestrians and cyclists with new sidewalks. At the same time, we Public Works to make the City bike lanes, bulb-outs, curb ramps strengthened our partnerships a beautiful, livable, vibrant and and medians, and we paved and with residents, neighborhood sustainable community. I’d like to preserved a record 854 blocks, groups, businesses and schools add one more verb: dream. thanks in large part to funding to join the effort. In February, made available under the voter- we teamed up with Mayor Ed Mohammed Nuru San Francisco is a city built on approved Road Repaving and Lee and the Giants baseball Director dreams – the Gold Rush, Golden Street Safety Bond. team to launch Giant Sweep, our San Francisco Public Works 5 San Francisco Public Works Fiscal Year 2012-13 Annual Report 6 Public Works strategic plan 1 Ensure safe, clean and green infrastructure and public right of way Enable the safe use of public spaces Enhance the cleanliness of the City Green the City’s infrastructure Enhance the attractiveness and utility of the public right of way 2 Create and maintain beautiful, highly functional and sustainable facilities Design, build and renovate facilities to meet or exceed intended uses Maintain City facilities to ensure long-term sustainability Establish Public Works as the service provider of choice 3 Deliver world-class public service Retain, develop and recruit a capable, motivated and diverse workforce Embrace organizational efficiency and innovation Communicate effectively San Francisco Public Works’ We set four goals to carry out and will revamp it again in 2014 Strategic Plan is a living that mission. From there, we to keep it fresh and relevant. 4 Expand the SF economy and lead in the creation of jobs for our residents document that drives what mapped out objectives on how The Strategic Plan creates a Provide training opportunities for San Francisco residents we do, day in and day out, and we can meet those goals. culture that threads together Ensure San Francisco residents and businesses are employed on Public Works contracts helps us make smart decisions individual employees, Use Public Works’ resources to improve blighted areas and spur economic development about where to best direct We created measurable actions bureaus and divisions and the our resources efficiently and to track our progress no less department as a whole, setting effectively. than quarterly to see if we’re us on a unified course to best heading in the right direction. If serve the public. In crafting our Strategic Plan, we’re not, we want to know why we decided what’s needed so we can take steps to get back And even when faced with new, to carry out our mission of on track.