Best Practice in Engineering Maintenance. Municipal Engineering Foundation Victoria USA & Canada Study Tour 2016

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1 Best Practice in Engineering Maintenance Municipal Engineering Foundation Victoria USA & Canada Study Tour 2016

2 Best Practice in Engineering Maintenance u Service Delivery Models u Planning u Innovation u Systems and Technology u Community Engagement u Leadership

Service Delivery Models Internal crews Creating a gender and culturally representative workforce u Develop a supportive framework for woman to progress u Develop traineeships to upskill candidates

3 Service Delivery Models Internal crews Creating a gender and culturally representative workforce u Develop a supportive framework for woman to progress u Develop traineeships to upskill candidates from minority and disadvantaged groups u Being creative to attract non-typical applicants u Remove candidate names from applications to ensure an independent assessment u Diversity training to increase awareness of unconscious bias by recruiters u Celebrate woman working in maintenance on Council s website

4 Service Delivery Models Community Volunteers Programs volunteers can participate in: u Adopt a storm drain u Earth day u Adopt a spot u Prune your own tree program u Adopt a bike lane

5 Planning Asset maintenance

6 Planning Asset renewal and new infrastructure u Improve coordination with of works with other authorities and developers u Openly share data and information u Combined funded projects u Develop a five year moratorium on reconstructed or newly sealed roads

Innovation Portable asphalt recyclers u Recycles either broken chunk or milled recycled asphalt product (RAP) u Diesel powered, trailer mounted, continuous operating asphalt recycler,

7 Innovation Portable asphalt recyclers u Recycles either broken chunk or milled recycled asphalt product (RAP) u Diesel powered, trailer mounted, continuous operating asphalt recycler, recycles asphalt using convection type heating u Material is loaded into front of recycler via a hydraulically operated hopper and discharged through rear of mixing drum at rear of recycler

8 Innovation In ground waste bins u Ideal application in parks or high volume waste locations u 1,100 litre capacity u Reduced servicing requirements u Bin installed 1.5 meters below ground level with traditional above ground bin surround u Enables composting of waste materials

Systems and Technology Geographic Information Systems (GIS) u GIS is used as the central database for all activities on Council owned and managed assets u Maintenance Management System is linked to

9 Systems and Technology Geographic Information Systems (GIS) u GIS is used as the central database for all activities on Council owned and managed assets u Maintenance Management System is linked to GIS u Field crews access and update GIS information u Community and external professionals can access the GIS u Facilitates project coordination and collaboration City of Oakland - Five year paving plan

10 Systems and Technology GIS cont u Asset condition information is collected in the field and remotely uploaded into the GIS u The condition rating is easily identified by different line types or colours u Photographs of asset condition is attributed to the asset segment

11 Community Engagement Prioritising works program u Seek early feedback from communities to gauge their level of support u Develop extensive questionnaires including alternative project options or compromises u Telephone poll approx ,000 people representative of the community u Enables instant feedback on project makeup likely supported by broader community u Ensure thorough demonstration of the community need or benefit

12 Leadership Recognising Public Works u National Public Works Week recognizes the men and women public works professionals u Annual event held annually in May since 1960 u Public awareness and education campaign to enhance the image of public works professionals

13 Study Tour Learnings and Observations Bailey Byrnes Banyule City Council

14 BENEFITS OF EARLY PLANNING: Sustainable Transport in Portland, Oregon

15 EMPOWERING THE COMMUNITY: SW 3rd Avenue, Portland

16 DESIGNING FOR MAINTENANCE: Point Defiance Storm Water Treatment Facility

17 WELL DESIGNED ASSETS: Alexandra District Energy Site, City of Richmond

18 RECOGNISING LOCAL CONTEXT: Dute Street, Vancouver

19 Questions?

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