Programs
Electrical and Energy Efficiency
This program monitors, manages, and maintains electrical and alternative energy apparatus and programs throughout the city. The components of this program include street lighting, traffic signals, energy efficiency programs, and electrical-related capital improvements.
Mayor / Council Goal: Maintain and enhance Oakland's Physical assets
Citywide Objective: Provide for clean, maintained and accessible facilities and amenities
More Information: Electrical Services
Engineering Planning and Design
This program provides program, project management and engineering services for city activities including sanitary sewer rehabilitation, major street improvement, and storm drainage. This program also includes providing project management services on a wide variety of technical projects in support of Community and Economic Development Agency, City Administrator, City Attorney, City Council, Parks and Recreation and others.
Mayor / Council Goal: Maintain and enhance Oakland's Physical assets
Citywide Objective: Provide for well maintained sanitary sewer and storm drainage systems and for required and ongoing capital improvement
More Information: Engineering Design and Right of Way Management
Environmental Compliance and Remediation
The purpose of this program is to provide for environmental consulting and compliance services to the city organization and the Oakland Redevelopment Agency. Activities include assessing city-owned buildings for compliance with Federal and State mandates related to asbestos and lead-based paint; conducting Phase I property assessments; environmental sampling and site characterizations; designing and implementing remediation projects; negotiating cleanup options with regulatory agencies; tracking and arranging for hazardous waste disposal from city-owned properties and operations; developing and coordinating the Urban Land Redevelopment Program; and responding to health, and environmental projects and directives.
Mayor / Council Goal: Develop a sustainable city
Citywide Objective: Implement programs that protect and conserve natural resources
More Information: Environmental Services
Facilities Management and Maintenance
This program provides for safe, well-maintained and functionally designed and constructed facilities and auxiliary equipment. Activities include facility and equipment repair and maintenance, building retrofit for compliance with current codes and health and safety regulations, as well as janitorial and security services.
Mayor / Council Goal: Maintain and enhance Oakland's Physical assets
Citywide Objective: Provide for clean, maintained and accessible facilities and amenities
More Information: Facilities Services; Park and Building Services
Fleet Management and Maintenance
This program provides for vehicle and equipment management and maintenance for the city organization. Activities include determining fleet requirements in collaboration with departments; preparing specifications for acquisition; performing preventive maintenance and repairs to the fleet; providing fuel; and disposing of surplus equipment.
Mayor / Council Goal: Maintain and enhance Oakland's Physical assets
Citywide Objective: Provide for clean, maintained and accessible facilities and amenities
More Information: Equipment Services
Keep Oakland Clean and Beautiful
This program maintains and enhances the cleanliness, health, and appearance of city streets and neighborhoods. It also promotes community involvement in clean-up activities such as Adopt-A-Drain and Maintain-A-Drain. Components of this program include street cleaning, litter removal, graffiti abatement, and investigation of illegal dumping on city streets and public right-of-way.
Mayor / Council Goal: Improve Oakland Neighborhoods
Citywide Objective: Reduce blight and nuisance
More Information: Keep Oakland Clean and Beautiful
Project Delivery
The purpose of this program is to manage and implement capital improvement projects in a professional, comprehensive, efficient, and cost effective manner. These projects serve the community and city employees in the forms of new facilities, expanded facilities, increased comfort, safety, and modernization of facilities, improved access for the disabled, improved storm and sewer services and long-term maintenance, street beautification, and improved traffic and pedestrian safety.
Mayor / Council Goal: Maintain and enhance Oakland's Physical assets
Citywide Objective: Provide for clean, maintained and accessible facilities and amenities
More Information: Project Delivery
Recycling and Solid Waste
This program provides for services that maintain the city's 50% reduction of solid waste currently going into landfills (in accordance with State mandate) and to further reduce the waste disposed to 75% by 2010 (in accordance to County and City mandate). Activities include overseeing the implementation of the Construction and Demolition Debris Recycling Ordinance, and participating in planning and development of sustainable initiatives, especially in the area of Green Building and procurement. The program oversees facility recycling and manages contracts for residential services (over 329,000 units) including recycling, yard trimmings, and garbage collection. This program also provides education and public information in support of all its activities.
Mayor / Council Goal: Develop a sustainable city
Citywide Objective: Implement programs that protect and conserve natural resources
More Information: Environmental Services ; www.oaklandrecycles.com
Safety, Liability, and Compliance
This program serves all Public Works Agency employees and aggressively addresses and improves issues of employee safety and training, reduces worker's compensation claims, increases the number of employees returning to work, inspects for and addresses citywide safety issues and decreases the amount of exposure and liability to the city. Activities within the program include training in sound safety and health practices, developing and enforcing safety and health rules, and investigating every accident promptly and thoroughly to determine cause and implement proper measures to prevent recurrence. This Public Works Agency program works closely with the City Attorney's Office, City's Risk Management Division and the third party administrator.
Mayor / Council Goal: Model best practices to improve customer services and to be a fiscally sound and efficiently run city
Citywide Objective: Ensure continuous improvement in employee performance
More Information: Training and Customer Service
Sanitary and Storm Sewer Management and Maintenance
This program provides for the inspection, cleaning, and repair of sanitary and storm sewer structures such as inlets, manholes, pipes, culverts, V-ditches, pump stations, and open channels. Investigation and assistance is also provided in solving problems with private sewer laterals.
Mayor / Council Goal: Maintain and enhance Oakland's Physical assets
Citywide Objective: Provide for well maintained sanitary sewer and storm drainage systems and for required and ongoing capital improvement
More Information: Infrastructure Maintenance
Streets and Sidewalks Management and Development
The purpose of this program is to provide for safe vehicular and pedestrian passage throughout the city's limits. The program's two major components are streets and sidewalks. Street activities concentrate on providing safe and comfortable road surface conditions through resurfacing, asphalt overlaying, pavement reinforcement, and base repair. Other street activities include speed bump installation, crack and joint sealing, and repair of pot holes, guard rails, fencings, cross culverts, and paths and stairways. Sidewalk activity concentrates on repairing damaged sidewalks, curbs, gutters, and tree removal; and inspecting newly constructed sidewalks, assessing damaged sidewalks and providing support for claims investigations.
Mayor / Council Goal: Maintain and enhance Oakland's Physical assets
Citywide Objective: Provide for clean, well maintained and accessible streets and sidewalks
More information: Engineering Design and Right of Way Management; Infrastructure Maintenance
Transportation and Pedestrian Safety
This program enhances vehicular and pedestrian safety on city streets and around schools, parks and senior centers. Activities include designing, installing, and maintaining traffic signs, signals, audible pedestrian signal heads, pavement markings, residential blue zones, speed bumps, circles, barriers and other traffic calming devices. This program manages city-owned parking facilities assuring that clean, safe and affordable parking is available citywide. This program also promotes alternative modes of transportation such as walking and bicycling.
Mayor / Council Goal: Improve Oakland Neighborhoods
Citywide Objective: Improve traffic/bike/pedestrian safety
More Information: Transportation Services
Watershed and Waterways
The purpose of this program is to protect and improve the quality of storm water runoff, creeks, and riparian corridors. Activities include coordinating creek cleanups, outreach and stewardship, illegal dumping prevention, creek projects, overseeing the implementation of the Creek Protection Ordinance and the Clean Water NPDES Permit, and the stewardship of Lake Merritt (Lake Merritt Institute).
Mayor / Council Goal: Improve Oakland Neighborhoods
Citywide Objective: Improve traffic/bike/pedestrian safety
More Information: Environmental Services ; www.oaklandpw.com/creeks