Administration | Infrastructure Development & Long Range Planning | Traditional | Oversee the implementation of Public Works owned Master Plans and Capital Projects and ensure they are completed within the projected schedules identified within the City's Capital Improvement Project (CIP) book for development and asset management needs. This includes Master Plans and Capital Projects related to Streets and Drainage Maintenance, Traffic Operations, and Water Utilities. |
Administration | Emergency Operations | Essential | Maintain Annex Q (Hazardous Materials and Oil Spill Response), Annex K (Public Works and Engineering), and Annex L (Utilities) of the City’s Emergency Operations Plan on an annual basis to ensure accuracy in process and information. Ensure Federal Emergency Management Association (FEMA) compliance and tracking during emergency weather events. |
Administration | Computerize Maintenance Management System Maintenance | Traditional | Maintain the City's Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS). This includes upgrades to the system to meet industry standards and addressing the concerns and needs of user departments. This may include items related to service requests, work orders, inventory, preventative maintenance schedules, as well as Geographical Information System (GIS) mapping layers. The Administration Division works with the IT Department to conduct routine maintenance and GIS maintenance, develop monthly/quarterly reporting for the Public Works, ENS, Parks and Airport Departments, and conducts SR/WO auditing and training across the four departments that utilize the City's CMMS. |
Administration | Water Utilities Operations Reporting | Mandatory | Reports are provided to the Fort Bend Subsidence District, Texas Water Development Board, and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) on an annual and quarterly basis as required by the various agencies. These reports include: Annual Pumpage, Water Rights, Water Loss, Water Conservation, and the Annual Water Quality Reports. The Annual Water Quality Report is mailed to all Sugar Land Residents on an annual basis. |
Administration | Contract Management | Traditional | Maintain all contracts and remain within 1% of approved budget. Receipt invoices within 1 business day, according to Interdepartmental Accounts Payable Policy (AC 101).
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Administration | 311 Contact Center Support | Quality of Life | Provide ongoing updates and trainings, at a minimum once a week, to 311 management and ambassadors. Respond to calls on Public Works phone lines, and dispatch service requests to appropriate divisions and staff members. Maintain or exceed a 90% customer service survey rating of “satisfied” or better on the City's quarterly customer service survey reported by the 311 Contact Center. |
Administration | After-Hours / On-Call Services | Traditional | Maintain on call schedule weekly and assist with implementation of city-wide after-hours contract. Provide updates to the after-hour services call center when there are changes to scheduling, city personnel, or procedures.
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Administration | Budget Management | Essential | Monitor expenditure activity to ensure year-end expenditures are within 3% of the planned budget and that all expenditures are made within the Interdepartmental Purchasing and Contracting Authority Policy (PU 101) and state law. |
Administration | Department/Office Administrative Functions | Traditional | Ensure the department is in compliance with existing City Council Ordinances and City Policies. Lead and support departmental or city-wide projects and processes. |
Administration | Personnel Management | Essential | Management of all personnel related functions such as non-required staff training, employee relations, new employee recruitment, timely processing of timesheets, and personnel actions. This includes emergency conditions situations that require employees to fulfill their individual responsibilities to maintain and restore essential City services. |
Administration | Accountability & Strategic Planning | Traditional | Completion of Performance Measures, Service Delivery Plans and Strategic Projects on time. Quarterly reporting submissions. Participation in organizational assessments when scheduled. |
Customer Service | Customer Calls for Service | Quality of Life | Respond to calls for service within 24 hours and emergency calls within one hour including 311 Contact Center and Treasury calls. |
Customer Service | Large Meter Testing | Traditional | Test and repair approximately 575 large meters each year. |
Customer Service | Utility Billing Service | Quality of Life | Assist the Treasury Office with meter reads and water turn offs. Treasury will create a work order for cutoff and Public Works will pick up cutoff tags by 10 A.M on cutoff date. |
Customer Service | Transit Meters | Traditional | Build and supply 5 Transit Meters as requested. |
Right of Way (ROW) Maintenance | Tree Trimming Program | Mandatory | In accordance with City of Sugar Land Code of Ordinances Part II, Chapter 3, Article 9, Div. 5 Vegetation, Sec. 3-164, the City inspects one-third of the City for tree trimming violations on an annual basis. Once a violation has been identified, staff re-inspects violations within 30 days from initial Notice of Violation (NOV). Provide new NOV. Reinspect after 10 days. If still in noncompliance, Code Enforcement issues a violation. |
Right of Way (ROW) Maintenance | Citation Administration | Essential | The Right of Way Division coordinates with Code Enforcement and Streets and Drainage Division to conduct the inspections, document the cases, and enforce compliance. |
Right of Way (ROW) Maintenance | Tree and Street Light Public Education | Quality of Life | Participate in 1 public outreach tree/street light public education event annually. |
Right of Way (ROW) Maintenance | Administration of the Landscape Reimbursement Program | Quality of Life | Quarterly landscape reimbursement via annual agreements with 16 participating Home Owners Associations. |
Right of Way (ROW) Maintenance | Street Light Replacement Program | Traditional | Review new street lighting systems annually and proposed upgrades to current lighting systems in accordance with the CenterPoint's design standards through annual capital improvement programs after the conclusion of the LED conversion. |
Right of Way (ROW) Maintenance | Administration of the Private Street Light Reimbursement Program | Quality of Life | Review monthly invoices for 6 Home Owners Associations and Property Owners Associations entities and process payment. |
Right of Way (ROW) Maintenance | ROW Mowing & Inspection | Traditional | Staff will perform scheduled mowing maintenance activities following an outlined landscape management plan so as to comply with the Streetscape Policy. |
Right of Way (ROW) Maintenance | Landscape Beautification Management & Inspection | Traditional | Staff will perform seasonal maintenance activities following an outlined management plan so as to comply with the Streetscape Policy. |
Streets and Drainage Maintenance | Bridge Inspection | Mandatory | Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) inspects all 85 bridges on a biannual basis based on the United States Code (23 U.S.C. 151), as stated in CFR Part 650 Subpart C that governs the National Bridge Inspection Standards. The City performs annual inspections on all bridges every December. Minor defects are prioritized and repaired as a part of the City's Bridge Rehabilitation program. Any major defects need to be funded through the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) budget. |
Streets and Drainage Maintenance | Storm Water Rain Gauge | Quality of Life | Staff will maintain all rain gauges throughout the City and utilize the available data to provide a proactive response during wet weather events. |
Streets and Drainage Maintenance | Railroad Crossing Inspection | Quality of Life | Inspect all 15 railroad crossings quarterly and report deficiencies to the Railroad. |
Streets and Drainage Maintenance | Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Compliance | Mandatory | Staff inspects all 846 miles of sidewalk for vertical trip hazards. Staff inspects all City-owned sidewalks annually for ADA Compliance. |
Streets and Drainage Maintenance | Pavement Repair and Maintenance | Traditional | In accordance with the pavement management assessment, an annual maintenance and capital project list is created. The City completes repairs based upon the pavement management system and service requests from residents. Service requests from residents and the annual CIP are completed within 1 calendar year. |
Streets and Drainage Maintenance | Utility Restoration | Traditional | Complete repairs within 10 business days from completion of the utility repair. |
Streets and Drainage Maintenance | Street Sweeping | Quality of Life | Provide street sweeping services to all non-residential roadways on a monthly basis. |
Streets and Drainage Maintenance | Banners & Flags | Quality of Life | Hang banners & flags in compliance with City Interdepartmental Policy Streetlight Banner and Flag Placement Program (PW 105). Flags are placed at 15 major intersections for five holidays. Banners are changed out along designated Right of Ways (ROWs) six times per year. |
Streets and Drainage Maintenance | Streetlight Inspection | Traditional | Inspect all streetlights on a quarterly basis. Document lights found not working and report to responsible agency for repair. |
Streets and Drainage Maintenance | Mosquito Spraying Contract | Quality of Life | Manage the mosquito spraying activities during the months of April through October based on need. |
Streets and Drainage Maintenance | Mosquito Spraying | Essential | Localized spraying as required by the Zika and West Nile response plan. |
Streets and Drainage Maintenance | Larvicide Treatment | Quality of Life | Citywide larvicide applications are performed every 150 days based on need. Staff place tablets in ditches, drains, and low lying areas. |
Streets and Drainage Maintenance | Mosquito Trapping | Essential | Mosquito trapping is performed, weather permitting, once a week during the breeding season of April through October. Traps are set on Monday, collected on Tuesday and mailed to Austin. Results are available by Thursday for any disease. |
Streets and Drainage Maintenance | On-Site Inspections | Quality of Life | On-site inspections for mosquito complaints are performed at the customer’s request within 3 business days. |
Streets and Drainage Maintenance | Water Hyacinth Control | Quality of Life | The City applies 10 applications in Oyster Creek per year to control vegetation within the Oyster Creek watershed within the City limits. Monthly applications are applied every month except December and January. |
Streets and Drainage Maintenance | Right of Way Locates | Essential | Right of Way locates are completed within 2 business days of application. |
Streets and Drainage Maintenance | Storm Sewer Maintenance | Essential | City staff identifies locations throughout the City that need repair. The City repairs all maintenance defects in the stormwater system within one year. Any capital improvements are added to the Capital Improvement Program (CIP). |
Streets and Drainage Maintenance | Rain Event Response | Essential | Respond to rain events within 30 minutes during normal business hours; 1 hour for after-hours/on-call response. Storm sewers are inspected and cleaned as necessary before and during a heavy rain event. |
Streets and Drainage Maintenance | Dam Maintenance | Essential | Routine monthly dam maintenance inspections are performed to ensure the dams’ integrity is maintained. |
Streets and Drainage Maintenance | Pavement Management | Traditional | A full citywide pavement assessment is performed every 5 years via a consultant. Annual updates are performed for Capital Improvement Program (CIP) planning. |
Streets and Drainage Maintenance | Tree Trimming Inspection | Mandatory | Inspect one-third of all trees annually beginning in January through the end of March. This is done in accordance with City of Sugar Land Code of Ordinances Part II, Chapter 3, Article 9, Div. 5 Vegetation, Sec. 3-164. |
Streets and Drainage Maintenance | Sidewalk Program | Traditional | Inspect all 846 miles of sidewalks annually. Repair 11,100 feet annually with staff and contractors. Service Requests from residents are repaired with 90 days and all remaining funding are allocated to repairing sidewalks around schools and along major roadways with heavy pedestrian traffic. |
Streets and Drainage Maintenance | Stormwater Pipe Inspection | Quality of Life | The City will inspect and clean 10% of the stormwater pipe within the City annually. |
Streets and Drainage Maintenance | Stormwater System Repairs | Quality of Life | Utilize Rehabilitation Funding to repair all defects found via inspections. All operation and maintenance repairs will be completed within the same fiscal year. All Capital items will be added to the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) budget. |
Streets and Drainage Maintenance | Stormwater Manhole/Inlet Annual Inspection | Quality of Life | Staff will inspect all stormwater manholes and inlets annually and collect data regarding condition and repairs needed. |
Surface Water | Water Production | Mandatory | Management and maintenance of raw water diversion equipment |
Surface Water | Water Treatment | Mandatory | Maintain compliance with all state and federal water quality requirements. Conduct daily operations checks. Provide operations staff at the Surface Water Treatment Plant 24 hours a day. |
Surface Water | Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) Compliance | Mandatory | Maintain compliance with all state and federal water quality requirements. Daily submission of water quality information. |
Surface Water | Preventative Maintenance | Traditional | Maintain all mechanical equipment in accordance with manufacturer recommendation. |
Surface Water | Emergency Operations | Essential | Maintain a comprehensive hurricane preparedness and response plan. This plan is updated annually to reflect changes in employee contact information, vendors, equipment, and operating procedures. |
Surface Water | Contract Management | Mandatory | Maintain and monitor contracts for treatment chemicals, on call emergency repairs, and manufacturer services. |
Traffic Operations | Pavement Markings Maintenance | Traditional | Annually replace faded/failed pavement markings along City roadways with contractor. Replacement is prioritized based on continuous visual inspection and safety needs. |
Traffic Operations | Traffic Signals | Essential | Replace/repair 100% of all failed/failing traffic signal components within 1 business day to provide a safe, efficient, and reliable traffic signal network. All repairs are performed by Traffic staff and support the City's annual preventative maintenance program of 90 traffic signals. This metric does not account for major infrastructure damages caused by accidents that have longer lead times and sometimes involve contractor work. |
Traffic Operations | Roadway Flashing Beacons | Traditional | Replace/repair 100% of all failed/failing flashing beacon components within 1 business day which provide warning to school zones and pedestrian crossings. All repairs are performed by Traffic staff and support the City's annual preventive maintenance program of 80 flashing beacons throughout the City. |
Traffic Operations | Wayside Horn | Quality of Life | Replace/repair 100% of all failed/failing wayside horn components within 1 business day which support safety at Railroad crossings and reduces train horn noise to nearby residents. All repairs are performed by Traffic staff which supports the City's annual preventive maintenance program of 10 wayside horns along US 90. |
Traffic Operations | Speed Radar Signs | Quality of Life | Replace/repair 100% all failed/failing radar sign components within 1 day, which help reinforce speed zones along arterials and collectors. Signs are repaired by outside vendors and installed by Traffic staff which supports the City's annual preventive maintenance program of 19 radar signs within the City. |
Traffic Operations | In-Pavement Lights | Quality of Life | Staff will replace/repair 100% of all failed in pavement lights and controller within 60 calendar days of failure. |
Traffic Operations | Traffic Projects | Traditional | Annual identification, planning, scheduling, coordinating, and monitoring of capital improvement projects. |
Traffic Operations | Mobility Concerns | Quality of Life | Maintain reported mobility concerns to less than or equal to 22 per month. This metric is one way to measure reported signal concerns and congestion is addressed. |
Traffic Operations | Dynamic Message Signs (DMS) | Quality of Life | Contractor to replace/repair 100% of all failed/failing Dynamic Message Signs (DMS) components within 30 calendar days which supports the traffic management center ability to share traffic conditions, travel times, construction, and road incidents with motorists. |
Traffic Operations | Right of Way (ROW) Locates | Mandatory | City staff will mark all traffic utilities within 2 business days to support City Ordinance No.2106 created to protect buried utilities. |
Traffic Operations | Roadway Lighting Maintenance | Essential | Per the City's agreement with Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT), the City is responsible for repairing any roadway lighting outages along US 59, US 90, and SH 6 bridge over US 90. Staff will perform monthly inspections and a contractor will replace/repair 100% of all failures within 30 calendar days of issued work order. |
Traffic Operations | Traffic Studies | Traditional | Staff will complete all traffic engineering studies within 45 calendar days. Studies aim to address/evaluate residents concerns related to traffic. Some studies may take longer due to change in traffic patterns during non-school periods or holiday traffic. |
Traffic Operations | Design Plan Review | Traditional | Review and provide comments within 15 business days. |
Traffic Operations | Right of Way (ROW) Permits | Mandatory | Correctly process submitted Right of Way (ROW) permit applications within 2 business days to support City Ordinance No. 2106 created to protect buried utilities. |
Traffic Operations | Corridor Performance Measures | Quality of Life | Maintain a Level of Service C for designated corridors which are reported every quarter to the City Council, City Management and the public via the goal measures dashboard on the City's website. This measure ensures the City is providing a proper operation along City's busiest corridors as tracked through the City's Goal Measures program. |
Traffic Operations | Sign Maintenance | Mandatory | Annually replace 10% of the approximately 16,000 City owned signs every year per Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (TMUTCD) and average 10 year life of sheeting. All sign maintenance, fabrication, and installation is done in-house by Traffic Operations staff. |
Wastewater Collection | Manhole Inspection & Preventative Maintenance | Traditional | Biannually inspect and maintain city’s 13,000 sanitary manholes per year. |
Wastewater Collection | Line Cleaning | Traditional | Annually, clean 55 miles of 550 miles of sanitary sewer main lines. |
Wastewater Collection | Line Televising | Traditional | Televise 55 miles of 550 miles of sewer line. |
Wastewater Collection | Stoppages and Overflows | Mandatory | When unauthorized discharges (overflows) of sanitary sewer occur beyond the confines of the collection system, samples are taken as needed and delivered to the lab to analyze for fecal content and pH. After an on-site inspection has taken place, the area is cleaned up, calcium hypochlorite is applied to the affected area for disinfection, and a report relating to the unauthorized discharge is completed and forwarded to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). One hour response time and required TCEQ notification. |
Wastewater Collection | Collection Line/Lateral Repairs | Mandatory | Perform approximately 30 collection line/lateral repairs per year. |
Wastewater Collection | Site Restoration | Quality of Life | Landscaping replaced to pre-repair state within 14 business days. |
Wastewater Collection | Right of Way Locates | Mandatory | Complete right of way locates within 2 business days of receiving the application. |
Wastewater Collection | New Capital Improvement Projects | Traditional | Annual identification, planning, scheduling, coordinating, and monitoring of capital improvement projects. |
Wastewater Collection | Design Plan Review (New Development Review) | Traditional | Attend weekly development review committee meetings and comment on site and construction plans submitted to the Engineering Office within 15 business days. |
Wastewater Treatment | Emergency Operations | Essential | Maintain a comprehensive hurricane preparedness and response plan. This plan is updated annually to reflect changes in employee contact information, vendors, equipment, and operating procedures. |
Wastewater Treatment | Contract Operations Management | Essential | Maintain and monitor long term treatment contracts related to wastewater and reclaimed water treatment. |
Wastewater Treatment | Wastewater Lift Stations Maintenance | Mandatory | Operate and maintain 134 Wastewater Lift Stations in compliance with Title 30 Texas Administrative Code (30 TAC), Chapter 290. |
Wastewater Treatment | Odor Control | Traditional | Scheduled operations and maintenance includes routine operations checks and reporting, and overseeing facility rehabilitation projects. Replacement of periodic odor control media and repair of equipment is performed as necessary. |
Water Distribution | Main Repairs | Mandatory | Emergency main breaks responded to within one hour; repairs completed same day. The City's Service Level commitment is in compliance with Title 30 Texas Administrative Code (30 TAC), Chapter 290. |
Water Distribution | Service Lines | Mandatory | Service line repairs completed within 10 business days for a routine leak: within one day for emergency repairs. The City's Service Level commitment is in compliance with Title 30 Texas Administrative Code (30 TAC), Chapter 290. |
Water Distribution | Valve Repairs | Mandatory | Replace 25 valves annually. The City's Service Level commitment is in compliance with Title 30 Texas Administrative Code (30 TAC), Chapter 290. |
Water Distribution | Hydrant Repairs | Mandatory | Repair 100 hydrants annually. The City's Service Level commitment is in compliance with Title 30 Texas Administrative Code (30 TAC), Chapter 290. |
Water Distribution | Site Restoration | Quality of Life | Landscaping replaced to pre-repair state within 14 business days. |
Water Distribution | Valve Inspections & Maintenance | Traditional | All valves (more than 10,000) inspected annually. |
Water Distribution | Hydrant Inspection & Maintenance | Traditional | Twice yearly inspection of all hydrants (5,181), with half painted and serviced annually. |
Water Distribution | Main Flushing | Mandatory | Dead end mains flushed monthly and main trunk lines flushed twice yearly. The City's Service Level commitment is in compliance with Title 30 Texas Administrative Code (30 TAC), Chapter 290. |
Water Distribution | New Service Installations | Traditional | New meter installations completed within ten days of receiving request from customers. |
Water Distribution | Right of Way Locates | Mandatory | Complete within two business days of application. |
Water Distribution | Design Plan Review (New Development Review) | Traditional | Attend weekly development review committee meetings and comment on site and construction plans submitted to the engineering department within five days. |
Water Distribution | CIP Project Support | Traditional | Annual identification, planning, scheduling, coordinating, and monitoring of capital improvement projects. |
Water Production | Water Storage | Mandatory | Inspect each ground storage tank every 3 years. The City's Service Level commitment is in compliance with Title 30 Texas Administrative Code (30 TAC), Chapter 290. |
Water Production | Raw Water Production | Mandatory | Scheduled operations and maintenance for each water well and annual Capital Improvement Program (CIP) for well rehabilitation. The City's Service Level commitment is in compliance with Title 30 Texas Administrative Code (30 TAC), Chapter 290. |
Water Production | Water Treatment | Mandatory | Maintain compliance with all state and federal water quality requirements. Maintain compliance with state and local agencies and meet the 30% groundwater reduction requirements in the Ground Water Reduction Plan (GRP). |
Water Production | Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) | Essential | Continued maintenance of the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system. |
Water Production | Emergency Operations | Essential | The Water Production Division maintains a comprehensive hurricane preparedness and response plan. This plan is updated annually to reflect changes in employee contact information, vendors, equipment, and operating procedures. |
Water Production | Contract Management | Mandatory | Maintain and monitor contracts for on-site or off-site repair of well motors and well pumps, booster pumps, disinfection systems, electrical systems and motor control centers, and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems. |
Water Quality | Special Sampling | Mandatory | Maintain compliance with all state and federal water quality requirements. |
Water Quality | Grease Trap Inspections | Mandatory | Conduct 378 grease trap inspections and make all related data entries in accordance with Title 30 Texas Administrative Code (30 TAC), Chapter 290. |
Water Quality | Wastewater Quality Sampling / Pretreatment Program | Mandatory | A minimum of 40 inspections shall be conducted annually in accordance with Title 30 Texas Administrative Code (30 TAC), Chapter 290. |
Water Quality | Commercial Facility Inspections | Mandatory | A minimum of 40 commercial facility inspections shall be conducted annually in accordance with Title 30 Texas Administrative Code (30 TAC), Chapter 290. |
Water Quality | Monitoring for Safe Water Drinking Act Contaminants | Mandatory | Collect 175 Samples annually to help maintain compliance with all state and federal water quality requirements. |
Water Quality | Bacteriological Sampling | Mandatory | Collect 1680 bacteriological samples annually to help maintain compliance with all state and federal water quality requirements. |
Water Quality | Corrosion Prevention | Mandatory | Collect 700 Samples annually to help maintain compliance with all state and federal water quality requirements. |
Water Quality | Nitrification Monitoring | Mandatory | Collect 884 samples annually to help maintain compliance with all state and federal water quality requirements. |
Water Quality | Instrument Calibration | Mandatory | Collect 576 samples annually to help maintain compliance with all state and federal water quality requirements. |
Water Quality | Lab Contract Management | Mandatory | Collect 84 samples annually to help maintain compliance with all state and federal water quality requirements. |
Water Resources | Groundwater Reduction Plan (GRP) Compliance and Implementation | Mandatory | Maintain compliance with state and local agencies and meet the 30% groundwater reduction requirements in the Groundwater Reduction Plan (GRP).
Submit all necessary Groundwater Reduction Plan (GRP) documents on time in accordance to the Fort Bend Subsidence District. |
Water Resources | Surface Water Supply Contract Management | Mandatory | Implementation of Water Conservation Plan in accordance to the requirements of the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). |
Water Resources | Intergovernmental Relations | Quality of Life | Annual review of all water resources related intergovernmental relations bill filings. |
Water Resources | Public Education | Traditional | Participate in five outreach events annually. Conduct water wise training for 2,000 students each year in the water wise program. |
Water Resources | Ensuring Adequate Water Supplies | Traditional | Develop the Integrated Water Resource Plan (IWRP) and govern the water supply planning process. |
Water Resources | Water Policy and Procedures | Traditional | Implementation of the Integrated Water Resource Plan (IWRP) recommended policies and procedures. |