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Information ResourcesStormwater MaintenanceThe department will continue adjusting its Stormwater maintenance program under a new zone based approach to optimize resources across four city quadrants. Stormwater personnel are transitioning from supervised, task-oriented crews to self-directed teams of multi-skilled workers capable of being re-deployed between zones. The zone based maintenance program is a major component of the department’s optimization efforts, to provide the most efficient and cost effective services. Planning and Environmental ProjectsA Stormwater utility fund was established in FY04 as a means of improving Stormwater customer services to all areas of the city. This new revenue, projected at $6.0 million for FY06, serves as a dedicated funding source from which the department can address planning, maintenance and operational needs. The department has identified a planning, maintenance and environmental program that will address a number of Stormwater related issues. An infrastructure assessment will also be initiated, to help address critical needs and long-term planning. Capital Improvement ProjectsIn FY06, the department will continue a number of the capital improvement projects previously initiated, including: Alleviating flooding around West Tampa Elementary School, Paxton Avenue and Sixth Street; pond construction to provide flooding relief in the Grant Park area; and five high priority flooding relief projects under Stormwater's five-year plan. Design work will also be initiated this year to address long standing flooding problems in the areas of Dale Mabry Highway and Henderson Avenue and 113th Avenue and 26th Street (Duck Pond System). The FY06 utility tax Stormwater budget includes $6.6 million to fund eleven capital improvement projects.
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