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Engineering Services: About UsIntroductionEngineering Services contributes to the overall City purpose by providing many services and public works facilities. These range from such fundamental services as water supply, sewerage, drainage, refuse removal, street access, and lighting, to regulatory functions such as traffic control, parking enforcement, transportation planning, and preservation of utility and communication corridors. It is an objective of Engineering Services to provide these services at minimum cost to the taxpayer and in a manner responsive to the needs of citizens. As demands always exceed funds, it is necessary to set priorities. Engineering Services' priorities are as follows:
Performance of the above functions in an efficient and cost-effective manner contributes to the safety of the City's residents, the City's economic viability, and the quality of life of its citizens. Engineering Services provides basic public works services which are essential in any urban community. Vancouver has grown and changed greatly since it was founded. Engineering Services has kept pace by providing essential services in the quantity and size required to support the City's population and employment. Engineering Services' role is to plan, build, improve, manage, and maintain the following services in accordance with policies set by City Council:
[top] LocationsIn addition to its administrative center at City Hall, the department operates from the Manitoba, Cambie and four district Yards, the Delta landfill site, and the Parking Enforcement headquarters (downtown). Other departmental facilities, such as sewage pumping stations, bridges, streets and lanes, are located throughout the City. The Cambie and Manitoba Works Yards are especially noteworthy. The Cambie Yard is distinguished because of its asphalt plant, central location, and water access. 300,000 tonnes of gravel and sand are handled there annually at a much lower cost than would be possible at another location. It is planned to replace the Cambie Yard with sites in the Burlington-Northern Flats and along the Fraser River. The Manitoba Yard (250 W. 70th Avenue), on the other hand, is larger and is home for central stores, most of the department's operating branches, and the Solid Waste Transfer Station. [top] Structure and FunctionThe department is organized on a product basis into five divisions:
Each division, in turn, is divided into a number of branches. There are also three independent branches (Survey, Projects & Community Liaison, Engineering Human Resources and Facilities Planning), which have functions related to all five divisions and are centralized at the departmental level. The specific function of each branch is outlined below. Under this organization, all aspects involved in providing a given service are in one division rather than being scattered among several. This framework allows for much closer coordination of departmental programs and has significantly improved service to the public by reducing "red tape" and "run around" when a problem occurs. The organization is intended to be dynamic; branches may be shifted to meet special needs and personnel rotated for staff development purposes. [top] |
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