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DEPARTMENT: ENGINEERING AND TRANSPORTATION SECTION 12 <br /> <br /> <br />DESCRIPTION <br />The Engineering and Transportation Department is responsible for the administration of <br />all professional engineering services for the City, including traffic and transportation <br />engineering. The professional engineering services provided include administrati on, <br />design and implementation of the City’s Capital Improvement Program (CIP) and <br />technical support for various public improvements. The department provides engineering <br />construction inspection and review of all permits for subdivisions and private developm ent <br />projects. Traffic and transportation engineering services include transportation planning, <br />geometric design of streets, traffic signals, and markings for safe and efficient traffic <br />circulation. To carry out these duties, the Engineering and Transportat ion Department is <br />comprised of three divisions: Administrative Services, Project Development, and Land <br />Use. <br />The Administrative Services Division is responsible for the administration and <br />management of the department. The division is also responsible for t he administrative <br />support for the department, contract management, grant management, and fiscal <br />management of the City’s CIP budget and department operating budget. This division is <br />responsible for administration and compliance efforts for the City’s Commu nity Workforce <br />Agreement, local inclusion policy as well as the City’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise <br />(DBE) program as defined by 49 CFR Part 26 for its federally funded transportation <br />projects. In addition, the division manages real property owned by t he City, acquires <br />property, and provides relocation assistance on capital projects proposed by all City <br />departments. <br />The Project Development Division provides the management and administrative <br />direction of all professional engineering services required fo r developing and contracting <br />public improvements, and provides engineering-related support services to other City <br />departments. The division is responsible for the operation of the pavement management <br />program. This division implements the CIP and administers related construction <br />contracts. Projects are designed by City staff or by contract engineering services. <br />Engineering Inspectors in the division are responsible for the on -site inspection of public <br />improvements. <br />The Land Use Division advocates and applies for funding as staff liaison to Alameda <br />County Transportation Commission, and provides engineering assistance, review, and <br />direction on public and private improvement projects that are not directly funded by the <br />City. This includes review of all subdivisions and other private developments in <br />conjunction with the Community Development Department, as well as permits issued for <br />construction within the public right-of-way for several partner agencies and utility <br />companies. The division also contracts surveying and mapping services related to the <br />City’s infrastructure and for other City departments. <br />Additionally, the Land Use Division provides traffic engineering and transportation <br />planning services for the City. The division is responsible for the review of the traffic <br />aspects for all City and private development projects, identification of future transportation <br />needs, and planning for future transportation improvements. The division manages the <br />181 <br />203