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Allocation and spending of funds for DOT Streets Plan efforts
2:34:05
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Council Member Brooks-Powers inquires about how the $94 million in capital and expense funding for DOT Streets Plan efforts has been spent. DOT officials explain the broad allocation of funds across various divisions and programs.
- Streets Plan funding touches upon every division of the agency
- Funds are split between traffic operations, traffic planning, street reconstruction, and administration
- DOT official offers to provide a detailed breakdown of spending at a later date
- Emphasizes that Streets Plan implementation requires coordination across multiple divisions and programs
Selvena N. Brooks-Powers
2:34:05
Thank you.
2:34:06
In fiscal twenty three, the council had called for 3,100,000,000 for DOT streets plan efforts and we were able to secure $9.00 $4,000,000 in capital and expense funding that was added for between fiscal year twenty two to '26.
2:34:23
Can you just give us an idea of how that money has been spent to date?
Paul Ochoa
2:34:29
Thanks for that question councilmember.
2:34:33
Streets plan touches upon essentially every single division that the agency runs.
2:34:38
It is split between traffic operations which as Margaret mentioned includes TSPs, traffic planning, which as Eric Beaton mentioned, on bike infrastructure, bus lane infrastructure, street redesigns.
2:34:51
It also touches on street reconstruction, which you mentioned some of the capital dollars.
2:34:55
We can try to provide a breakdown, but it is essentially absorbed across all divisions.
2:35:01
And I would also say, some of that money is also used for administration.
2:35:04
We have HR people, we have contracts people.
2:35:07
As the commissioner mentioned, we've increased the amount of MWB usage, and that does require more staff.
2:35:13
So it is absorbed across multiple divisions, across multiple programs.
2:35:18
I'm happy to try to provide a breakdown.
2:35:21
I'm not entirely sure I can provide a breakdown by today, but I'm happy to provide a general breakdown of Streets Plan.
2:35:27
It just touches on so many different things that the agency does.