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Decline in roadway lane mile reconstruction and DDC staffing needs
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Council Member Brooks-Powers questions the decline in roadway lane mile reconstruction and inquires about DDC's staffing needs. DDC officials explain the shift in priorities and provide information on current staffing levels.
- DDC completed fewer roadway lane miles in recent years due to shifting priorities to other types of work
- New metrics have been added to the PMMR for green infrastructure, pedestrian ramps, and coastal resiliency projects
- DDC's current headcount is 1,177 with a 4% vacancy rate
- Additional headcount has been approved for the borough-based jails program
Selvena N. Brooks-Powers
5:15:29
Okay going to the PMMR on reconstructed road miles.
5:15:34
According to the PMMR, DDC completed 10.6 miles of roadway lane mile reconstruction in the first four months of fiscal twenty twenty five compared to 7.1 miles that were completed in the first four months fiscal twenty twenty four.
5:15:51
However, in all of fiscal twenty twenty four, DDC completed only 20.3 lane miles much less when compared to fiscal twenty twenty three when a total of 33.6 roadway lane miles was completed, significantly less than the 60.6 lane miles that were completed in fiscal twenty twenty one.
5:16:17
Why has a roadway lane mile reconstruction been declining over the past few So
Jeffrey Margolis
5:16:24
it's not that our work has decreased, it's just that we've identified along with DOT and DEP different priorities, different types of work that we're doing each and every day.
5:16:34
So, for example, we actually added metrics to the PMMR to identify a new green infrastructure metric as well as our porous excuse me, as well as our pedestrian ramp unit that is working on pedestrian ramps each and every day across the five boroughs.
5:16:52
And lastly, the coastal resiliency projects.
5:16:54
So as my colleague testified to, we have robust projects both in in all three of those areas, and work is happening all over the city that, offsets potentially those those lane miles being completed, but it's not that less work is happening in the streets.
Selvena N. Brooks-Powers
5:17:18
Does DDC need additional headcount in order to operate at a higher capacity, and what other resources would be needed?
Magalie Desroches Austin
5:17:31
So our total headcount at this moment is 1,177.
5:17:39
We actually have a 4% vacancy rate.
5:17:42
So we've been really successful in bringing on talent.
5:17:46
We do a lot of hiring fairs and we go to schools to recruit.
5:17:53
So our goal really is to make sure that we're at full capacity so that we can continue the work that we are doing.
Selvena N. Brooks-Powers
5:18:07
Do you need additional headcount?
Magalie Desroches Austin
5:18:10
So have OMB has agreed to provide additional headcount for our borough based jails program.
5:18:19
We're in the process of doing that now and I think once we get those additional folks on board I think we'll be in a better in better shape.