The following provides an update of the Strategic
Initiatives that were adopted in FY 2003.
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Department
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FY 2003 Adopted Strategic Initiative
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Net Cost
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FTEs
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Fire
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Fire
Systems Building Inspections - added a Fire Systems Building Inspector July 2002.
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$43,326
|
1.0
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Convert
first peak time Emergency Medical Unit to full time - implemented July 2002.
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$75,000
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Convert
second peak time Emergency Medical Unit to full time - slated to be
implemented April 2003.
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$280,000
|
8.0
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Four
person staffing for the three remaining engine companies - Fourth person
added to Engine 5 at Crystal City on July 1, 2002; Engine 9 at Nauck on
September 1, 2002, and to Engine 4 at Clarendon on October 1, 2002.
|
$911,208
|
12.0
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HAZMAT
Support - Two vehicles are on order; expected in March 2003. These vehicles
are being purchased using federal funds.
Funding provided in FY 2003 is the yearly cost to operate the
vehicles.
|
$28,000
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Public Education Specialist - on board July
2002.
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$105,727
|
1.0
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DHS
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Home
Care Partners health insurance - started payment with beginning of FY 2003.
|
$28,049
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Emergency
Needs Fund - added to emergency needs fund (targeted to Arlingtonians
Ministering to Emergency Needs (AMEN) for medications, rent); spending
according to quarterly schedule.
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$25,000
|
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Arlington
Free Clinic - discussing terms of Memorandum of Agreement
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$70,000
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Strategic
Planning for child and family services - developing scope; Arlington
Partnership for Children, Youth and Families will participate.
|
$100,000
|
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Teen
web site - Position filled in January 2003; will work on content for Get Real
web site; Partnership web site being developed by Libraries.
|
$25,000
|
0.5
|
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Assets
Liaison - position filled November 2002.
|
$66,000
|
1.0
|
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Teen
expo - expect to fill position in March 2003; hiring a temporary candidate. Teen Expo is scheduled for April 26, 2003.
|
$28,200
|
0.5
|
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DPW
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ART
Bus Services - The Ballston Loop (ART 61) started in September. The Rosslyn-Court House Metro Shuttle (ART
67) started on February 3, 2002. The
cross-town line (ART 40) operating from Columbia Pike to Court House/Rosslyn
is scheduled to begin on April 7, 2003.
|
$407,025
|
1.0
|
|
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PRCR
|
Tree
Master Plan - Currently finalizing contract.
Public forum/kickoff with community/stakeholders in February
2003. First phase will be completed
by June 2003.
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$100,000
|
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Tree
Master Plan Implementation - New Urban Forester was hired in September 2002;
working with Urban Forestry Commission to identify stakeholders and major
components of the Tree Master Plan.
|
$78,400
|
1.0
|
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Expansion
of Invasive Plant Education and Control Program - increased contract Invasive
Plant Control Coordinator position from half-time to full-time (with Virginia
Cooperative Extension Services); recruitment for permanent 0.5 FTE for
spraying and permanent removal of invasives is currently in progress; staff
has conducted spraying/permanent control activities on approximately 10 acres
to date; goal is 12 acres by July 2003; volunteers have dedicated
approximately 550 hours for control efforts.
|
$58,700
|
0.5
|
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Increase
Public Tree Planting 400 trees/maintenance - hired staff for tree planting
and maintenance contract management; approximately 600 trees planted during
fall/early winter; additional 600 trees will be planted in spring 2003;
pruning will begin late winter for estimated 1,500 trees.
|
$216,500
|
1.0
|
|
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Providing
Administrative support to Arlington County Fair and Sister City Program -
recruitment for 0.5 FTE for the Sister City Program is currently in progress;
0.5 FTE for the County Fair is in the classification process.
|
$60,000
|
1.0
|
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DCPHD
|
Tree
Initiative to hire a landscape planner to provide landscape design expertise
to site plan projects - position filled November 2002.
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$77,000
|
1.0
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Non-Dept.
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Affordable
Housing Investment Fund (AHIF) - funding increased to a total of $4.0
million. During the first half of FY
2003, AHIF funding supported acquisition of the Gates of Arlington
Apartments, construction and rehabilitation of the Cameron Commons
Apartments, and construction of new townhouses on South Glebe Road.
|
$1,000,000
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