Public Works reports performance metrics: service orders, paving, tree work and safety training

Deputy Director Dejada Durden and division staff presented the division‑wide performance report on Oct. 20, covering operations metrics, health and safety trends, and supply‑chain reporting changes.

Durden opened with year‑to‑date operational figures: 161,650 street‑cleaning service orders closed; 25,348 tons of debris removed; 38,482 graffiti service orders handled; 73,651 square feet of sidewalk repaired; roughly 1,787 trees planted; about 1,549,978 square feet of streets paved; 9,440 potholes repaired; and 5,453 trees pruned or maintained. Durden framed the figures as evidence of a busy year and credited crews for execution.

Safety officer Mariana Tufstein reviewed injury and motor‑vehicle incident trends across 2021–2024 and described steps to lower rates, including mandatory traffic‑control refresher training, increasing division trainers, return‑to‑work retraining, job‑specific training and plans for a driving simulator. She noted workers' compensation payouts beginning around $4,000,000 in 2021 for motor‑vehicle injuries and said Cal/OSHA‑required trainings are being delivered monthly (more frequently than the quarterly minimum).

Philip Bonnie explained tool‑room operations and a shift in financial accounting: the department moved from procurement‑order reports to budget‑vs‑actuals via PeopleSoft general‑ledger reporting to present actual expenditures by fund source and improve forecasting and transparency.

What’s next: staff will continue safety retraining, expand division‑based trainers, refine PeopleSoft reporting for supplies and complete planned technology like the driving simulator and the illegal‑dumping camera rollout. The commission accepted the informational report; there was no formal action.