Engineering

The Engineering Division supports the mission of the Department of Planning and Community Development, as well as other city departments, by providing professional services in the areas of Engineering/Surveying, Public Works Inspection, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Erosion and Sediment Control.

Contact the Engineering Division.

General Goals and Objectives

Engineering/Surveying:

• Provide surveying, design, and contract administration for public projects.
• Maintain and update tax parcel, street and utility mapping for the entire city and, as applicable for city holdings outside the city limits.
• Administer and coordinate the city's site plan and erosion control plan review process.
• Administer and enforce the city's Erosion and Sediment Control program.
• Provide inspection services and permit-related studies for the city's flood control/water supply dams.
• Assist other city departments with special requests.

Public Works Inspection:

• Provide regular inspection on public infrastructure associated with private development projects, and project inspection on public projects.
• Provide testing services for public water and sewer lines; administrate scheduling and documentation program for acceptance of such utilities into public ownership.
• Provide administration and inspection for City Public Access Permit program.
• Provide inspection and record-keeping for the city's Erosion Control program.

Geographic Information System (GIS):

• Develop broad-based, user-friendly, time saving GIS and mapping applications for use by all departments.
• Develop specific GIS applications for individual departments. Assist in development of application databases.
• Develop an inter-departmental training program to provide for departmental GIS development and end-user applications.
• Maintain GIS system and database links for city-wide applications.
• Develop GIS out-sourcing such as Web access and customer kiosks.