1. 2018 – 2020 Budget| Presented by: Devon Thiele
Technical Services
2018 – 2020 Budget| Presented by: Devon Thiele

2. Department Staff Technical Services Mike Bly GIS and Asset Coordinator
Scott Tollestrup
Project Technologist
Cole Bodnaruk
Infrastructure and Asset Tech.
Patty Moyer
Traffic Counter
Devon Thiele
Technical Services Supervisor
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3. Department Roles & Responsibilities
Devon Thiele
Technical Services Supervisor
Provides technical support to other departments as well as managing capital projects, utility approvals, and all other engineering related projects.
Mike Bly
GIS and Asset Coordinator
Maintains and updates the Geospatial Information System (GIS) and is the lead on developing the County’s Asset Management system.
Scott Tollestrup
Project Technologist
Provides office and field support by managing the traffic count program, closed and leases R/W’s, and survey support for field staff.
Cole Bodnaruk
Infrastructure and Asset Tech.
Cole will be responsible for the inspection of the County’s Bridges, and also assists in the development of the Asset Management System.
Patty Moyer
Seasonal Traffic Counter
Provides traffic counts for the department.
12 September 2018

4. Department Mission
The Technical Services department is responsible for facilitating the design and construction of new infrastructure to meet the needs of the County. This includes ensuring all new residential, commercial and industrial land development complies with the County’s standards, guidelines, policies and expectations.
This department is also responsible for the ongoing maintenance of digital geographic data of the organization and for the data management of all of the assets that Lethbridge County owns, including:
Buildings
Underground Utilities
Roads
Bridges
Rights of way
Any other structures.
May require more than one slide
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5. Links to the 2017 Strategic Plan
2. Service are in place for commercial and industrial purposes
7.3 Update Engineering standards for new development
7.5 Investigate measures to prevent building in low lying flood prone areas
12. Continue to implement the 35 year plan for the Market Access Network
15. The County has a sustainable plan for gravel resources to meet County needs
16. The County has developed a plan to ensure a suitable drainage program
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6. Core Services
Technical Services provides support to almost every department within the County. The main services provided by the department are:
Capital Project Management
Utility Approvals
Subdivision/Development Review
GIS
Asset Management
Survey
Traffic Counts
Licenced/Closed R/W Management
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7. Core Services Capital Project Management
It is the departments’ responsibility to procure, oversee and facilitate the design and construction of infrastructure throughout the County.
Broxburn Road
Wilson Colony Road
McNally Bridge - $700,000, 2 span with longer replacement
Broxburn Road North - $1,110,000, 4.2km overlay
Kasko Bridge - $270,000, single span to CSP
Wilson Colony Road - $875,000, 2 miles gravel road reconstruction
McNally Bridge
Kasko Bridge
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8. Core Services Development Review / Utility Approvals
It is the departments responsibility to review developments to ensure compliance with County standards. Reviews and approvals of utility crossing applications are also included.
Left – Pipeline crossing, Malloy Ph2A
Right – Eldorado site grading plan
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9. Core Services Geospatial Information System & Asset Management
This department is also responsible for the ongoing maintenance the GIS system including fleet tracking and is responsible for the data management of all of the assets that Lethbridge County owns, including buildings, underground utilities, roads, bridges, rights of way, and any other structures
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10. Core Services Survey & Traffic Counting
Many functions within the Department depend on the collection field data which is obtained through conducting surveys for activities like our road reconditioning program, base stabilization, drainage, R/W violations, etc. Traffic counting is also conducted seasonally which provides the department with the data required for grant applications, and also to allow the County to better understand traffic behavior. The County’s Traffic Model is also managed in the department.
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11. Core Services Closed and Licenced Right of Way Management
The management of the County’s closed and licensed right of ways is handled within the Technical Services Department. Numerous requests are submitted by County citizens annually to license or close and purchase right of ways. These request are processed by the department and presented to Council for final approval.
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12. Successes Some successes within the Department are:
2016 Completed Projects
Broxburn Road Overlay (North)
Malloy Phase 1
Wilson Colony Road
McNally Bridge
Traffic Model
New Initiatives
Asset Management
Bridge Inspections
2017 Completed or to be Completed Projects
Broxburn Road (South) & Business Park Overlay
Duncan Industrial Park Paving
Keho Lake Bridge File Replacement
Malloy Phase 2a
Base Stabilization Program
Achievements
Mike & Cole – IAMA Asset Management course completion
Devon – AMSA Zone 1 Director
Scott – Special Flight Operating Certificate (Drone)
IAMA –Michelle Tetreu
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13. Challenges/Opportunities
New department
Implementation of the Asset Management System
Prioritization of aging infrastructure that requires substantial capital investment
Meeting Federal and Provincial regulated requirements (MGA, etc)
Opportunities
Once the Asset Management Program is fully implemented it will greatly assist in the prioritization of major projects.
Bridge File inspections now fall within the department
Further drainage basin studies will assist in planning projects to help mitigate flooding
May require more than one slide
12 September 2018

14. Questions ?
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