5501-2-01 Business plan.

 

 

 

5501-2-01                    Business plan.

 

 

 

(A)   The Ohio department of transportation (ODOT) business plan is a required biennial document the department must file with the Ohio general assembly under the state law which created the ODOT career professional service. The business plan represents the underlying objectives the department's management team are to accomplish in the biennium.

 

(B)   The business plan will contain several existing elements as well as several new ones. The entire business plan can be referenced in the attached appendices. The elements included in the business plan are as follows:

 

(1)     ODOT:  From  Transition  to  TransformationA  new  mission  to  "Turnaround Ohio"

 

(a)   The Ohio Department of Transportation PledgeODOT's mission statement

 

(b) Core values

 

(c) Department values

 

(2)     Building  the  Foundation  For  A  21st  Century  Transportation  System  for OhioChallenges for the 2008-2009 biennium

 

(a)    Creating A Vision: Ohio's 21st Century Transportation Priorities Task Force Challenge 1: Construction costs inflation is devastating ODOT's purchasing power

 

(b)   Securing Innovation: 2010-2011 State Transportation Budget Challenge 2: ODOT is experiencing flat state revenues and uncertain federal investment

 

(c)      Modernizing our Project Selection: Transportation Review Advisory CouncilChallenge 3: ODOT must adjust to address past program decisions

 

(d)   Taking Action: Creating a 21st Century ODOT Challenge 4: Constraints have been placed on major new construction

 

(e) Providing a FAST TRAC: Advancing Projects of State and Regional Economic Significance

 

(f)Finding Multi-Modal Solutions: Go Ohio Transportation Futures Plan

 

 

 

(3)   SETTING THE GOALS FOR 2010-2011New dialogue on Ohio's transportation priorities

(a) ODOT's Mission: Moving Ohio into a Prosperous New World

(b) ODOT's Key Initiatives for the New Biennium

(i) Initiative 1: "Target: Zero"

(ii) Initiative 2: "Igniting Ohio's Economic Engine"

(iii) Initiative 3: "All Systems Go"

(iv) Initiative 4: "Work Smarter and Get Better Results"

(v) Initiative 5: "World Class Business Practices"

(vi) Initiative 6: "Go with Green"

(vii) Initiative 7: Legislative Strategy

(4)    Seizing Transportation Opportunities to Make Ohio Competitive in the Global Economy Strategic initiatives for the 2008-2009 biennium

(a)   American Recovery And Reinvestment Act of 2009 Strategic initiative 1: Restore fiscal responsibility by adjusting ODOT's finances to address continued construction cost, flat state revenues, and past program decisions

(b)    Ohio Logistics And Distribution Stimulus ProgramStrategic initiative 2: Promote a comprehensive state and federal legislative agenda, emphasizing cooperation instead of competition, to advance Governor Strickland's "Turnaround Ohio" transportation initiatives

(c)    3C "Quick Start" Intercity Passenger Rail Strategic initiative 3: Broaden the criteria for project selection, especially in the category of major new construction, to include economic development, cost/benefit analysis, and opportunities for multi-modal integration and urban revitalization

(d)    U.S. DOT Tiger Discretionary Grants Strategic initiative 4: Establish "Smart Growth" strategies to ensure ODOT projects take growth and local land use issues into account

(e) Strategic initiative 5: Implement and advance cost-effective strategies for

pavement preservation

(f)Strategic initiative 6: Implement additional cost-effective strategies for traffic flow and traveler information

(g) Strategic initiative 7: Embrace environmental stewardship by implementing internal strategies to promote clean air and energy independence

(5)    ODOT'S Way of Doing Business: The Better Way!Goals for the 2008-2009 biennium

(a)      Higher  Ethical  Standards

Goal  1:  Demanding  fiscal  responsibility,

efficiency, and accountability

(b)       Fiscal  Responsibility  And  Improved  Auditing  Goal  2:  Promoting opportunity and accountability

(c)   Workplace Safety And Professional Training Goal 3: Promoting fix it first

(d)Goal 4: Embracing multi-modal transportation planning

(e) Goal 5: Prioritizing safety in all transporation

(f)Goal 6: Working toward a "Better than Before" environmental policy

(g) Goal   7:   Determining   workforce   assignments,   classifications,   and organization

(6)   2010-2011: A Solid Financial FoundationOrganizational performance indices

(a)   Changing Financial Challenges in TransportationPlan delivery

(b)       Forecasting   The   Future:   Revenue   And   Expenditure   Assumptions Pavements

(c)   ODOT's Financial Proforma Bridges

(d)Revenue and Program Assumptions

(7)   Organizational Performance Indices Financial plan

(a) Plan Delivery OPI

(b) Pavement Condition Ratings OPI

(c) Bridge Condition OPI

(d)Quality Assurance Review (QAR)

Effective:                                                     03/27/2010

R.C. 119.032 review dates:                         01/05/2010 and 01/05/2012

CERTIFIED ELECTRONICALLY

Certification

03/17/2010

Date

Promulgated Under:                           111.15

Statutory Authority:                           5501.20

Rule Amplifies:                                  5501.20

Prior Effective Dates:                         3/26/04, 9/12/05, 12/10/06, 2/14/08