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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAPA2931FEDERAL EMEWQV* REGULATORY GQMMISS8ON Pr@O3EG*f No, 7 1 $4 SOSITHA WDROELECTWIC PROJECT PUBSIC SECTOR FOLLOW-UP SURVEY REPORT Report by Barza-Ebasco Susitna Joint Venture Prepared fsr Alaska Power Authori ty Final Report June 1985 AEPll QWSTXONS OR COMMENTS COHmREQIPVe WIS REWRT SBOmD BE DIRE-ED TO mE &%AS= POWER bOWORIW BUSITH& PROJEm OFIHCB TABLE 8P COHTENTS Approach and Methodology Project Area Results 3.1 Geographic Loeat ion and Duration 3.2 Emplopent 3.3 Put ure Development Results by Cornunity 4* 1 TaBkeetna 4,2 Trapper @seek 4*3 Cantwell 4.4 Healy Appendix A - Questionnsiree %IS% OF TABLES EBLE 1: Agencies Zneerviewed TABLE 2: Employment by Season, Excluding Schools ,TABLE 3: Employment by Season For Schools TABLE 4.: Change in Full-Time Employment By Season ideot ified as potential iragact areas of the Susitna ~ydroelect~ie Project a Aa inventory of che sssioeconoolic characteristics cf these cornunit ies has beea rarade~taken to provide the baseline infomatior, necessary to forecast project-related impacts. The public sector survey was conducted to obtain informatian about public Pacibit kes and services in Taltreetna, Trapper Greek, Cantwell, and Healy . Enfomratioa obtaioed fecm the survey identified employment, service, and eli,ent characteristics for each pub1 ic agency in the comuni t ies . Tl~e survey was conducted in 1983 for Telkeetna, Txapper Creek, and GetntweZ1. In 1985, information was updated for these three cornunities and PIealy was surveyed for the first time. -&ii & k agewoies erurveyed were ideat if ied Prom several sources, ineluding contacts made duriug the project feasibility study, the 1983 survey, cther Suoitna projee t surveys, and telephoae listings . mirty-arne sf 32 ideatifie8 agencies responded, representing a 97 percent response rate, The ngeneiea surveyed are listed in Table 1. These agencies include federal aad cstaEe departments as well as public schools and libraries. Between Eaovember 14 and 18, 1983, representatives of 13 agencies located in Talkeetna, Trapper Creek, and Cantwell. were interviewed by telephone from Anchorage. Between April 23 and 26, 1985 representatives from these 19 agencies were again interviewed to update the infamation obtained in 1983. During this 1985 period interviews were conducted for the first time with eight agencies in Healy, &wo in Cantwell, one in Talkeetaa, 2nd one in Trapper Creek. When possible, the manager of each agency was interviewed. In cases where the manager was unavailable or did not have the requested infor? &tion, the interviewer solicited the name of an agency contact who could provide the infomat ion. The questionnaire used in 1983 consisted cf 22 questions and required approximately 10 to 15 minutes to administer, depending upon the availability of information and the length of answers. The questionnaire used for Healy in 1985 was the same as thar used in 1983 except that quest ions concerning operating budget were deleted. These quest ions wre deleted because the 1983 survey found that local agency workers could not accurately answer the questions. The follow-up survey for Taiheetna, Trapper Greek, and Cantwell, conducted in 1985 consisted of 10 questions and required 5 to 10 minutes to administer. Samples of the 1983 and follow-up questionnaires are in Appendix A. The surveys provided information on emplopeat in the public sector on a cornunity and area-wide basis. The resuits are summarized below. illask Rai lroad, Talkeetne Station Department of Transportation and Public Facilities Federal Aviation Administration, Flight Service Station National Weather Service, Meteorological Office Susitna Valley Nigh School Talkeetna Coarmuni ty School Talkeetna Elementary School Talkeetna Public Library Talkeetna Volunteer Fire Department United States Postal Service, Talkeetna Post Office Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities Alaska Railroad, Cantwell Section Cantwell Schssl, Raibbert School District Cantwell Volunteer hbulaace Service Cantwell Vohunteer Fire Department Department of Public Safety, Alasb State Troopers Department cf Public Safety, Division of Fish and Wildlife Protestion United States Postal Service, Cantwell Post Office Alaska Railroad, Benly Section CeaaeraP offie$, Railbelt School District Deparment of Transpertatisra and Public Facilities Distriel: Magistrate Court Healy Clinic Be~ly Volunteer Pire Department Tri-Valley School, Railbelt. School Diseric t United States Postal Service, Healy Post Office Trapper Creek Trapper Creek Elementaq SshooB Trapper Creek Post Office Department of Transportation and Public Facilities Department cf Public Safety, Alaska State Troopers Trapper Creek Cornunity School Eloat of the agency offices in each of the four cormnuaities were sear the eera'ter cf the cornunity they served, Their Loeation rnade &hem acceeaiblc the majority of the cornunity residents. Most of the agencies ingesviewed li;ad beeln earablished in their respective community for 10 years or la8ore; &he ne~Jest office opened in 1983. 3a2 The majority of the employees for all agencies combined had been residents of the comnauniey for more than one year. In moat communities, full-tine and part-time employment at agencies, excluding schools, was stable throughout the pear, One exception was Cantwell, whefe the number of full-time k.olpLoyees increased by one-half during the winter. The other exception was Trapper Creek, where the number of part-time employees doubled during the sumer asnths, As would be expected, sskosls maintaHned only a small staff, ranging from zero to five past-time employees during the surnruer manths, Of the 25 agencies other than schools, 15 used part-time sumer employees and 16 used part-time winter employees. In most connnunities, the number of part-time employees was larger than the number of full-time employees for either season, Eight of the 31 agencies responded that they had experienced problems in the last fiscal year, Problems mentioned included budget constraints, availability of workers, inadequacy of facilities, structural pr~bleras with the facilities, and increasing enrollment (schools) without addit iodal e~af f a TABLE 2 EMPLOWENT BY SEASON, EXCLUDING SeHOOLS 1983-1984 (~mber of Employees) Cemuni ty Part-time Full-tiale Part-time Full-time Trapper Greek 218 10 11 18 Can twe L I 1 7LI 14 I&/ 20 Bea lg TOTAL U mia number represents the mid-point of a range that respondents provided. Source: Harza-Ebascc Public Sector Survey, April 1985. TABLE 3 EHPLOWENT BY SEASOM FOR SCHOOLS 1983-1984 (Nmber of Employees) Part-time Full-time Part-cime Full-time Trapper Creek 0 P 13 6 Can twe l l Healy TOTAL Includes Susitna Valley High Schaol. 2.1 Varies, but es~imeted at 5. Source: Harza-Ebasco Public Sector Survey, April 1985. TABLE 4 GE IN FULL-TIME E~~PLOYZ~~ENT BY SEASONU 1978-1 984 (Nlmaber of Employees) Trapper fl 11 1% 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 14 14 14 16 Creek ~eal~z/ -- 24 24 24 24 24 24 ------- 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 ------ TOTAL 33 $8 59 $1 68 65 61 44 89 82 I03 104 105 124 Data on schools are included. 21 No data for 1978, numbers represent mid-points for ranges given by the respondents. The Lower total employment for the sumer of 1978 reflect the missing data for Bealy being treated as zero. Source: Harze-Ebasco Public Sector Survey, April 1985. Qao agency planned to reduce service Levels in 1986. Five of Che 3E agencies planned to expand their existing service levels, but for three of ?he@@, the plans were either uncertain or depended on whether the future budget would be adequate. Of the 10 Talkeetna agencies interviewed, 8 had been established in the ecmmunity Loager than 5 years. All of the agencies had been in Talkeetna more than five years. The survey results indicated that the levels of employment in Talkeetna were stable year round in all of the agencies, with the exception of the two public sehools. me higher average employment level in the schcols during the winter could be attributed tc the seasonality of school operation. The employ~sent levels by season are presented in Tables 2 and 3. Full-time emplopent by season since 1978 is presented for Talkeetna in Table 4, As shorn, during the 1978-1983 period, employmenr levels fluctuated slightly in the s er and winter. In 1984, however, there was a substantial increase in the nlmrber of full-time winter employees, though the number of full-time sumer employees remained relatively constant. Tlais cannot be attributed to the one additional agency surveyed in 1985 because all of these employees were part-time. Rather, it is the product of an increase in school employment. Mast of the employees for both summer and winter had resided in Talkeetna for more than one year, mo of the agencies had experienced problems in the last fiscal year, including inadequate facilities and insuf fieient staffing. Three of the 10 r~bziaiaiog agencio;~ en&ieipace$ maintaining their eurseslt level of ~;el:'j.ic~, at least in the short ::em, The Trapper Greek survey included interviews wi~h six agencies. Each agency had been established in Trapper Creek for a minimum of five years. Ilk70 of the agaacies Laad been located in the cornunity for more than 10 years. Fu& l-tiae emplcpent renrained constant from sunnner to winter in 'Parapper Crcck et ageacies other than the schools. Similar to Talkeetna, l~intar employment in Trapper Creek was higher than sumk9er employment at agzncies sther than schools due to when sckaacpfs were in session (Tablee 2 a11d 3)@ Part-time eaployment at ageneies other than schools, however, was almost double in &he winter what it was ia khe samer (Tables 2 and 3). Full-time eonplopeat Levels for the past seven years had been fairly stable arith a total increase of five employees LCrom 1978 to 1984. One agency experienced problems during the past year, citing strlictural problems with the building. Only one of the agencies had plans to illcrease services. Eight ageneies participated in the Cantwell survey. A11 but 1 of the 8 agencies had been established in the cornunity for more than 10 yecirs; 4 ageneies had been established for mare than 20 years. The oldest agent:y was fomed in 1923. Part-$ine emplopent in Cantwell remained stable from winter to sum3r at agencies other than schools. Full-time employment, however, decreased from 20 in the winter to 14 in the sumer. Similar to Tyapper Creek and TaLkeetaa, school. employment decreased substantially during the s amer mooths. The agencies reported an increase in full-time winter emplo~ment over the parst 7 years from 16 to 26 persolas. FulB-eime 3 9s2 ~*~&&ieaed ti* fairby ~seaaQie aver the past 7 years (~sbha 4). AYB (3% the employees were reeideats sf Cantwell fog oae year or rnm, Bat of the ageaeies reported thee funding problems were causing inadequate seaffing dusiag the sumar. None of the ageneies had plans Eo change ser~~iee Beve le , The fsa~ealy aurvey included interviews with eight agencies. All 8 had been in the eeoennunity for at least 10 years, and 4 of these had been established for over 28 years, The survey results indicated that the level of part-time end full-time emplopeat in Nealy et agencies other than schools remained fairly constant from winter to sumnaer. The seasonality of school emplopent: caused sumer ernpleyroeklt in the schools to be substantially lower than in the winter months (Tables 2 aad 3). Full-time emplopeat by season is presented in Table 4. From 1979 to 1985, employnac%t remained constant at the eight agencies interviewed. Two of the eight ageneies had experienced problems in the Last fiscal year due tc tack of funding for additional staffing. None of the eight agencies had plans for expansion; seven anticipated maintaining their current level 05 servi~e* APPENDIX A Date a TsPephone: Agency Representative Interviewed : Csntace Made: 1, YES a___P____ a. NO -- Third Gootact Atteas -- Coatace Made: I* mS P 2. NO Hello, my name ia and 1 am ccndrerring a survey far the Alaska Power k~atkority, as pare of the Suaitraa Hydroelectric Projec~. A more comple?&@ understanding of the public and gavernmeatal agencies in she area :b8 needed to plan for the cons&rraceioa and operation of the Psojeee. The ourvey questions are about your agency and its plans for the future. I.]@ ~~otald like you to participate in this survey. Your answers wi16 be confidential and voluntary, and will be greatly appreciated. Q-1 What are the main services your agency provides from this office? Q-2 Wae geographical area or area3 does this office serve? Q-3 What special groups, if any, does this office serve? 9-4 How many yearst has this office been in this commuuity? its, (actual number of years) 1, USS TWN f 2e 1-2 30 3-5 46 6-10 5, MORE TUM 10 tl-5 Mat? maay PBTSO~II~ including y~ur~&lf~ were employed during cRe saaumer of 99847 (Be sure ED include peggals who work under eowtract, such aa elarical workers, janitorial eeo-?ice workers, food service ruorkers, and/or bus drive~a,) FrSLL-TIHE (more than 34 hss/raeek) PART-TIME (lees than 34 hrslareek) Q-6 Were met of these gamer 1984 employees people who lived here for one year or more, or people who lived here for less than one year; or a mixture of both? %, WGIDENT FOR ONE mM OR MOm 2* WSIDENT FOB USS TUN ONE YEAR 3 MIXTURE OF BOTH mPES OF mSIBENTS 4-7 Wow many persons, including yourself, were employed during the winter cf 1883-841 (~e sure to include people who work under contract, such as clerical workers, janitorial service workers, food service workers, anddm bus drivers,) FaE-TIME (more than 34 hrs/week) BART-TIME ( fess than 34 &rg/aeek) 0-8 Were most of these winter 1983-84 employees people who lived here far one year or more, or people who lived here for less than one year; or a mixture of both? 1, mSIDENT FOB ONE YEAR OR Mom 2@ USIDEHT FOR LESS T Pm 3. MIXTURE QF BOTH mPES OF WSXDENTS 9 ki~k~ zany peraeag, ineluding ycsrrrsslf, were ea~plcayetl durirag seaamer in khe lest 5 years? (Be sure to inclde people wi%~ho ~gorked ur~der conepact,) Q-10 Bow many persons, including yourself, were employed during the xaira~er in the lnet 5 years? (Be sure tc inclrtde people who worked under soatract,) 1982 i881 1980 1978 1998 Fm%-"$6"3KME 034 h9s8wk) PART-TINS (934 hra/wk) Q-ll %at is your office's budget for this cornunity for this fiscal year? 9-12 What are your fiscal year dates? 4-13 What month do you begin preparing your budget for the next fiscal year? f$-lJsa Qaw daes Che p~esent fiscal year's budget fcdr this office cc~mpgi: e irca the budgets in the previous 5 years? I c A LOT &Om IN THIS 8mGET T IN PmVIQUS YEARS 2, MQE IR mIS BUDGET T ZN PMVIOOS PEARS %M mHS BUDGET AS IM PmVIOUS WARS fH PMVIOUS YEABS 5 h LOT LESS ZH mHS BUDGZT T IN PWVHOUS YEARS 6, nUCTUATgD, NO CON% ISTENT BATTEm 7, NO MSIS FOB GOMPAWBSOR 9-94b mat are the main factors which contributed to ehis change in the budge e l Q-1Sa Did pour agency experience any problems in the last fiscal year? Be YES YES, Q-15b What were those problems? Q-16a Does your office have any plans to expand its services in this ares? IF YES, ASB NEXT m0 QmSTZONS. q-%F4b Q&at are your expansion plaas? pi6s Are there any factors kjhi~h would limit your expaasion plans? Cpli3e Does your office have any plans to decrease its Level of service in the next fiscal year? 3, NOT SUW Q-17b mat are these plans? Ageaey Representative Interviewed: Title: 11, YES If not, why Hello3 my same is and I am conduct ilrlg a survey for the Alaska P~~ger AuSuChorktg, as part of the Susitiarr Hydroelectric Bsojeet, Ease yeas, we spske to of your agency and sbltained infewnation about your services. Thie year I %auld like to update cur infomation. Pour l3"areicipa~ioe is vcluntary and your infomation confidential. Do you mind 9-1 Are the main services your agency provides from ehis offiee? Q-2 Do you still serve %raa &hi8 office? YES NO 4-3 Do you still serve the special groups of from this office? YES 4-4 Xs ie correct that your office has been in this cc~nrmmity for yeare 2" P (actual number of years) (last year +1) Q-5 Blbow many persons, including yourself, were employed during the sumer of 19841 (Be sure ~o include people who work under contract, such as cle~ieal workers, janitorial service. workers, food service workers, sndlgt bus driver@,) FULL-TZME (more khan 34 hrs~week) PART-Tim (less thaw 34 hrs/week) -- Q-6 !$ere mast 0% ehesa s year or more, or peaple wbo lived here for lese than one year; or a aineure of bath? P e PaSXDEIgT POW ORE mM OR MOW %a WSZDENT FOB T38S Ot\% B (2-7 many persons, including yourself, =re employed during the wiglter of 1883-84? (~e aure to inelude people wl~o work qmder coneract, such a8 clericaL workers, janitorial service workers, food service workers, andlor bas drivers,) FWL-TXMg (more than 34 hrs/weeb) PmT-TIME (less than 34 hrelweek) 9-8 Were most of these winter 1983-84 employees people who Lived here fob one year OP mare, BT people who lived here for less than one year; or a mixture of both? 1, WSfDEHT FOR OBE PEAR OR MOM 2. ESIDENT FOR 'WSS ONE YEAR miat is your office's budget for this coanmunity for this fiscal year (FP85?) (Includes both operat ions and maintenance and cap; tal expenditure monies.) What =nth do you begin preparing your budget for the next fiscal year? e9a Did your agency experience any problems the lase fiscal year? 18 ms 2. NO IF YES, THEN: :pBb %ah&e were those problems? Q-lOa 1s there s need to expand your office? Q-1Bb Do you know if there are expansion plans for your office? YE8 mat are these plans?