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DIVISIONAL SUMMARY FY 2020-21 BUDGET

Function Department Division Account
PUBLIC SERVICES PARKS AND RECREATION PARKS MAINTENANCE 01-43-01

ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION:
The Parks and Recreation Division of the Public Services Department is primarily responsible for the maintenance of municipal parks and
public open spaces within the city, including the green-ribbon and median landscaping along Benbrook Boulevard. Other duties
include: mowing street rights-of-way, clearing and maintaining drainage areas, maintaining the Benbrook Cemetery, maintaining
landscaping at city sites and assisting other departments as needed. The division includes one Parks Superintendent, one Foreman
and six Field Service positions.

ACTIVITY GOALS:
• To maintain city parks and open spaces at a level that projects a positive city image.
• To ensure that recreational facilities are readily accessible and safe.
• To increase overall service life of recreational facilities to reduce long term costs.
• Mitigate against mosquito borne illnesses.

ACTIVITY OBJECTIVES:
• To monitor expenditures to remain at or under budget.
• To continue to integrate facility and equipment safety procedures and inspections into the park maintenance program.
• To ensure that park irrigation systems operate at optimum levels as water restriction are integrated into operations.
• To reduce time expended on the control of weeds in parks, landscapes, and drainage areas by the effective use of herbicides.
• To continue to participate in theTarrant County mosquito monitoring program.
• To implement components of the Park Master Plan.
ACTIVITY MEASUREMENTS: ACTUAL ACTUAL ESTIMATED PROJECTED
2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21
Percent of Budget Expended 97.6% 93.8% 96.4% 100.0%
Number of Parks Maintained 6 6 6 6
Number of Sports Facilities Maintained 14 14 14 14
Number of Building Landscapes Maintained 8 8 8 8
Number of Mosquito Traps Collected 168 192 192 168
Average Acreage Mowed 130.0 132.5 132.5 132.5
Average Acreage Landscaped ROW Maintained 2.5 3.0 3.0 3.5

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