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CITY OF HURST

0770 COMM SVCS
GENERAL FUND COMMUNITY SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

 Directed the activities of the Parks Division, including ongoing maintenance and the
landscape enhancements along the TXDOT HWY 10 Medians, and the installation of a
decorative fence and front entrance at Post Oak – Parker Cemetery.
 Completion of the Cost Recovery and Resource Allocation Study.
 Library upgrades which included upgrading the lighting to LED and renovating the adult
reference desk to match the aesthetics of the 2011 renovation.
 Provided oversight for the continued success of the Hurst Senior Activities Center in its
tenth year of operation with over 2,000 members.
 Continued to work closely with the forty-four members of Parks and Recreation Board,
Library Board, Senior Citizens Advisory Board, Community Arts and Historic Landmark
Preservation Committee, and the Community Services Development Corporation.
 Continued the successful Heritage Village Presents event series.
 Completed four additional Oral History Videos.

FUTURE INITIATIVES

 Continue to compensate for the negative impact of COVID-19 by reducing services,
programs, and events offered by the Library, Parks, Recreation, Senior and Facility
Maintenance divisions to match projected revenues and indefinitely delay all park and
facility capital improvement projects.
 Implement the Cost Recovery and Resource Allocation recommendations for increasing
fees in the Senior, Recreation, and Aquatics divisions.

GOALS, OBJECTIVES & PERFORMANCE MEASURES

Council Priorities:

☒Public Safety ☒Innovation
☒Economic Vitality ☒Redevelopment
☒Infrastructure ☒Leadership

Goals:
 Be proactive in meeting cultural, educational, recreational, technological, and historical
needs.
 Develop a systematic approach to completing capital projects in the Half-Cent Sales Tax
Fund and shift focus to paying off debt and facility operation and maintenance.
 Provide programs to Hurst citizens that focus on healthy living.

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