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Goals

Parks:
Revitalization
The Parks & Recreation Advisory Board are projecting to design, create, and install a playground with a target audience of
5 years old and younger.
Adding additional park amenities to our park system.
Economic Vitality
Improvements to Stormie Jones and Meadow Park baseball and soccer elds, as well as the Dog Park, bringing people
and families to Bedford.

Organizational Excellence
Continued drive for ef ciency and excellence within the Parks Division.
Recreation / Seniors / Special Events:
Economic Vitality
Continue to provide low cost, community-engaging special events throughout the year.
Transformation
Convert the old YMCA building into the new Bedford Senior Center to assist in providing more programming for the
senior population in Bedford.
Challenging staff to develop new programming that furthers the Mission and Vision of the Department.
Organizational Excellence
Invest in staff training to assist staff in providing excellent levels of customer service to the citizens of Bedford.
Apply for multiple industry awards to showcase the commitment to excellence held by the Bedford Parks and Recreation
Department.
Communicate & Engage with Citizens
Create Specialty Camps within Bedford city parks as well as Bedford apartment complexes to help engage the citizens of
Bedford.
Effectively maintain a partnership with The Bedford Center YMCA to provide excellent programming and community
engagement for all citizens of Bedford.
Increase senior citizen program offerings to engage the higher percentage of senior’s that reside in the City of Bedford.

Performance Measures

ACTUAL TARGET PROJECTED TARG
MEASURE TYPE
21/22 22 /23 22 /23 23/2
# of FTEs INPUTS 15 15 15 18
# of Athletic Fields INPUTS 6 9 9
9
# of Pavilions INPUTS 6 6 6 6
Jogging Trails (linear feet) INPUTS 23,496 23,496 23,496 23,49
Total Park Acreage INPUTS 139.5 139.5 139.5 139.
# of Staff Training Hours OUTPUTS 250 200 300 220
# of Maintenance Hours on Structure OUTPUTS 1,500 1,625 1,600 1,65
# of Horticulture Hours OUTPUTS 2,900 3,250 3,200 3, 30
# of Irrigation Hours OUTPUTS 1,500 1,650 1,500
1,60
# of Hours Spent on Mowing and Trimming of Parks OUTPUTS 4,500 3,750 4,300 4 ,50
# of Trash Maintenance Hours OUTPUTS 2,500 2,400 2,500 2 ,60
# of Hours Spent on Aquatics OUTPUTS 1,500 500 1,000 750
# of Maintenance Hours per Ball elds OUTPUTS 450 100 600 700
Maintenance and Operation Cost per Capita EFFICIENCY $41.86 $41.86 $41.86 $ 41. 8
# of Park Acres per FTE EFFICIENCY 9.3 9.3 9.3 7.75
Total Maintenance Hours per FTE EFFICIENCY 1,600 1,450 1,600 1,70
% of Inquires Responded to Within 24 Hours EFFICIENCY 95% 95% 95% 95%
Cost of Mowing Contract per Acre EFFECTIVENESS & OUTCOMES $1,433 $1,583 $2,796 $1,40
Park Acreage per Capita EFFECTIVENESS & OUTCOMES 324 324 324 324

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