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DIVISION SUMMARY FY 2024-25 BUDGET

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

DIVISION DESCRIPTION:
The Parks Maintenance Activity is administered by the Parks Superintendent, under the auspices of the Public Services Director. The Activity includes the Parks
Superintendent, one Foreman, and six Field Service positions. Services provided by the Parks Maintenance Activity include: the maintenance and development of

parks and open spaces, assistance with maintaining indoor recreation facilities, maintenance of the City cemetery, and the maintenance and development of
landscapes for City buildings. Other duties include: mowing park and street rights-of-way, caring for the City's athletic fields, clearing drainage areas,
maintenance of perimeter walls along key corridors, and assisting other departments as needed.

DIVISION GOALS:
• To maintain City parks, landscaping, and ROWs in order to project a positive City image.

• To continue to develop open space areas that meet the recreational needs of the community.
• To maintain recreational facilities to prevent accidents.
• To implement components of the Park Master Plan.

DIVISION OBJECTIVES:
• To monitor expenditures and remain within + or - 5% of the Activity's budget allocation.

• 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 with Tarrant County in the mosquito monitoring program.
• To implement components of the Park Master Plan.

DIVISION MEASUREMENTS: ACTUAL ACTUAL ESTIMATED PROJECTED
2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25
Percent of Budget Expended 99.5% 94.4% 100.0% 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 168 185 192 192
Average Acreage Mowed 174 132.5 134.0 134.0 134.0
Average Acreage Landscaped ROW Maintained 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5