HomeMy WebLinkAboutPacket 2007-02-20_7-9_4_00pm - 4_15pm_ Parks & CemeteryParks, Recreation and Cemetery are asking for a Parks and Recreation Assistant
Superintendent. The Superintendent supervises 65 employees and this person would
assist the Superintendent in all areas of staff supervision. They would also assist with
overseeing division needs, goal setting and implementation, budgeting, updating and
developing guidelines, policies, procedures and standards. In addition to these duties
they would also be responsible for monitoring the Park Improvement Grant Program
(PIG), all User groups and their respective agreements, coordinating with volunteers and
addressing citizen concerns, meeting with developers, architects and engineers and
assisting the Superintendent with sub-division reviews, staff meetings, board meetings
and acting as Superintendent in his absence.
Cemetery
* Overall Operating Budget Request - $156,920 ($43,685 increase)
* Personnel Budget Request - $251,015 (not yet adjusted)
* Capital - $210,000 ($156,000 increase)
IMower replacement program (since 1997)-$12,000 / New Cemetery Office
Building-$105,000
* Total Budget Request - $617,935 ($199,685 increase)
Highlights;
* 1/3 Assistant Parks and Recreation Superintendent
* Overtime increase of $1,039
Overtime was short in 2005/06 preventing the Cemetery from being able to
consistently plow roads, parking lots and the Highland pathway.
* Carry over Shed - $15,000
12,000 of the originally budgeted $27,000 has been spent for materials.
* Shed related improvements - $93,000
Curb, gutter, paving, sidewalks and lighting as required by City Code and
conditioned by Commission.
* Annual fees for licensing and maintenance of new Cemetery/Finance software - $4,000
This is the software that will maintain all Cemetery documents and record all
cemetery finance transactions as well as map all grave sites and infrastructure.
This information will be available online.
* Cemetery Office Building - $95,000 or Expansion - $45,000
The Office Building is the preferred option for a permanent solution. The
expansion would be a temporary fix.
Parks
* Overall Operating Budget Request - $388,370 ($63,865 decrease)
It should be noted that there was an infusion of $130,000 into the Parks budget,
from insurance, to pay for the reconstruction of the Bogert Pavilion after it
burned which would reflect a $193,865 reduction.
* Personnel Budget Request - $554,568 (not yet adjusted)
* Capital -$179,500 ($134,000 increase)
Bogert Pavilion renovation-$68,000 / Garbage truck/compactor-$55,000 / 1 ton
dump truck-$45,000 /
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* Park Improvement Grant Program - $200,000 ($50,000 increase)
* Total Budget Request - $1,272,438 ($59,365 decrease)
Highlights;
* 1/3 Assistant Parks and recreation Superintendent
* One full time Park position
* Overtime increase of $2,000
Budgeting for weekend sidewalk plowing, ice rink maintenance (Bogert will be
back on line next winter) and garbage removal. With the addition of a full time
Park employee, weekend garbage removal could see a reduction in cost due to
more flexibility in scheduling.
* New slit seeder (grass seed) - $5,000
Seeders that we are using now are wearing out and do not give good seed to soil
penetration which causes a lot of wasted seed and time.
* Bogert Band Shell renovation - $69,500
This reflects a bid estimate we received for replacing rotted logs, upgrading
stairs, adding ADA accessible ramp and rails, extending sidewalk to ramp and
resurfacing stage deck.
* Increased security for Parks and maintenance contracts - $5,000
With the increase in population there is an increase in vandalism in Parks and the
number of areas to monitor.
* Continuation of Westlake and Bronken Parks - $21,000
These parks have been under construction for several years now and we are
focused on getting them finished. Rose Park will be the only place for people to
play Disc Golf. Presently there is no venue for this popular sport. Both the BMX
and Disc Golf Parks will have the capacity to host tournaments.
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