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hff.b10 7'0 <br />FROhI: <br />DATE: <br />RC: <br />Ptounds VieM� City Counci.lnicinbcrs <br />pir. Jeff Nelson, Clerk-Admi�iistrator <br />Dir. Lawrence Decheine, SuperintenJem P ql ' orks <br />Bruce K. Anderson, Uirector, Pnrks, Recr t o $ Forestry <br />December 17, 1979 <br />lSinter rink maintenance <br />The process of re u�enchment within Yhis Parks M1taiirtenunce Ui.vision is <br />currently being explored in depth as we begin the 1980 Fiscal year. As <br />I have outlined in previous memos thc park mainten�nce division has <br />experienced � lowcr priority wiUiin the budgctary proccss for the past <br />:our years and 1980 will be a year to closqly examinc our existing level <br />of services to determine whcre we should begin to reduce services. <br />To better illustrate our plight allow me to present a breakdown of this <br />division during the past five ycars: <br />Actual 1976 - $82,408.00 <br />Actual 1977 - $G3,435.00 <br />Actual 1978 - $66,646.OU <br />Actual 1979 - $59,356.00 <br />Actual 1980 - $55,561.00 <br />On a percentage basis the parks maintenance account has been reduced by <br />48.3$ from 1976 to the 1980 budget. 7'his figure does not include inflation <br />which has increased at approximately 10�/year from 1976 - 19A0 which would <br />make for a composite reduction of 98.3% in the parks account. To further <br />compound the limited park budget it should be noted that approximately �. <br />$10,000 (give or take a$1,000) should be subtracted from the totals for . <br />Lakeside Park alone. 1Vhen you sub u•act out thc salaries and benefits for <br />two full-time parks laborers you are left with a buci�et for suPplies, <br />part-timc hclp, eyuipment maintcuancc, building grounds, fertilizer, etc. <br />of under $10,000 for 12 city park site. totalling over 125 acres or less <br />than $900.00/site. <br />Dly reason for p,esenting thesc Cigures to you again is not to request the '; <br />1980 budget process be reworked but rather to give each of you background <br />information as to why and when service levels will be reduced in 1980. <br />The first area currently being reviewed is the winter ice skating program. <br />As can be noted in the attached resolution we are attempting to prioritize <br />our rink flooding policy to better understand where and how we can best <br />serve the residents with t;�e least number of people affected. We feel <br />reasonably confident tl�at with the modified rink flooding policy we will <br />be able to keep a reasonable maintenance level at 5 rink sites and <br />"skateable" ice at 2 suxiliary facilities. 7'he biggest problem area we <br />have been dealing with in regards to winter flooding is that we no longar <br />maintain our rinks during weekends which are the heaviest periods of us�age. <br />Consequently we are continually starting our cycle of ice build up over� <br />each Monday morning. To alleviate this problem I have�met with the Public <br />Works Uirector and we both concur that rcinstating the weekend brooming of <br />our rink facilities wou:.! greatly cnl�ance our ice skating program. The <br />cost to provide this ser :ce would be 51,200 based on 4 hours overtime for <br />brooming on 12 consecutive weekends �$12.00/hour Q�ased on a projected 1980 <br />raise settlement o[ SS.00 x 1-1/2 for ovcrtime). __�q <br />