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111/10: Donald Brager, City Finance Director 111/1 FROM: Bruce K. Anderson, Director Parks, Recreation and Forestry DATE: September 13, 1983 RE: 1984 Budget Commentary Fund: General Department: Recreation Account #350 The overriding recreation programming goal is the continuing enrichment of the Mounds View residents through the provision of leisure education and recreation opportunities. This goal includes : 1. Leisure recreation education. 2. Maximizing the use of existing recreation facilities. 3. Provision of supervised recreation programs and classes . Personal service costs reflect an increase because of the continued increase of established programs and the implementation of new program areas. The 1984 budget reflects an increase in program instructors costs to reflect the implementation of new program areas such as the addition of one new playground site and expansion of the summer puppet wagon program. It should be noted that the major program change for 1984 has been to relocate our summer playground programs to local neighborhood parks rather than to school facilities . In addition to the Edgewood Community Center, new program opportunities have been expanding on a yearly basis. Fund: General Department: Parks Account #360 The major goal of the park maintenance division is torovide a continuous and p systematic program of repair, replacement and maintenance of all parkand recreation facilities and equipment . Our park maintenance division currently consists of two full-time park laborers who are responsible for the maintenance of 137 acres of park land. With the resent development of Silver View Park totalling 51.9 acres, the 1984 budget reflects the costs for hiring a private maintenance firm to maintain Silver View Park. It should also be noted that the 1984 budget reflects the continuation of the summer J.P.T.A. funding which provides for 12 full-time youths representing over $16,000 of "free" labor for the city. It cannot be stressed enough that without the summer youth program, we would not be able to provide the following services; field dragging and lining, park shelter maintenance, painting, weeding, trimming and large group projects. In addition to the park maintenance program, as presented, an additional $16, 500 has been budgeted to replace the two existing Toro groundmasters with a third mowing unit.