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I. Citv Mana�er Recommendation # 21: To Eliminate One Full Time Maintenance Position from the Parks and Recreation Staff- essentiallyreducing from six full time Parkeepers to five to maintain our 30 Parks and vast recreation facilities in the city. Impact Statements: RosevilleParks and Recreation Maintenance is "Maintenancefor Recreation" and that is what RosevilleParks andRecreation is gearedup to do. Rosevillehas an extensiveRecreationProgram that requires extensive Maintenance Support that is immediate and free of obstruction levels. Reprioritizing the work would be required. RosevilleParks and Recreation currently has six full time positions to care for 30 extremely active Park and Recreation areas with high community demand and expectations in addition to numerous facilities, i.e. 0 5 park picnic shelters o Nature Center o Arboretum o Gymnastics Center o Brimhall and Central Park Gymnasiums 0 9 park wanning/program houses 0 2 concession stands 0 26 playgrounds 0 26 irrigation systems o extensive trail system An adjustment in the level of upkeep, maintenance and development of community Park and Recreation areas would need to occur. More than likely it would occur in the area of general fine grooming, ballfield maintenance, response time to citizens, preparation efforts for programs such as the flower planting, weeding, etc. Impacts that would be more than likely occur would be: ■ A decline in the care and maintenance of community resources can result in an appearance of neglect i.e. supplement to volunteers on the Lexington Avenue's blooming boulevard, park I. D. signage flowers, trimming of areas in a timely fashion. • A decline in response time to community citizens, resources to complete tasks in a timely, expected and accustomed to fashion. • Decline in number of programs offered due to the maintenance assistance for support, i.e. the need for maintenance personnel to assist in the set up, preparation, etc. of Recreation programs and facilities is required, i.e. tournaments, special events, flower planting efforts, clean ups, etc. (i.e. prep necessities) ■ The expansion and enhancements at the Arboretum required a commitment to maintenance and to maintain what we had but not to expand. Substantial work was completed over the last two years as the Council accepted the current maintenance level when the project was accepted. To eliminate this position would require a lesser level of maintenance spread throughout the Park and Recreation System. ; The ability to respond to an emergency situation may become difficult + The dilemma of being an increased reactive department rather than proactive operation • Decline of community image ��