Recommended FY 2022-2024 Operating Budget and CIP

Parks and Open Space

010.8030

Maintenance Division Description

Under this budget activity, the Community Services Maintenance Team is responsible for the maintenance of approximately 60 maintained acres consisting mainly of City parks, bicycle and walking trails, and the Civic Center campus. The Team also manages maintenance of over 300 acres of City owned open space, primarily weed abatement for fire prevention. Park maintenance is also funding the city-wide litter pick up effort. Small projects to beautify facilities and provide amenities to the campuses are also performed by the Division to enhance the public areas used by our community.

FY 2020-21and 2021-22 Accomplishments • Eliminated the use of glyphosate in all parks •

Worked with the Rotary Club of Morgan Hill and Beautiful Day to help beautify Galvan Park including adding a mural, small library, basketball hoop, benches, and bathroom improvements • Continued to reduce water consumption for City Parks in response to the City’s water conservation efforts FY 2022-23 and 2023-24 Activity Goals • Continue to focus on park safety including repairs to play equipment, irrigation systems, and ballfield maintenance (Supporting our Youth, Seniors, and Entire Community; Maintaining and Enhancing Infrastructure) • Begin maintenance of the Morgan Hill Magical Bridge Inclusive Playground at Community Park (Supporting our Youth, Seniors, and Entire Community) • Explore alternative options for management of the City’s Open Space (Maintaining and Enhancing Infrastructure; Fiscal Sustainability) • Continue to work with volunteer groups and the Community on a city-wide litter pickup program (Maintaining and Enhancing Infrastructure) Financial Comments Effective FY 2020-21, park maintenance has been funded from the General Fund (010). Available dollars in the Park Maintenance Fund (302) are transferred to the General Fund at a set amount annually. The transfer from the Park Maintenance Fund is $650,000 for each of the next two fiscal years. The Park Maintenance Fund is made up of remnant dollars from the City’s now eliminated Residential Growth Control System and will eventually be spent leaving the General Fund funding the entirety of park maintenance. Additionally, the City’s Agricultural Preservation and Open Space Fund (306) annually transfers approximately $100,000 to fund open space maintenance and for the payment of property taxes on City-owned agricultural land.

Included in this budget are salary adjustments and/or reclassifications of certain positions to address retention and recruitment issues that have been impacting the City.

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