CSR Service Profile - Parks, Recreation and Culture - City of Vernon
CSR Service Profile - Parks, Recreation and Culture - City of Vernon
CSR Service Profile - Parks, Recreation and Culture - City of Vernon
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<strong>City</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Vernon</strong> – Core <strong>Service</strong>s Review – <strong>Service</strong> <strong>Pr<strong>of</strong>ile</strong>s<br />
<strong>Parks</strong>, <strong>Recreation</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Culture</strong><br />
4. Downtown Beautification<br />
4.1 <strong>Service</strong> Description<br />
This activity within Public Works provides support to the Downtown <strong>Vernon</strong> Association for the maintenance <strong>of</strong> the downtown area.<br />
4.2 <strong>Service</strong> Hierarchy<br />
The following sub-services are provided by the Downtown Beautification <strong>Service</strong>.<br />
Sub-service Type Description<br />
Downtown Beautification<br />
4.3 <strong>Service</strong> Delivery<br />
Public<br />
Traditional<br />
The following table provides information on service delivery.<br />
The <strong>City</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Vernon</strong> provides support to the Downtown <strong>Vernon</strong> Association for the maintenance <strong>of</strong> the<br />
downtown area. Support services include street <strong>and</strong> sidewalk cleaning, garbage collection, planting <strong>of</strong> beds,<br />
planters, <strong>and</strong> hanging baskets, irrigation repair <strong>and</strong> maintenance, <strong>and</strong> the repair <strong>and</strong> maintenance <strong>of</strong> the<br />
street furniture. Under separate contract, the DVA looks after the daily cleaning <strong>of</strong> sidewalks, weeding <strong>of</strong><br />
planting beds <strong>and</strong> planters, litter collection, <strong>and</strong> watering <strong>of</strong> hanging baskets in the older section <strong>of</strong> 30th<br />
Avenue.<br />
<strong>Service</strong> Activity <strong>Service</strong> Level<br />
Downtown<br />
Beautification<br />
Flower planting<br />
Hanging baskets<br />
Repair <strong>of</strong> street furniture<br />
Banner installation <strong>and</strong><br />
removal<br />
Irrigation maintenance<br />
Flowing planting<br />
done in spring<br />
Street furniture<br />
repaired as needed<br />
Irrigation repaired<br />
as needed<br />
Banners installed<br />
<strong>and</strong> removed three<br />
times per year<br />
<strong>Service</strong><br />
St<strong>and</strong>ard<br />
S<br />
Client Impact FTEs Comments<br />
Downtown<br />
maintained to meet<br />
public expectations<br />
<strong>and</strong> the expectations<br />
<strong>of</strong> the Downtown<br />
Businesses<br />
<strong>City</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Vernon</strong><br />
(38,990)<br />
Tourist <strong>and</strong> Visitors<br />
0.1irrigation<br />
operator<br />
0.1 horticulturalist<br />
Total 0.2 FTEs<br />
• General l<strong>and</strong>scaping contract<br />
administered by the DVA.<br />
• <strong>City</strong> provides support with<br />
irrigation repairs <strong>and</strong> flower<br />
planting in the spring.<br />
Sweeping <strong>and</strong> tree care fall<br />
under different services.<br />
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