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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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