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 />
Subservice<br />
Trees<br />
Activity <strong>Service</strong> Level <strong>Service</strong><br />
St<strong>and</strong>ard<br />
<strong>and</strong> repairs<br />
• Beach cleaning<br />
• Sports field<br />
maintenance<br />
• <strong>Parks</strong> events support<br />
• Tree maintenance<br />
• Tree replacement<br />
• Tree pruning<br />
• Tree removal<br />
• Tree watering<br />
• Stump removal<br />
• Pine beetle program<br />
• Tree spraying<br />
<strong>Service</strong> level set<br />
based on industry<br />
st<strong>and</strong>ard <strong>and</strong><br />
historical practice<br />
Approx 100 new trees<br />
added yearly through<br />
capital improvement<br />
projects<br />
Planting <strong>of</strong> trees<br />
limited to replacement<br />
<strong>of</strong> existing.<br />
Trees requiring<br />
pruning are pruned on<br />
a 5 year cycle<br />
Newly planted non<br />
irrigated trees added<br />
to 3 year watering<br />
program. 110 trees on<br />
list watered weekly<br />
Tree spraying<br />
performed as needed<br />
for disease control<br />
S<br />
Client Impact FTEs Comments<br />
<strong>Service</strong> levels<br />
set to meet<br />
public <strong>and</strong> <strong>City</strong><br />
Councils<br />
expectations<br />
<strong>City</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Vernon</strong><br />
(38,990)<br />
Tourist <strong>and</strong><br />
Visitors<br />
0.5 FTE- Arborist<br />
Assistant<br />
2.0 FTE- labourers<br />
0.5 FTE-<br />
Horticulturalist<br />
2.0 FTE –Students<br />
Total 11.5 FTEs<br />
0.5 FTE- Arborist<br />
0.5 FTE- Arborist<br />
Assistant<br />
Total 1.0 FTEs<br />
involvement in parks maintenance will<br />
likely change effective January 1,<br />
2014. Details <strong>of</strong> the restructure <strong>and</strong><br />
the final outcome are under<br />
negotiation <strong>and</strong> are not final at this<br />
time.<br />
5000 boulevard street trees.<br />
Approximately 100 new trees added<br />
annually through capital improvement<br />
projects.<br />
Tree maintenance performed by <strong>City</strong><br />
staff.<br />
Contractors used for disease control,<br />
stump removal, <strong>and</strong> tree trimming<br />
<strong>and</strong> removal within close proximity to<br />
power lines.<br />
2.4 Finances<br />
The following table describes the key financial metrics <strong>of</strong> the sub-services <strong>and</strong> activities within the <strong>Parks</strong> <strong>Service</strong>.<br />
Sub-service Costs ($000s) Revenues ($000s) Comments<br />
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