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DEPARTMENT OF PARKS, RECREATION AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES
SPORTS DIVISION
ATHLETIC FIELD MAINTENANCE SECTION
PROGRAM MISSION: To promote an enjoyable recreation experience by
providing safe, high quality playing surfaces for community and school use.
The Athletic Field Maintenance Section constructs, renovates,
maintains, and prepares quality and safe playing surfaces located on park and
school properties. The annual
maintenance program has been upgraded in recent years and prescribes specific
maintenance programs for different levels of fields. Annual maintenance of fields includes weed control,
fertilization, and aeration. All level
1, most level 2 and some level 3 fields have turf covers placed on areas
requiring rapid re-growth of grass as well as prevention of "winter-kill" of
grass between December and March. Evaluating input from user groups, school
officials, and citizen advocates provides the impetus for voter-approved bond
capital that funds construction and renovation projects for athletic fields
(including synthetic turf fields), as well as the purchase of state-of-the-art
equipment for such ventures.
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Athletic Field
Maintenance Section
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FY 2002
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FY 2003
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FY 2004
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% Change:
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Actual
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Adopted
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Proposed
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'03 to '04
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Personnel
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$638,835
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$687,783
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$707,519
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3%
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Non-Personnel
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295,459
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315,255
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329,293
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4%
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Subtotal
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934,294
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1,003,038
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1,036,812
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3%
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Intra-County
Charges
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-
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(16,035)
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(16,035)
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-
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Total Expenditures
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934,294
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987,003
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1,020,777
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3%
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Revenues
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-
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-
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-
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-
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Net Tax Support
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$934,294
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$987,003
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$1,020,777
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3%
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Authorized FTEs
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15.0
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15.0
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15.0
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Funded FTEs
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15.0
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15.0
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15.0
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SIGNIFICANT
BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS:
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Increase in personnel expenditures is due to normal
step increases.
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Non-personnel expenses increased due to increase in
cost for internal vehicle rental charges.
PERFORMANCE MEASURES:
Objective: To ensure that County and School athletic
fields are maintained for a safe, high quality leisure experience.
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FY
2001
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FY
2002
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FY
2003
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FY
2004
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FY
2004
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Mission Outcome Measures
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Actual
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Actual
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Estimate
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Estimate
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Target
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Percent of
fields receiving full preventive maintenance services:
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Level
1 Fields
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93%
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95%
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97%
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100%
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100%
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Level
2 Fields
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88%
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89%
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91%
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95%
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95%
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Level
3 Fields
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85%
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87%
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89%
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95%
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95%
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Percent of
level 1 fields achieving above 90%
turf coverage
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N/A
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80%
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83%
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90%
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90%
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FY
2001
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FY
2002
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FY
2003
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FY
2004
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FY
2004
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Actual
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Actual
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Estimate
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Estimate
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Target
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Percent of
level 2 fields receiving above 80% turf coverage
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N/A
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75%
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77%
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79%
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79%
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Percent of
level 3 field receiving above 65%
turf coverage
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N/A
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N/A
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75%
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77%
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77%
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Synthetic
grass field users agreeing that the surface provides a safe and enjoyable play experience
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N/A
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N/A
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84%
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89%
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89%
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Bermuda grass sod applications continued to prove to be
more cost effective and offer a shorter period of "down" time before teams can
be permitted to resume play.
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Bermuda grass sod and in-ground irrigations systems
were installed in the summer 2002 at Wakefield-Chesterfield play field,
Williamsburg #2 soccer field, Drew Elementary School playfield, Quincy Park
Soccer/Baseball fields, and Gunston Shirley Park community field.
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The first synthetic grass field, installed at
Gunston-Shirley Park in 2002, has met with favorable reactions from the soccer
and school communities.
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