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DEPARTMENT OF PARKS, RECREATION AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES
PARKS AND NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION
CONSTRUCTION AND FACILITIES PROGRAM
PROGRAM MISSION: To provide a safe, vibrant and enjoyable community by promoting
high quality maintenance and construction services to parks, open spaces and
recreational facilities.
The Construction and Facilities
Program provides for the care and non-routine, skilled trades maintenance, and
repair or replacement of DPRCR facilities to ensure safety for and
attractiveness to the community.
Responsibilities include renovations and maintenance of aging community
recreation centers, nature center buildings, comfort stations, picnic shelters,
bridges, tennis and basketball courts, kiosks, running tracks, parking lots,
and park and athletic field lighting systems.
Departmental construction and mechanized equipment is repaired and
maintained in this section. This
section also provides support for special events and programs for the Cultural
Affairs, Recreation, and Sports Divisions within the department, as well as the
County Fair and other countywide events.
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Construction and
Facilities Program
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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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$950,504
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$1,081,816
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$1,062,255
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-2%
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Non-Personnel
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1,029,374
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975,677
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967,392
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-1%
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Total Expenditures
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1,979,878
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2,057,493
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2,029,647
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-1%
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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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$1,979,878
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$2,057,493
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$2,029,647
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-1%
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Authorized FTEs
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22.0
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22.0
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21.0
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Funded FTEs
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22.0
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22.0
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21.0
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SIGNIFICANT BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS:
ê Decrease in
personnel expenditures is due to transfer of 1.0 FTE to the Conservation and
Interpretation (C&I) Program.
Normal step increases are included in this program.
PERFORMANCE MEASURES:
Objective: To provide safe and well-maintained
facilities and equipment that provide direct services to the residents of
Arlington and that support DPRCR
programs.
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FY
2001
Actual
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FY 2002
Actual
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FY 2003
Estimate
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FY
2004
Estimate
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FY
2004
Target
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Mission Outcome Measures
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Percent of
building preventive maintenance performed per standard
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60%
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60%
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55%
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55%
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55%
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Percent of
park shelter preventive maintenance performed per standard
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80%
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85%
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85%
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90%
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90%
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Percent of
comfort station maintenance performed per standard
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65%
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65%
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60%
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60%
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60%
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Percent of
court preventive maintenance performed per standard
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75%
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75%
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70%
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70%
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70%
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Percent of
light pole preventive and fixture maintenance performed per standard
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70%
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70%
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70%
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70%
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70%
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FY
2001
Actual
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FY
2002
Actual
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FY
2003
Estimate
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FY
2004
Estimate
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FY
2004
Target
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Workload
Measures
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Number of DPRCR bldgs./sq. ft.
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27/251,816
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31/295,000
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31/295,000
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34/296,700
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34/296,700
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Number of
park shelters/sq. ft
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42/32,000
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44/33,500
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44/33,500
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47/34,375
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47/34,375
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Number comfort stations/sq. ft maintained
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23/24,000
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23/24,000
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23/24,000
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24/24,500
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24/24,500
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Number of running tracks/linear ft. maintained
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3/4,200
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3/4,200
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3/4,200
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3/4,200
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3/4,200
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Number of parking lots/sq. ft maintained
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38/897,476
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42/959,476
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42/959,476
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44/962,636
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44/962,636
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Number of tennis courts/sq. ft. maintained
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97/554,400
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99/565,600
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99/565,600
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99/565,600
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99/565,600
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Number of basketball
courts/sq. ft. maintained
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95/427,500
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96/427,500
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96/427,500
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96/427,500
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96/427,500
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Number of field
light poles/fixtures maintained
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164/772
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164/772
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164/772
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178/880
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178/880
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Number of court
light poles/fixtures maint
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328/940
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328/940
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328/948
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359/986
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359/986
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Number of mechanized
equipment maintained
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400
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400
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400
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420
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420
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Declining
ability to meet prescribed skilled trades preventive maintenance in buildings,
comfort stations, basketball and tennis courts, field and court poles, as
scheduled, is due to the aging and outdated infrastructure. This increases cost and time to make repairs
needed at these facilities. For
example, the average building age without renovation is 40 years. The average age of an asphalt court is 32
years, far in excess of the national average life of asphalt playing surfaces
of 20 years. Our wooden poles' average
age is 31 years old, also beyond their life expectancy of 18 years. The national average age of an asphalt
parking lot is 20 years and the average age of our parking lots is 37 years.
FUTURE BUDGET CONSIDERATIONS:
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Costs for maintenance continue to increase on DPRCR
buildings and facilities due to aging infrastructure and new facility
responsibilities.
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Costs for maintenance of ornamental fountains at Dark
Star Park, Gateway Park, Crandall Mackey, and Clarendon Park. (Future pump and
filter repairs).
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When the construction is completed for Greenbrier Park,
Barcroft Park and North Tract, funding will be needed to address future maintenance
needs.
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Utility
cost such as gas, water, electric and phones services for new park expansions,
such as Westover, Barcroft, Greenbrier, Reaves property, and Smartscape
building will strain existing maintenance resources.
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Maintenance
costs associated with Small Parks Grant Program and NC Program for such
amenities as new drinking fountains, park benches, and kiosks.
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