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DEPARTMENT OF PARKS, RECREATION AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES
PARKS AND NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION
URBAN OPERATIONS INITIATIVE PROGRAM
PROGRAM MISSION: To encourage investment
and further the Urban Village concept by providing aesthetic improvement and
high-quality maintenance services within the Rosslyn-Clarendon-Ballston public
spaces.
This program provides maintenance
services in the County's major commercial districts that are congruous with
Economic Development efforts to promote attractive residential and commercial
neighborhoods as premier urban locations for business investment. The current Urban Operations Initiative,
known as Smartscape, serves the Rosslyn, Clarendon, and Ballston corridor.
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Urban Operations
Initiative 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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$156,354
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$174,334
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$287,743
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65%
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Non-Personnel
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121,607
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122,597
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188,256
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54%
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Subtotal
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277,961
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296,931
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475,999
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60%
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Intra-County
Charges
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-
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-
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-
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Total Expenditures
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277,961
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296,931
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475,999
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60%
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Revenues
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-
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-
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-
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Net Tax Support
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$277,961
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$296,931
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$475,999
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60%
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Authorized FTEs
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3.7
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3.7
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7.7
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Funded FTEs
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3.7
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3.7
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7.7
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SIGNIFICANT BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS:
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Expense and FTEs increased due to the transfer of 3.0
FTEs and $177,240 from DES for consolidation of the Urban Operations Initiative
for the Rosslyn-Clarendon-Ballston corridors in the UOI Program. FTEs also increased due to 1.0 FTE
reallocated from Park Management.
Previously, the personnel funding was in the UOI Program but the 1.0 FTE
was in Park Management.
PERFORMANCE MEASURES:
Objective: To enhance the appearance and
cleanliness of the public environment by providing a high standard of service
delivery to the Rosslyn-Clarendon-Ballston Corridor that promotes economic development goals.
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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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Litter cans serviced within 24 hour standards
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75%
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80%
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80%
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90%
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90%
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Streets swept to meet standards
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75%
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80%
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80%
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90%
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90%
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Landscaped areas maintained to meet standards
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80%
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80%
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80%
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80%
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85%
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Hard surface sweeping and pressure washing to
meet standards
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80%
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80%
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80%
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90%
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90%
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Percent of requests for special events support
completed per standards
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N/A
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N/A
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95%
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95%
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95%
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Workload
Measures
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Litter cans serviced
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40 hrs/wk
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52 hrs/wk
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52 hrs/wk
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52 hrs/wk
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52 hrs/wk
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Sweeping streets
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32 hrs/wk
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32 hrs/wk
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38 hrs/wk
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38 hrs/wk
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38 hrs/wk
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Street tree grate maintenance
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12 hrs/wk
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12 hrs/wk
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15 hrs/wk
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15 hrs/wk
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15 hrs/wk
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Landscape maintenance
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20 hrs/wk
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25 hrs/wk
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25 hrs/wk
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30 hrs/wk
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30 hrs/wk
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Hard surface sweeping and pressure washing
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20 hrs/wk
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20 hrs/wk
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20 hrs/wk
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25 hrs/wk
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25 hrs/wk
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FUTURE BUDGET CONSIDERATIONS:
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With the expansion of the commercial district further
to the north and south of the original business corridors in the RCB areas,
additional funding is needed for more comprehensive and timely maintenance of
sidewalks, street sweeping, litter collection and landscaping.
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Additional funding may be required to supplement
existing resources in order to bring programs above the current maintenance
level and thus attract matching funds from the private sector. For example, changes could result from the
master planning of Quincy Park, Oakland Park, and Maury Park; changes in the
use of 13th and Herndon in Clarendon; and the Arlington Urban
Walkway (an expansion of the original 9th Street Greenway concept).
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