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7,04E0,1,4, DELH IT E2117 rft 1 / 42--4414 April 15, 1992 To: Parks and Recreation Commission From: Bob Hammitt, Maintenance Director Subject: Public Works /Parks Merger - Reduction /Savings through Consolidation INTRODUCTION Over the past few weeks a transition team from the Parks Services and Public Works Maintenance Divisions has been working to identify ways this merger can result in increased efficiencies and operational savings. These are: 1. Transition appropriate services to non - General Fund revenue sources. 2. Determine increased operational efficiency gained through merging similar service delivery systems. 3. Reduce the level of services provided where appropriate. While a detailed description of the proposal is given later in this document, there are two large moves of personnel proposed. Parks Maintenance and Parks Planning personnel previously lodged at the Lincoln and Cheshire facilities would be relocated to the Roosevelt Facility. This allows the closure of Lincoln and opens the possibility for its sale. Facilities personnel prev- iously at Roosevelt, City Hall, the Public Works Building, and Cheshire facil- ities would be housed at the Cheshire facility. A. STRATEGIES FOR IMMEDIATE IMPLEMENTATION A -1. Transfer a Landscape Architect position which performs design and contract management activities to Engineering and fund through the Professional Services Fund. This results in an on -going savings to the General Fund of approximately $ 56,000. A -2. Parks Services will take advantage of the bulk purchasing and warehous- ing operation at Public Works Maintenance. Consolidating purchasing and warehousing activities would result in an on -going savings to the General Fund of approximately $ 30,000. A -3. Consolidating the rough mowing programs can result in an savings to the General Fund in several ways. First, reducing the frequency of mowing