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FY09 Budget Change Proposal <br /> Title: Owen Rose Garden Maintenance No: <br /> Department: Public Works Dept. Target: <br /> Service Category: 42 - Parks & Open Space Service Category Dept. Contact: Johnny Medlin <br /> FTE <br /> General Fund One -Time Ongoing Total Change <br /> Revenue Change - - <br /> Expenditure Change (85,000) (85,000) (1.00) <br /> Net Change - (85,000) (85,000) (1.00) <br /> Other Funds: <br /> Fund # 131 Revenue Change - <br /> Expenditure Change - - - <br /> Net Change - - - 0.00 <br /> Fund # 535 Revenue Change - <br /> Expenditure Change - - - <br /> Net Change - - - 0.00 <br /> All Funds Total Revenue Change - - - - <br /> Expenditure Change - (85,000) (85,000) (1.00) <br /> Net Change - (85,000) (85,000) (1.00) <br /> Brief Summary of the Change: <br /> Under this service reduction option, the Parks and Open Space Division would eliminate the Gardener, one of three positions at the <br /> Owen Rose Garden. The program would retain a Park Specialist 3 and a Park Specialist 1/2. <br /> Impact on Customers and Other City Services (include the Impact on Performance Measures): <br /> Implementing this service reduction would have the following consequences: <br /> a. The large perennial beds would be converted to turf. <br /> b. Rose species and displays that require intensive maintenance practices, such as the rambling roses on the pergola and the rose <br /> hearts, would be discontinued, <br /> c. Winter pruning operations would be cut back significantly with the likelihood that many rose plants in the garden would not be <br /> pruned during the annual cycle. Unpruned plants would decline in health and vigor, limiting flower production and flower quality. Plant <br /> diseases would be more prevalent in the roses and the rest of the garden. <br /> d. The frequency of litter pick -up in the garden would be cut in half and the general appearance and aesthetics of the garden would <br /> decline. <br /> e. Summer dead - heading operations would be cut back; dramatically reducing the subsequent blooms and increasing diseases. <br /> f. It would not be possible for the garden to fully realize one of its chief missions: growing and showcasing a wide variety of roses. <br /> g. The decreased maintenance and aesthetic qualities of the garden would cause an increase in the number of dissatisfied visitors, anc <br /> h. Resources would be diverted from the Sports Fields program to assist with mowing at the Rose Garden with the result that the sport: <br /> Impact on Council Goals & Initiatives: <br />