Agenda Item Wording:
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Approval for consolidation of services - Authorize the City Manager to transfer funds from the operational budget to employee salary and benefits and appropriate $640,000 for the purchase of equipment to consolidate specific service delivery for trails, basins, and City provided services in the downtown area.
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Deadline for Action: 12/16/2024
Submitting Department: Community Services
Contact Name and Phone Number: Alvin Dias, Parks and Facilities Manager 713-4564; alvin.dias@visalia.city Jason Glick, Parks and Recreation Director 713-4042; jason.glick@visalia.city
Department Recommendation:
It is recommended that the City Council authorize the transfer of funds from the operational budget to employee salary and benefits and appropriate $640,000 for the purchase of equipment to consolidate services for specific landscape maintenance, litter cleanup, sweeping of the trails, landscape maintenance of basins, downtown litter cleanup, sweeping of the downtown parking structures, and maintenance of the downtown parking lots.
Background Discussion:
Staff has found increased benefits with in-house staffing that will increase the level of service for the City. The in-house staff can provide seven (7) days a week services to perform litter cleanup at maintenance locations, perform additional cleaning intervals, and staff special events. With these staff members on-site daily, they will be available to respond to issues that may arise throughout the week, i.e. responding to water leaks, safety hazards, and illegal dumping promptly instead of needing to call in the contractor or call back staff that are off duty. These staff members will also be trained and can clean up spills, food waste, and other issues that have been difficult to complete because of the limitations of current contractual services. The additional staf...
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