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• Utilize data collected using Cityworks to enable staff to better understand current resource use and to project future budgetary needs.

Policy 5: Operating budgets that have multiple functions sharing the same revenue or expense account number should be fashioned in a manner that clearly differentiates one functional area from another.

Issue

• Currently, within Parks and Open Space, the City street tree program and right-of-way land maintenance share common line items with parks-related areas. Within the Recreation Services budget, primary programs or service areas share revenue and expense account numbers.

Strategy

• To better reflect what the main functional areas entail, including yearly changes in dollar amounts, the clear separation of these areas within the budget documents is warranted. Assign individual project indicators or codes to individual functions that share the same account number for the purpose of tracking each line item.

Policy 1: The increasing city

development footprint and associated growth in population will further the need to maintain the high availability of future parkland. It is important in any park system to establish which types of park(s) will fulfill the specific needs of the community.

Issues

• Potential land acquisitions need to be assessed in order to maintain the current quantity and quality of parkland.

• Certain parks are more regional in scale and draw from the entire service area, while others service a very small neighborhood unit with select facilities. An understanding needs to be developed about how each park contributes individually and

collectively to the overall needs of the community.

Strategy

• A comprehensive park inventory was undertaken by the City to provide a

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