ITEM 1 additional attachmentsStreets Department 2019 Full -Time Employee Rationale:
The Streets Department currently has seven full time employees and we have been at that staffing level
since May 2010 when Brad Sherrill was hired as our seventh full-time employee. We have added new
hires since 2010 but it has only been to maintain our staffing level at seven employees. Staff has
recognized the need to add an additional full-time Streets Department employee to sustain our level of
service while recognizing that our infrastructure is continuing to show its age and will need additional
maintenance as it ages and grows. Below is a list of the developments that have been added to the
departments responsibility since 2010:
1. Prospecte Pointe, 2014
2. River Pointe 6, 2015
3. Wildflower Meadows 2, 3, 5, 6, 2015, 2017
4. Arbor Creek 3,4, 2016
5. Heritage Pointe 1, 2, 2016
6. Quaday Ave, P&F Machine, 2016
7. Riverbend South, Kwik Trip, 2016
8. Martin Farms 2, 3, 2017
9. Kittredge Crossings, 11, 12, 2017/18
10. Meadows of Riverpointe 1, 2 2017/18
11. Boulder Creek 1-4, 2017/18
12. Wilson Preserve, 2017
13. Highlands of Riverpoint, 2017
14. Crimson Ponds West 2-4, 2017/18
15. Martin Farms West, 2018
16. Harvest Run, 2018
17. Emerson Point, 2018
18. Raspberry Hills, 2018
19. Bury Industrial Park/Kadler Improvement, 2018
20. 85th Street/Maciver Improvement, 2018
The addition of these developments added:
• 11.68 miles of new street (124.81 miles total) 44 cul-de-sacs/dead ends (appx. 210 total)
• 12.59 miles of storm water lines, 29 Storm Water Ponds, 570 storm water manholes/catch
basins/structures
• 10.36 miles of sidewalk
• Signs
2019 Full Time Staffing Request
• The Parks and Recreation Department currently relies on seasonal help year around to provide
essential services throughout the City.
o Services that they provide in the winter has them working independently a majority of
the time. Additional supervision is required to ensure they are working safely and
completing their tasks to the standards expected.
■ A fulltime employee would:
• Have additional training and experience which would provide for the
work to be completed in a more efficient and safer manner.
• Be expected problem solve and prioritize at a more efficient level.
• Have skills and training to better interact with the with the public.
o In 2019, the park infrastructure will potentially have accumulated 6 additional parks and
six new miles of trails since 2012.
■ The department has focused on training the full-time employees to be versatile
and knowledgeable in all aspects of park maintenance, this allows the
department to operate at a more efficient level.
• To ensure minimum down time and safe operations on amenities like
the Splash Pad, playgrounds, and ballfields, and continue to maintain
the parks and trails to the current standards adding staff that can be
trained to ensure amenities are maintained and safe is vital to park
operations.
• Natural resources are becoming more of a focus and require different
maintenance practices then "traditional" parks.
o These practices require training and consistency for these areas
to be successful.
■ The infrastructure is anticipated to continue to grow adding more amenities,
trails, and parks. The City has shown that adding full-time park maintenance
staff as the City has expanded the park infrastructure has proven to be a good
practice.
■ Our park personal also partner with community groups and organizations to
provide services throughout the park system. These partnerships are a valuable
resource when searching for funding for park additions such as the soccer
complex.
Seasonal positions that would be replaced by a full-time employee:
Winter Seasonal currently responsible for clearing sidewalks (Prairie Center,
$7,610
City Hall, WWTF, residential along City properties), parking lots, trails, and
maintaining the ice rinks. Also assists with park projects, and Prairie Center
repairs.
26 Week Summer Seasonal Position
$13,520
This position would be responsible for the weekly cleaning of Prairie Center.
$5,940
($495 monthly= $5,940 annually)
Herbicide application (current contract is approximately $7,000 annually). A
$3,900
fulltime position would give the City the ability to be more precise with
applications and focus only on areas that need attention. The City would
need to buy a sprayer for an estimated amount of $2,500 which would
attach onto the current tractor. Herbicide cost would be approximately
$ 600.
TOTAL
$30,970