Jon Cicirelli, Director
Avi Yotam, Deputy Director
Torie O’Reilly, Division Manager
City-Wide Sustainable
Park Maintenance
City Council
March 1, 2022
2 PRNS
Maintenance
Inventory
63 Miles of
Trails
3,536
Acres of
Parkland
2 What Guides Us?
Stewards to the
People of San José
Stewards to the
3,536 Acres of
Parkland
Stewards to the
Environment
3 Standards
• Each park amenity has a standard
• Each amenity is assessed in multiple ways
• Standards are measurable
• Standards are the same at all parks
4 Achieving Success Through
Continuous Feedback
5 Park
Condition
Assessments
Partner
Feedback
Park
Concerns
Regular
Inspections
Volunteer
Feedback
City
Council
Meetings
Park Condition Assessments
How it started How it’s going
6 How Are We Doing?
7 2021 Park Condition Assessment Results
7 Vista Montana
8 Mayfair Park
9 Challenges
10 10
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Park Maintenance Vacancy Rate for
Budgeted Full-Time Positions
11 Strategies for
Success:
Maintenance
Staff
12 12
Strategies for
Success:
Specialized
Teams
13 13
Strategies for
Success:
Volunteers
14 14
Healthy Places Index
15 Strategies for
Success:
Adopt-A-Park
16 16
Strategies for
Success:
Partnerships
17 17
Park
Stewardship:
Climate
Resilience
18 Photo by G. Reyes, Bay Area News Group
18 Jon Cicirelli, Director
Avi Yotam, Deputy Director
Torie O’Reilly, Division Manager
City-Wide Sustainable
Park Maintenance
City Council
March 1, 2022