Jon Cicirelli, Director
Avi Yotam, Deputy Director
Torie O’Reilly, Division Manager
City-Wide Sustainable
Park Maintenance
Neighborhood Services and Education Committee
February 10, 2022
2 PRNS
Maintenance
Inventory
63 Miles of
Trails
3,536
Acres of
Parkland
2 What Guides Us?
3 Stewards to the
People of San José
Stewards to the
3,536 Acres of
Parkland
Stewards to the
Environment
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 Challenges
8 8
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Park Maintenance Vacancy Rate for
Budgeted Full-Time Positions
9 Strategies for
Success:
Maintenance
Staff
10 10
Strategies for
Success:
Specialized
Teams
11 11
Strategies
for Success:
Volunteers
12 12
Strategies
for Success:
Partnerships
13 13
Park
Stewardship:
Climate
Resilience
14 Photo by G. Reyes, Bay Area News Group
14 Jon Cicirelli, Director
Avi Yotam, Deputy Director
Torie O’Reilly, Division Manager
City-Wide Sustainable
Park Maintenance
Neighborhood Services and Education Committee
February 10, 2022