Neighborhood Services and Education Committee (nse)
February 13, 2025

Neighborhood Services and Education Committee (NSE)
February 13, 2025
Avi Yotam, Deputy Director
Torie O’Reilly, Division Manager
Claire Cioni, Program Manager
Steven Castillo, Gardener
Citywide Sustainable
Park Maintenance Annual
Report
Snapshot
of
City Park System
3,621
Acres of
Parkland
215
Parks
65 Miles
of Trails
2 3
Environmental Benefits
Health and Wellness Benefits
Social and Community Benefits
Economic Benefits
Educational Benefits
Why Parks are Important
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 Measuring Our Efforts
Annual Park Condition
Assessments
• 20 Categories
• Pass/Fail
Standards
• Teams of 2-3 Staff
• 266 Facilities
Public Survey
• 17
Categories aligned
with Parks
Maintenance
Standards
• 1-5 Scale
• 292 Respondents
Trail Condition
Assessment (Pilot
2024)
• 10 Categories
• Eight Trail Reaches
Ongoing Feedback
Loop
• Monthly
Inspections
• Daily Park
Maintenance
• Park Concerns
• Council Office
Meetings
5 Park Condition Assessment Results
6 Park Condition Assessment Results
7 Park Condition Assessment Results
8 Striving for Equity
9 Public Survey Results
10 Trail Condition Assessments
11 Additional Factors Affecting
Maintenance
Aging
Infrastructure Parks Staffing Use of Park
12 Neighborhood Services and Education Committee (NSE)
February 13, 2025
Avi Yotam, Deputy Director
Torie O’Reilly, Division Manager
Claire Cioni, Program Manager
Steven Castillo, Gardener
Citywide Sustainable
Park Maintenance Annual
Report
Q. What is the Healthy Places Index (HPI)?
A. The HPI tool evaluates the relationship between
23 identified key drivers of health and life
expectancy at birth — which can vary dramatically
by neighborhood. Based on that analysis, it
produces a score ranking from 1 to 99 that shows
the relative impact of conditions in a selected area
compared to all other such places in the state.