2017 Annual Report Bismarck Parks and Recreation District Operations Division 1 Table of Contents Introduction .......................................................................................................................................................... 3 Role of the Operations Division ......................................................................................................................... 3 Human Resources ................................................................................................................................................ 3 Full-Time Staff ................................................................................................................................................. 4 Seasonal Staff ................................................................................................................................................... 5 Labor Breakdown General Maintenance .................................................................................................... 8 Total Hours per Location ........................................................................................................................... 8 Total Hours per Task ................................................................................................................................ 10 Labor Breakdown Park Planner ................................................................................................................. 11 Training........................................................................................................................................................... 12 Parks Information ............................................................................................................................................. 18 Park Planning Highlights ............................................................................................................................ 18 Park Descriptions .......................................................................................................................................... 19 Individual Park/Shelter Usage Comparison ............................................................................................ 25 Recreation Trails ............................................................................................................................................... 29 Playgrounds ....................................................................................................................................................... 30 Playground Safety Inspection ..................................................................................................................... 32 Playground Inspection – Short List............................................................................................................ 33 Playground Locations ................................................................................................................................... 34 Contract Services ............................................................................................................................................... 35 Security ............................................................................................................................................................ 35 Parking Lots and Trail Surfaces ................................................................................................................. 36 Maintenance Equipment and Vehicle Information ..................................................................................... 38 Park Operations ................................................................................................................................................. 42 Landscape Maintenance ................................................................................................................................... 45 City of Bismarck Public Works Department – Forestry Division ............................................................. 61 Operating Budget – General Maintenance ................................................................................................... 71 General Sibley Park ........................................................................................................................................... 73 McDowell Dam Recreation Area .................................................................................................................... 82 Outdoor Skating and Sledding Report ........................................................................................................... 88 Summary ............................................................................................................................................................. 94 2 Introduction The purpose of the Operation Division annual report is to document the activities of the division during the time of January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017. The role the division plays in accomplishing the mission of the Bismarck Parks and Recreation District will be described as well as the division's structure. The resources allocated to the division and how they were applied to accomplish the stated mission of the District will be detailed. The value of this report lies in its ability to be used as a measuring device in the examination of the division's operation and management of the parks and recreation areas under its jurisdiction. Role of the Operations Division The vision of the Bismarck Parks and Recreation District is to be the leader and premier provider of public parks, programs, facilities and leisure services. Our mission is to work with the community to provide residents and visitors the highest quality park, program, facility and event experience. Our core values are integrity, teamwork/cooperation, professionalism, diversity, honesty/accountability, respect and community. Our core purpose is to provide affordable, accessible and sustainable public park and recreation services. The role of the Operations Division is to ensure a safe and enjoyable experience for the users of Bismarck’s Parks and Recreation areas by maintaining and improving the quality of each site. The division strives to exceed the expectations of visitors by eliminating all possible sources of distraction caused by poor management of the areas it is responsible for. Included in the Operations Division’s role is its ability to provide support services for the other divisions in the Bismarck Parks and Recreation District. 3 Human Resources Full-Time Staff The Operations Division is staffed as follows: Operations Director: David Mayer Sport Complexes Manager: Riley Merkel Park Operations Manager: Tony Schmitt Operations Superintendent: Rod Knutson Landscape Specialist Lynn Morgenson Facility Specialist (Sports Complexes) Colin Bales Burleigh County Parks Steve Gerding McDowell Dam Supervisor: David Robinson General Sibley Facility Specialist: Martha Willand Equipment Maintenance Specialist: Cory Lang General Maintenance: Colin Bales Rich Hetzler Garth Heupel *assigned to Capital Ice Complex during winter months Adam Keller Jeremy LaFave Ryan Miller Patrick Miller * assigned to VFW Sports Center during winter months Tim Nelson Steve Pulkrabek Mike Roth Brad Volk * assigned to General Sibley April 1 to October 31 Ryan Savenko * assigned to VFW Sports Center during winter months Quentin Schmidt Cullen Theisen 4 Seasonal Staff Area Name Total Hours Cottonwood Complex Garth Heupel Full-Time Adam Keller Full-Time Steve Pulkrabek Full-Time Brian Jordan 597.50 Andrew Kopp 452.00 Dylan Lund 475.50 Rodney Miller mower 492.50 Ron Mosbrucker mower 956.00 Dave Welder 854.50 Seasonal hours 3,828.00 Clem Kelley / McQuade Diamonds /Scheels / 16th St. Diamonds Mike Roth Full-Time Jacob Bakken 1320.00 Aaron Bales 838.50 Robert Guthmiller mower 984.50 Brad Kelly 535.00 Tyler Kilen 686.50 Ryan Nielsen 113.00 Tjaden Richter 527.25 Devin Sardelli 423.00 Andrew Wolf 389.00 Seasonal hours 5,816.75 Municipal Ballpark Pat Miller Full-Time Noah Kopp 585.00 Jacob Richter 397.00 Nathan Schumacher 764.50 Steven Smith 621.75 Tanner Woutat 409.00 Seasonal hours 2,777.25 5 Seasonal Work Area (Cont.) Area Name Effective Date End Date Total Hours Landscape Lynn Morgenson Full-Time Kimberly Crawford 489.50 Colleen Hathaway 407.00 Bridget Hobbs 366.00 Seasonal hours 1,262.50 Northeast Parks (North of Main, East of North Washington St.) Timothy Nelson Full-Time Cullen Theisen Full-Time Cody Seehafer 858.50 Evan Wahl 438.50 Seasonal hours 1,297.00 Southeast Parks (East of South Washington to S 26th St and South of Expressway also includes Sons of Norway and Tatley Eagles Park) Richard Hetzler Full-Time Fink, Troy 1048.50 Seasonal hours 1048.50 West Parks (Everything North of Expressway and West of Washington St (North and South) Ryan Miller Full-Time Quentin Schmidt Full-Time Justin Fleck 355.75 Cody Hickel 483.00 Derek Hulm 455.75 Zach Schwartzbauer 48.00 Emma Steckler 335.25 Seasonal hours 1,677.75 6 Seasonal Work Area (Cont.) Area Name Total Hours General Maintenance (General, Shop, Waste Mgmt, Mowers, Camp Host) Cory Lang Full-Time Ryan Savenko Full-Time Berger, Al 894.25 Alex Braun-Szarkowski 497.25 Carlson, Susan 466.00 Fruhwirth, Larry 1003.50 Nathan Marcotte 451.25 Don Ranum 990.00 Stephan Schneider 61.75 Ron Tyler 954.50 Seasonal hours 5,318.50 Office 1301.50 Bonnie Lahr Full-Time Seasonal Park Planner 995.50 Wendy Anderson-Berg Full-Time