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Jim
Kurkowski
Director |
The Park Department is responsible
for the maintenance of all City parks, the Whittier Civic Center
complex which includes the County of Los Angeles Courthouse and
Health Department grounds; landscaped public grounds, landscaped
street medians and divider strips; the Uptown Historic District,
including the landscaped parking lots and galleries, planting
and maintaining parkway trees throughout the City and for parkway
weed abatement. In addition, the Department is also responsible
for studying, planning, and coordinating construction or renovation
of park and landscaped facilities and acting as a review agency
for Community Development and Public Works projects throughout
the City. Click here for information on
Park Locations and Facilities.
The Park Department, through a combination
of in-house staff and contractors, maintains twenty-two park areas
comprised of four large community parks, fourteen small neighborhood
parks, two wilderness parks, and two sports complexes. The Parks
Department also maintains two non-park areas, Founders Memorial
Park and the historic Bailey House.
Major Program Goals
- Provide better recreational opportunities in the community
by renovating and upgrading facilities and better utilizing
existing space within park and recreation areas.
- Acquire and develop open space for park purposes when the
opportunities occur.
- Continue beautification efforts within the City.
- Continue departmental computerization and automation programs.
- Administer and maintain the City's urban forest.
- Assist in the Whittier Hills Preservation efforts through
the Puente Hills Landfill Native Habitat Preservation Authority
NHPA Citizens Technical Advisory Committee, Mountains Recreation
and Conservation Authority and other Joint Powers Authorities
involved.
- Promote and implement safety programs
- Assist other city departments
Responsibilities of the Park Department
- Park facility maintenance and repairs
- Play equipment maintenance
- Landscape maintenance
- Irrigation installation and maintenance
- Street median landscape maintenance
- Administration of landscape maintenance contracts
- Inspection of landscape and irrigation portions of Public
Works projects
- City wide new development landscape plan review
- Maintenance of parkway trees
- Trimming
- Planting, staking, fertilizing
- Tree trimming contract administration
- Emergency response involving parkway trees
- Pool and fountain maintenance
- Welcome Sign maintenance
- Installation of flags and decorations on designated holidays
- Administer Greenwaste/Recycle Programs in the parks
- Administer volunteer labor, Court Referral Program and County
GR Work Program, Scout projects, etc.
Click
here to view the City of Whittier Parkway Tree Tips |
