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QUESTION

How often are parks cleaned up by attendants in the 36th council district?

4:35:29

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54 sec

The council member asks about the frequency of litter cleanup by park attendants in specific parks in the 36th district.

  • Parks are assigned service level agreements (SLAs) based on usage
  • Heavily used parks have litter pickup 5-7 times per week
  • Medium usage parks have litter pickup 3-5 times per week
  • Low usage parks have litter pickup 1-3 times per week
  • The deputy commissioner does not provide details on the SLAs for the named parks
  • Park enforcement patrol (PEP) officers are deployed across boroughs, not designated to individual parks
Chi Ossé
4:35:29
So I I do wanna speak about just staff and and cleanliness at at some of our parks.
4:35:35
I know that I know that there is a hiring freeze as chair Brennan has highlighted during this hearing.
4:35:41
I want to ask how many times a day are park attendants cleaning up litter in my district in the 36th?
Sue Donoghue
4:35:47
I'm gonna turn that over to our deputy commissioner for operations.
Mark Focht
4:35:53
So every site in the agency is assigned what's called the service level agreement in SLA.
4:35:59
Heavily used sites are maintained five to seven times a week.
4:36:02
Medium use sites are 3 to 5 times a week, minimally use sites are 1 to 3 times a week.
4:36:08
So I don't know how many of each of those types are in your district, but we could get you that information.
Chi Ossé
4:36:12
So I definitely would love to see some numbers on Herbert Von King Park, Brower Park, and Jackie Robinson playground, as well as Raymond Bush playground.
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