GOAL 2: WELLMAINTAINED PARKS

Policies

2A. Maintainable Design, Planting and Amenities

Well-maintained parks start with design that considers ease of maintenance. Maintenance can be eased by access for maintenance vehicles; use of durable materials; plant selection and grouping; and quality and efficient irrigation systems, among other ways. The City will review all park plans and designs to assess requirements for longterm maintenance, sustainability and stewardship. Design modifications will be proposed where needed.

2B. Efficient Operations

The City will continue to do highquality work maintaining Tracy’s parks, sports complexes and trails, and continue to pursue strategies for greater efficiency in its practices, staffing, systems, materials and equipment.

Specific actions to improve maintenance and lifecycle replacement practices are provided in Chapter 6: Implementation. See pages 206207.

2C. Adequate Funding for Park Improvements and Maintenance

Tracy’s General Fund supports maintenance and improvements at most of the City’s community and neighborhood parks and sports complexes. The Landscape Maintenance Districts and Community Facilities District that support over half of Tracy’s parks do so at varying funding levels, resulting in uneven capacity across the system.

Tracy is comprehensively studying its LMD financing structure, and will follow this with a study of park financing from General Fund and Community Facilities District.

A high-level analysis of expected capital improvement and lifecycle maintenance costs associated with each park type is provided in Chapter 6: Implementation.

Special District Parks

General Fund Parks