Committee reviews Comptroller—s Park Maintenance Report, hears district concerns and files item

The Government Audit and Oversight Committee reviewed the Comptroller—s Office annual Park Maintenance Report for fiscal year 2011—2012 on March 12, 2013, hearing presentations from General Manager Phil Ginsberg and Controller—s Office staff and filing the report at the meeting—s close.

The report—s headline figure was an overall average park score of 88.4%, which staff and the general manager noted is above the 85% threshold the city uses to indicate a well-maintained park. "What you have before you is incredible data," General Manager Phil Ginsberg told the committee, arguing the multi-year dataset (which began in 2005) lets staff track trends and allocate scarce maintenance resources more strategically.

Controller—s Office staff said scores have been largely stable year to year, with fewer parks scoring under 80% and a narrowing gap between the highest- and lowest-scoring districts. Lydia Saviroja, an analyst in the Recreation and Park Department—s Operations Division, identified one inconsistent measure:…