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PARKS, RECREATION & COMMUNITY SERVICES NEEDS ASSESSMENT | 7 <br />RENT BURDEN In 2013, an estimated 43% of Redwood <br />City households were rent-burdened. <br />With such a high proportion of the <br />population paying high rents, many <br />households have less disposable income to <br />pay for recreation opportunities. The City’s <br />parks and recreation services can mitigate <br />some of the impacts of high housing costs <br />by providing high-quality public spaces and <br />aff ordable services and programs. <br /> <br />EXISTING DEPARTMENT RESOURCES <br />The Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department is divided into two main divisions, including <br />the Parks and Facilities division and the Recreation and Community Services division. The City Council has <br />allocated $18,160,803 for the 2018-2019 fi scal year and approved a full-time equivalent employee count <br />of 71.741. These allocations represent a 4% increase in budget and a 2% decrease in personnel from the <br />2017-2018 fi scal year budget. <br />The Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department produces revenue for the General Fund from <br />fees, rentals, grants, and events. In fi scal year 2017-2018, these revenues totaled $6,771,847 or about 5% <br />of the fi scal year’s General Fund revenue. <br />1 Redwood City (2018). Fiscal Year 2018-2019: Adopted Budget. https://www.redwoodcity.org/home/ <br />showdocument?id=16801. <br />Figure 2. Redwood City Adopted Budgets for Parks, Recreation and Community Services <br />FISCAL YEAR FULL-TIME DEPARTMENT <br />EMPLOYEES (#) <br />ADOPTED BUDGET ($) <br />FY 2016-2017 71.66 16,831,488 <br />FY 2017-2018 73.44 17,304, 207 <br />FY 2018-2019 71.74 18,160,803 <br />7.A. - Page 25 of 66 <br />137