Urban & Forestry Manager
Joe Lodinsky
Telephone: 310-318-0687, ext. 4545
Fax: 310-374-4718


The division mission is to keep all landscaped areas, City buildings and all the various facilities in a safe, aesthetically pleasing condition every day of the year.

The Parks Maintenance Division is responsible for the care of the 181 acres of Parklands throughout the City, exclusive of the Harbor area. Our maintenance inventory includes the major Parks (click here for a list or click here for a map) and Parkettes, Edison Rights-of-way greenbelts, the school district sports fields, as well as the very visible median strips and parkways (except for tree and root problems) found on the main streets throughout the City. Parks Maintenance administers the tree pruning program for approximately 14,000 trees identified on City streets and in our park sites. We maintain the grounds at the Civic Center and around most other City Facilities.

Parks Division building maintenance staff maintain a diverse collection of facilities which includes all 3 senior citizen centers, the community centers at Alta Vista, Veterans Park, and Knob Hill, the Hayward Center and the North Branch Library, and the Franklin Community Center and theater. Additional facilities include the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center, Aviation Park gymnasium and running track, the scout houses and child care center at Anderson Park, the interpretive center, streams and ponds at Wilderness Park, the tennis and racquetball courts at Alta Vista Park and the City's Historical Museum at Dominguez Park. The child play equipment at every park site is kept safe and operational by Parks staff.