Mayors: Maintenance Functions and Areas of Responsibility

(a)Mayors shall have exclusive responsibility, in the areas defined in Subsection

(b)of this Section, for performing general minor repair and maintenance work which may include, but is not necessarily limited to, cleaning, painting, plumbing, trash collection, landscape maintenance, upkeep of drainage facilities, planting of trees, plants and flowers, maintenance of street signs and replacement of streetlights. For purposes of this Section, “minor repair and maintenance work” shall include only work for which the combined costs of supplies and labor does not exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) for any particular repair or maintenance project or activity.

(b)The Mayors are responsible for general minor repair and maintenance of village public streets and roads, public streetlights, public buildings being used to house the Mayor’s Office, and community centers in their respective districts, and the following areas: CH. 40 MAYORS OF GUAM

(1)The Mayor of Hågat is responsible for the Hågat Recreation Area, San Jose Circle, and the former Hågat Fire Station located on Lot # 443 Part 1-2 New 1.

(2)The Mayor of Hagåtña is responsible for the Hagåtña basketball court;

(3)The Mayor of Agana Heights shall be responsible for the Agana Heights Recreation Area and the care and administration of Lot No. 64-3, Agana Heights, Guam, containing an area of 5,120.23± square meters, as shown in Instrument No. MA11092, Department of Land Management, and Document No. 340078, Department of Land Management, the former site of the United States Naval Hospital incinerator, which shall be utilized for public recreation purposes;

(4)The Mayor of Asan is responsible for the Asan Recreation Area and the Maina Recreation Area;

(5)The Mayor of Barrigada is responsible for the Barrigada Recreation Area;

(6)The Mayor of Chalan Pago and Ordot is responsible for the Jose U. Atoigue Memorial Park and Lot No. 3458-R1;

(7)The Mayor of Dededo is responsible for the Astumbo Recreation Area, Central Park, the Civic Center, the Dededo Recreation Area and the Dededo Municipal Building;

(8)The Mayor of Inalåhan is responsible for Recreation Area I, Recreation Area II, the Malojloj Recreation Area, and the Inalåhan Community Center. Administrative jurisdiction over the Inalåhan Community Center is hereby transferred from the Department of Parks and Recreation to the Inalåhan Mayor; provided, that the Mayor uses the Community Center for civic and community purposes. Such purposes may include, but are not limited to, a community and recreational center; a learning center; a museum; or a fishermen’s and farmer’s cooperative;

(9)The Mayor of Mangilao is responsible for Plumeria Park, Mangilao Park and the Mangilao Playground;

(10)The Mayor of Malesso’ is responsible for the Malesso’ Recreation Area, the Tot Lot, and the Merlyn G. Cook Schoo1;

(11)The Mayor of Mongmong-Toto-Maite is responsible for the Mapas Recreation Area and the Toto Recreation Area;

(12)The Mayor of Piti is responsible for the Piti Community Ball Park and the Pedro C. Santos Memorial Park;

(13)The Mayor of Sånta Rita-Sumai is responsible for the Sånta Rita-Sumai Recreation Area and the Jose

(Icha)M. Guzman Baseball Field;

(14)The Mayor of Sinajana is responsible for the Community Parks A, B, and C;

(15)The Mayor of Talo’fo’fo’ is responsible for the Talo’fo’fo’ Recreation Area;

(16)The Mayor of Tamuning-Tumon is responsible for the Tamuning and Tumon Recreation Areas;

(17)The Mayor of Humåtak is responsible for the Humåtak Recreation Area;

(18)The Mayor of Yigo is responsible for the Agafa Gumas Recreation Area and the Yigo Recreation Area;

(19)The Mayor of Yona is responsible for Blas Park, Pangelinan Park, Quichocho Park, Violet Park, and the Yona Community Park. The Office of the Mayor shall also have administrative authority CH. 40 MAYORS OF GUAM of the Taga’chang Beach Park and shall adopt the Department of Parks and Recreation rules and regulations and the fee schedule for the use of the Park, any of its recreation shelters or any activity within the premises of the Park; and shall allocate a portion of the proceeds, which shall be deposited subject to the provisions of § 40135 of this Chapter, received for such use, for the maintenance and upkeep of the Taga’chang Beach Park.

(20)The Mayor of Malesso’ is responsible for the Malesso’ Pier Park. The authority for allowing use of the facility and assessment of authorized fees, as currently exercised by the Department of Parks Recreation, shall be made a part of the granting of this responsibility, in the interim, until the Mayor, through the AA process, formulates a new fee structure or new rules and regulations.

(c)Nothing in this Chapter shall be interpreted as limiting the power of Mayors to enter into contracts for the performance of repair and maintenance functions.

(d)All Mayors’ Offices shall be allowed to dump for free their Village trash or debris at the Ordot dump, the Hågat transfer station and any other permitted dump site operated by the Department of Public Works (DPW). This trash or debris shall come strictly from their duties in maintaining Village streets and public buildings, parks or facilities in their Villages, including the clean-up and removal of public nuisances and debris.

(e)Transfer of the Baza Gardens Baseball Field from the Department of Parks and Recreation to the Office of the Mayor of Yona. The Baza Gardens Baseball Field located at the entrance of the Baza Gardens housing area, designated as Lot No. 95 REM 2C 1, Municipality of Yona, Guam, containing an area of two

(2)acres, is hereby officially transferred from the control of the Department of Parks and Recreation to the control of the Office of the Mayor of Yona. The Office of the Mayor of Yona shall be responsible for the overall administration, operation and maintenance of the baseball field for use by the residents of Yona and the island community.