The Grooming and Park Cleanup crews maintain the buildings at the El Monte Community Center, Jack Crippen Senior Center, El Monte Historical Museum, and park facilities such as the Lambert Park auditorium and gym, Zamora Park auditorium, Mt. View Park auditorium, Pioneer Park log cabin, and the Historic Park Osmond House. Ongoing maintenance duties include stripping and waxing of floors, sanitizing facility restrooms, cleaning and maintaining tables and chairs, and setting up and breaking down equipment for activities, events and group meetings.

The City of El Monte has many special events throughout the year, and the Park Maintenance Division is there to handle all the deliveries, setups and assist with the running of these events. This includes setting up tables and chairs, maintaining the grounds, light construction, decorations, electrical, and operating the sound system. Among some of the special events the Park Maintenance Division supports are: Holiday House, Children's Day Parade, , Veteran's Day Ceremonies, Earth Day, Little League openings, various carnivals, blood drives, rabies clinics, election days, and Police Department open house, as well as City groundbreaking ceremonies and dedications.

All the street medians in the City are maintained by the Park Maintenance Division. Ongoing maintenance consists of mowing, trimming, overseeding, , weed abatement, and fertilizing all landscaped medians.