FY 2019 Budget Workshop Office of Parks and Trails April 24, 2018 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

FY 2019 Budget Workshop

Office of Parks and Trails

April 24, 2018

• Overview of the Office of Parks and Trails

– Overview – Organizational Chart – Levels of Service – Accomplishments – Efficiencies – Benchmarks

• Unfunded Challenges
• Proposed Budget
• Summary

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Outline

• Develop and maintain a clean, safe and attractive

parks and trails system for health and enjoyment of all County residents and visitors while promoting recreation, sports and tourism

• Preserve and restore lands to protect water

resources, habitat and wildlife corridors while promoting eco-tourism through educational passive recreation opportunities

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Overview

Office of Parks and Trails Bobby Bonilla, Office Director

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Community and Technical Support Service

Deputy County Manager Office of Parks & Trails Director (1 FTE)

Administration (3 FTEs) Capital Projects Contractual Services (5 FTEs)

32 FTEs

Linear Recreation (6 FTEs) Active Recreation (11 FTEs) Passive Recreation (6 FTEs)

Organizational Chart

Active Parks:

• 4 sports complexes
• 12 parks

533 acres

Passive Parks:

• 12 parks
• 10 public lands
• 15 boat ramps

3,374 acres

Trails:

• 21 miles paved
• 34 miles unpaved

55 miles

Blueway Trails:

• 9 Blueways

162 miles

Community Centers

2 centers

Cemeteries:

• 7 cemeteries

15 acres

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Levels of Service

• Majority of parks open 7 days a week
• Staff available 7 days a week
• Extended hours of operation at gated / staffed parks:

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• North Lake Community Park
• Minneola Athletic Complex
• East Lake Sports and

Community Complex

• Lake Idamere Park
• P.E.A.R. Park
• Ferndale Preserve
• Ellis Acres Reserve
• McDonald Canal Boat Ramp
• Pine Meadows Conservation Area
• Green Mountain Scenic Overlook

and Trailhead

Levels of Service

Total acres: 373

Active Parks / Sports Complexes

2 3 4 1

2 3 1 4

South Lake Regional Park

• Under Construction

East Lake Sports and Community Complex Minneola Athletic Complex North Lake Community Park

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Levels of Service

Total acres: 160

Other Active Parks

10 11 4 7 8 9 5 6 12

7 8 1 4 5 6 2 3 9 11 12 10

PEAR Park - Gateway Pine Forest Park – South Side

• Mt. Plymouth Park

Scott Park Sorrento Park South Umatilla Park Twin Lakes Park Paisley Community Park McTureous Memorial Park Lake Mack Park Lake Idamere Park Astor Lions Park

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3 2 1

Levels of Service

Total acres: 543

Passive Parks

11 12 2 3 4 8 9 10 6 7 1

10 11 2 3 4 7 8 9 5 6 1

Sylvan Shores Park Trout Lake Park Umatilla Veterans Hall Spring Lake Park Pine Forest Park - Scrub Habitat P.E.A.R. Park - Scrub Habitat Lake Thomas Cove Park Lake Joanna Park Haynes Creek Park Ferndale Preserve Carlton Village Park

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Lake Saunders Park

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Levels of Service

Ellis Acres Reserve South Pine Lakes Reserve Lake May Reserve Mount Plymouth Lakes Reserve Neighborhood Lakes Reserve Lady Lake Preserve

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Helena Run Preserve

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pasture Reserve

Total acres: 2,738

9 Green Mountain Scenic Overlook and Trailhead 10 Pine Meadows Conservation Area

8 9 1 2 3 6 7 4 5

Open to the public

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Closed to the public

Public Lands

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Levels of Service

9 10 2 3 4 7 8 5 6 11 13 14 12 1

Total acres: 93

10 11 2 3 4 7 8 9 5 6 12 14 15 13 1

Boat Ramps and Canoe / Kayak Launch Areas

Arnold Brothers Boat Ramp Astatula Boat Ramp Butler Street Boat Ramp John’s Lake Boat Ramp Lake Dalhousie Boat Ramp Lake George Boat Ramp Lake Holly Boat Ramp Lake Jem Park & Boat Ramp Lake Yale Boat Ramp West Lake Yale Boat Ramp East Marsh Park & Boat Ramp Palatlakaha River Park & Boat Ramp Pearl Street Boat Ramp Sparks Village Boat Ramp McDonald Canal Boat Ramp

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Levels of Service

18 19 20 17 21 23

18 19 17 20 22 23 21

Additional Canoe / Kayak Launch Areas

Lake Mack Park Lake May Reserve Ellis Acres Reserve Lake Joanna Park Sylvan Shores Park Lake Idamere Park Haynes Creek Park

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16 Lake Saunders Park

Pine Meadows Conservation Area

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Levels of Service

• South Lake Trail
• Hancock Trail
• Blackstill Lake Road Trail
• Wilson Lake Parkway Trail
• Sleepy Hollow Road Trail
• Park Trails
• Lake Idamere Park
• Minneola Athletic Complex
• North Lake Community Park
• P.E.A.R. Park
• Twin Lakes Park

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Trails – Multi-use trails: 21 Miles

Levels of Service

15 South Lake Trail Hancock Trail West Orange Trail

6.6 Miles 12.6 Miles

Levels of Service

• P.E.A.R. Park
• Ferndale Preserve
• Ellis Acres Reserve
• Lake May Reserve
• Pasture Reserve
• Green Mountain Scenic

Overlook and Trailhead

• Pine Meadows Conservation

Area

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Trails – Nature / Hiking Trails: 34 Miles

• Palatlakaha River Park
• Pine Forest Park
• Haynes Creek Park
• Lake Idamere Park
• Lake Jem Park

Levels of Service

Total acres: 15

2 3 4 7 5 6 1

2 3 4 7 5 6 1

Cemeteries

Evergreen Hinson Lisbon Rigdon Richmond Smythmill Woods-Boyd

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Levels of Service

2 3 4 7 8 5 6 1

Total miles: 162

2 3 4 7 8 5 6 1 Blue Creek Run

Golden Triangle Run Helena Run Lake Griffin Run Lake Harris Run Palatlakaha Run Stagger Mud Lake Run

• St. Francis / Dead River Run

9 Lake Eustis Run

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Blueway Trails

Levels of Service

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Hurricane Irma Clean-Up

Accomplishments

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Hurricane Irma Clean-Up and Repairs

Accomplishments

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North Lake Community Park - Hurricane Irma Debris Staging Area

Partnership: Office of Parks and Trails, Public Works Department

Accomplishments

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• In 2017, Parks & Trails hosted

and/or partnered on: – 135 nature-based events

• Nature hikes
• Bird and butterfly surveys
• Guided paddling tours
• Educational classes
• Presentations

Real Florida, Real Close

• Providing nature-based events while promoting passive

eco-tourism through educational recreation

Accomplishments

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2007 – 2017 hosted and/or partnered on more than 1,000 natured-based events while promoting ecotourism through educational recreation

• pportunities

Accomplishments

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Pine Meadows Conservation Area – Open to the public

Partnership: St. Johns River Water Management District, FWC

Pine Meadows Conservation Area Trout Lake Nature Center Lake May Reserve

Accomplishments

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Pine Meadows Conservation Area –

Canal and Lake Clean-Up

Accomplishments

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• All five parcels donated to the County
• Working with adjacent and interested

property owners to address unclear boundaries

• Executed 38 sales agreements

totaling $69,945 in revenue

• Background:

– December 2013: Board approved retaining parcels C and E, and surplussing parcels A, B and D

(Currently closed to the public)

A B C D E

184 Acres total

Neighborhood Lakes

• Mt. Plymouth Lakes Reserve

Accomplishments

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Sylvan Shores Park – Lake Gertrude

• Phase 1

– Waterfront Improvements – 0.5 acres – Exotic tree removal and disposal – Follow-up treatment

Phase 1

Accomplishments

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Road and Parking Improvements Nature Center / Maintenance Compound Bid Contract Approved Grape Arbor – Joint effort with P.E.A.R. Park volunteers

Accomplishments

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ADA Improvements

Accomplishments

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Lake Yale West Boat Ramp - Improvements

Accomplishments

Before After

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Marsh Park and Boat Ramp

Road and parking lot improvements

Before After

Accomplishments

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Marsh Park and Boat Ramp – Lake / Canal Clearing and Clean-Up

Partnership: Lake County Water Authority, FWC

Before After

Accomplishments

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Expenditures (2007-2017)

South Lake: $688,860 Central Lake: $600,498 North Lake: $522,266 Unfunded Projects Estimated Cost: $4M

$119,869 $115,161 $115,470 $105,684 $110,773 $108,154 $108,254 $105,478 $118,554 $116,039 $117,736 $47,643 FY2006-07 FY2007-08 FY2008-09 FY2009-10 FY2010-11 FY2011-12 FY2012-13 FY2013-14 FY2014-15 FY2015-16 FY2016-17 FY2017-18

Boating Improvement Fund

Historical Revenues

To date

Accomplishments

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• In 2017, Parks & Trails hosted and/or partnered on:

– More than 5200 sports-related events

• Tournaments
• Games
• Practices

Accomplishments

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2012 – 2018: Partnership with the Agency of Economic Prosperity

Annual PFX Athletics College Softball Spring Games

Accomplishments

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2009 – 2017 hosted more than 31,000 sports-related events while promoting recreation, sports and tourism

• North Lake Community Park
• Minneola Athletic Complex
• East Lake Sports and

Community Complex

“Youth and amateur sports travel is the fastest growing segment in tourism and has become a $7B market in travel alone”

• Community Solutions Group

Accomplishments

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March 27, 2018

Highlights

• Expansion Property
• Fire Station 39
• East Lake County Library
• Wekiva Trail Segment 2

Accomplishments

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East Lake Sports and Community Complex – Sports field lighting equipment, Temporary Grass Parking

March 27, 2018

Accomplishments

Temporary Grass Parking

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North Lake Community Park Sports field lighting

Accomplishments

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Accomplishments

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Minneola Athletic Complex

Playground Area, Storage Building and Staging Area

Accomplishments

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Lake Idamere Park - Miracle League

Accomplishments

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Lake Idamere Park - Path Lighting

Reimbursement of $200,000 received FDEP Grant completed

Accomplishments

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Astor Park – Repairs and amenities

Accomplishments

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Astor Park – Repairs and amenities

Accomplishments

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North Lake Community Park – Seal Coating / Pavement Markings

Accomplishments

Before After

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• Mt. Plymouth Park and Scott Park – Historical Bike Loop

Partnership: East Lake Community, Office of Communications, Public Works Department

Accomplishments

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Countywide Parks, Recreation and Trails Master Plan Update

• 6 Public / Stakeholder Meetings

– East Lake County – Eustis – Central Lake County – Tavares – Northwest Lake County – Leesburg – South Lake County – Minneola – South Lake County – Clermont – Northeast Lake County – Umatilla

• December 2017: Trails Master Plan

Draft presented to Lake-Sumter MPO

• February 2018: Trails Master Plan Draft

presented to Parks, Recreation and Trails Advisory Board

Accomplishments

• Volunteers and partnerships
• Outsourcing various shifts at County staffed and gated facilities
• Capital projects / management - Planning concepts through construction
• Phased development
• Planning application review as part of the Development Review process
• Recycling / reusing materials
• Cross training staff in multiple disciplines
• Relocating key personnel to field locations
• Assists in standardizing term and supply contracts to address repair and

maintenance issues

• Utilizing existing County tree mitigation revenues

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Efficiencies

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Efficiencies

FY2012 – FY2018

– Maintained staff level at or below 32 FTEs – Management and Operation of New / Improved Parks: 1,021 acres

• Minneola Athletic Complex, East Lake Community Park and Expansion Property, Green

Mountain Scenic Overlook, South Lake Regional Park, Miracle Field at Lake Idamere Park, McDonald Canal Boat Ramp, Pine Meadows Conservation Area

– 6.5 miles of New Improved Multi-use Trails

• South Lake Trail – Phase 3A, Hancock Trail Extension

– Supplementing staff, maintenance and repair operations through

• utsourcing

51 $17.13 $8.77 $30.41 $35.73 $45.48 $19.31 $4.66 $74.86

$0.00 $10.00 $20.00 $30.00 $40.00 $50.00 $60.00 $70.00 $80.00

Park Operating Expenditures Per Capita

Lake Marion Orange Osceola Polk Seminole Sumter Volusia

Benchmarks

3,907 2,014 14,579 8,555 21,548 7,159 261 50,379

10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 60,000

Total Park Acreage

Lake Marion Orange Osceola Polk Seminole Sumter Volusia

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Benchmarks

53 40 61 64 47 142 38 10 32

20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160

Total Athletic Fields (Multipurpose and Ballfields)

Lake Marion Orange Osceola Polk Seminole Sumter Volusia

Benchmarks

17 5 54 34 15 49 Unavailable 38

10 20 30 40 50 60

Total Mileage of Maintained Stand-alone Multi-Use Trails

Lake Marion Orange Osceola Polk Seminole Sumter Volusia

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Benchmarks

34 13 124 16 37 84 3 250

50 100 150 200 250 300

Total Mileage of Maintained Nature / Hiking Trails

Lake Marion Orange Osceola Polk Seminole Sumter Volusia

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Benchmarks

56 1,745 2,405 2,909 1,245 1,857 2,053 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,500 January February March

2018 Pedestrian Trail Count

Green Mountain Scenic Overlook South Lake Trail

Benchmarks

57 415 567 598 4,388 7,250 8,567 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000 8,000 9,000 January February March

2018 Bike Trail Count

Green Mountain Scenic Overlook South Lake Trail

Benchmarks

58 3,535 3,428 4,636 1,250 783 942 1,068 1,057 1,401 3,179 4,981 9,956 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 January February March

2018 Vehicle Count

Lake Idamere Park McDonald Canal Boat Ramp Green Mountain Scenic Overlook Minneola Athletic Complex

Benchmarks

$7.22 $15.95 $10.66 $5.23 $7.71

$0.000 $2.000 $4.000 $6.000 $8.000 $10.000 $12.000 $14.000 $16.000 $18.000

Economic Impacts of Local and Regional Public Parks on the

• U. S. Economy – Top 5 States in 2015 (in billions)

Florida California Illinois New York Texas

Source: Center for Regional Analysis at George Mason University for the National Recreation and Park Association

Local and regional park agencies’ $31 billion in operations spending and $23 billion in capital spending led to nearly $154 billion in economic activity and almost 1.1 million jobs.

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Benchmarks

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The Outdoor Recreation Economy Generates (Nationwide):

• $887B in Consumer Spending Annually

– Outdoor Activities ($184.5 billion)

• Camping, Fishing, Hunting, Motorcycling,

Off-Roading, Water Sports, Trail Sports, Wheel Sports, Wildlife Viewing, Snow Sports

– Trip and Travel Spending ($702.3 billion)

• 7.6 Million Jobs

278 304 313 465 466 887 921 931 964

Annual Consumer Spending

(In Billions $)

Source: 2017 Outdoor Industry Association Report

Benchmarks

• Outstanding capital repairs for the County maintained

multi-use paved trail system

• Soccer field lighting request from the City of Fruitland Park

for Northwest Lake Community Park

• Request from the City of Tavares for the County to take
• wnership, manage and operate the Woodlea Sports

Complex

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Unfunded Challenges

FY 2018 Adopted Budget FY 2019 Proposed Budget % Change Personal Services $1,857,402 $1,883,623 1.4% Operating Expenses $3,333,186 $3,375,786 1.3% Tree Mitigation $100,000 $100,000 0% Capital Outlay $91,100 $173,500 90.5% Other Uses $313,354 $328,346 4.8% Reserves $42,651

• 100%

Total Expenditures $5,737,693 $5,861,255 2.15%

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• Funding Sources – (MSTU - 69%, General Fund - 25%; Misc. - 6%)
• Highlights – $118,370 decrease in the General Fund transfer

Proposed Operating Budget

Park Description Funding Source

East Lake Sports and Community Complex Restroom / Concession buildings with support utilities, parking lot and path

• Sales Tax
• North Impact Fee

P.E.A.R. Park Pickleball courts, Ballfield enhancements, Road and parking lot improvements

• Sales Tax
• Central Impact Fee

North Lake Community Park Lighting the remaining Multi-use field

• Sales Tax

South Lake Regional Park Earthwork / Mass grading operations

• Sales Tax

Lake Idamere Park Miracle Field area restroom / concession facility and pavilion

• Sales Tax
• Central Impact Fee

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Proposed Budget

Capital Projects

Park Description Funding Source

• Mt. Plymouth Park

Park security lighting

• North Impact Fee

Scott Park Park security lighting

• North Impact Fee

Helena Run Preserve Design, engineering, permitting and construction bid documents of parking lot, boardwalk, pavilion and restroom

• Sales Tax

Butler Street Boat Ramp Update construction bid documents, platform, pavilion and parking lot improvements

• Boating Improvement Fund
• Tourist Development Tax

Pearl Street Boat Ramp Design, engineering, permitting and construction bid documents of parking lot and platform improvements

• Boating Improvement Fund

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Proposed Budget

Capital Projects

Park Description Funding Source

Pine Meadows Conservation Area Design, engineering, permitting and construction bid documents of paved multi- use trail, parking, canoe/kayak launch, restroom and other support facilities

• Sales Tax

Ferndale Preserve Update construction bid documents, phased construction of observation tower, fishing pier, boardwalk and canoe / kayak launch per grant requirement

• South Impact Fee
• Fish Conservation Fund

South Lake Trail Design, engineering, permitting and construction bid documents for phase improvements and capital repairs

• Sales Tax

City of Fruitland Park - Northwest Lake Community Park $50,000 reimbursement to the City for completion of one soccer field

• Sales Tax

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Proposed Budget

Capital Projects

The Office of Parks and Trails proposed FY 2019 budget:

– Decrease in General Fund transfer of $118,370 – 2.15% overall increase from FY18 budget – Enhances current levels of service – Includes Parks and Trails capital projects funded with the Sales Tax – Does not include:

• Outstanding capital repairs for the County maintained multi-use paved trail system
• Soccer field lighting request from the City of Fruitland Park for Northwest Lake

Community Park

• Request from the City of Tavares for the County to take ownership, manage and
• perate the Woodlea Sports Complex

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Summary