dallas zoo park board presentation 12 1 11 final

Dallas Park Board MeetingThursday, December 1, 2011

What’s New at the Zoo!


Our Vision:

To be a leading

U.S. zoo and a

premier

entertainment,

educational and

visitor attraction

in Dallas


Managing A Valuable City Asset


Growth In Baseline Expenses

$16.3M

$16.7M

$17.5M

2011-12

Budget

$10.8M

City

Subsidy

$11.8M

City

Subsidy

+7.3%

Expense

Increase


Award Winning


Significant

Achievement Award

Outstanding

Construction Award

Best of Build Award


All-Time Attendance Records

789,452 Visitors

170,687 Visitors


960,139 Total Visitors!!

789,452 Visitors

170,687 Visitors


Inspiring a Passion for Nature!


New Chairman of

Dallas Zoological Society


Dallas Zoo Management Inc.

Board of Directors



Board of Directors



Board of Directors

Thomas F. Allen, Jr.

David W. Biegler

John D. Bittner

Charlie W. Chen

Emily Corrigan

Karen Drayer

Steven H. Durham

Jeffrey D. Fehlis

Trevor Fetter

Martha D. Fordyce

Elba Garcia, D.D.S.

Richard S. Geiger

Gina Ginsburg

Cindy M. Gummer

Doug Houser

Lee M. Kleinman*

Laurence H. Lebowitz

Robert B. Little

Hattie McLaughlin*

William Montgomery

Chelen Moore *

Ruth O’Donnell Mutch

Ed Oakley

Matthew A. Papenfus

Maria Martineau Plankinton

Cheryl Lewis Richards

Lynn Rupp*

Justin A. Shipley

Chad N. Smith

Gloria McCall Snead

Patty Stone

Herlinda Valdez Thompson

Emily Vafa

Richard Waggoner

Mark S. Walsh

Autry Warren

C. W. Whitaker*

Ellen Winspear

* Ex-Officio Non-Voting

Member


Planning & Process

Vision:

The Dallas Zoo is a leading US zoo and a premier

entertainment, educational and visitor attraction

in Dallas.

Strategic Cornerstones:

• An Unsurpassed Visitor Experience

• A Lifetime of Memorable Experiences for

Our Guests

• Leaders in the Zoo World

• A Community Treasure

• Organizational Excellence


The Wildlife Theater


Unprecedented Philanthropic Support


2012: What’s Next!


Calendar of Events


June 2,

2012


Returns for

2012!


New Animal Nutrition Commissary


New Animal Nutrition Commissary

• 7900 Sq. Ft. Building in Ewing Yard

• Donor Funded- $1.4M Project

• Building Permits Issued

• Completion Set for April 2012


New for 2012


New Additions at Fair Park


City of Dallas

Projects at the Zoo


31

Cedar Creek Bank Stabilization


32

Savanna Change Order Projects


33

Storm Water Wetland Project


AZA Accreditation Inspection


New Capital

Campaign

Projects


New Education Building Concepts

Mission:

• Connect Kids to Nature

• Create a Family Adventure

• Resource for Environmental Education


Proposed Site


Incorporating Cedar Creek


Nature Immersion Architecture


Site Overview


What’s New at the Zoo!

dallas zoo park board presentation 12 1 11 final

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