overview of proposed marin county parks budgets for fy 2014-15
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Overview of Proposed
Marin County Parks Budgets
for FY 2014-15
May 15, 2014
• Marin County Parks staff develops separate budgets for
o Measure A o Marin County Open Space District o Parks, including Landscape Services and County Integrated
Pest Management Program (General Fund) o 7 County Service Areas o 1 Lighting and Landscaping District
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• 2 general types of expenditures
o Fixed Expenditures (salaries for full time, non-term positions, benefits, supplies, equipment, utilities, etc.)
o Functional Area Expenditures • Project expenditures (A one time,
limited duration expenditure; could be planning, design, permitting, environmental review and/or construction)
• Service enhancement expenditures (Extended or ongoing expenditure: salaries for full-time term positions, extra hire positions, equipment and supplies to support services, etc. )
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• Sources of Proposed Projects and Service Enhancements
o Parks and Open Space Strategic Plan o Other plans such as Road and Trail
Management Plan, Vegetation and Biodiversity Management Plan, other approved and current park master plans
o Public input o Staff knowledge of issues and needs
• Review and Prioritization of Proposed Projects and Service Enhancements
o Proposed expenditures undergo a rigorous review
o Collaborative process involving all managers and multiple meetings
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• Review Criteria for Proposed Projects and Service Enhancements
o Detailed Project Description (why, what, how much, how many, etc.)
o Project/Service Category • Road and Trail Management • Vegetation Management (includes
fire fuel reduction and wildlife management)
• Real Property Acquisition and Administration
• Visitor Services and Community Engagement
• Slope, Sediment and Drainage Management
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• Review Criteria for Proposed Projects and Service Enhancements (cont.)
o Duration of Expenditure • One time (could be multi-year) • Annual or ongoing
o Selection Criteria (weighted) • Priority in current, approved plan • Engages volunteers • Removes, reduces threat to health,
safety • Legal mandate • Grant or other outside funding • Board priority • Project is already underway
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o Selection Criteria (continued) • Generates revenues or leads to
savings, efficiency • Removes or reduces threat to natural
or cultural resources • Engages underserved communities • Contributes to community health
and wellness • Contributes to increasing visitor
diversity
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• Measure A budget complements budgets for Parks, Open Space, Landscape Services, Integrated Pest Management, and CSAs
• Department’s approach to Measure A Funding
o All functional area expenditures o Measure A has its own budget, to facilitate tracking of
expenditures, and reporting to the Community Oversight Committee and the public.
o Measure A funding is for projects and service enhancements beyond the capacity of existing staff and financial resources. However, certain work can be justifiably funded by either Measure A or a different budget.
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• Department’s approach to Measure A Funding (cont.)
o New staff positions funded by Measure A are fixed term positions, as the tax will expire in 8 years.
o In general, few projects requested by CSAs are funded, except for urgent, minor repairs that cannot be funded by the CSA’s own budget. Replacement or major renovation of CSA capital facilities will have to be funded by CSAs themselves.
o For 2015-16, staff will revise budget development methods to address competition between a) capital and non-capital projects, and b) between new capital projects emerging from master plans, and capital projects related to renovation of existing facilities.
o Leveraging Measure A funds with grants is a high priority, especially for capital projects.
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FY 2014-15 Measure A Budget
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• Parks and Open Space Program ($6.7 million)
o Protect Natural Resources, Maintain Existing Parks and Open Space Preserves, Provide Visitor Services ($5.4 million)
o Preserve New Natural Lands ($1.3 million) • City, Town and Special District
Program ($1.6 million)
o All funds disbursed in fiscal year pursuant to agreement with each entity
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• Farmland Preservation Program ($2 million)
o Expenditures authorized by Board of Supervisors on case by case basis.
o Funds not used in one fiscal year will carry over to the next
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PROJECTS – MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, RENOVATION Location Project Notes
Parks - All Supplies and contractual services
Operating expenditures that cannot be accommodated in the regular Parks budget
Stolte Grove Park (CSA 14 – Homestead Valley)
Bridge repair Structural repairs to a popular community trail access
Village Green Park (CSA 33 – Stinson Beach)
Accessibility improvements
Work includes restrooms, seating, paths of travel
Open Space - All
Accessibility Plan Applies to roads and trails in all preserves
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PROJECTS – MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, RENOVATION Location Project Notes
Open Space - All
Decommissioning of unauthorized trails
Affects only unauthorized trails not included in the November 2011 Road and Trail Assessment. Does not affect social trails as defined in the RTMP
Paradise Beach
Replace failing stairs At north end of park
Upton Beach Accessibility improvements
Includes park entry, path of travel, and beach access improvements
Parks - All Park furnishings improvements
Includes development or design and accessibility standards for items such as benches, water fountains, picnic tables, garbage and recycling containers
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PROJECTS – MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, RENOVATION Location Project Notes
System-Wide Park and Open Space Sign Plan
Fabricate and install new sign system in all parks, preserves, and regional multi-use pathways
PROJECTS – NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Location Project Notes
Open Space - All
Road and Trail Management Plan
Expenditures for report production, geotechnical assessments of road and trail proposals, and planning and design for priority projects
Bolinas Lagoon Marsh restoration Initiate planning to restore wetland functions in vicinity of the Bolinas “Y”
Cascade Canyon
Repack Fire Road Sediment Reduction
For construction of plans developed and permitted in FY 13-14
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PROJECTS – NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Category Expenditure Notes
Ring Mountain Encroachment Resolution Initiative
Conduct boundary survey to identify encroachments
Roy’s Redwoods
Loop Trail Improvements
For construction of plans prepared and permitted in FY 13-14
Baltimore Canyon
Dawn Falls Trail Repair
For construction of plans prepared and permitted in FY 13-14
McInnis Park McInnis Marsh Wetland Restoration
Feasibility study of wetland restoration options
Ring Mountain Endeavour Fire Road Improvements
Includes geotechnical evaluation, invasive weed control, and native plant installation
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PROJECTS – MASTER PLANNING AND CAPITAL Location Expenditure Notes
Mill Valley – Sausalito Multi Use Path
Path rehabilitation Study to determine options for path rehabilitation and replacement of deteriorated bridges
McNears Beach
Fishing pier repair Repairs to understructure. Repairs to occur in FY 15-16
Stafford Lake Park
tbd Funding is allocated for an unidentified project that will emerge from the master planning process
McNears Beach Park
tbd Funding is allocated for an unidentified project that will emerge from the master planning process
Paradise Beach, McInnis, Stafford Lake Parks
New playgrounds Funding is allocated for new playgrounds in 3 separate parks, consistent with new master plans.
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SERVICE ENHANCEMENTS Category Expenditure Notes
Park Planning 1 park planner, fixed term (continue)
Enables implementation of master planning and park renovation projects funded by Measure A. Position is less costly than consultants.
Visitor Services 4 open space rangers, fixed term (continue)
Increases ranger presence in open space preserves for visitor assistance, environmental education and code enforcement.
Visitor Services 1 park ranger, fixed term (continue)
Enables department to base a ranger in west Marin to cover Agate Beach, Upton Beach, Chicken Ranch Beach, Stinson Beach Village Green, Bolinas Park, White House Pool, Vedanta Trail.
Visitor Services 1 volunteer coordinator, fixed term (continue)
Assigned to parks to enable increased community participation in volunteer opportunities.
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SERVICE ENHANCEMENTS Category Expenditure Notes
Visitor Services on-call sheriff’s deputy (continue)
Additional patrol for public safety and emergency response during high use periods. Contract service.
Visitor Services Event coordinator (new)
To enable park rangers to focus on specialized visitor support functions. Contract service.
Visitor Services Wi-Fi in the Parks Initiative (new)
Plan, design, and implement Wi-Fi systems in several parks on a pilot basis.
Visitor Services Community engagement grants (continue)
Partner with community organizations and NGOs to increase accessibility to parks and preserves by underserved communities and individuals with high health needs
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SERVICE ENHANCEMENTS Category Expenditure Notes
Vegetation Management
1 vegetation and fire ecologist, fixed term (continue)
Lead implementation of Vegetation and Biodiversity Management Plan (VBMP)
Vegetation Management
1 resource specialist, fixed term (continue)
Support implementation of VBMP RTMP projects
Vegetation Management
0.75 resource specialist, fixed term (continue)
Implement projects emerging from VBMP, including control of non-native invasive weeds
Vegetation Management
Conservation Corps North Bay (continue)
Labor to perform fire fuel management, nonnative plant control, annual drain clearing, and miscellaneous construction. Contract service.
Vegetation Management
Vehicle replacement (new)
Replace aging vehicle used by Measure A-funded resource specialist
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SERVICE ENHANCEMENTS Category Expenditure Notes
Vegetation Management
Early Detection Rapid Response Program (new)
2 seasonal assistants to monitor parks and preserves for new populations of known invasive plants and develop strategies for containment.
Maintenance and Operations
1 water and irrigation specialist, fixed term (continue)
Position is focused on water use management for county owned and managed landscape areas
Maintenance and Operations
1 integrated pest management specialist (continue)
Position supports the county’s Integrated Pest Management program
Maintenance and Operations
Vehicle replacement (new)
Replace two aging trucks equipped with dump beds used for maintenance purposes
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SERVICE ENHANCEMENTS Category Expenditure Notes
Maintenance and Operations
Dog waste pick-up (continue)
Install additional dog waste stations and perform twice weekly pick up on open space preserves. Contract service.
Road and Trail Management
1 maintenance equipment operator (continue)
Equipment operator to assist with increase in Road and Trail work.
Road and Trail Management
2 extra-hire seasonal assistants (new)
Increase capacity to perform work on roads and trails during the construction season
Administration 1 administrative services technician (continue)
Position needed to support increased work load related to purchasing, payroll, and budget administration
Administration 1 senior secretary (continue)
Position needed to support increased volume of general office functions
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• Est. revenues: $6,215,888
• Use of reserves $670,795
• Total expenditures: $6,886,683
• Fixed expenditures: $5,208,404
• Functional area exp.: $1,678,279
• Total expenditures: $6,886,683
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Functional Area Expenditure Examples Category Expenditure Notes
Vegetation Management
Invasive weed control
Based on VBMP; removal of high priority species. Includes contingency for Kent Island habitat restoration.
Vegetation Management
Fuelbreaks along fire roads
Maintenance of existing fuelbreaks at multiple locations
Vegetation Management
wide area fuelbreaks (WAF)
Maintenance of WAFs at Camino Alto, Hillside, Crown
Vegetation Management
Hazard tree removal Related to Sudden Oak Death
Vegetation Management
Fire road access pruning
Multiple locations: Cascade Canyon, Terra Linda, Mt. Burdell, Giacomini, others
Vegetation Management
Grasslands mapping Purpose is to refine data in the vegetation layer of geographic information system
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Functional Area Expenditure Examples Category Expenditure Notes
Vegetation Management
Grazing management
Seasonal assistant to oversee grazing in preserves
Vegetation Management
Equipment Log splitter to facilitate removal of large logs, vehicle for fire ecologist
Vegetation Management
Barbed goat grass control
Inventory, monitoring and implementation of control measures, Terra Linda/Sleepy Hollow Preserve
Vegetation Management
Invasive plant control & tree restoration along 680 Trail corridor
Per mitigation requirements
Vegetation Management
Complete CEQA for Vegetation and Biodiversity Management Plan
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Functional Area Expenditure Examples Category Expenditure Notes
Wildlife Management
Northern spotted owl monitoring
Results inform timing of maintenance activities and add to data regarding population dynamics
Wildlife Management
Research and monitoring initiative
Develop and initiate monitoring program to inform future decision making re: impacts of road and trail use on wildlife
Slope, Waterway, and Coastal Resource Management
Geotechnical assessments, erosion and slope repair
On-call contracted services
Slope, Waterway, and Coastal Resource Management
Equipment and supplies
For Bolinas Lagoon oil spill response, tide gauge maintenance
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Functional Area Expenditure Examples Category Expenditure Notes
Road and Trail Management
New trail construction
Connector trail at end of West Baltimore. Trail is associated with resolution of encroachment and fulfillment of conditions associated with 2009 property purchase.
Road and Trail Management
Fire road and trail upgrades and repairs
Construction: Glen FR, Manzanita FR, Candelero Cyn ford, Horse Hill FR, Via Escondida FR Design, Env. Review, Permitting: French Ranch FR, Dixon Ridge FR, Smith Ridge/Gunshot FR, Toyon FR, Creekside FR, Citron FR, Irving FR, Ship’s Mast Tr.
Road and Trail Management
Spring and winter trail maintenance
Routine. All preserves.
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Functional Area Expenditure Examples Category Expenditure Notes
Road and Trail Management
Fire road maintenance
Giacomini: Conifer, E. Sylvestris, Buckeye, Hunt Camp. Also Indian Tree FR, Luiz FR, Big Rock Ridge FR, Spring FR
Road and Trail Management
Equipment Motorized carrier for trail maintenance, 4WD, 2000 gal. water truck for road projects,
All functions Fees, supplies, services, equipment
Dump fees, large equipment rental, maintenance supplies, supplies for volunteer programs, research support, desks for new rangers, corp yard repaving
Visitor Services Equipment Vehicle for assistant naturalist
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Functional Area Expenditure Examples Category Expenditure Notes
Visitor Services Communications Quarterly newsletter, brochure update, electronic mailing support, database maintenance, accessibility compliance, electronic event calendar and map maintenance, fairbooth, event and display supplies, giveaways, e-communications services
Real Property Acquisition and Administration
Real Estate staff support
Provided by Department of Public Works
Real Property Acquisition and Administration
Real estate expenses
Boundary surveys, appraisals, title reports, geotechnical property assessments
Real Property Acquisition and Administration
Trail Legacy Fund $50,000 set aside for trail acquisition and construction to be matched by county general fund.
FY 2014-15 Parks Budget, including
Landscape services
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• Baseline budget $5,519,530
• Expenditure reduction ($0)
• Approved budget increase $0
• Total expenditures $5,519,530
• Anticipated revenues $2,073,223
• Net county cost $3,446,307
• Total expenditures $5,519,530
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Overview of Proposed
Marin County Parks Budgets
for FY2014-15
May 15, 2014