FY 2019 Budget Workshop Office of Parks and Trails April 24, 2018
Outline • Overview of the Office of Parks and Trails – Overview – Organizational Chart – Levels of Service – Accomplishments – Efficiencies – Benchmarks • Unfunded Challenges • Proposed Budget • Summary 2
Overview • 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 3
Office of Parks and Trails Bobby Bonilla, Office Director
Organizational Chart Community and Technical 32 FTEs Support Service Deputy County Manager Office of Parks & Trails Director (1 FTE) Capital Projects Active Passive Linear Administration Contractual Recreation Recreation Recreation (3 FTEs) Services (11 FTEs) (6 FTEs) (6 FTEs) (5 FTEs) 5
Levels of Service Active Parks: 533 acres • 4 sports complexes • 12 parks Passive Parks: • 12 parks 3,374 acres • 10 public lands • 15 boat ramps Trails: 55 miles • 21 miles paved • 34 miles unpaved Blueway Trails: 162 miles • 9 Blueways Community Centers 2 centers Cemeteries: 15 acres 6 • 7 cemeteries
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: Ferndale Preserve North Lake Community Park - - Ellis Acres Reserve Minneola Athletic Complex - - McDonald Canal Boat Ramp East Lake Sports and - - Pine Meadows Conservation Area Community Complex - Green Mountain Scenic Overlook Lake Idamere Park - - and Trailhead P.E.A.R. Park - 7
Levels of Service Active Parks / Sports Complexes North Lake Community Park 1 Minneola Athletic Complex 2 1 East Lake Sports and Community Complex 3 3 South Lake Regional Park 4 • Under Construction 2 4 Total acres: 373 8
Levels of Service 1 Other Active Parks Astor Lions Park Scott Park 1 9 5 3 4 Lake Idamere Park Sorrento Park 7 10 2 11 Lake Mack Park South Umatilla Park 11 3 12 Twin Lakes Park McTureous Memorial Park 4 12 8 10 9 2 Paisley Community Park 5 6 PEAR Park - Gateway 6 Pine Forest Park – South Side 7 Mt. Plymouth Park 8 Total acres: 160 9
Levels of Service Passive Parks Carlton Village Park 1 P.E.A.R. Park - Scrub Habitat 7 Ferndale Preserve Pine Forest Park - Scrub Habitat 2 8 8 12 1 Haynes Creek Park Spring Lake Park 3 9 9 11 Sylvan Shores Park 3 Lake Joanna Park 4 10 4 5 10 Lake Saunders Park Trout Lake Park 5 11 Lake Thomas Cove Park Umatilla Veterans Hall 6 7 12 6 2 Total acres: 543 10
Levels of Service Public Lands Ellis Acres Reserve 1 South Pine Lakes Reserve 2 1 Lake May Reserve 3 2 6 10 Mount Plymouth Lakes Reserve 4 3 Neighborhood Lakes Reserve 5 4 Lady Lake Preserve 5 6 7 Helena Run Preserve 7 8 Pasture Reserve 9 9 Green Mountain Scenic Overlook and Trailhead 10 Pine Meadows Conservation Area Open to the public 8 Closed to the public Total acres: 2,738 11
Levels of Service 6 13 Boat Ramps and Canoe / Kayak Launch Areas 3 Arnold Brothers Boat Ramp Lake Yale Boat Ramp West 1 9 Astatula Boat Ramp Lake Yale Boat Ramp East 2 10 7 Butler Street Boat Ramp Marsh Park & Boat Ramp 3 11 9 5 10 John’s Lake Boat Ramp Palatlakaha River Park & Boat Ramp 4 12 11 Lake Dalhousie Boat Ramp Pearl Street Boat Ramp 5 13 14 Lake George Boat Ramp Sparks Village Boat Ramp 6 14 8 Lake Holly Boat Ramp McDonald Canal Boat Ramp 7 15 2 15 Lake Jem Park & Boat Ramp 8 1 4 Total acres: 93 12 12
Levels of Service Additional Canoe / Kayak Launch Areas 16 Lake Saunders Park 19 17 Lake Mack Park 17 Lake May Reserve 24 18 18 23 20 Ellis Acres Reserve 16 21 19 22 Lake Joanna Park 20 Sylvan Shores Park 21 Lake Idamere Park 22 Haynes Creek Park 23 Pine Meadows Conservation Area 24 13
Levels of Service Trails – Multi-use trails: 21 Miles • 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 14
Levels of Service Hancock Trail 6.6 Miles South Lake Trail 12.6 Miles West Orange Trail 15
Levels of Service Trails – Nature / Hiking Trails: 34 Miles • P.E.A.R. Park • Palatlakaha River Park • Ferndale Preserve • Pine Forest Park • Ellis Acres Reserve • Haynes Creek Park • Lake May Reserve • Lake Idamere Park • Pasture Reserve • Lake Jem Park • Green Mountain Scenic Overlook and Trailhead • Pine Meadows Conservation Area 16
Levels of Service Cemeteries 2 4 Evergreen Richmond 1 5 3 Smythmill Hinson 6 2 1 Lisbon Woods-Boyd 7 3 5 Rigdon 4 6 7 Total acres: 15 17
Levels of Service 1 7 8 9 4 2 3 5 Blueway Trails 1 Blue Creek Run Lake Harris Run 5 Golden Triangle Run Palatlakaha Run 6 2 Stagger Mud Lake Run Helena Run 3 7 6 Lake Griffin Run St. Francis / Dead River Run 8 4 9 Lake Eustis Run 18 Total miles: 162
Accomplishments Hurricane Irma Clean-Up 19
Accomplishments Hurricane Irma Clean-Up and Repairs 20
Accomplishments North Lake Community Park - Hurricane Irma Debris Staging Area Partnership: Office of Parks and Trails, Public Works Department 21
Accomplishments Real Florida, Real Close • Providing nature-based events while promoting passive eco-tourism through educational recreation • In 2017, Parks & Trails hosted and/or partnered on: – 135 nature-based events • Nature hikes • Bird and butterfly surveys • Guided paddling tours • Educational classes 22 • Presentations
Accomplishments 2007 – 2017 hosted and/or partnered on more than 1,000 natured-based events while promoting ecotourism through educational recreation opportunities 23
Accomplishments Pine Meadows Conservation Area – Open to the public Pine Meadows Conservation Area Partnership: St. Johns River Water Management District, FWC Trout Lake Nature Center Lake May Reserve 24
Accomplishments Pine Meadows Conservation Area – Canal and Lake Clean-Up 25
Accomplishments Mt. Plymouth Lakes Reserve 184 Acres total • All five parcels donated to the County • Working with adjacent and interested C property owners to address unclear A boundaries B • Executed 38 sales agreements totaling $69,945 in revenue Neighborhood D Lakes • Background: E – December 2013: Board approved retaining parcels C and E, and surplussing parcels A, B and D (Currently closed to the public) 26
Accomplishments Sylvan Shores Park – Lake Gertrude • Phase 1 – Waterfront Improvements – 0.5 acres – Exotic tree removal and disposal – Follow-up treatment Phase 1 27
Accomplishments Road and Parking Improvements Nature Center / Maintenance Compound Bid Contract Approved Grape Arbor – Joint effort with P.E.A.R. Park volunteers 28
Accomplishments ADA Improvements 29
Accomplishments Lake Yale West Boat Ramp - Improvements Before After 30
Accomplishments Marsh Park and Boat Ramp Road and parking lot improvements Before After 31
Accomplishments Marsh Park and Boat Ramp – Lake / Canal Clearing and Clean-Up Partnership: Lake County Water Authority, FWC Before After 32
Accomplishments Expenditures (2007-2017) Boating Improvement Fund South Lake: $688,860 Historical Revenues Central Lake: $600,498 FY2017-18 To date $47,643 North Lake: $522,266 FY2016-17 $117,736 FY2015-16 $116,039 Unfunded Projects Estimated Cost: $4M FY2014-15 $118,554 FY2013-14 $105,478 FY2012-13 $108,254 FY2011-12 $108,154 FY2010-11 $110,773 FY2009-10 $105,684 FY2008-09 $115,470 FY2007-08 $115,161 FY2006-07 $119,869 33
Accomplishments • In 2017, Parks & Trails hosted and/or partnered on: – More than 5200 sports-related events • Tournaments • Games • Practices 34
Accomplishments 2012 – 2018: Partnership with the Agency of Economic Prosperity Annual PFX Athletics College Softball Spring Games 35
Accomplishments 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” 36 - Community Solutions Group
Accomplishments Highlights • Expansion Property • Fire Station 39 • East Lake County Library • Wekiva Trail Segment 2 37 March 27, 2018
Accomplishments East Lake Sports and Community Complex – Sports field lighting equipment, Temporary Grass Parking Temporary Grass Parking March 27, 2018 38
Accomplishments North Lake Community Park Sports field lighting 39
Accomplishments 40
Accomplishments Minneola Athletic Complex Playground Area, Storage Building and Staging Area 41
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