Title: Lee County Parks and Recreation
1Lee County Parks and Recreation
- The Natural Place to Play
2MISSION STATEMENT
- TO PROVIDE SAFE CLEAN AND FUNCTIONAL PARK
RECREATION FACILITIES. - TO PROVIDE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT ADD TO
THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL LEE COUNTY RESIDENTS
AND VISITORS. - TO ENHANCE TOURISM THROUGH SPECIAL EVENTS AND
ATTRACTIONS. - WE ARE COMMITTED TO FULFILLING THIS MISSION
THROUGH VISIONARY LEADERSHIP, INDIVIDUAL
DEDICATION AND THE TRUSTWORTHY USE OF AVAILABLE
RESOURCES.
3Determining Core Services
4Core Service Categories Identified by
Comprehensive Plan Goals
- Section V and Section VII of the Lee Plan list
21 goals/objectives that spell out how PR
conducts its business, as well as Title III of
the Americans with Disabilities Act. - Parks Recreation has identified five
categories into which these goals fall. - Facilities All facility maintenance and
operational costs - Programs Extension Services, ADA, Special
Events, etc. - Planning GIS, Project Contract Management, and
Design Construction - Partnerships School District, Lee County Fair
Board, Community Tennis Association, Sports
Authority, Tourist Development Council, Visitors
Convention Bureau, University of Florida /
IFAS, Local Municipalities, Friends groups,
Volunteers, Youth Sports Organizations, Florida
Gulf Coast University, Lee Memorial Hospital
(Share Club), Lehigh Regional Medical Center,
South Florida Water Management District, Florida
Division of Forestry, Florida Department of
Environmental Protection, Florida Fish Wildlife
Conservation Commission, U.S. Fish Wildlife
Service, etc. - Conservation 20/20 Land management and public
access
5Core Service Categories by Expenditures
6Concurrency Regulatory Requirements
- Concurrency is required by State Law with level
of service standards set by the County. - Lee Plan Policy 95.1.3 Regulatory Standards which
are identified in State Law as being essential to
support development. - Regional Park Required Level of Service (6) acres
per 1,000 total seasonal population in Lee
County. - Community Park Required Level of Service (0.8)
acres per 1,000 population in unincorporated in
each park impact fee district.
7Non-Regulatory Desired Levels of Service
- Desired Levels of Service as set forth in Lee
Plan - Regional Park Desired Level of Service Eight (8)
acres per 1,000 total seasonal population in Lee
County. - Community Park Desired Level of Service Two (2)
acres per 1,000 population in unincorporated in
each park impact fee district. - Three community park districts currently do not
meet the desired level of service. - Boat Ramps Provision of one boat ramp lane with
adequate parking per 35,000 population of entire
Lee County. - The County currently provides 14 boat ramp lanes
which does not meet the desired level of service. - Recreation Center Standard Two Hundred Fifty
(250) sq ft per 1,000 population of
Unincorporated Lee. - The County currently provides 150,671 sq ft of
Recreation Center space which meets the desired
level of service. - Water Access Retain current inventory and
develop or re-develop at least 3 per year. - The County has retained all its current
inventory and has developed 3 new access points
in the past 3 years
8Federally Mandated Title III Americans with
Disabilities Act
- Mandates that the County have an ADA Plan
- Mandates that all facilities be accessible
- Mandates that all programs be accessible
- Mandates Inclusion where appropriate
- ADA/ Inclusion Specialist hired by PR in 2000
- Until this point Lee County was not in
compliance with its ADA plan and faced a Federal
Law Suit. Inclusion Specialist assisted in
writing the Plan oversaw the correction of all
problems. - Law suit filed in 2005 by Access America claiming
14 parks not accessible. Thanks to Parks
Facilities Management staff, all counts were
dropped and no settlement was necessary.
9Core Service 1 Facilities
- Section V Goal 76 Distribution of Facilities -
discusses the impact fee districts, how they are
determined, the distribution of community
regional parks - Section V Goal 78 Landscape/ Wayside Parks
directs the County to maintain its current
inventory and seek ways to provide funding
partnerships for additional facilities as needed - Section V Goal 79 Boat Ramps directs the
provision of one boat ramp lane with adequate
parking per 35,000 population - Section V Goal 80 Natural Waterways - discusses
increasing access to natural waterways, the Great
Calusa Blueway and Greenways - Section V Goal 82 Maintained Water Access
directs the County to maintain its current
inventory and acquire additional water access
wherever whenever economically feasible both on
the Gulf and Bay
10Facilities (contd)
- Section V Goal 83 Community Parks directs the
County to provide for the active recreational
needs of unincorporated residents in community
parks by providing 2 acres per 1,000 population
and further describes types of facilities. - Section V Objective 83.2 Community Recreation
Center Standard directs the County to provide
250 sq. ft of community recreation center per
1000 population. - Section V Objective 83.3 Community Pool
Standard directs the County to maintain
operate community pools - Section V Goal 84 Regional Parks directs the
County to provide 8 acres per 1,000 population. - Section V Goal 86 Environmental Historic
Programs directs the County to provide
environmental historical programs at
appropriate facilities. - Section V Goal 88 Parks Program
Administration directs the County to protect
the Countys investments by providing continued
maintenance of infrastructure and administration
of programs.
11Core Service 2 Programs
- Section V Goal 86 Environmental Historic
Programs directs the County to provide
environmental historical programs at
appropriate facilities. - Section V Goal 88 Parks Program
Administration directs the County to protect
the Countys investments by providing continued
maintenance of infrastructure and administration
of.
12Core Service 3 Planning/Design/CIP
- Section V Goal 77 Development Design
Requirements discusses the land Development
Code and how it relates to parks open spaces - Section V Goal 85 Park Planning Design
discusses the designing, construction, master
planning of parks. It further discusses the
greenways development, linkage of parks and
greenways and bike paths. It protects public
parks from conversion and allows only after
public hearing. - Section V Goal 87 Capital Planning directs
the County to annually adopt a five year capital
improvement program relating to park recreation
facilities
13Core Service 4 Partnerships
- Section V Objective 83.4 School Parks directs
the County to develop active recreational
facilities on School Board Property with the
cooperation of the School Board when necessary to
meet community needs. - Section V Objective 87.2 Public/Private
Coordination - directs the County to coordinate
with other public private agencies,
corporations individuals to use all available
resources to meet recreation demands.
14Core Service 5 Conservation 20/20
- Section VII Goal 107 Resource Protection
discusses in detail the protection of
environmentally sensitive lands, protection of
species both flora fauna, the Conservation
20/20 program, land management and the protection
of specific habitat for all species. - Section VII Goal 112 Intergovernmental
Coordination - discusses the need for the County
to participate with other governmental agencies
for the protection of natural resource systems. - Section VII Goal 117 Water Resources
discusses the need to manage and protect the
water resources of the county.
15Parks Recreation Adopted Expenses
16Parks Recreation Adopted Revenues
17Adopted vs. Actual Revenues
18Revenue By Category
19Parks Recreation Staff
- Includes 17 vacancies which we are holding in FY
10
20Total Park Acreage
21Total Acreage vs. Staffing Trend
22Parks Recreation Asset Valuation
- Community Parks 201,938,510
- Regional Parks 314,529,510
- Conservation 2020 251,501,729
- Recreation Centers 21,310,000
- Pools 8,000,000
- Total 797,279,748
- Land is assessed value
- Buildings are replacement value
23Budget Breakdown
- Parks Recreations total expense budget is
- divided into five business units which represent
- four funding sources
- Regional Park Operations (general fund 00100)
- Community Park Operations (MSTU fund 15500)
- Extension Services (general fund 00100)
- Hickeys Creek (Hickeys Creek Mitigation Trust
fund 12800) - Conservation 20/20 (Capital Improvement-Environmen
tally Sensitive Land Program 30105)
24Budget Breakdown by Fund
25Hickeys Creek BudgetFunding Source Mitigation
Trust Fund 12800
26Hickeys Creek Points of Interest
- A trust fund was set up in 1994 to fund the
Operation Maintenance in perpetuity - An unexpected payment of taxes to the East County
Water Control District annually in the amount of
approximately 80,000 has eaten away at the fund - The last payment is due in 2010
- As a result the fund will dry up in 5 /- years
- Minimal revenue from parking fees and some events
27Extension Services BudgetFunding Source General
Fund 00100
- Graph represents Countys funding only. In FY
2009 UF funded an additional 478,245 towards
operations.
28Extension Services Points of Interest
- Memorandum of Understanding with the University
of Florida / Institute of Food and Agricultural
Sciences - UF provides funding for certain staff and
supplements the operating budget - Total budget provided by UF 478,245
- Minimal revenue from program room rental, grants
and program registration
29Regional Park Acreage
30Regional Park List
- ALISON HAGERUP BEACH PARK
- ALVA BOAT RAMP
- ANDE ROSSI LANE
- BIG HICKORY ISLAND PRESERVE
- BOCA GRANDE BEACH ACCESSES
- BOCA ROADS RIGHTS OF WAY
- BOKELIA BOAT RAMP
- BONITA BEACH PARK
- BONITA BEACH ACCESSES 1-10
- BOSTON RED SOX PLAYER DEVELOPMENT COMPLEX
- BOSTON RED SOX CITY OF PALMS
- BOWDITCH POINT REGIONAL PARK
- CALOOSAHATCHEE REGIONAL PARK
- CAUSEWAY ISLANDS
- DAVIS BOAT RAMP
- DEEP LAGOON - COW SLOUGH PRESERVE
- DOG BEACH
- ESTERO ISLAND BEACH ACCESS
- FISHING PIER (MATANZAS BRIDGE)
- HICKEY'S CREEK MITIGATION PARK
- IDALIA PARK
- IMPERIAL RIVER BOAT RAMP
- LAKES REGIONAL PARK
- LEE COUNTY SPORTS COMPLEX
- LYNN HALL MEMORIAL PARK
- MAIN STREET PARKING
- MANATEE PARK
- MATANZAS PASS PRESERVE
- MATLACHA BOAT RAMP, KAYAK LAUNCH SHORELINE
- NALLE GRADE PARK
- NORTH SHORE PARK
- OLD BRIDGE PRESERVE
- PERSIMMON RIDGE PRESERVE
- PINE ISLAND MONUMENT
- PICM (PINE ISLAND COMMERCIAL MARINA)
- PUNTA RASSA BOAT RAMP
- SAN CARLOS BAY - BUNCHE BEACH
- SIX MILE CYPRESS SLOUGH
31Regional Parks BudgetFunding Source General
Fund 00100
32Regional Parks Points of Interest
- 5 million used for Baseball / Sport Complexes
- 2.5 million used for beaches, boat ramps,
shorelines -
- Remaining 3 million used for all other Regional
Parks - 2.2 million (2009 actual) in revenues are mostly
parking fees with some program fees
miscellaneous concessions / contracts - Some expenses for Baseball Beaches are reduced
by inter-fund transfers from TDC not reflected in
PR revenue. - Twins annual payment goes directly to bond debt.
33Community Park Acreage
34Community Facility List
- Community Parks
- ALVA COMMUNITY PARK
- BOCA GRANDE BALLFIELD SITE
- BOCA GRANDE COMMUNITY PARK
- BROOKS COMMUNITY PARK
- BUCKINGHAM COMMUNITY PARK
- CAVANAUGH TRIANGLE
- CHARLESTON PARK
- ESTERO COMMUNITY PARK
- HANCOCK COMMUNITY PARK
- HARLEM HEIGHTS COMMUNITY PARK
- HUNTER PARK
- JUDD COMMUNITY PARK
- KELLY ROAD COMMUNITY PARK
- LEHIGH ACRES COMMUNITY PARK NORTH
- MARY MOODY PARK
- MATLACHA COMMUNITY PARK
- MIRAMAR(ADVOCADO)
- N.FT.MYERS COMMUNITY PARK
- Community Pools
- LEHIGH COMMUNITY POOL
- N. FT. MYERS COMMUNITY POOL
- PHILLIP'S PARK COMMUNITY POOL
- SAN CARLOS COMMUNITY POOL
- School District Facilities
- BAYSHORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
- CAPE CORAL HIGH SCHOOL COMMUNITY POOL
- CYPRESS LAKE HIGH SCHOOL POOL
- CYPRESS LAKE MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL
- ESTERO HIGH SCHOOL
- J. COLIN ENGLISH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
- LEHIGH MIDDLE SCHOOL
- LEXINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL
- N. FT. MYERS HIGH SCHOOL POOL
- NORTH FT. MYERS HIGH SCHOOL
- PINE ISLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
- RIVERDALE HIGH SCHOOL
35Recreation / Community Center Square Footage
36Recreation/Community Center List
- ALVA COMMUNITY CENTER
- BOCA GRANDE RECREATION CENTER
- BUCKINGHAM COMMUNITY CENTER
- ESTERO RECREATION CENTER
- HARLEM HEIGHTS COMMUNITY CENTER
- KARL J DREWS COMMUNITY CENTER / SPECIAL NEEDS
- LEHIGH ACRES SENIOR CENTER
- MATLACHA COMMUNITY CENTER
- NORTH FORT MYERS COMMUNITY CENTER
- NORTH FT MYERS SENIOR CENTER
- OLGA COMMUNITY CENTER
- SCHANDLER HALL COMMUNITY CENTER
- VETERAN'S PARK RECREATION CENTER
- WA-KE HATCHEE PARK RECREATION CENTER
37Community Parks / Recreation Centers / Pools /
Schools BudgetFund Source MSTU 15500
38Community Parks Points of Interest
- Youth organizations provide sports programming
saving thousands in personnel costs - Parks Recreation provides facilities at no cost
to youth organizations - Volunteers providing services saves approximately
600,000 annually in personnel costs - A majority of programs offered are provided by
contract instructors not staff - 1.6 million (2009 actual) in revenues include
user fees, School Board reimbursement, donations
etc.
39Conservation 20/20 Acreage
40Conservation 20/20 Preserve List
- ALVA SCRUB
- BOB JANES
- BILLY'S CREEK
- BONITA SPRINGS
- BUCKINGHAM TRAILS
- CALOOSAHATCHEE CREEKS
- CARVER
- CAYO PELAU
- CHARLOTTE HARBOR
- COLUMBUS G. MACLEOD
- CORKSCREW REGIONAL ECOSYSTEM WATERSHED
- DANIELS PRESERVE AT SPANISH CREEK
- DEEP LAGOON
- ESTERO MARSH
- FLAG POND
- GALT
- GATOR HOLE
- GREENBRIAR CONNECTOR
- HICKEY'S CREEK MITIGATION PARK
- IMPERIAL MARSH
- IMPERIAL RIVER
- KORESHAN
- MATANZAS PASS
- MULLOCK CREEK
- OAK CREEK
- ORANGE RIVER
- PINE ISLAND FLATWOODS
- PINE LAKE
- PINELAND SITE COMPLEX
- POPASH CREEK
- POWELL CREEK
- PRAIRIE PINES
- SAN CARLOS BAY - BUNCHE BEACH
- SIX MILE CYPRESS SLOUGH
- SMOKEHOUSE BAY
- TELEGRAPH CREEK
- WEST MARSH
- WILD TURKEY STRAND
41Conservation 20/20 BudgetFunding Source
Separate Millage 30105
42Conservation 20/20 Points of Interest
- County continues to purchase more land
- Preserves are beginning to be developed and
opened to the public - Operating budget has remained relatively flat at
1 million - Must dip into the escrow account occasionally
- Can not continue to operate off the interest
- Escrow account currently 32 million
- The challenge is continuing the funding source to
maintain all these preserves and opening more to
the public requires more operating costs
43Where are we Going
- If the current economic trend continues
- Contracting services vs. adding employees
- Reduction in Managers Supervisors
- Facilitating programs vs. running programs
- Heavier reliance on Volunteers
- Reducing field lighting use to keep costs down
- Reducing size type of equipment in fleet
- Fewer Special Events
- In-house janitorial
- Reduction in services not affecting public
safety, for example mowing grass - Smaller centers and pools may seek additional
partners to take over operations and maintenance
as an alternative to closure, or significant
operating reductions, due to cutbacks.
44Departmental Issues
- Maintaining assets and services with dwindling
resources - Determining fees for services and how it affects
residents and tourists - Projected budget impact from the new Red Sox
Complex - Providing enough quality facilities to stay
marketable within the state for sports tourism - Existing and potential inter-local agreements
- Future of Hickeys Creek Fund
- Conservation 20/20 maintenance we will need to
operate from fund balance (not interest only) due
to increasing costs and decreasing interest
revenue
45Commissioner Action
- Fees Many areas are highly subsidized by general
revenues recognizing that, should we come back
to the Board with user fee adjustment
recommendations? Should we also consider youth
sports fees? - Baseball We are in the baseball business future
operating and maintenance increases of 2 million
are anticipated with the addition of the new Red
Sox Stadium. How will this be funded? - Impact Fees With collections way down and no
money in the funds, how do we build facilities to
keep up with Sports Tourism needs? - Sanibel Should we renegotiate our agreement for
maintenance of certain facilities on the Island? - Hancock Park This is the only Community Park in
our inventory that is still within an
Incorporated Area. Should we begin discussions
on turning the park over to the City of Cape
Coral? - Conservation 20/20 The tax was not intended to
continue forever. The escrow account funded by a
10 set-aside is currently at 32 million. This
will not fund the O M in perpetuity. Before the
tax is eliminated should the 10 be increased?