“committed to providing quality of life enhancing

“Committed to providing quality of life enhancingopportunities through the management of natural

areas and specialized facilities, fostering communitystewardship, and offering an outstanding service -

oriented environment.”

KITSAP COUNTY PARKS DEPARTMENT 2017 BUDGET

2016 ACCOMPLISHMENTS & INITIATIVES2016 ACCOMPLISHMENTS & INITIATIVES

PLANNING Adopted Forest Stewardship Plans for North Kitsap

Heritage Park and Port Gamble Forest HeritagePark

Reviewing Howe Farm Management and AgriculturePlan

Submitted $748,000 in State Grant RequestApplications and $785,000 Acquisition GrantApplication

BUSINESS Conducted Permit Processing LEAN review

Re-Bid Pavilion Naming Rights

Expanded On-Line Marketing Plan with Kitsap Sun

Hosted Washington State Fair ManagersConference

RESOURCE & PROPERTY MANAGEMENT Performed Variable Density Thinning at Newberry

Hill Heritage Park and North Kitsap Heritage Park

Adopted Minimum Wetland and Riparian ZonesBoundary Guidelines, County Integrated ForestStewardship Policy

Replaced/Installed 16 road culverts at Newberry HillHeritage Park as part of Integrated ForestStewardship

Removed Diseased Trees – Fairgrounds/EventCenter/SKRP

Continue to replace nonconforming and failing roadculverts that block fish passage

Acquired 25+ acres adjoining Illahee Preserve

GRANT AWARDS$47,805 WA Department of Agriculture – Fair and$49,200 Safety Grants

$40,000 Urban Forestry Restoration - WCC crew


2016 PROJECT ACCOMPLISHMENTS2016 PROJECT ACCOMPLISHMENTS

PROJECTS

Repaired wash out areas at Anderson Point Park

Millihanna Road Maintenance Agreement Finalized

Constructed Parking Lot - Olalla Boat Ramp

Started construction of path, parking, and Skate ParkExpansion – South Kitsap Regional Park

Renovated Kingston Historic Schoolhouse – Kola KolePark

Installed Type 1 Cooking Hoods in Presidents Hall

Peterson/Howe Farm Barn stabilization completed

Completed $98,400 Fairground Safety Improvements

Replaced Playground at Silverdale Waterfront Park

Replaced ¾ of original HVAC units at Kitsap Sun Pavilion

Demolished the Restaurant Building, bulkhead, anddecking at Norwegian Point Park

Salmon Enhancement Grant at Chico Salmon Park

Improved sidewalks at Silverdale Waterfront Park

Demolished Silverdale Community Center

Sealed and Painted Kitsap Sun Pavilion Roof

Completed restroom facility at Point No Point LighthousePark

Re-roofed the Silverdale Waterfront Park Gazebo

Completed Lobe Field #1 Seating Improvements

Completed Boand Family Covered Equestrian Arena

Created picnic area adjacent to Norwegian PointBoathouse

Completed a REI sponsored projects in Port Gambleincluding shoreline parking & trails, and boardwalkreconstruction

Resurfaced Tennis Courts at Event Center/Fairgrounds

0

5,000

10,000

15,000

20,000

25,000

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

7,547

17,620

16,314

12,512

22,978

21,203

18,00016,759 17,000


VOLUNTEER HOURS – PARK PROJECTSVOLUNTEER HOURS – PARK PROJECTS

NATIONAL AVERAGE COUNTY PARK AGENCIES


VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIESVOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES

• Completed wetland crossing and trail re-route at Banner Forest

• Removed 150 downed trees blocking trails after winter storms at Banner Forest

• Restored Beach Grass damaged by 2015 beach fire at Point No Point Park

• A Veteran’s Garden was started at Howe Farm

• Old culverts at Newberry Hill Heritage Park were replaced

• Newberry Hill Heritage Park trails were repaired and reopened after thinning operation

• Split rail fence installed and trail re-opened to Hood Canal vista at Anderson Landing

• Prepared RCO grant application for acquisition of acreage adjacent to Illahee Preserve

• New tables were purchased and installed at Keyport Saltwater Park

• Replaced an old fence at Anna Smith Park

• Supported thinning operation at North Kitsap Heritage Park, including identifying and rating wetlands

• Re-routed the Beaver Pond Trail and constructed a new bridge at Port Gamble Forest Heritage Park

• Planned and built a shoreline trail at Port Gamble Forest Heritage Park

• Navy volunteers designed and built an ADA accessible ramp to the viewing platform at Point No Point

• Audubon Society volunteers developed a new bird interpretive sign for Point No Point

• Volunteer docents have already welcomed a record number of visitors to the Point No Point Lighthouse


PARK ACREAGE COMPARISON 2000-PresentPARK ACREAGE COMPARISON 2000-Present

0

2,000

4,000

6,000

8,000

10,000

2000 2006 2012 2016 2017(1,891 AC) (5,692 AC) (6,342 AC) (7,405 AC) (9,665 AC)


PARTNERSPARTNERS

• Kitsap Public Facilities District – Lobe Field Improvements

• Central Kitsap School District – Tennis Court Surface Improvements

• Key Pen Park District – Shared maintenance of Horseshoe Lake Park

• Hansville Community Group – New roof at Norwegian Point Park Boathouse

• Kitsap Bank – Title Sponsor of Kitsap County Fair & Stampede

• Kitsap Regional Library – Shared maintenance and scheduling of Kingston Community Center

• Washington Conservation Corps – Clearing and Forestry Projects

• North Kitsap Trails Association, Evergreen Mountain Bike Association and REI – Trail construction projects

• Great Peninsula Conservancy – Projects at Banner Forest and Port Gamble Forest Heritage Parks

• Kitsap County Public Works – Easement issues

• Washington Trails Association – Park trail clearing and maintenance

• Kitsap County Top Hands – Professional Services for Kitsap County Rodeo

• US Lighthouse Society – Point No Point Duplex rental, site improvements

• Navy – Adopted Anna Smith Park, Fair Admissions and Security, and PNP Viewing Platform

• Washington Youth Academy – Site preparation Kola Kole Park and South Kitsap Regional Park


2017 WORK PLAN - Draft2017 WORK PLAN - Draft

Safe and Healthy Communities Continue Emergency/Fire Response Plans to Include

Internal Road and Trail Identification for Heritage Parks

Submit Grant Applications to Support FacilityDevelopment and Safety Improvements

Inclusive Government Park Advisory Board to Develop Community Needs

Assessment for 2018 PROS’ Plan

Establish a Parks Issue Forum with Stewardship Groups

Establish Forest subcommittees at Established Parks

Protected Natural Resources and Systems Continue Variable Density Thinning at Heritage Parks

having adopted Forest Stewardship Plans

Develop Forest Stewardship Plans for Banner ForestHeritage Park and Coulter Creek Heritage Park

Complete Review of the Howe Farm Management Plan

Continue to replace nonconforming and failing roadculverts that block fish passage

Effective and Efficient County Services Review Fair & Rodeo Vendor/Concessionaire Processes

Continue Strategic Review of Park Parcel Inventory andIdentify Partnership Opportunities with School Districts

Develop Business Plans and Review Sustainability forRevenue Producing Facilities

Coordinate with Public Works and NK Heritage Parkstewards on the proposed Sound to Olympics Trailconnection

Thriving Local Economy Plan for Grant Opportunities for the Port Gamble Bike

Park

Seek Additional Funding Opportunities for the Marketingof the County Fair & Rodeo

Develop Marketing Strategies for Event Center Facilities

Approved Budget January 1, 2016*


2016 – 2017 BUDGET SUMMARY COMPARISON2016 – 2017 BUDGET SUMMARY COMPARISON

EXPENDITURES 2016* 2017 % Change

S & W and BENEFITS 2,786,645 3,045,356 9.3%

OPERATING EXPENSES 1,176,350 1,167,597 (0.7)%

INTERFUND CHARGES 319,185 341,800 7.1%

TOTALS 4,282,180 4,554,753 6.4%*

REVENUE 2016* 2017 % Change

PROGRAM & FACILTY USE 1,174,200 1,201,200 2.3%

OTHER SOURCES 343,656 373,576 8.7%

1,517,856 1,574,776 3.8%*


REVENUE ADJUSTMENTSREVENUE ADJUSTMENTS

Revenue Development - 2016

• Athletic field lighting fee increase recovers full cost of utility use

• Building rental increases offset the loss of revenue historically generated through SilverdaleCommunity Center permitted uses

• Where appropriate, establish partial use guidelines and fees for facilities

• Expanded County Fair & Stampede parking at an adjacent facility generated revenue exceedingrental payments

• Adjusted electrical fees for camping and vendors to recover actual costs of providing the service

• 2017 revenue impact will reflect full year of fee adjustments (Adjustments effective April 2016)


Parks Department OrganizationParks Department Organization

PARKS DEPARTMENT - 2017

DIRECTOR

DEPUTY DIRECTOR

EVENT OPERATIONS PARK RESOURCES ADMINISTRATIVE PARK PLANNER COMMUNITY FORESTER

Division Supt (1) Division Supt (1) SUPPORT 1 1

Special Revenue Fund

EVENT SPECIALIST MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR FISCAL SUPPORT SPECIAIST PROJECT COORDINATOR

1 NORTH 1 1

6 Maintenance Workers

EVENT CENTER MAINTENANCE FISCAL SUPPORT TECHNICIAN

Maintenance Worker - Event MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR 1

SOUTH

EVENT CENTER MAINTENANCE 7 Maintenance Workers OFFICE SUPPORT ASSISTANT

1 Supervisor 1 - Parks Permits

5 Maintenance Workers STEWARDSHIP COORDINATOR

1 OFFICE SUPPORT SPECIALST

VILLAGE GREENS GC 1 - Contracts/Adv Bd

2 Golf Shop Attendants

Special Revenue Fund OFFICE SUPPORT SPECIALST

2 - Permits/Etix/Concession

SHARED DAS SUPPORT

1 (2/3 share)

FAIR & RODEO

Contract


EFFICIENCIESEFFICIENCIES

•Stewardship groups and volunteers help manage and maintain more than 50% of park acreage. Nearly 17,000volunteer hours dedicated to park projects and approximately 20,000 volunteer hours dedicated to Fair & Stampede

•Cooperative funding of tennis court renovations with CK School District, and $6,800 through crowd funding

•Continued contract services to maximize staff resources, while limiting expenditures for equipment replacement:•Event support exhibit support services and rentals•Professional Property Management services contracted to manage park rental properties•Fair & Stampede Management Services•Refuse and cleaning services during County Fair & Stampede

•Cooperatively funded athletic field improvements at Lobe Field Complex with Kitsap Public Facilities District

•Converted two “seasonal parks” Island Lake and Long Lake County Parks to full season parks at negligible expenses

•Received more than $92,000 in donated materials, labor, and services to the Kitsap County Fair & Stampede

•Fair & Rodeo Sponsorship; $230,000, a 20% increase. Professional Rodeo Services paid through programsponsorships

•Continued MOA with Kitsap Regional Library to assume scheduling and cleaning of the Kingston Community Center

• MOA with Key Peninsula Metropolitan Park District for shared maintenance of Horseshoe Lake Park, enabling publicuse of the facility 7 days a week, and adding May and September weekends to season

•Community organizations provide prompt graffiti removal at South Kitsap Regional Park Skatepark, KingstonSkatepark, and Events Center/Fairgrounds

National Recreation & Park Association - PRORAGIS


EFFECTIVENESS RATIOSEFFECTIVENESS RATIOS

Functional Area Comparison(average of 430 agencies responding per category)

KITSAPCOUNTY

LowerQuartile Median

UpperQuartile

Operating Expenditures per Capita $17.42 $39.29 $83.46 $159.06

Revenue per Capita $6.09 $8.08 $25.58 $58.95

Revenue to Operating Expenditure 34.7% 14.9% 31.5% 50.3%

Operating Expenditures per Acre $471 $3,500 $7,651 $21,619

Park Acres per 1,000 Residents 41.4 5.0 9.7 17.5

FTE’s per 10,000 Population 1.5 3.9 7.8 15.1


ADMINISTRATIONADMINISTRATION

QUALITYINDICATORS

2017Proposed 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012

Revenue Per Capita $6.09 $5.97 $6.66 $6.31 $6.49 $5.93

Efficiency NetExpended LessRevenue(ICMA avg $38.61)

($11.18) ($11.19) ($10.21) ($7.83) ($7.73) ($6.59)

WORKLOADINDICATORS

2017Proposed 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012

Number of FacilityUse Permits Issued

1,210 1,370 1,378 1,300 1,327 2,600

P&R FTE / 1000(ICMA avg 0.49)

.15 .14 .13 .12 .12 .12


PARK RESOURCESPARK RESOURCES

QUALITYINDICATORS

2017Anticipated 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012

Acres ParklandPer 1000Population(NRPA Median 10.1ICMA 14)

41.4 32.7 28.5 26.7 24 24

FormalStewardshipGroups

22 18 17 17 17 17

WORKLOADINDICATORS

2017Anticipated 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012

Acres ParklandMaintained/FTE(NRPA Median 95.3)

635 507 490 480 529 526


OPERATIONS / EVENTS CENTEROPERATIONS / EVENTS CENTER

QUALITYINDICATORS

2017Anticipated 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012

Number of MajorSporting Events

42 45 43 45 42 20

WORKLOADINDICATORS

2017Anticipated 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012

Number of IndoorFacility Use Hours

19,000 19,500 20,150 21,188 24,700 24,067

Number of AthleticEvents

2,150 2,200 2,023 1,893 2,201 1,288


FAIR & STAMPEDEFAIR & STAMPEDE

QUALITYINDICATORS

2017Anticipated 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012

SponsorshipDollars

$205,000 230,000 $186,180 $195,775 $202,151 $167,296

Gate Receipts $215,000 $225,229 $204,708 $236,927 $224,233 $218,803

WORKLOADINDICATORS

2017Anticipated 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012

Fair Attendance(All)

77,000 75,000 69,600 78,455 79,567 70,500

Number ofVendors

220* 220* 236 235 234 255


PLANNINGPLANNING

QUALITYINDICATORS

2017Anticipated 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012

GrantsPrepared

5 3 0 2 0 2

WORKLOADINDICATORS

2017Anticipated 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012

Park Plans 3 2 0 0 0 0

Manage NewGrant Awards

$2.8million

$600,000 $0 $260,000 $870,000 0

PARK RESOURCES


PROGRAM SUMMARYPROGRAM SUMMARY

Park Maintenance, Planning & Projects12.6% Cost Recovery

Revenue

Expenses

EVENT CENTER



Fairgrounds & Event Center40.6% Cost Recovery

Revenue

Expenses



Fair & Stampede100% Cost Recovery

Expenses

Revenue


2017 Parks Improvement & Maintenance Projects - Proposed2017 Parks Improvement & Maintenance Projects - Proposed

IMPROVEMENTS Potential FUNDING OPTIONS

Grants REET II Conservation Capital

Futures Balance

Heritage/Regional Trail heads 20,000 20,000

Access Control Gates/Fences 50,000 50,000

Long Lake Picnic Area Improve 55,000 55,000

Waterfront Parks Water Trail Site Improve 10,000 10,000

South Kitsap Playground Improve 90,000 90,000

Port Gamble Parking 70,000 70,000

Anderson Hill Restrooms 152,000 152,000

Island Lake Picnic Area Improve 40,000 40,000

Silverdale Waterfront Safety Surface 55,000 55,000

Event Center Restrooms 290,000 290,000

Event Center Air Handler 50,000 50,000

Island Lake Pavilion Roof Replace 29,000 29,000

Salsbury Point Water Connection 22,000 22,000

Event Center Bleacher Extension 35,000 35,000

Illahee Acquisition 785,000 785,000

Event Center Safety Improvements 100,000 50,000 50,000

Wildcat Lake Maintenance Bldg Repair 22,000 22,000

South County Park Storage 250,000 250,000

TOTAL 2,125,000 835,000 920,000 120,000 250,000

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