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Report on the Fiscal Year 2017 - 2019 Budget for Recreation and Parks Department.
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To: Honorable Chair and Members of the Recreation and Park Commission
From: Amy Wooldridge, Recreation and Parks Director
Re: Report on the Fiscal Year 2017 - 2019 Budget for Recreation and Parks Department.
BACKGROUND
The City Council adopts a two-year City budget with the next budget process being Fiscal Year 2017 - 2019.
DISCUSSION
The Parks Maintenance budget is funded by the General Fund. Maintenance of Marina Cove and Bayport Parks are funded by assessment districts on the adjacent neighbors and businesses.
All recreation program revenues and expenditures are in the Recreation Fund, which is a special revenue fund that is separate from the General Fund. In the proposed FY 2017 - 2019 budget, the Recreation Fund is balanced. There is a transfer from the General Fund to the Recreation Fund to help support programs, particularly those that are minimal or no cost to the community and serve a broad and at-risk population, such as Mastick Senior Center, free Parks and Playgrounds programming, aquatics, teens, and people with physical and developmental disabilities
The numbers below may vary slightly from the final numbers presented to City Council on May 17, 2017 as the Finance Department finalizes cost allocations and staffing costs. Cost allocations are transfers made for General Fund internal services and funds, such as human resources, city management, attorney, and finance department services. It also includes equipment fund set aside, such as vehicles, facilities, and information technology.
The following describes the Alameda Recreation and Parks Department's budget adjustments and requests for FY 17-19.
PARK MAINTENANCE
In FY 17/18, Alameda is adding two new parks, Estuary Park and Jean Sweeney Open Space Park that combined total 35 acres of new parkland. This includes 14 acres of active park area and 21 acres of open space, all of which requ...
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