Title
Report on the Recreation and Parks Department Requests for Fiscal Year 2019 - 2021 Operating and Capital Improvement Budgets.
Body
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 in June with the next budget process being for Fiscal Year 2019 - 2021. The Alameda Recreation and Parks Department (ARPD) is comprised of three divisions: Park Maintenance, Recreation Programs and Mastick Senior Center.
The Park Maintenance Division budget is primarily funded by the General Fund. Maintenance of Marina Cove, Bayport and Marina Village Parks are funded by assessment districts from the adjacent neighbors and businesses. Current staffing includes:
* 1 Parks Manager
* 1 Parks Supervisor
* 1 Parks Foreperson
* 1 Park Maintenance Worker II
* 6 Park Maintenance Worker I
* 1 Equipment Operator
* 3 Gardeners
* 10 part-time
All recreation program revenues and expenditures are in the Recreation Fund, which is a special revenue fund that is separate from the General Fund. 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. Current staffing includes:
* 1 Director
* 2 Recreation Managers - Recreation Programs and Mastick Senior Center
* 4 Recreation Supervisor I
* 1 Account Technician
* 1 Senior Clerk
* 1 Office Assistant
* Over 200 part-time
o Includes regular part-time staff for office work
DISCUSSION
The following describes the Alameda Recreation and Parks Department budget requests for FY 19-21.
RECREATION PROGRAMS - Operating Budget Requests
The Recreation...
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