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10 1 • Operations Increase: ($21,147) for additional supplies and services to support 2 increasing demand for recreational activities and concessions as well as the opening of 3 the Cedar Grove Community Center 4 • Revenue Increase: ($53,086) anticipated additional fee revenue associated with: 5 athletics, recreation programs, facility rentals, and athletic rentals 6 7 Parks Division: 8 The FY15-16 Manager's Recommended Budget includes: 9 The Parks Division has been able to address the opening of new parks and managed 10 lands, and new landscape and grounds needs, in recent years with minimal staff 11 resource additions. For FY15-16 additional staff resources have been recommended to 12 address increased responsibilities, increases in facility usage and rentals, and the need 13 for a full-time staff person at Blackwood Farm Park (which has resulted in a net loss of 14 0.25 FTE for other parks staffing). DEAPR is asking to take the current 30 hours per 15 week position (originally approved for Blackwood Farm Park, now within the Parks 16 "Mobile Crew") to 40 hours, and for increased seasonal staff funding. These additional 17 resources will be needed to maintain the current and expected level of service to the 18 public and park patrons. 19 • FY15-16 will see the first full year of operation for Blackwood Farm Park, and may see 20 portions of the Hollow Rock Park and Natural Area opened. There are also plans to 21 make improvements to River Park and repairs and renovations to select other facilities 22 as needed and prioritized. 23 • Position Extension Recommended: Parks Conservation Tech I position is currently a 24 0.75 FTE, recommending to extend the position to 1.0 FTE ($10,680) to support 25 Blackwood Farm Park opening 26 • Personnel Increase: ($11,307) to comply with approved Living Wage for seasonal staff 27 • Operations Increase: ($40,647) for additional supplies and services to support 28 increasing demand for activities and opening of the Blackwood Farm Park 29 • Revenue Increase: ($11,000) The annual Trail Head Run resulted in a donation in FY14- 30 15. A donation in FY15-16 is anticipated. 31 32 Soil and Water Conservation Division: 33 The FY15-16 Manager's Recommended Budget includes personnel increase, as four 34 positions were reclassified in FY14-15 35 36 Historic Preservation Commission's (HPC) Historic Resources Inventory (Multi-Year 37 Project): 38 The FY15-16 Manager's Recommended Budget includes: 39 • The three-year project will cost $97,500. The County will contribute a total of$40,000; 40 CLG will contribute $27,500; and private grants, sponsorships and manuscript 41 purchases will fund the remainder ($30,000). 42 • The FY15-16 budget totals $20,000; the County will contribute $15,000 and the CLG will 43 contribute $5,000. The FY14-15 budget totaled $25,000; the County contributed 44 $10,000 and the CLG grant contributed $15,000. The County's contribution is budgeted 45 in the Transfers to Other Funds section, of the Recommended Budget. 46 47 Commissioner Jacobs asked if there are property owners wanting to sell conservation 48 easements to Orange County. 49 David Stancil, DEAPR Director, said there are 44 property owners on the "interest" list 50 and 12 who want to actively pursue an easement in the near future.