2014 Adopted Operating Budget
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Photo: Marc Crumpler 2014 Adopted Operating Budget Today: Kennedy Grove Regional Recreation Area is known for its shady eucalyptus groves. Photo: Richard Langs Headquartered in Oakland, California Operating a Regional Park System within Alameda and Contra Costa Counties Then: In the mid-1930s, a Civilian Conservation Corps camp was located in Kennedy Grove. 2014 Adopted Operating Budget Board of Directors Whitney Dotson Ward 1 Photo: Bill Knowland John Sutter Today: 2014 Board of Directors (left to right): Ayn Wieskamp of Livermore, Whitney Ward 2 Dotson of Richmond, Carol Severin of Castro Valley, John Sutter of Oakland, Beverly Lane of Danville, General Manager Robert E. Doyle, Carol Severin Ted Radke of Martinez, and Doug Siden of Alameda. Ward 3 Doug Siden Ward 4 Ayn Wieskamp Ward 5 Beverly Lane Ward 6 Ted Radke Ward 7 Robert E. Doyle General Manager Dave Collins Assistant General Manager, Finance and Management Services Division Cinde Rubaloff Chief Financial Officer Pam Burnor Budget Manager Then: The East Bay Regional Park District’s first board of directors confer with other park leaders. Standing from left to right: August Vollmer, director; Nils Aanonsen, director, Today: The Park District comprises of 65 regional parks and over 113,000 acres. Works Progress Administration; Leroy R. Goodrich, director; Frank A. Kittredge, regional director, National Park Service; Roy C. Smith, inspector, National Park Service; Elbert M. Vail, general manager. Seated from left to right: Thomas J. Roberts, director; John McLaren, designer, Golden Gate Park; Charles Lee Tilden, director and president; and Aurelia Henry Reinhardt, director. VISION AND MISSION (Revised 2013) The Mission statement defines the essential role of the District: The East Bay Regional Park District preserves a rich heritage of natural and cultural resources and provides open space, parks, trails, safe and healthful recreation and environmental education. An environmental ethic guides the District in all that we do. The Vision statement sets the direction, values and objectives of the District: The District envisions an extraordinary and well-managed system of open space parkland in Alameda and Contra Costa counties, which will forever provide the opportunity for a growing and diverse community to experience nature nearby. To achieve this Vision the District will: o Provide a diversified system of regional parklands, trails and related services that will offer outstanding opportunities for creative use of outdoor time. o Acquire and preserve significant biologic, geologic, scenic and historic resources within Alameda and Contra Costa counties. o Manage, maintain and restore the parklands so that they retain their important scenic, natural and cultural values. o Interpret the parklands by focusing educational programs on the visitor’s relationship to nature, natural processes, ecology, the value of natural conditions and the history of the parklands. o Balance environmental concerns and outdoor recreational opportunities within regional parklands. o Support the development and retention of well-trained, dedicated and productive employees. o Improve access to and use of the parks by members of groups that are underrepresented, such as persons with disabilities, the economically disadvantaged and elderly park visitors. o Provide recreational development that fosters appropriate use of parklands while preserving their remoteness and intrinsic value. o Create quality programs that recognize the cultural diversity represented in the region. o Participate in partnerships with public agencies, nonprofit organizations, volunteers and the private sector to achieve mutual goals. o Provide leadership to help guide land use decisions of East Bay governments that relate to the District. o Ensure open and inclusive public processes. o Pursue all appropriate activities to ensure the fiscal health of the District. o Monitor the effects of climate change on District resources and utilize adaptive management techniques to adjust stewardship methods and priorities to preserve the natural, cultural and scenic values of the parks and trails. 2014 Adopted Operating Budget 1 East Bay Regional Park District BOARD OF DIRECTORS The East Bay Regional Park District is governed by a seven-member Board of Directors, who are publicly elected to serve four-year terms and represent a specific geographic area (Ward) of the District as depicted on the map. The District itself comprises all of Alameda and Contra Costa counties. Whitney Dotson, Ward 1 Director Berkeley Ward 1 includes the communities of Albany, Berkeley, Emeryville, El Cerrito, El Sobrante, Kensington, a majority of Pinole, Richmond and San Pablo. John Sutter, Ward 2 Director Oakland Ward 2 includes the communities of Oakland, Piedmont, Canyon, Lafayette, Moraga, Orinda, Rossmoor and a portion of Walnut Creek. Carol Severin, Ward 3 Director Castro Valley Ward 3 includes the communities of Castro Valley, Hayward, Union City and portions of Cherryland, Fremont and Dublin. Doug Siden, Ward 4 Director Alameda Ward 4 includes the communities of Alameda, a portion of Oakland, San Leandro, San Lorenzo, a portion of Cherryland and a small portion of Hayward. Ayn Wieskamp, Ward 5 Director Livermore Ward 5 includes the communities of Brightside, most of Dublin, part of Fremont, Livermore, Newark, Pleasanton, Scott’s Corner and Sunol. Beverly Lane, Ward 6 Director Danville Ward 6 includes the communities of Alamo, Blackhawk, Clayton, Concord, Danville, Diablo, Pleasant Hill, San Ramon, Tassajara, and a portion of Walnut Creek. Ted Radke, Ward 7 Director Martinez Ward 7 includes the communities of Antioch, Bay Point, Benicia, Bethel Island, Brentwood, Byron, Clyde, Crockett, Discovery Bay, Hercules, Knightsen, Martinez, Mountain View, Oakley, Pacheco, a portion of Pinole, Pittsburg, Port Costa and Rodeo. 2014 Adopted Operating Budget 2 East Bay Regional Park District Environmental Programs & GIS Applications EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT t:\bstone\mxd projects\finance\ 8.5x11portrait+wards2014-color.mxd Bay Point Wetlands Lone Tree Martinez Point Shoreline Antioch/Oakley San Pablo Bay Crockett Waterbird Shoreline Shoreline Hills Preserve Browns Carquinez Island Point Strait Sobrante Concord Big Break Pinole Ridge Shoreline Black Wildcat Diamond Contra Canyon Mines Loma Brentwood Delta Kennedy Briones Access Grove Miller/ Richmond Knox Point Walnut Creek Isabel Tilden Brooks Hwy 24 Diablo Island Berkeley Foothills MT. DIABLO Round East Bay Claremont STATE PARK Shoreline Canyon Sibley Morgan Valley State Park Territory Lake Huckleberry Vasco Temescal Las Trampas Caves/ Byron Vernal Oakland Redwood Middle Sycamore Pools Harbor Valley Open Space Shoreline Anthony Leona Chabot Open Space Crown Lake Doolan Beach Bishop Chabot Canyon Brushy Ranch Martin Luther Peak King Jr Dublin Hills Tassajara Cull Creek Canyon I- 580 Oyster Bay San Francisco Don Livermore Castro Bay Shadow Garin Cliffs Pleasanton Hayward Ridge Shoreline Del Valle Hayward Dry Creek Pioneer Quarry Lakes Ardenwood Vargas Plateau Coyote Hills Sunol Fremont Ohlone Mission Peak/ Monument Peak Camp Ohlone Legend EBRPD Lands Ward 0 5 10 10 Boundaries Other Open Space Freeways Miles 1 Sq Miles ¯ Watershed Lands EBRPD Regional Trails District land holdings as of 12/31/2013 2014 Adopted Operating Budget 3 East Bay Regional Park District EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT PROFILE INCORPORATED: The District was incorporated in 1934 as a California Special District. The District operates under Sections 5500-5595 of the Public Resources Code of the State of California for the purpose of acquiring park, recreation and open space land and developing, operating and maintaining this land. JURISDICTION: The District’s boundaries encompass 1,745 square miles on the eastern side of the San Francisco Bay, including all of Alameda and Contra Costa counties of California. GOVERNANCE: The District is governed by a seven-member Board of Directors. Directors are elected by the voters to serve four-year terms. Each Director represents a specific geographic area (ward) of the District. The General Manager of the District is appointed by the Board of Directors who manages the day-to-day operations of the District. CLIMATE: The San Francisco Bay Area enjoys a “Mediterranean” climate that is temperate year round. Along the East Bay shoreline, the average 2010 temperature was 56 degrees (with a high of 95 and a low of 33 degrees). Travel inland just 20 miles, and the East Bay’s coastal range results in less moderate temperatures, averaging 63 degrees, with a high of 106 and low of 32 degrees. PUBLIC MEETINGS: The Board of Directors holds regular public meetings on the first and third Tuesday of each month at the District’s headquarters Board Room located at 2950 Peralta Oaks Court in Oakland, California. DESCRIPTION: East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD) is a system of beautiful public parks and trails in Alameda and Contra Costa counties. As of December 31, 2013, the District owns or operates 114,287.25 acres of parklands, open space, and trails. The District provides a diversified land and water system of 65 regional parks, recreation areas, wildernesses, shorelines, preserves, land banks and 31 regional, inter-park trails. We received over 14 million visitors each year. The District includes: over 1,200 miles of trails within the parklands 6 freshwater lake swim beaches 3 large swim lagoons 2 San Francisco Bay beaches 3 disabled access swimming pools 40 lake fishing docks 3 bay fishing piers 215