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Parks for All” Measure M Citizens Oversight Committee and File the “Parks for All” Measure M Annual Report 2019-2020 City of Sonoma Agenda Item Summary Meeting: City Council - 17 Feb 2021 Department Staff Contact Administration Colleen Ferguson, PW Director/City Engineer Lisa Janson, Senior Management Analyst Agenda Item Title Receive Findings and Conclusions of the “Parks for All” Measure M Citizens Oversight Committee and File the “Parks for All” Measure M Annual Report 2019-2020 Summary The purpose of this item is for the Sonoma City Council to receive the findings and conclusions from the Citizens Oversight Committee on “Parks for All” Measure M Annual Report 2019-2020. Sonoma County voters in 2018 overwhelmingly approved “Parks for All” Measure M, a one- eighth-cent sales tax to support county and city parks for 10 years. Two-thirds of the funds go to Sonoma County for its regional parks and one-third is divided among the cities, according to population size. The measure’s expenditure plan outlines appropriate uses for the revenue. The county and cities each determines how best to prioritize the allocated funding, and a citizen oversight committee ensures the funding is spent as intended. In fiscal year 2019-20, the total Parks Measure M tax revenue was $12.3 million. The City of Sonoma received $131,795 of that revenue. The annual report certifies that city and county park’s departments have adopted budgets for Parks and Recreation that meet or exceed their baseline budget per Sonoma County Ordinance 6238. During this period the City of Sonoma allocated 75 percent of its first-year Measure M funds for future park improvements. The City will work with the community to prioritize future projects. The City invested the remaining funds in the Montini Preserve, contracting with Sonoma Ecology Center to manage the preserve. Projects included maintaining trails, assessing hazardous trees, managing vegetation to reduce wildfire risk and controlling invasive plants. On December 8, 2020, the Parks Measure M Citizens Oversight Committee certified that the Measure M Annual Report complies with the requirements of the expenditure plan. Sonoma Valley’s representative on the Citizens Oversight Committee is Karen Collins, appointed by District 1 County Supervisor Susan Gorin. The Committee is now conveying their findings and conclusions to the Board of Supervisors and to all the City Councils that the 2019-2020 Annual Report meets the intent of the measure and conveys to the public how funds were spent to support parks, and what fund balances remain to spend on parks in future years. On January 26, 2021, the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors received the findings and conclusions from the Citizens Oversight Committee on “Parks for All” Measure M Annual Report 2019-2020. The Annual Report is also a tool for communicating to the public the impact of these dollars in providing essential park services to the community. Recommended Council Action- Receive findings and conclusions of the “Parks for All” Measure M Citizens Oversight Committee and file the “Parks for All” Measure M Annual Report 2019-2020. Alternative Actions Council discretion. Financial Impact No direct financial impact. Environmental Review Status Environmental Impact Report Approved/Certified Negative Declaration No Action Required Exempt Action Requested Not Applicable Attachments “Parks for All” Measure M Annual Report 2019- 2020 Maintenance of Effort Summary for County and Cities, Findings and Conclusions from Citizens Oversight Committee December 8, 2020 Alignment with Council Goals: Not Applicable Compliance with Climate Action 2020 Target Goals: CC: n/a Annual Report 2019 – 2020 Measure M 2018 – 2028 Your Sales Tax In Action Cloverdale Cotati Healdsburg Petaluma Rohnert Park Santa Rosa Sebastopol Sonoma Windsor Sonoma County Regional Parks Thank You, Sonoma County, for Supporting Your Parks Measure M Citizens In November 2018, Sonoma County voters resoundingly passed Measure M “Parks for All.” Not only does the measure Oversight Committee provide a one-eighth-cent sales tax, or roughly $12 million annually, to improve and expand local parks, it creates a foundation for new and robust collaborations among the county and its nine cities. “To provide transparency and ensure fiscal Together, we are working to deliver benefits to all of you who depend on city and county parks for your health, your accountability.” well-being and your connections to the natural world. The first fiscal year of Measure M — July 2019 through June 2020 — occurred during a time of immense upheaval in John Mills, Chair Karen Collins our community. Repeated fires, power outages, extreme heat events and a global pandemic challenged park agencies Rhonda M. Ahanotu to maintain basic services while the demand for parks and outdoor activities increased rapidly. Meredith Rennie Maria Membrila Out of crisis, however, comes opportunity. Dan Condron Foothill Regional Park burned entirely during the Kincade wildfire and bore the brunt of the fight that kept the fire from Carol Eber entering Windsor. This prompted Sonoma County Regional Parks to adopt a “climate durable” approach to rebuilding burned parks. Wildfires are no longer once-in-a-lifetime experiences and this new infrastructure will better withstand future fires. During the COVID-19 pandemic, local park agencies have innovated programming to serve youth remotely or in small stable groups. We created new camps, interpretive programs and ways to support children and families through distance learning. We also have seen more people than ever visiting our parks, with many people trying new outdoor activities such as hiking, kayaking and camping. What follows is a report on the first-year expenditures from Measure M. Thank you for supporting for your local and regional parks. We are striving to maintain trust and transparency on how your park agencies used these funds to benefit parks in Sonoma County. Also, and just as importantly, we want to use this report to celebrate our collective successes working towards Parks for All. We think you will agree that, even against the backdrop of so many dramatic of events in our community, your park agencies are giving you what you were promised in the form of better maintained parks, new and expanded parks and trails and programs that serve Sonoma County residents now and for generations to come. In gratitude, Bert Whitaker, Director Melanie Parker, Deputy Director Sonoma County Regional Parks SonomaCountyParks.org/ParksForAll 2 Revenue & Expenditures About Measure M SONOMA COUNTY REGIONAL PARKS Sonoma County voters Maintenance, Improve Natural in 2018 overwhelmingly Safety, Recreation Access Resources City Parks Total approved Measure M, REVENUE 25.0% 23.4% 18.3% 33.3% a one-eighth-cent sales tax to support county Sales Tax Revenue 3,084,786 2,887,359 2,258,063 4,109,075 12,339,283 and city parks for 10 years. Interest Income 3,844 10,584 7,213 21,011 42,651 Two-thirds of the funds go to Sonoma County Miscellaneous for its regional parks and one-third is divided Total 3,088,630 2,897,943 2,265,276 4,130,086 12,381,934 among the cities, according to population size. EXPENDITURES The measure’s expenditure plan outlines appropriate Salaries & Benefits 287,922 798,548 575,800 398,015 2,060,285 uses for the revenue. Services & Supplies: The county and cities each determines how best to Road & Trail 90,096 84,394 174,490 prioritize the allocated Management funding, and a citizen Vegetation Management 380,271 26,960 407,231 oversight committee & Fire Fuel Reduction ensures the funding is spent as intended. Park Facilities 187,161 294,807 481,968 & Landscape In fiscal year 2019-20, the total tax revenue Public Engagement 122,228 39,967 162,195 was $12.3 million. & Equity Equipment 191,389 339,516 148,415 25,021 704,342 continues Administration 66,205 161,708 214,689 442,602 & Miscellaneous Capital Projects 1,971,156 12,500 205,002 2,188,658 Total 2,793,930 1,434,500 1,319,175 1,074,165 6,621,771 SonomaCountyParks.org/ParksForAll 3 Fiscal Overview The cities and the county TOTAL Road & Trail can use the money to: EXPENDITURES Management In Thousands • Invest in maintenance of Dollars Vegetaon of parks, trails, signs, Salaries & Management & 174 buildings and other Benefits 2,060 Fire Fuel Reducon infrastructure 407 Park Facilies • Improve playgrounds, 482 & Landscape sports fields, restrooms, picnic areas and visitor 162 Public centers Engagement • Improve park access by Main& Equitytenance, Safety, Recreaon 704 extending or building trails, E 3,08quipmen9 t bike paths, coastal trails 2,794 and river trails 443 Administraon 2,189 • Reduce wildfire risks Capital Impr& Miscellaneouove Accesss Projects through vegetation 2,898 management 1,435 • Open new parkland to the public Natural Resources REVENUE & Maintenance, Safety, Recreaon • Protect natural resources, 2,265 EXPENDITURES including waterways and 3,089 BY CATEGORY 1,319 wildlife habitat In Thousands 2,794 City Parks • Offer recreation, education of Dollars Improve Access and health programs 4,130 2,898 in parks 1,074 1,435 This report offers a detailed accounting of how the Natural Resources Revenue county and cities spent 2,265 Expenditures these dollars and where they are accruing savings 1,319 for future projects. City Parks 4,130 1,074 Revenue SonomaCountyParks.org/ParksForAll Expenditures 4 Revenue & Expenditures by Category & City At a Glance SONOMA COUNTY REGIONAL PARKS Maintenance, Improve Natural Miles of Trails 276 Expenditure Plan Category Safety, Recreation Access Resources City Parks Campsites 200 Beginning Balance 118,846 111,240 86,995 158,303 Revenue 3,088,630
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