EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT Vision and Mission Statements Vision The East Bay Regional Park District will preserve a priceless heritage of natural and cultural resources, open space, parks and trails for the future and will set aside park areas for the enjoyment and healthful recreation for generations to come. An environmental ethic guides us in all that we do. Mission The East Bay Regional Park District will achieve the above vision in the following ways: • Provide a diversified system of regional parklands, trails, and parkland-related services that will offer outstanding opportunities for creative use of outdoor time. • Acquire and preserve significant biologic, geologic, scenic, and historic resources within Alameda and Contra Costa Counties. • Manage, maintain and restore the parklands so that they retain their important scenic, natural, and cultural values. • Interpret the parklands by focusing educational programs on both the visitor’s relationship to nature, natural processes, ecology, history of the parklands, and the value of natural conditions. • Support the development and retention of well-trained, dedicated, and productive employees. • Improve access to and use of the parks by members of groups that have been underrepresented, such as disabled, economically disadvantaged, and elderly visitors. • Balance environmental concerns and outdoor recreational opportunities within regional parklands. • Provide recreational development that fosters appropriate use of parklands while preserving their remoteness and intrinsic value. • Create quality programs that recognize the cultural diversity represented in the region. • Participate in partnerships with public agencies, nonprofit organizations, volunteers, and the private sector to achieve mutual goals. • Provide leadership to help guide land use decisions of East Bay governments that relate to the District. • Ensure open and inclusive public processes. • Pursue all appropriate activities to ensure the fiscal health of the District. 2007 Adopted Budget Page 1 East Bay Regional Park District Environmental Review & GIS Applications t:\bstone\mxd projects districtwide EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT 8.5x11bwportrait+wards.mxd Bay Point Martinez Wetlands Lone Tree Shoreline Point Antioch/Oakley San Pablo Bay Crockett Shoreline Hills Waterbird Shoreline 0 Browns -8 Preserve I Island Hw Point Carquinez Strait y 4 Concord Big Break Pinole Sobrante Shoreline W AARRDD 11 Ridge Contra SSKKIINNNNE E WRR ildcat Loma Kennedy Brentwood Canyon 0 8 Miller/ Grove 6 Black Diamond - IR-5ichmond I Knox 80 Mines W AARRDD 77 Delta RRAADDKKEE Point Briones Walnut Creek Access Isabel Tilden Hwy 24 Diablo Brooks Berkeley Foothills MT. DIABLO Round Island STATE PARK Claremont W AARRDD 22 Valley East Bay Sibley Shoreline Canyon SSUUTTTTEERR W A R D 6 I W A R D 6 - 8 State Park 0 Huckleberry LLAANNEE Temescal I-80 Las Oakland Redwood Trampas Vasco Sycamore Morgan I-5 Caves Middle 80 Valley Territory Harbor Anthony Open Space I Shoreline Leona - Chabot 6 8 Crown Open Space 0 Lake A OST Beach Chabot Bishop RA C ONT Brushy Ranch C A W AARRDD 44 MED Martin Luther ALA Peak King Jr SSIIDDEENN Cull Canyon Tassajara Dublin Creek Hills I- 580 Oyster Bay San Francisco Don I Livermore - 8 Castro Bay 8 0 Pleasanton Shadow Hayward W A R D 3 W A R D 3 Garin Ridge Cliffs W AARRDD 55 S E V E R I N Shoreline S E V E R I N W IIEESSKKAAM PP Dry Creek 92 Hwy Pioneer Del Valle Hayward Quarry Lakes Coyote Vargas Plateau Hills Ardenwood Sunol 4 Fremont 8 y w H Ohlone Mission Peak/ Monument Peak Camp Ohlone EBRPD Regional Trails EBRPD Lands Main Roads 0 5 10 10 Freeways County Boundary Miles 1 Sq Miles 2007 Adopted Budget Page 2 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 opposite this page. The District itself comprises all of Alameda and Contra Costa counties. Nancy Skinner, Ward 1 Director Berkeley Ward 1 includes the communities of Albany, Berkeley, Emeryville, El Cerrito, El Sobrante, Kensington, a portion of Oakland, a small part of Pinole, Richmond, and San Pablo. John Sutter, Ward 2 Director Oakland Ward 2 includes the communities of Oakland, Piedmont, Canyon, Moraga, Orinda, Orinda Village, Rheem Valley, Lafayette, and Rossmoor. Carol Severin, Ward 3 Director Castro Valley Ward 3 includes the communities of Castro Valley, Hayward, Union City, and a portion of Fremont. Doug Siden, Ward 4 Director Alameda Ward 4 includes the communities of Alameda, San Leandro, San Lorenzo and a portion of Oakland. Ayn Wieskamp, Ward 5 Director Livermore Ward 5 includes the communities of Brightside, Dublin, Livermore, Newark, Pleasanton, Scott's Corner, Sunol, and a portion of Fremont. 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, Bethel Island, Brentwood, Byron, Clyde, Crockett, Discovery Bay, Hercules, Martinez, Muir, Nevada Dock, Oakley, Oleum, Pacheco, the majority of Pinole, Pittsburg, Port Costa, Rodeo, Selby, and Tormey. 2007 Adopted Budget Page 3 East Bay Regional Park District HOW TO USE THIS BOOK This document is organized to provide a systematic picture of the budget, beginning with the broadest perspective of all funds combined and moving to specific information by division and department. The document is arranged in five sections: • Section A – General Manager’s Message. This section is an executive summary of the budget, highlighting the status of the District, its accomplishments and key initiatives looking ahead. • Section B – Budget Overview. This section contains tables, graphs, financial information and other data useful in understanding the intricacies of the District’s budget. The summary tables, such as Budget-at-a-Glance, Total Resources and Total Uses are especially helpful in gaining an understanding of the District’s overall budget. • Section C – Capital Projects Funds. This section contains summary and detailed information about the District’s 5-year Capital Improvement Program (CIP). Capital projects are major improvements undertaken by the District that are generally funded over several years from multiple sources. The projects are sorted by park location. A “Guide to Capital Budget Schedules” begins this section to provide the reader with an understanding of the CIP schedules, terms and structure. • Section D – Division Summaries and Objectives. This section describes division functions, ongoing objectives, objectives specific to 2007, comparative financial and budget data, staffing levels and brief descriptions of major changes anticipated for 2007. This section begins with the Legislative & Executive Division, and then is sorted alphabetically by division, department, unit, and park location (unit and park location is included only for the Operations Division). Each Division begins with a schedule that summarizes the Operating and Capital budgets and the funding sources used to support the Division. • Section E – Supplemental Information. This section includes background information on the District, budget process and policies, the budget basis of accounting, debt limitation provisions, State-mandated appropriations limit calculation, volunteer support, personnel listing by department, and a glossary of terms. 2007 Adopted Budget Page 4 East Bay Regional Park District TABLE OF CONTENTS VISION AND MISSION STATEMENTS .......................................................................... 1 EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT MAP .............................................................. 2 BOARD OF DIRECTORS................................................................................................. 3 HOW TO USE THIS BOOK.............................................................................................. 4 EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT PROFILE....................................................... 8 ORGANIZATIONAL CHART............................................................................................ 9 GFOA DISTINGUISHED BUDGET PRESENTATION AWARD .................................... 10 SECTION A – GENERAL MANAGER’S MESSAGE..................................................... 11 SECTION B – BUDGET OVERVIEW ............................................................................ 21 BUDGET AT-A-GLANCE .................................................................................... 29 TOTAL RESOURCES ......................................................................................... 30 TOTAL USES ...................................................................................................... 34 BUDGET BY FUND ............................................................................................ 38 BUDGET BY DIVISION ...................................................................................... 39 AUTHORIZED POSITIONS ................................................................................ 40 TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS ............................................................................ 42 ASSESSED VALUATIONS ................................................................................. 45 GENERAL FUND ...............................................................................................
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