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Alachua County Parks and Conservation Lands. Proposed Consolidation of Parks & Recreation and Land Conservation Divisions June 11, 2013. Opportunities. Retirement of Parks & Open Space Superintendent (August 2013) Continued ACF transition from acquisition to access
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Alachua County Parks and Conservation Lands Proposed Consolidation of Parks & Recreation andLand Conservation Divisions June 11, 2013
Opportunities • Retirement of Parks & Open Space Superintendent (August 2013) • Continued ACF transition from acquisition to access • Strategic workload reallocation • Fairgrounds • Poe Springs
Challenges • Uncertainty with annexations • Fairgrounds • Reallocating Parks and Conservation Lands workload s • Future management of Poe Springs, Kanapaha Freedom Community Center, M.K. Rawlings, urban parks
Current Organization FY13 Land Conservation (8 FTEs) Environmental Protection Dept. Director EPD Admin. Support Division Land Conservation Program Supr. Sr. Environmental Planner Environmental Specialist • Environmental Specialist • Environmental Specialist Senior Environmental Specialist • Senior Environmental Specialist • Senior Environmental Specialist
Current Organization FY13 Parks & Recreation (15 FTEs) Public Works Dept. Director PWD Admin. Support Division Parks and Open Space Supt. Parks Supervisor Contracts/ Projects Coordinator Maintenance Supervisor 1 Maintenance Supervisor 1 Parks/Landscape Maintenance Worker Parks/Landscape Maintenance Worker Parks/Landscape Maintenance Worker Parks/Landscape Maintenance Worker Parks/Landscape Maintenance Worker Parks/Landscape Maintenance Worker Parks/Landscape Maintenance Worker Parks/Landscape Maintenance Worker Parks/Landscape Maintenance Worker Parks/Landscape Maintenance Worker
Proposed Organization FY14 Parks & Conservation Lands (23 FTEs) Environmental Protection Dept. Director Parks and Conservation Lands Mgr. EPD Admin. Support Division • Public Education Program Coordinator Contracts/Projects Coordinator Parks Supervisor Sr. Environmental Planner Maintenance Supervisor 1 Maintenance Supervisor 1 Sr . Environmental Specialists (3FTEs) • Environmental Specialists (3 FTEs) Parks/Landscape Maintenance Workers (5 FTEs) Parks/Landscape Maintenance Workers (5FTEs)
Budget and Staffing Analysis Provided as a summary. Detail in Agenda Item Exhibits
Next Steps • June 11, 2013 • BoCC approves concept • Summer 2013 • August 31, 2013 • October 1, 2013
Next Steps • June 11, 2013 • Summer 2013 • Budget Amendment for PCL and support position • PCL transitions into Fairgrounds • Advertise new FTEs • Create space at EPD • August 31, 2013 • October 1, 2013
Next Steps • June 11, 2013 • Summer 2013 • August 31, 2013 • Current Parks Superintendent retires • October 1, 2013
Next Steps • June 11, 2013 • Summer 2013 • August 31, 2013 • October 1, 2013 • All P&CL Staff in EPD • New FTEs Hired
Recommendation Approve • the creation a new Parks and Conservation Lands Division within the Environmental Protection Department from the merger of the Parks and Recreation Division and the Land Conservation Division; • authorize the creation of two new positions in the new Division; • and authorize the County Manager to take necessary actions to fully execute the merger by October 1, 2013.