Drafter
Clerk 11/09/2011
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AN ORDINANCE creating efficiencies and effectiveness in the administration of parks and recreation; and amending Ordinance 14199, Section 11, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.16.035, Ordinance 11955, Section 9, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.16.045, Ordinance 12076, Section 9, as amended, and K.C.C. 4.08.015 and Ordinance 6110, Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C. 4.32.020.
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PREAMBLE:
The parks division has experienced great transition since 2003 with the implementation of the Parks Business Transition Plan which has seen the division evolve to a much more regional and rural service provider with a strong emphasis on partnerships and entrepreneurial activities.
During this time, there has also been a transition in the division's capital program in the types of projects undertaken as well as the sources of available funding.
This transition has seen a shift towards partnership-oriented projects funded through the community partnership and grants program in which King County parks works with community groups and recreation organizations to develop new facilities for county residents.
During this same period of time the county has experienced a seventy percent decline of revenues generated by the real estate excise tax which is the sole source of funding for major maintenance needs and improvements that generate revenue for the division.
Currently, seventy percent of the division's capital improvement program is supported by the Parks Expansion Levy which is managed by the parks and recreation division.
To ensure consistency with the Parks Business Transition Plan and to enhance the efficiency of capital projects delivery, this proposal transfers the development, management, and implementation of the parks division's capital improvement program from the facilities management division to the parks and recreation division.
The change will improve project delivery and accountability by placing the supervision of the staff that implement parks and ...
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