2011 budget summary - St. Louis County

DEPARTMENT OF PARKS & RECREATIONMAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS (continued) Expanded Park’s (314) 615‐4FUN call center toinclude all recreation complexes; improvingservice to the public. Completion of Phase I of 1.1 miles of QueenyTrail improvements; cost of $200,000 withmatching funding from the Department ofNatural Resources. Completion and dedication of Phase I‐Bon OakPark Playground, $153,000, funded byCommunity Development Block Grant. Repair and renovation of the Faust Carousel incooperation with Faust Park Foundation; totalcost of $45,600. Implementing a new facility and programreservation system provided by US e_Direct at acost of $178,700. Installing a new road through the center ofBuder Park; improving traffic flow and reducingparking conflicts; estimated cost of $95,000.Implement a new facility and programreservation system.Budgeted over $1.2 million in utilities: MSD(impervious area surcharges approximately$200,000), Ameren UE, and Laclede Gas.Budgeted a 30.3% increase in administrativeoverhead due to a change in Parks’ share ofCentral Service Charges, $1,414,678.Upgrading to Microsoft Office and Outlooksoftware 2010 for over 200 workstations cost$73,000; deferred from 2010.Development and construction of two trails in acooperative effort between several entities andthe department:o Mississippi Trail: Pinnacle Entertainment,Port Authority, Metropolitan Sewer District,Great Rivers Greenway, 1.6 miles, $6.6million.o Creve Coeur Trail: Maryland Heights, GreatRivers Greenway, County’s Department ofHighways & Traffic, 1.1 miles, $817,000.Budgeted $90,000 for additional HVACrenovations at AKC Museum of the Dog.2011 BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS Construction of Phase II & III renovation projectat North County Recreation Complex enhancingrecreational programs. Increase in fuel, repair, and maintenance coststo support the aging fleet; approximately 60%of the department’s fleet is at least 10 yearsold.2011 UNFUNDED PRIORITIES Replacement of swimming pools at the NorthCounty and Wayne C. Kennedy RecreationComplexes for an estimated cost of $25 million. Greensfelder Recreation Complex renovations:o Exterior Complex retrofit for $450,000.o Demolish the dilapidated pool at theGreensfelder Recreation Complex for$200,000. Replacement of Federal Pacific main electricalswitch gears at North County RecreationComplex and Greensfelder Recreation Complexfor an estimated $130,000. Above Ground and Underground fuel tankreplacements at eight (8) sites at an estimatedcost of $240,000. Additional renovations such as lightningprotection, siding, windows, and chimney tuckpointing at AKC Museum of the Dog for anestimated cost of $245,500. Playground replacements at Bee Tree, Buder,and Lemay parks totaling $450,000.- 208 -