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Parks, Recreation and Libraries Program Area Summary Overview The quality of life in Fairfax County is significantly enhanced by the high caliber of its parks and libraries as well as recreational opportunities. From libraries to beautiful parks, RECenters and community centers, Fairfax County provides many opportunities to learn, have fun and relax. The formal beginning of the Fairfax County Public Library (FCPL) can be traced to the appropriation of $250 by the Board of Supervisors in 1939 to establish a free countywide system, while for more than 50 years, the Fairfax County Park Authority (FCPA) has been protecting and preserving precious natural resources, ensuring that everyone will be able to appreciate and enjoy them. In addition to the major parks, there are also nature centers, historic sites and golf courses to explore and experience. Likewise, for over 40 years, the Department of Community and Recreation Services (CRS) has offered a variety of recreational opportunities for all ages through its community centers, teen centers, senior centers, and recreation programs for individuals with disabilities. The three agencies in this program area are regularly recognized for high achievement in their respective fields. FCPL is the largest public library in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, as well as the largest in Virginia and was recently cited by a report in the American Libraries Journal as one of the top 15 libraries of its size in the U.S. Its director currently serves as the Past President of the Virginia Library Association. In 2004, the National Association of Counties (NACo) recognized the Department of Community and Recreation Services’ Therapeutic Recreation Services Program with two awards – one for the Joey Pizzano Swim Program and the other for the Seniors+ Program. FCPA recently won two awards for publication excellence. One was the 2005 Telly Award for the educational video “The Sully Slave Quarter: From the Ground Up” an award-winning video used a training tool for docents at Sully Historic Site, and an introductory component of educational programs for local schools. The other was the Virginia Recreation and Park Society 2005 Best Promotional Effort Award for Electronic Media for the FCPA Spanish language public service announcements.

Strategic Direction As part of the countywide focus on developing strategic plans during 2002-2003, FCPA, CRS and FCPL each developed mission, vision and values statements; performed environmental scans; and defined strategies for achieving their missions. These strategic plans are linked to the overall County Core Purpose and Vision Elements. Common themes in all three of the agencies in the Parks, Recreation and Cultural program area include: ƒ ƒ ƒ ƒ ƒ ƒ ƒ ƒ ƒ

Accessibility Diversity Inclusiveness of all segments of the community Professional growth and staff development Lifelong learning Leisure opportunities Technology Partnerships and community involvement Stewardship of resources

COUNTY CORE PURPOSE To protect and enrich the quality of life for the people, neighborhoods, and diverse communities of Fairfax County by: ƒ ƒ ƒ ƒ ƒ ƒ ƒ

Maintaining Safe and Caring Communities Building Livable Spaces Practicing Environmental Stewardship Connecting People and Places Creating a Culture of Engagement Maintaining Healthy Economies Exercising Corporate Stewardship

In recognition that government cannot meet all the needs in this program area, there is a strong emphasis on community-building and leveraging community, business and County resources to provide the services and programs that residents want. Each of the three agencies relies extensively on volunteers to achieve its mission. Changing demographics are affecting all three and their strategic plans are designed to address these conditions. More on each one’s strategic focus can be found in the individual agency narratives that follow.

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Parks, Recreation and Libraries Program Area Summary Linkage to County Vision Elements While this program area supports all seven of the County Vision Elements, the following are especially emphasized: ƒ ƒ ƒ ƒ

Maintaining Safe and Caring Communities Connecting People and Places Building Livable Communities Creating a Culture of Engagement

Common themes to address the Maintaining Safe and Caring Communities vision element include programs targeted toward youth, particularly those at risk, as well as the senior population. CRS has recently completed its final phase of the Teen Center Redesign, which is a new five-region service model. Since implementation of this initiative, attendance at teen centers has increased 61 percent. In addition, CRS is refocusing programs through increased community partnerships to support human services, including gang prevention and related after-school programs. In FY 2007, CRS will expand two existing programs: the expansion of after school programming providing middle school youth with diverse educational, social, and recreational opportunities in a supervised environment; and the Youth Worker Program, originally initiated in the summer of 2005 (FY 2006) in the Falls Church, Baileys, and Annandale areas. The after school programming initiative will expand services from three days-per-week to five days-per-week, a minimum of two hours-per-day, at Fairfax County middle schools. The expansion of the Youth Worker Program will result in youth workers being given specific project tasks and goals related to assessing and making recommendations for improvement to existing youth services in Fairfax County with specific emphasis on the effectiveness of these services in reaching youth at-risk for gang involvement. Additionally, the youth workers will be responsible for developing and implementing a marketing plan to reach underserved populations and developing and implementing a gang prevention curriculum for elementary aged youth. FCPA is continuing to partner with several other County agencies including FCPL, CRS and the Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board’s Alcohol and Drug Services to incorporate elements of the Countywide “Character Counts” program into weekly themes of the summer RecPAC program. FCPA has doubled RecPAC scholarships for income-eligible children serving 840 participants through 4,428 weeks of camp and in collaboration with the Fairfax County Police Department, sent 60 children to Rec-PAC this past summer, doubling the number sent last year. Additionally, FCPA continues to create other opportunities, such as summer camps for at-risk teens through partnerships with County agencies and private funding partners. Urban Adventures camp allows police-identified, at-risk young teens to experience outdoor adventure programs and participate in career development activities. Ravens-Quest camp helps teens explore environmental stewardship and conservation issues and experience parks and potential career opportunities in the recreation field. CRS also continued to expand the Senior+ program to provide therapeutic recreation, mental health and nursing support for seniors with physical and mental health needs at senior centers; and provide services for senior adults who require a higher level of assistance in senior activities. FCPL will continue to provide specially designed materials, programs and school visits to encourage young readers to keep up their reading skills during summer vacation. In addition, they will continue to introduce children, parents and caregivers to the pleasure and importance of reading aloud through Motherread/Fatherread, a national literacy project that partners FCPL and the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities. A number of creative initiatives are taking place in this program area to foster the Connecting People and Places vision element. CRS initiatives include implementing an online application process for athletic field requests, with the expectation that 50 percent of applications will be submitted via online access. CRS is continuing to implement service zones for FASTRAN clients as part of an overall effort to reduce customer travel time and increase system savings. These zones are being phased in over several years. The FCPL, during the renovation of older libraries will enable buildings to meet the technological requirements of 21st century library service, such as self check-out and wireless access.

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Parks, Recreation and Libraries Program Area Summary FCPA continues to make strides in connecting people by expanding its online historic and cultural resources, as well as its e-mail subscriber service for greater communication with residents who have natural and cultural resource interests. FCPA will also continue to improve citizens’ access to all parts of the County by expanding the Cross County Trail, a trail connecting all nine magisterial districts along the County’s two largest stream valleys. In addition, the agency plans on developing increased access to summer Rec-PAC programs by providing crossing guards and bus transportation for selected Rec-PAC sites that have unsafe access due to large and busy road crossings. The County’s vision element for Building Livable Spaces will be addressed within this program area by efforts to enhance and expand use of resources for recreational and learning activities including the development of CLEMYJONTRI Park, a donation of 18 acres from Mrs. Adele Lebowitz which will include the first fully accessible playground and carousel. The FCPA continues to sustain the viability of Park buildings and infrastructure through renovation, stabilization and repairs. Current projects include: Sully Plantation Manor House (currently on the National Historic Register and must be maintained to standards to remain on the register); Frying Pan Meeting House; Mason District office; Grist Mill Barn; and South Run, George Washington, Mount Vernon, and Providence RECenters. FCPL continues to respond to the needs of a growing community by helping to develop plans for the construction of two new libraries, renovation of four libraries and the relocation of one library. In each of these efforts, the community benefits from expanded facilities to accommodate increased demands for programs and services. And CRS plans to implement policies developed by the multi-agency Walk-on Use committee to prevent unauthorized and/or unscheduled use of County fields. The implementation and enforcement of such policies will reduce the damage from field use abuse that has increased significantly over the past few years and undermined the efforts and resources the County and community have put into field improvements. The three agencies in this program area will also play a critical role in Creating a Culture of Engagement. Each seeks to engage citizens as volunteers and stakeholders, as well as expand partnerships with the community in order to address the growing service demands resulting from an increased population. CRS recently held a community leadership conference attended by 39 community leaders from diverse backgrounds, and offers other leadership programs for youth and advisory councils in order to strengthen effectiveness of community advisory groups and planning committees. As another means of engaging citizens, the FCPA will continue to participate in the Partnership for Youth’s After-school Network, a countywide initiative bringing together County agencies, businesses and parents to focus on programs for middleschool aged children. The FCPA will also soon explore an initiative between the Park Authority, United States Tennis Association (USTA) and the Thai Tennis Organization to provide access to court times for which the Park Authority will stand to receive significant grant money through USTA community tennis diversity initiatives. This has potential to expand minority use of facilities through similar ethnic community tennis organizations. The FCPL will continue to recruit and retain volunteers. In FY 2005, more than 3,000 volunteers contributed more than 152,000 hours to libraries. The public benefits extensively from these efforts to provide a high level of service very cost-effectively. And the FCPL will continue to create community-building events by planning programs surrounding “All Fairfax Reads” book selections, which included The Kite Runner in FY 2005; and partner with George Mason University, the Washington Post, the City of Fairfax and others to hold the Fall for the Book Literary Festival. This multi-day event includes author visits, writing workshops, children’s programming and book sales.

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Parks, Recreation and Libraries Program Area Summary Program Area Summary by Character

Category Authorized Positions/Staff Years Regular Expenditures: Personnel Services Operating Expenses Capital Equipment Subtotal Less: Recovered Costs Total Expenditures Income Net Cost to the County

FY 2005 Actual

FY 2006 Adopted Budget Plan

FY 2006 Revised Budget Plan

FY 2007 Advertised Budget Plan

952/ 907.5

961/ 915.5

965/ 919.5

966/ 920.5

$47,497,894 27,162,676 636,427 $75,296,997

$52,234,259 28,775,941 300,000 $81,310,200

$52,343,365 34,854,075 300,000 $87,497,440

$55,405,708 34,444,548 300,000 $90,150,256

($11,719,663) $63,577,334 $7,538,969 $56,038,365

($12,981,663) $68,328,537 $7,185,622 $61,142,915

($12,981,663) $74,515,777 $6,331,385 $68,184,392

($13,571,326) $76,578,930 $6,358,947 $70,219,983

FY 2006 Budget Plan

FY 2006 Revised Budget Plan

FY 2007 Advertised Budget Plan

Program Area Summary by Agency

Category Department of Community and Recreation Services Fairfax County Park Authority Fairfax County Public Library Total Expenditures

FY 2005 Actual $11,920,230 23,063,012 28,594,092 $63,577,334

$14,491,205 24,387,617 29,449,715 $68,328,537

$16,200,754 24,407,017 33,908,006 $74,515,777

$20,434,272 25,766,192 30,378,466 $76,578,930

Budget Trends For FY 2007, the recommended funding level of $76,578,930 for the Parks, Recreation and Libraries program area comprises 6.6 percent of the total recommended General Fund direct expenditures of $1,166,552,092. It also includes 966 or 8.1 percent of total authorized positions for FY 2007. Parks, Recreation and Libraries program area expenditures will increase a net $2,063,153 or 2.8 percent over the FY 2006 Revised Budget expenditure level. This net increase, which is partially offset with the carryover of one-time expenses as part of the FY 2005 Carryover Review, is primarily associated with Personnel Services salary adjustments necessary to support the County’s compensation program; the completion of the phased-in expansion of after school programming designed to provide middle school youth with diverse educational, social, and recreational opportunities in a supervised environment; a six month contract in the Senior Plus Program to provide services for senior adults who require a higher level of assistance to participate in senior activities; and the implementation of enforcement policies for the Athletic Field Walk-On Use Program to preclude unauthorized and/or unscheduled use of County fields. Additionally, included in FY 2007 is funding and one position associated with the opening of Turner Farm (January 2006) and CLEMYJONTRI Park (April 2006). CLEMYJONTRI Park in McLean was made possible through a donation of 18 acres from Mrs. Adele Lebowitz. It will be the County’s first fully accessible playground serving disabled children, and also include open spaces, trails, gardens and the family house. Turner Farm in Great Falls will provide a wide-range of equestrian activities, increasing the availability of these activities in the County. These parks are located approximately nine miles apart, making it possible for one employee to service both parks It should be noted that income for this program area, primarily comprised of user fees including fines on overdue books and class fees, is projected to be $6,358,947 for FY 2007. This is 8.3 percent of total expenditures for this program area. 458

Parks, Recreation and Libraries Program Area Summary Trends in Expenditures and Positions Parks, Recreation and Libraries Program Area Expenditures $35,000,000

$30,000,000

Expenditures

$25,000,000

$20,000,000

$15,000,000

$10,000,000

$5,000,000

$0 FY 1997

FY 1998

FY 1999

FY 2000

FY 2001

FY 2002

FY 2003

FY 2004

FY 2005

FY 2006

FY 2007

Fiscal Year Community & Recreation Services

Fairfax County Park Authority

Fairfax County Public Library

Parks, Recreation and Libraries Program Area Positions 500 450 400 350

Positions

300 250 200 150 100 50 0 FY 1997

FY 1998

FY 1999

FY 2000

FY 2001

FY 2002

FY 2003

FY 2004

FY 2005

FY 2006

FY 2007

Fiscal Year Community & Recreation Services

Fairfax County Park Authority

459

Fairfax County Public Library

Parks, Recreation and Libraries Program Area Summary FY 2007 Expenditures and Positions by Agency

FY 2007 Expenditures By Agency Department of Community and Recreation Services $20,434,272 Fairfax County Park Authority $25,766,192

33.6%

26.7%

39.7%

Fairfax County Public Library $30,378,466

TOTAL EXPENDITURES = $76,578,930

FY 2007 Authorized Regular Positions

Department of Community and Recreation Services 118

39.6%

Fairfax County Park Authority 383

12.2%

48.1% Fairfax County Public Library 465

TOTAL REGULAR POSITIONS = 966

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Parks, Recreation and Libraries Program Area Summary Federal and State Mandates Compared to other Program Areas, Parks/Recreation/Libraries has relatively few mandates. Much of the public policy and planning around recreation centers, libraries and parks are not mandated by other levels of government, but rather by the locality itself. This is true for Fairfax County. The largest mandate driver in this area is the American with Disabilities Act (ADA). Federal law requires public services be barrier free for individuals with disabilities and agencies such as the Department of Community and Recreation Services and Park Authority are mandated to ensure equal access to their program. The Department of Community and Recreation Services operates the FASTRAN paratransit bus service for human service agency clients unable to use transit to reach needed services due to a disability. FASTRAN riders include senior residences within the County, senior center clients, consumers with mental retardation, mental health patients, and Adult Day Care participants. FASTRAN also schedules rides for clients needing dialysis, chemotherapy and radiation treatments. In providing reasonable accommodation for riders with disabilities, in compliance with ADA requirements, over 70 percent of FASTRAN buses in service are equipped with a wheel chair lift, and many new buses are purchased with that feature included. The County also must make its facilities accessible. The Park Authority ensures its facilities are ADA compliant and in FY 2006 will retrofit multiple facilities throughout the County targeted in its Transition Plan for ADA compliance. In recent years, to ensure Park property is readily accessible, funding has been provided for modifications to several facilities, including features such as Huntley Meadows Nature Center, Oak Marr Park, Colvin Run Mill, Great Falls Grange, Audrey Moore RECenter and Dranesville Tavern. In addition, when new facilities are constructed or older facilities are renovated, the Park Authority incorporates accessibility standards to the greatest extent possible. The Park Authority also provides program access accommodations (inclusion services) to approximately 400 plus persons with disabilities annually in camps, classes and activities. In FY 2006, the agencies in this program area anticipated spending $2.1 million to comply with federal and state mandates, receiving $1,210 in revenue, for a net cost to the County of $2.1 million. It should be noted that all revenue in this Program Area is derived from user fee/other revenue. No revenue is reported directly from the Commonwealth or federal government to support the state and federal mandates.

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Parks, Recreation and Libraries Program Area Summary FY 2006 MANDATED EXPENDITURES AS A PERCENTAGE OF ALL PROGRAM AREA EXPENDITURES: Parks, Recreation and Libraries

Parks, Recreation and Libraries Mandated Expenditures 3.10% $2,116,556

Parks, Recreation and Libraries FY 2006 Adopted Budget Total Expenditures $68,328,537

Benchmarking Since the FY 2005 Budget, benchmarking data have been included in the annual budget as a means of demonstrating accountability to the public for results achieved. These data are included in each of the Program Area Summaries in Volume 1 and now in Other Funds (Volume 2) as available. The first benchmarking statistic presented is a cost per capita comparison collected by the Auditor of Public Accounts (APA) for the Commonwealth of Virginia, included here for the first time. Due to the time necessary for data collection and cleaning, FY 2004 represents the most recent year for which data are available. An advantage to including these benchmarks is the comparability. In Virginia, local governments follow stringent guidelines regarding the classification of program area expenses. Cost data are provided annually to the APA for review and compilation in an annual report. Since these data are not prepared by any one jurisdiction, their objectivity is less questionable than they would be if collected by one of the participants. In addition, a standard methodology is consistently followed, allowing comparison over time. Fairfax County’s cost per capita for this program area is highly competitive with other large jurisdictions in the state, as well as other Northern Virginia localities. A number of other benchmarks are shown that are associated with the International City/County Management Association’s (ICMA) comparative performance program. Fairfax County has participated in ICMA’s benchmarking effort since 2000. Approximately 100 cities, counties and towns provide comparable data annually in a number of service areas. However, not all jurisdictions provide data for every service area. Parks, Recreation and Libraries represent several of the benchmarked service areas for which Fairfax County provides data. Additional program-level performance measurement data are presented within each of these agencies’ budget narratives. Participating local governments (cities, counties and towns) provide data on standard templates provided by ICMA in order to ensure consistency. ICMA then performs extensive data cleaning to ensure the greatest accuracy and comparability of data. As a result of the time to collect the data and undergo ICMA’s rigorous data cleaning processes, information is always available with a one-year delay. FY 2004 data represent the latest available information. The jurisdictions presented in the graphs below generally show how Fairfax 462

Parks, Recreation and Libraries Program Area Summary County compares to other large jurisdictions (population over 500,000). localities provided data, they are shown as well.

In cases where other Virginia

An important point to note in an effort such as this is that since participation is voluntary, the jurisdictions that provide data have shown they are committed to becoming/remaining high performance organizations. Therefore, comparisons made through this program should be considered in the context that the participants have self-selected and are inclined to be among the higher performers than a random sample among local governments nationwide. It is also important to note that not all jurisdictions respond to all questions. In some cases, the question or process is not applicable to a particular locality or data are not available. For those reasons, the universe of jurisdictions with which Fairfax County is compared is not always the same for each benchmark. As can be seen on the following pages, the County compares favorably in the Libraries and Parks/Recreation service areas in terms of both efficiency and effectiveness. PARKS, RECREATION AND LIBRARIES: Parks, Recreation and Libraries Cost Per Capita $49.13 $49.50 $62.62 $62.99 $79.06 $95.91 $99.56 $109.88 $124.64 $126.49 $156.79 $166.87 $167.95 $188.22 $190.67

Spotsylvania County Chesterfield County Stafford County City of Chesapeake Henrico County Prince William County City of Virginia Beach Fairfax County City of Newport News Loudoun County City of Fairfax City of Norfolk City of Richmond City of Alexandria City of Hampton Arlington County City of Falls Church

$233.94 $269.43 $0

$350

Source: Commonwealth of Virginia Auditor of Public Accounts FY 2004 Data

LIBRARIES: Registered Library Borrowers as a Percentage of the Population Austin, TX

76.12%

Phoenix, AZ

72.66%

Fairfax County, VA

67.54%

San Jose, CA

64.76%

Tucson, AZ

54.94%

Prince William County, VA

53.29%

Richmond, VA

53.14%

Dallas, TX

52.55%

San Diego, CA

50.22%

San Antonio, TX

41.26%

Miami-Dade, FL

37.08% 0%

100%

Source: ICMA FY 2004 Data

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Parks, Recreation and Libraries Program Area Summary LIBRARIES: Total Library Facilities Per 1,000 Population Richmond, VA

0.05

San Diego, CA

0.03

Prince William County, VA

0.03

Austin, TX

0.03

Fairfax County, VA

0.02

Miami-Dade, FL

0.02

Dallas, TX

0.02

Tucson, AZ

0.02

San Jose, CA

0.02

San Antonio, TX

0.01

Phoenix, AZ

0.01 0

0.06

Source: ICMA FY 2004 Data

LIBRARIES: Total Materials/Holdings Per 1,000 Population Dallas, TX

4,749.8

San Diego, CA

3,955.3

Fairfax County, VA

2,632.5

Prince William County, VA

2,550.2

Austin, TX

2,366.8

San Antonio, TX

Source: ICMA FY 2004 Data

1,722.7 0

6,000

LIBRARIES: Total Annual Circulation Per 1,000 Population San Jose, CA

15,299.2

Fairfax County, VA

10,957.3

Phoenix, AZ

8,308.5

Prince William County, VA

7,799.8

Tucson, AZ

6,476.4

San Diego, CA

5,919.9

Dallas, TX

5,017.0

Austin, TX

4,759.1

San Antonio, TX

3,784.0

Richmond, VA

3,452.8

Miami-Dade County, FL

2,734.6 0

18,000

Source: ICMA FY 2004 Data

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Parks, Recreation and Libraries Program Area Summary LIBRARIES: Total Annual Circulation Per Capita San Jose, CA

15.3

Fairfax County, VA

11.0

Phoenix, AZ

8.3

Prince William County, VA

7.8

Tucson, AZ

6.5

San Diego, CA

5.9

Dallas, TX

5.0

Austin, TX

4.8

San Antonio, TX

3.8

Richmond, VA

3.5

Miami-Dade County, FL

2.7

0

18

Source: ICMA FY 2004 Data

LIBRARIES: Total Annual Circulation Per Registered Borrower San Jose, CA

23.6

Fairfax County, VA

16.2

Prince William County, VA

14.6

Tucson, AZ

11.8

San Diego, CA

11.8

Phoenix, AZ

11.4

Dallas, TX

9.5

San Antonio, TX

9.2

Miami-Dade County, FL

7.4

Richmond, VA

6.5

Austin, TX

6.3

0

26

Source: ICMA FY 2004 Data

LIBRARIES: Average Hours of Operation Per Week - Branch Libraries Phoenix, AZ

66

Fairfax County, VA

61

San Antonio, TX

59

San Jose, CA

53

Prince William County, VA

52

San Diego, CA

50

Austin, TX

49

Richmond, VA

48

Tucson, AZ

48

Dallas, TX

47

Miami-Dade County, FL

47

Source: ICMA FY 2004 Data

0

75

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Parks, Recreation and Libraries Program Area Summary LIBRARIES: Patron Internet Usage Per Terminal 4,449

Fairfax County, VA Miami-Dade County, FL

2,626 1,932

Austin, TX Dallas, TX

1,834

San Antonio, TX

1,824

San Jose, CA

1,790 1,694

Tucson, AZ Richmond, VA

1,265 0

5,000

Source: ICMA FY 2004 Data

LIBRARIES: Operating and Maintenance Expenditures Per Registered Borrower Phoenix, AZ

$24.08

Austin, TX

$24.19 $25.95

San Antonio, TX

$34.38

Dallas, TX

$36.07

Tucson, AZ

$42.30

Richmond, VA Fairfax County, VA

$44.47

San Diego, CA

$44.98 $61.16

Miami-Dade County, FL

$65.34

Prince William County, VA $0

$75

Source: ICMA FY 2004 Data

LIBRARIES: Operating and Maintenance Expenditures Per Item Circulated Phoenix, AZ

$2.11

Fairfax County, VA

$2.74

San Antonio, TX

$2.83

Tucson, AZ

$3.06

Dallas, TX

$3.60

San Diego, CA

$3.82

Austin, TX

$3.87 $4.46

Prince William County, VA

$6.51

Richmond, VA

$8.29

Miami-Dade County, FL $0

$10

Source: ICMA FY 2004 Data

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Parks, Recreation and Libraries Program Area Summary LIBRARIES: Total Library Full-Time Equivalents (FTEs) Per 1,000 Population 0.08

Fairfax County, VA 0.05

San Diego, CA 0.03

Prince William County, VA 0.02

San Jose, CA

0.02

Tucson, AZ Dallas, TX

0.01

Phoenix, AZ

0.01

San Antonio, TX

0.01

Miami-Dade County, FL

0.01

Austin, TX

0.01 0

0.09

Source: ICMA FY 2004 Data

PARKS AND RECREATION: Park Acreage Per Square Mile of Area Served Las Vegas, NV

205.7

Austin, TX

153.8

Phoenix, AZ

76.0 72.0

Portland, OR Fairfax County, VA

55.6

Richmond, VA

47.6

Oklahoma City, OK

35.3

San Antonio, TX

30.5

San Jose, CA

20.8

Nassau County, NY

20.7

Tucson, AZ

18.4

Pinellas County, FL

15.3

Miami-Dade County, FL

6.4 0

225

Source: ICMA FY 2004 Data

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Parks, Recreation and Libraries Program Area Summary PARKS AND RECREATION: Total Park Acres Per 1,000 Population 55.8

Austin, TX Las Vegas, NV Oklahoma City, OK Phoenix, AZ San Diego, CA Fairfax County, VA Portland, OR Richmond, VA Dallas, TX San Antonio, TX Tucson, AZ Miami-Dade County, FL Pinellas County, FL Nassau County, NY San Jose, CA Montgomery County, OH

47.8 41.8 27.6 26.8 22.0 19.1 15.0 13.6 12.2 7.9 5.2 4.6 4.4 4.0 1.3 0

65

Source: ICMA FY 2004 Data

PARKS AND RECREATION: Percent of Park Acreage Developed 96.4% 95.8% 95.4%

Tucson, AZ Pinellas County, FL Richmond, VA Miami-Dade County, FL Oklahoma City, OK San Jose, CA Nassau County, NY Fairfax County, VA Portland, OR San Antonio, TX Austin, TX Phoenix, AZ Las Vegas, NV

82.3% 55.4% 54.1% 44.4% 37.3% 31.0% 29.3% 29.2% 13.6% 3.2% 100% 110%

0% Source: ICMA FY 2004 Data

PARKS AND RECREATION: Athletic Fields Maintained Per Square Mile Portland, OR Richmond, VA Tucson, AZ Las Vegas, NV San Diego, CA Austin, TX Fairfax County, VA Dallas, TX San Jose, CA San Antonio, TX Nassau County, NY Oklahoma City, OK Phoenix, AZ Miami-Dade County, FL Montgomery County, OH Bexar County, TX

2.50 1.17 1.14 0.79 0.76 0.71 0.67 0.61 0.58 0.44 0.32 0.30 0.13 0.08 0.05 0.01 0

2.75

Source: ICMA FY 2004 Data

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Parks, Recreation and Libraries Program Area Summary PARKS AND RECREATION: Tennis Courts Maintained Per Square Mile 2.08

Richmond, VA Portland, OR Dallas, TX Fairfax County, VA Tucson, AZ San Diego, CA San Jose, CA Austin, TX Las Vegas, NV San Antonio, TX Phoenix, AZ Nassau County, NY Oklahoma City, OK Montgomery County, OH Miami-Dade County, FL Bexar County, TX

0.75 0.60 0.56 0.52 0.44 0.43 0.41 0.32 0.27 0.27 0.25 0.13 0.06 0.04 0.01 0

2.25

Source: ICMA FY 2004 Data

PARKS AND RECREATION: Miles of Bike, Walking and Hiking Trails Maintained Per Square Mile Portland, OR

1.03

Fairfax County, VA

0.49

Phoenix, AZ

0.49

Austin, TX

0.46

San Diego, CA

0.37

Pinellas County, FL

0.27

Dallas, TX

0.21

San Jose, CA

0.15

Tucson, AZ

0.13

San Antonio, TX

0.11

Oklahoma City, OK

0.06

Montgomery County, OH

0.01

Miami-Dade County, FL

0.01 0

1.2

Source: ICMA FY 2004 Data

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Parks, Recreation and Libraries Program Area Summary PARKS AND RECREATION: Percent of Park Maintenance Performed by Contractors Fairfax County, VA

18.10% 10.00%

Austin, TX Tucson, AZ

7.00%

Dallas, TX

5.00%

Montgomery County, OH

4.00% 3.27%

Pinellas County, FL San Antonio, TX

2.00% 1.50%

Phoenix, AZ

0.62%

San Jose, CA 0%

22%

Source: ICMA FY 2004 Data

PARKS AND RECREATION: Expenditures Per Golf Course Acre $2,229

Dallas, TX

$3,527

Fairfax County, VA

$3,659

Austin, TX

$4,084

San Antonio, TX

$5,868

Phoenix, AZ

$6,232

Oklahoma City, OK Miami-Dade County, FL

$6,392 $8,641

Pinellas County, FL

$11,394

Portland, OR $0

$13,000

Source: ICMA FY 2004 Data

PARKS AND RECREATION: Total Earned Revenue Per Capita $30

Portland, OR Fairfax County, VA

$26

Tucson, AZ

$24

Oklahoma City, OK

$19

San Diego, CA

$19

Austin, TX

$16

San Antonio, TX

$10

Miami-Dade County, FL

$10

Nassau County, NY

$9

Phoenix, AZ

$9

San Jose, CA

$8

Dallas, TX

$5

Richmond, VA

$3

Pinellas County, FL

$3 $0

$35

Source: ICMA FY 2004 Data

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