Nash County Parks & Recreation · Nash County Parks & Recreation Red Oak/Dortches Ennis Park (3500*) •Baseball •T-Ball •Softball •Soccer •Tennis •Picnic Shelter Rental

Nash County Parks & Recreation Past, Present & Future •Facilities •Programs •Staff •Maintenance

Putting FUN in your Life!

Nash County Parks & Recreation

Brief Overview

We are still the Newest County Recreation Agency in NC (2006)

A Master Plan was adopted in 2004 – in the process of updating the Master Plan

Hired a director for development of a department in 2006 – we are now a staff of 5.5 (we are still developing a system-wide program)

Working with Towns for development

We assist with Grant Administration/Grant Writing


Ennis Park Red Oak/Dortches (3500*)

•Baseball •T-Ball •Softball •Soccer •Tennis •Picnic Shelter Rental •Ball Field Rentals •Tournaments •Summer Camps •Outdoor Movies •Easter Egg Hunt •Halloween Egg Hunt •Family Fun Day Event

*Does not include spectators, walkers

and other users of the park


Bailey-Middlesex Park Phase I •Soccer Fields •Walking Trail •Playground •Sand Volleyball Court •Restrooms -Completion date extended to Oct. 2013 extended again to May 2014. Phase II •Nature Trail •9 Hole Disc Golf •2 Picnic Shelters •2 Horse Shoe Pits Currently we use Bailey Elementary, Middlesex Elementary and Strickland ball fields to provide services: Baseball, Basketball, Football Camp, Cheerleading Camp, Self Defense, Wrestling (455)


Spring Hope

• Renovation: Tennis Courts, Basketball Courts, Walking Trail, Picnic Shelters. Nash County P&R wrote this grant for the Town of Spring Hope

• Baseball

• Soccer

• Basketball

• Football

• Cheerleading

• Pumpkin Festival (425)

Currently we use Southern Nash HS, Spring Hope Elementary School and Town of Spring Hope baseball field to provide services:


Town of Castalia

15 Acres of land

Nash County wrote that PARTF Grant

Ground Breaking:

March 2014


Nashville (600)

We currently use Agricultural Center & Nashville Elementary School

- Daddy Daughter Dance

-Self Defense

-Blooming Festival

The night before the dance…

Hours before the dance…

Minutes before the dance…


Total Participants= 4,980

Total Customers ? = typically x 3 (mom, dad, sibling or grandparents) so roughly 15,000 customers attending games & practices at parks/gyms/ball fields

Customers Expect:

Facility Management, First Aid & Facility Safety (such as restrooms, crowd control, vandalism, supervising staff & officials)

Current Facilities Master Plan

Community Parks

Red Oak/Dortches (2009)

Bailey/Middlesex (2013)

Spring Hope/Momeyer (renovation)

Regional Park

Tar River Reservoir X

Neighborhood Parks

Castalia* (added 4/7/2008)

Coopers/West Mount* X


Need a New Facilities Master Plan

New Plan Possibilities

Community Park

Nature Trails

Bike Trails

Canoe Trails

Dog Parks

Citizens should be able to enjoy the natural beauty of Nash County


Program Revenues

&

Non-Program Revenues

Non-Program Revenues since inception

Non-Program Revenue 2006/07 2007/08 2008/2009 2009/2010 2010/11 2011/2012

Town Contributions $0 $8,907.00 $10,547 $14,390 $12,802 $11,730

Team Sponsors $0 $0 $5,350 $5,710 $6,000 $13,984

Concessions $2,156 $4,600 $10,199

Facility Rentals $0 $445 $1,869 $4,580 $5,544 $9,220

Total $0 $9,352.00 $17,766 $26,836 $28,946 $45,133

•Spring Hope made a request to pay $3,000 less for 3 years to complete their renovation project (they paid late in 2010 so it was added to 2011). •The Town Contributions are based on population. •We do not collect any recreation fees from Red Oak, Dortches or Nashville •Facility Rentals and Team Sponsors is handled through the Administrative Assistant


Program Revenue 2006/07 2007/08 2008/2009 2009/2010 2010/11 2011/2012

Tennis $3,925.00 $7,672 $555 $2,145 $2,700 $30**

Football $920 $4,126 $6,740 $7,047 $10,845 $8,823

Cheerleading $475 $250 $2,002 $1,336 $1,089 $1,575

Special Events $2,735 $5,710 $9,133 $8,687 $11,113

Basketball $3,860 $4,766 $7,475 $5,420 $6,831

Soccer $4,595 $4,115 $8,497 $11,758 $13,030

Baseball $10,277 $14,351 $16,770 $17,871 $20,514

Indoor Soccer $2,025 $125 $880 $2,011 $920

Total $5,320.00 $35,540 $38,364 $53,283 $60,381 $62,806

*Tennis money not correct – the funds were put in to “special events” by accident.

Program and Non-Program Revenues

$0

$50,000

$100,000

$150,000

Program and Non-Program

Revenues

Programs

Non-ProgramRevenue

Total

Nashville & Rocky Mount both have Parks & Recreation Departments (stars)

We operate programs out of Bailey, Middlesex, Spring Hope, Red Oak and an unincorporated area at Coopers Elementary for basketball (Yellow Smiley)

We charge an annual recreation fee for program services to Bailey, Middlesex, Spring Hope and Momeyer (Red Glows)


Per Capita Spending 2011-2012

Audited Operating and Capital Expenditures

Operation Expenditures Capital Expenditures Total Per

Per capita Per Capita Capita

Nash County $4.02 $0.44 $4.46

Nashville $38.66 $1.51 $40.17

Franklin County $6.09 $2.55 $8.64

Rocky Mount $110.25 $13.76 $124.00

Louisburg $41.56 $0.21 $41.76

Lee County $18.73 $10.10 $28.84

Pender County $5.63 $9.68 $15.31

Watauga County $19.58 $0.00 $19.58


Program Master Plan

Program Possibilities

• Adult Softball

• Youth Volleyball

• Adult Volleyball

• Adult Basketball

• Develop more non-athletic programs


Staff (2006)

Recreation Coordinator

Director

Coordinator

Coordinator Coordinator

Nash County Parks & Recreation Department

Office Assistant

Maintenance staff

Parks & Recreation Staff

Our participation continues to grow – our front office staff is vital to the continuity to everyday flow. Once Bailey-Middlesex Park is complete, we will also need more maintenance staff.

Parks & Recreation 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-2012

Expenditures $98,000 $210,000 $350,000 $410,000 $425,000 $494,096.16

Revenues $5,320 $44,892 $56,130 $80,119 $89,327 107,969

Full Time Staff 1 2 3 4 5 5

Perm. Part Time 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5

Nash County Parks & Recreation Administrative Assistant Position (Part Time)

Current Spending - $12.10 per hour x 19.5 hrs per week = $12,269.40

PLUS part time $7.50 per hour x 19.5 hrs per week= $7,05.00

Total Current spending for front office staff= $19,319.00

Difference in salary spending is $5,854.96 to make this position full time plus benefits.


* Maintenance Staff – current spending = $44,180

(several part time & 1 full time staff) – not including benefits.

Covering roughly 50 acres of land.

* Bailey/Middlesex Park is 65 acres.

Contract the mowing and weed eating for the first year and assess whether we need 1 additional full time staff or 2 permanent part time staff


Positive Impact on Nash County

Childhood Obesity

Obesity is a stress on the Medicaid system – we aim to provide multiple opportunities for active and healthy lifestyle choices.

Sense of Community

Nash County Citizen involvement vs. pocket areas of involvement – we aim to unite Nash County Citizens through activities and events.

Nash County Parks & Recreation Moving Forward:

Facilities Master Plan

Programs Master Plan

Staffing Needs

Maintenance Needs

Thank You!

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Nash County Parks & Recreation · Nash County Parks & Recreation Red Oak/Dortches Ennis Park (3500*) •Baseball •T-Ball •Softball •Soccer •Tennis •Picnic Shelter Rental