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Optimized Land Management and Cost Recovery

Donald ForgioneKelley BoreeKevin ClaridgeDavid ClarkParks SmallSine Murray

BJ GivensDana BryanSteve McKeoughRob BarrettPhilip Madden

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Overview

Optimize Land Management

1. Planning

2. Timber

3. Grazing

4. Hunting

5. Burning

6. Exotics

7. Imperiled Species

8. Acquisitions

Optimize Cost Recovery

9. Fee adjustments

10.Activities and amenities

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Objective #1: Optimize Land Planning Effectiveness

Action Step 30-60 Days By 12/31/2015 Further Out1. Modernize DSL planning requirements and process and State Lands Management Plan.

Evaluate current planning requirements and process in statute, rule and SLMP

Identify necessary statute and rule changes 9/30/15

Identify updates to SLMP.

Update State Lands Management Plan

2. Improve agency accountability to achieve greater results.

Evaluate current methodologies with all agencies through the LMUAC

Establish a consistent methodology of value measurement for resource management

Update State Lands Management Plan

3. Increase effectiveness of the DRP Land Management Planning Program

Redesign of DRP Management Plan Template

Establish new planning priorities based on multiple use potential.

Develop new procedures that will allow for greater efficiency in the development of management plan content

Implement new program

Go to narrative

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Objectives #2-4: Timber, Grazing, and Hunting

Action Step 30-60 Days By 12/31/2015 Further OutOptimize timber management

Prioritize needed restoration projects

Review monitoring options

Have request-for-bid packages ready

Amend UMPs

Outsource data collection for long-term timber management

Solicit bidsOptimize grazing Review current grazing

projects for improvement

Identify new opportunities

Work with NRCS to develop prescribed grazing plans

Have request-for-bid packages ready

Amend UMPs

Solicit bids

Offer hunting as a recreational activity

Identify parks for immediate implementation

Data analysis for additional parks

Amend UMPs

Coordinate with FWC and implement where possible

Continue implementation, monitoring, improving

Continue UMP amendments as needed

Go to huntingGo to timber Go to grazing

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Objectives #5-7: Prescribed fire, invasive exotics, and imperiled species

Action Step 30-60 Days By 12/31/2015 Further Out

Achieve prescribed fire maintenance

Prioritize outsourced labor need

Continue to provide training and proper equipment to staff (ongoing)

Have request-for-bid packages ready

Have OPS position descriptions ready

Bid and award contracts

Hire augmentation pilot team

Continue seasonal crews as needed

Achieve exotic species maintenance

Prioritize outsourced labor need

Identify new opportunities

Have request-for-bid packages ready

Begin FLCC hiring process

Have OPS position descriptions ready

Solicit bids and award contracts

Hire augmentation pilot team

Improve management of imperiled species

Prioritize outsourced survey needs

Develop scope of work

Have scope of work ready

Coordinate with FWC

Identify research options for improving data management

Award Contracts

Add new parks as funding allows

Pursue data and land management improvements

Go to imperiled speciesGo to burning Go to exotics

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Objective #8: Reduce Management Burden through Strategic Acquisition

Go to acquisitions

Action Step 30-60 Days By 12/31/2015 Further Out

Strategically acquire parcels which are: • inholdings in Florida

State Parks and Greenways and Trails, or

• lie within the Water Management District Optimum Boundaries and overlap with Florida Forever Project Boundaries, or

• are Florida Coastal Office/CAMA upland inholdings.

Purchasing these select parcels will improve land management effectiveness.

Develop prioritized list of selected parcels

Have several parcels under contract (pending legislative funding)

Successfully close on all select parcels with willing sellers; and move any remaining selected parcels to impasse for those owners unwilling to sell

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Objectives #9: Recommend Fee Adjustments

Action Step 30-60 Days By 12/31/2015 Further Out

Fee adjustments• Camping• Entrance fees• Reservation fees• Annual pass pricing• Pre-paid “BOGO”

pass• After-hours pass

Market research and analysis

Submit recommendation

Secure approval

Communication

Implementation

Create an annual fee review process

Review existing fees (annually)

Recommend adjusted fees (annually)

Secure approval

Communication

ImplementationOffer weekday youth summer camp discounts

Concept development Secure approval

Implementation

Go to fees

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Objective #10: Increased Activities and Amenities

Action Step 30-60 Days By 12/31/2015 Further Out

Increased activities Contract market research to identify activities

Add identified activities to the list of resource-appropriate, targeted activities

Trend-based expansion of current instructional programs, guided activities and events

Report quarterly on activities targeting 200%+ ROI

Increased amenities Identify parks with additional capacity for visitors

Create a priority list of parks which are not at capacity for visitors

Market state parks with additional capacity for visitors

Report quarterly on marketing activities at prioritized parks

Increased staffing Identify parks which would see positive revenue gain from increased staffing

Prioritize positions based on estimated ROI

Seek no cost/ low cost solutions

Create LBR for staffing needs not met through low cost/ no cost solutions

Go to activities and amenities

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