April 17, 2003
Parks and Recreation Division First Quarter Report to the Metropolitan King County Council
» Full report text (149K Word .doc)
» Summary of first quarter activities (135K PowerPoint .ppt)
Feb. 11, 2003
Parks Task Force recommends a modest levy to support regional parks
The Metropolitan Parks Task Force today issued its unanimous recommendation that King County place on the May 2003 ballot a 5.5-cent, six-year operating levy to keep regional parks open and improve maintenance.
Feb. 2003
MPTF Phase II Final Report
Preserving a Regional Legacy: Proposing a Countywide, 6-year, 5.5 Cent Levy
to fund the Operation and Maintenance of Regional and Rural County Parks
The Task Force's Phase II Final Report and related materials are available online as Word 6/95 .doc files; also included in the appendices is one .pdf file and one PowerPoint .ppt file.
» Executive Summary (Word .doc 45K)
» Phase II Final Report (Word .doc 168K)
» Exhibit A (Word .doc 28K)
» Exhibit B (Word .doc 30K)
» Exhibit C (Word .doc 73K)
» Exhibit D (.ppt 168K)
» Exhibit E (.pdf 206K)
» Exhibit F (Word .doc 37K)
» Exhibit G (Word .doc 75K)
» Exhibit H (Word .doc 36K)
» Exhibit I (Word .doc 31K)
Jan. 8, 2003
Summary of King County Parks and Recreation Division Progress on Implementing Metropolitan Parks Task Force Recommendations and Current Revenue Picture
(PowerPoint Presentation 795 KB)
Sept. 4, 2002
Parks Transition Plan
A new way of doing business. Read the plan based on the work of two citizens groups with input from thousands of King County residents.
July 18, 2002
Sims issues plan for the future of parks
King County Executive Ron Sims today outlined long- and short-term solutions for putting the parks system on stable financial and operational footing. Recommendations call for a new way of doing business.
July 12, 2002
Policy recommendations from the King County Active Sports and Youth Recreation Commission
Tasked with examining active sports and youth recreation
needs in King County, the Active Sports and Youth Recreation Commission made recommendations
pertaining to sports and recreation opportunities and regional policies and funding.
June 13, 2002
Task Force Final Report
Rebuilding the Foundation: Recommendations for Stabilizing the Funding Base for Operation of the King County Park and Recreation System
The Task Force's Final Report and related appendices are available online as Word 6/95 .doc files; also included
in the appendices is one Excel .xls file.
» Task Force Final Report (84K)
» Appendix A (35K)
» Appendix B (47K)
» Appendix C (48K)
» Appendix D (148K)
» Appendix E (302K)
» Appendix F (77K)
» Appendix G (191K)
» Appendix H (26K)
» Appendix I (22K)
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Welcome to the Metropolitan Parks Task Force Web site. The links from these pages will provide you with information on our members, meetings and objectives, as well as
detailed information on King County’s budget shortfall and data on the parks system in King County.
Parks and recreation opportunities are key to the quality of life we enjoy here in King County, but as a non-mandated service, remain threatened due to the county’s budget shortfall. In March of this year, King County Executive Ron Sims and King County Councilmembers Carolyn Edmonds and Larry Phillips asked us to assemble a team of individuals who could provide recommendations to King County concerning how its parks and recreation facilities and open space should be owned, operated and funded in the future, and how to eliminate the reliance of these parks and facilities on the County’s diminishing County Current Expense (CX) revenues.
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Our objective:
The objective of the Task Force is to make recommendations to King County concerning how
its parks and recreation facilities and open space should be owned,
operated and funded in the future, and how to
eliminate the reliance of these parks and facilities on
the County’s diminishing Current Expense (CX) revenues,
while considering the long and short-term effects
of recommended actions. These recommendations should
provide the foundation for the continuation
of the delivery of a first-class parks and open space
system throughout the county. More...
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Gene Duvernoy, Co-Chair
Cascade Land Conservancy
Bob Wallace, Co-Chair
Wallace Properties
Ken Alhadeff
Alhadeff Enterprises
Robin Appleford
Legislative Consulting Services
Rick Bender
Washington State Labor Council
Lynn Claudon
Lynn Claudon Consulting
Martin-Jamie Durkan, Jr.
Martin Durkan Consulting
Irene Eldridge
SEIU Local 925
Jim Hattori
Hattori and Associates
Roger Hoesterey
Trust for Public Land
Nate Miles
Eli Lilly Company
Louise Miller
Former King County Councilmember
Steve Ohlenkamp
TCG, LLC
Peter Orser
Quadrant Corporation
Maryanne Tagney-Jones
Washington Conservation Voters
Roger Thordarson
Civic Activist
Geoff Urbina
George K. Baum
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Have an idea or a suggestion to help save parks in King County?
Send an e-mail to King County Executive Ron Sims at
exec.sims@metrokc.gov.
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