Arizona State Parks Board May 20, 2015

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1 Arizona State Parks Board May 20,

2 Action Item F.1. Approve Minutes of March 18, 2015 Arizona State Parks Board Meeting 2

3 Action Item F.2. Consider Appointment of Sarah Kirk, Arizona State Parks Law Enforcement Officer Recommended Motion: I move the Arizona State Parks Board, pursuant to A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 3, , confer upon Sarah Kirk the full authority and powers of a Peace Officer for the protection of the Parks and Monuments against damage and for the preservation of peace therein contingent upon her successful completion of training at the Southern Arizona Law Enforcement Training Center on May 21,

4 Action Item F.3. Discuss and Recommend Changes to the OHV/RTP Grant Criteria and Response Forms Recommended Motion: I move the Arizona State Parks Board approve the Grant Rating Criteria for the 2015 motorized and non-motorized Grant Program Criteria per the recommendations of the OHVAG, ASCOT, AORCC and staff. 4

5 Action Item F.4. Approve the January 2015 Statewide Off-Highway Vehicle Program Motorized Grants Projects Recommended Motion: I move to approve funding for seven Statewide OHV Program motorized grant projects requesting $1,098,581 consistent with the AORCC and OHVAG recommendations and that the remainder of the money be awarded to Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Arizona Strip project, consistent with Off-Highway Vehicle Advisory Group (OHVAG) recommendations. Staff may determine the portion of funding to be allocated for each project from the state Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Fund and the federal Recreational Trails Program (RTP), and authorize the Executive Director, or her designee, to execute the appropriate agreement. 5

6 Action Item F.5. Consider Funding the January 2015 Non-Motorized RTP Grant Projects Recommended Motion: I move to approve funding in the amount of $509,780 from the federal Recreational Trails Program (RTP) for the top eight highest scoring projects identified on the attachment, and authorize the Executive Director, or her designee, to execute the appropriate agreements. 6

7 Action Item F.6. Approve Funding the 2015 RTP Trail Maintenance Program Recommended Motion: I move to approve funding the five trail maintenance projects requesting a total of $150,000. Should funds become available, they will be reallocated to the three remaining projects based on the order recommended by the Arizona Committee on Trails. 7

8 Action Item F.7. Consider Purchase of State Trust Land at the Yarnell Hill Memorial Site Recommended Motion: I move the Arizona State Parks Board authorize the Executive Director or her designee to purchase 320 acres of Arizona State Trust Land pursuant to A.R.S (C) (2), as presented in Attachment A and B for the purpose of establishing the Yarnell Hill Memorial. 8

9 YARNELL SITE ACCESS Ap ri l, N 5W 0.2 mi ^ Deployment Site _ Yarnell Proposed Trail 08 Example Grid - 1ac Parcels Yarnell Parcel State Land _ ^ 320 Acres 0.29 mi N mi ASLD makes no warranties, implied or expressed, regarding information shown on this map. Original Produced by Planning/JW 12/2013 Update Produced by GIS/JS 3/2015 L:\home2\jstraface\YarnellAccess_2015.mxd Datum & Projection: North American Datum 1983 HARN UTM Zone 12 North - Meters x r Yarnell Trail Profile 5600 E l e v a t i o n ( F e 4400 e t 4200 ) Distance (Miles) A R I Z O N A S T A T E L A N D D E P A R T M E N T 9 1.1

10 Action Item F.8. Consider Amending the Capital Improvement Plan for FY 2016 Recommended Motion: I move that the Arizona State Parks Board approve the amended Arizona State Parks Capital Improvement Plan for Fiscal Year 2016 as presented. 10

11 Information Item G.1. Revenue Forecast by Major Fund and Park Visitation Update 11

FY 2011 FY 2015 Parks Visitation FY2015 Through April 2015 % of prior FY - 104% 400,000 2011 2012 2013 2014

12 FY 2011 FY 2015 Parks Visitation FY2015 Through April 2015 % of prior FY - 104% 400, , , , , , ,000 50,000 - July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun 12

State Parks Revenue Fund FY 2011 - FY 2015 Revenue Through April 2015* FY2015 % of prior FY - 105% % of forecast - 107% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 $1,800,000.00 $1,600,000.00 $1,400,000.

13 State Parks Revenue Fund FY FY 2015 Revenue Through April 2015* FY2015 % of prior FY - 105% % of forecast - 107% $1,800, $1,600, $1,400, $1,200, $1,000, $800, $600, $400, $200, $0.00 July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Note: *April totals have not been reconciled and are therefore estimates 13

Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Fund FY2015 FY 2011 - FY 2015 Revenue % of prior FY - 103% % of forecast - 98% $300,000

14 Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Fund FY2015 FY FY 2015 Revenue % of prior FY - 103% % of forecast - 98% $300, $250,000 $200,000 $150,000 $100,000 $50,000 $0 July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun 14

15 State Lake Improvement Fund FY FY 2015 Revenue FY2015 % of prior FY - 115% % of forecast - 99% $800,000 $700,000 $600,000 $500,000 $400,000 $300,000 $200,000 $100,000 $0 July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun *New ADOT revenue sharing formula took affect in October

16 Discussion Item G.2. STATE PARKS OPERATIONS UPDATE 16

17 Parks Open Without Financial Partnerships - FY 2014 Alamo Lake SP Kartchner Caverns SP Buckskin Mountain SP/ River Island Unit Lake Havasu SP Lost Dutchman SP Catalina SP Lyman Lake SP Cattail Cove SP Patagonia Lake SP Dead Horse Ranch SP/ Verde River Greenway Picacho Peak Slide Rock SP Fool Hollow Lake RA Tonto Natural Bridge Jerome SHP G.2. 17

18 Parks Operated by Arizona State Parks Staff through Partnership Support G.2. Fort Verde SHP Homolovi SP Oracle SP Red Rock SP Roper Lake SP 18

19 Parks Operated by Partners With No Arizona State Parks Staff G.2. Boyce Thompson Arboretum SP McFarland SHP Riordan Mansion SHP Spur Cross Conservation Area Tombstone Courthouse SHP Tubac Presidio SHP Yuma Prison SHP Yuma Quartermaster Depot SHP 19

20 Parks Closed to the Public G.2. San Rafael State Natural Area Contact Point 20

21 Discussion Item G.2. Lyman Lake is now open year-round Picacho Peak State Park is now open year-round Oracle is open during the week for school groups by reservation only and to the general public on Saturdays and Sundays year round 21

22 Legislative Update G.3. 22

23 Information Item G.4. Cattail Cove Concession Area Status Update 23

24 Information Item G.5. Request for Proposal (RFP) Status Update 24

25 2015 Meeting Dates H.1 July 15, 2015 October 21, 2015 August 19, 2015 November 18, 2015 September 23, 2015 (note change in date) 25

26 Future Agenda Items H.2. 26

27 Arizona State Parks Board May 20,

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