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Chief Administrative Office, Parks and Trails Division, recommending the Board approve and authorize the Chair to sign the attached budget transfer to accomplish the following actions:
1) Revise the Parks budget thereby increasing the Fiscal Year 2019/20 River operating budget by $19,000 and decreasing appropriations in the River Trust Fund by $19,000; and
2) Revise the amount of anticipated revenue in the Ponderosa Quimby Fund for the Fiscal Year 2019/20 Budget thereby increasing appropriations for contingency within the special revenue fund by $230.
FUNDING: River Trust Fund, Ponderosa Quimby Fund.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
On June 17, 2019, the Board of Supervisors approved agenda item 19-0853 approving the Fiscal Year 2019/20 Recommended Budget. Since that date, the Chief Administrative Office has identified additional purchasing needs within the River Management Program that were not originally budgeted.
The River Management Program is responsible for the implementation of the El Dorado County River Management Plan. The plan was originally adopted in 2001 and was updated in 2018. The River Management Plan requires the County to provide specific elements of the plan as described in Chapter III. One of the general element classifications listed within Chapter III is Educational Programs.
The Parks and Trails Division is requesting an additional $15,000 to be added to professional and specialized services in order to develop a robust educational program that meets the criteria and needs of Educational Programs as listed within the River Management Plan. The Parks and Trails Division is currently working with the public on the new education programs. In addition, the Division is requesting an additional $4,000 to be added for the purchase of a new secured storage container to hold specialized River equipment and gear.
Additionally, the Parks and Trails Division did not previously budget revenue for Fiscal Year 2019/20 that it received as inte...
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