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NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION The Departrhent of Parks and Recreation maintains one of the oldest and largest municipal park systems in the country. The Department maintains 28^346 acres of developed, natural, and undeveloped parkland, which constitutes 13.7 percent of the City’s landmass. The municipal park system includes 614 turf ball fields, 550 tennis courts, 33 outdoor swimming pools, 10 indoor swimming pools, 35 recreation centers, 14 miles of beaches, 13 golf courses, six ice riiiks, five stadia, and four zoos. The Department is also responsible for 500,000 street ill trees and 2 million park trees.

The Department of Parks and Recreation provides recreation programs for all age groups at parks, playgrounds IlSsi and indoor recreation centers citywide. Structured programs include basketball, track and field, softball, boxing li and swimminjg instruction. ' / ' r,

Financial Review/

The 2002 Executive Budget for the Department of Parks and Recreation provides for operating expenses of $194.1 million, which represents a net decrease of $14.7 million from the amount forecasted in 2001. This decrease is primarily due to one-year grants and initiatives included in 2001, but not in 2002. Capital commitments for 2002!of $282.1 million are also provided, a decrease of $105.2 million from the 2001 capital plan of $387.3 millibn, i

Revenue Forecast

The Department of Parks and Recreation collects revenue from fees for the use of City tennis courts, ball fields, admission to the Kate Wollman skating rink, and revenue from stadium rentals and concessions on Parks property. In 2002, the Department will collect $47.2 million from these sources, compared to $55.0 million in 2001. Increased stadium rent collections in 2001, as a result of the successful baseball season, and additional concession revenue, from increased fees on bids, account fpr the change. /I' ; '' ' ■ / \

Expense Budget Highlights S. Budgetary Priorities: Providing Core Services H , 1 ' ( il • maintaining the City’s parks, playgrounds, infrastructure, and safety equipment. V / ' ’ - ' 1 /; • operating pools and beaches, employing lifeguards at beaches and providing instructional and recreational i programs.! '

i • maintaining and operating recreation centers throughout the City.

! • maintaining cleanliness and overall condition park ratings.

, . • maintaining funding subsidies for the Central Park, Flushing Meadows-Corona Park and Prospect Park zoos.

• maintaining a 10-year tree pruning cycle by continuing funding for climbers and pruners and supplemental contracts. V

• coordinating with the United States Department of Agriculture and the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets in fighting the Asian longhomed beetle by injecting 8,800 trees with insecticide. ■ ' I

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