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Steam Pump Ranch: staff said a new shade structure and concrete pad have been installed and are already in use by the farmers market. New ADA connector sidewalks have been completed, a new entrance fence and expanded irrigated lawn area are in place, and new solar lighting has been added. Staff said a consultant is completing a condition assessment on a historic house on the property.

Vistoso Trails Nature Preserve: staff said council directed design work for a 2.5‑acre pond at the preserve and that the consultant contract is being amended to proceed with the design. Staff also noted work with a stakeholder group to finalize guidance for adjacent property owners and ongoing efforts to remove invasive Russian thistle and refine trail access points.

Pusch Ridge event space and Naranja Park: staff reported two 40×40 shade structures are planned at Pusch Ridge (near tennis courts) with permits pending; installation will include concrete pads, artificial turf, small bleachers and picnic tables. An additional shade structure to match existing shades at the archery range is in fabrication, and 20 trees were planted at Naranja Park using leftover planting stock from another town project.

Programs and events: summer camp programming is scheduled to begin Tuesday at multiple town locations (recreation center, aquatic center and Steam Pump Ranch). Staff reiterated a recreation scholarship program that provides up to $300 a year for qualifying minors (eligibility tied to participation in government‑assistance programs such as free or reduced‑price school lunch) and listed upcoming events: trivia at the Overlook Restaurant (pre‑registration required), National Trails Day hike from Big Wash Trailhead on June 7 at 7:00 a.m., and a movie on the lawn at the CRC on June 21 (plus four additional movies later in the year). Staff also said planning is underway for the town’s Fourth of July celebration.

Ending: Staff concluded the report and the board moved on to the financial presentation.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Oro Valley - Parks and Recreation Advisory Board - May 20, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Parks staff opened their May 20 report with project updates across town facilities.","taxTitle","Oro Valley, Pima County, Arizona","taxId",55016,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6528194,"Oro Valley staff previews 'OV Trails Connect' 30% draft; Strava heat maps and public outreach inform priorities",0,2171000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3424206-f6bfbb504dfc8c89485c796c23cd0a75&start=2171&end=2171","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3424206-f6bfbb504dfc8c89485c796c23cd0a75/thumbnail_2171000.jpg","/articles/6528194/Oro-Valley/Pima-County/Arizona/Oro-Valley-staff-previews-OV-Trails-Connect-30-draft-Strava-heat-maps-and-public-outreach-inform-priorities","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6528194-0cbd90f1e7679001145e4e2b0b59949c/orig.mp4?Expires=1775203297&Signature=glmCqPWAGSmGuUZSRXYCdsz-~ZSYKFfwVgrkUvQz61Gbudrhtz2p27wO-bLEhlxu9SBOdM4N-7zVIYTu7YO~9fUgHLSZghVMuTKPNtfKLZfbeeA6aQ0ejqMCAMlALazCnyGoLGDEPLe0n1PsmDVu1RNOtNbAU3Vvo0UgzTYqHlLkMxcvPsXdR~ArwZsmsEx1ertfw1W1E5~c0YDqV8qbl3vRj3LYh5XGiyus-sn8KMwooemhDS59HQNjxWd~4MWu57c-TNrhgqTt8gAjulMv~CHBLxUVLwwIiRX9OUQ6qnDMK-ydCs2iUb30GEt9myeof-qkSP9JP49YRwnrMDnmxA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Town planning manager Bayer Vella presented the early draft of OV Trails Connect — a focused trails and multi‑use paths master plan — at the Parks & Recreation Advisory Board meeting May 20.

Vella described the presentation as a 30% draft and said the plan is intended to produce a prioritized set of specific actions for the next 10 years. He summarized outreach to date as layered: a web‑based survey that drew several hundred responses, trail‑side engagement that produced more than 700 comments, stakeholder meetings and a technical/regional advisory group that includes Pima County, Marana and Catalina State Park staff. \"We're calling this our 30% draft. It's extremely rough,\" Vella said, asking the board for feedback before the project moves toward a 90% draft in the fall and a likely recommendation to town council in December.

A recurring theme in the outreach, Vella said, is reinvesting in existing assets: improving preventative maintenance, increasing basic amenities and enhancing wayfinding. Respondents requested restrooms and water at major trailheads, better signage and mile markers for emergency response, and clearer electronic and printable mapping, including difficulty ratings and information suitable for families and people using strollers or accessibility devices.

The planning team has used aggregated Strava data to create heat maps showing actual usage patterns. Vella said the data helped identify high‑use corridors, with the loop, Big Wash Trailhead and the Vistoso Trails Nature Preserve among the most used areas. \"Big Wash Trailhead was off the charts,\" he said. The Strava data are intended to be combined with deed and easement research; staff reported that some commonly used paths do not have recorded public easements, which creates a follow‑up workload of mapping and pursuing access agreements.

Vella described options for expanding trails on state trust land (Arizona State Trust Land) — including purchasing easements or negotiating trail conservation when land is developed — and emphasized that any plan will require regional partnerships because ownership and maintenance responsibilities cross jurisdictions. He also said the plan team is examining funding approaches used elsewhere, such as Marana’s partial bed‑tax allocation to open‑space and trails, volunteer construction by groups such as the Sonoran Desert Mountain Bike Association, and pursuit of grant funding.

Board members suggested specific additions (for example, bike racks at destinations, signage solutions that are not intrusive, mapped route difficulty for families and children, and access improvements such as added connectors from neighborhoods). Staff said they will return with maps that show existing easements, usage heat maps and proposed priority projects.

Ending: Vella asked board members to continue sending input and said staff will return with a more detailed draft and maps in the coming months.","Planning manager Bayer Vella presented a 30% draft vision and guiding principles for 'OV Trails Connect,' emphasizing community outreach (trail‑side chats, online survey), use of Strava heat maps to identify high‑use corridors, and the need to resolve easement gaps and funding for new trails and amenities.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6528199,"Community center fund projects a surplus as golf operations outperform budget, board hears",1650,647000,2297000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3424206-f6bfbb504dfc8c89485c796c23cd0a75&start=647&end=2297","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3424206-f6bfbb504dfc8c89485c796c23cd0a75/thumbnail_647000.jpg","/articles/6528199/Oro-Valley/Pima-County/Arizona/Community-center-fund-projects-a-surplus-as-golf-operations-outperform-budget-board-hears","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6528199-33b95c4f94587f29cf4981857d133681/orig.mp4?Expires=1775203297&Signature=gAu96bCgEQaWTfAyM-z97a~h3GxNqr3daADmT4oj90ABVQfqGGH1dB6RDOoYUGcbHglE7i1IT4K6HnmsqytOpWlHQgzZEVnBYPs3ld3kUJZMp0Xwu6vHu-wMDtOLRQiOU~RCYSM51KQaq7eA53-2fdbFCS96-65bCwgnfuJPHTYZT~dO9Q44j9FVbpYu53afYiGIp2RGHOefD9ysEd7IjXfQ8YorIXq2A4ucZem8JWerYjhWiYJ8hXL7PZCd03t4a-PQEMEnK~FGcm0P2hxDq2Eb7763fwRibfrFiyIIvHO~JAooKDty~mi-Ls0brnKrU-x7TrFayrt3EcGB~4kFCw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Oro Valley parks staff reported that, through March 2025 (about three quarters of the fiscal year), community center fund revenues are tracking ahead of budget and the year‑end forecast shows a projected operating surplus.

During the board’s May 20 meeting, staff said total year‑to‑date revenues for the fund were about 83% of the annual budget at the three‑quarter mark and that contracted operating revenues — led by the town’s golf contractor, Indigo — were at 91% of budget. \"Our year end estimate now is $472,000 to the good,\" Parks presenter David said, summarizing the projection. He said the town expects to end the fiscal year with a community center fund balance near $2.3 million, up from a beginning balance of about $1.8 million.

The presentation showed the golf operation as the largest driver of the positive variance. Staff reported nearly 88,000 rounds through March (about 12% above budgeted rounds) and said Indigo’s membership and fee strategy produced strong collections. The report noted contracted golf operating expenditures were running slightly hot (about 78% of budget) but that the resulting operating profit has more than offset cost increases.

Board members and staff discussed whether operating profits can be redirected to meet capital needs for the course so the golf enterprise does not rely on the town’s half‑cent sales tax. David described that tension: while golf is operating at an operating profit, capital investments remain substantial and \"we're trying to get the take those operating revenues and profits and reinvest them at into the capital side so that overall from a comprehensive standpoint and picture, it is self supporting and self sustaining.\" He and other speakers noted the half‑cent sales tax has funded capital work since 2015 and that some of those proceeds are already committed to other debt service and projects.

Staff spelled out the size of those constraints in broad terms: roughly $1.7 million a year of the half‑cent sales tax is needed for debt service on prior park improvements, leaving the remainder for other park and recreation capital priorities. Board members pressed for clarity on the long‑term capital plan for golf and the broader parks system so that sales‑tax dollars are allocated between competing priorities.

On fees, staff said outreach is planned beginning in July and that a town council adoption of a fee schedule is being considered in October, with any revenue changes likely to take effect in the next fiscal year (January or later). Deputy parks director Matt Jankowski answered technical questions during the budget preview discussion referenced in the meeting.

Board members asked for clarification about longer‑term totals presented in the slides. The presenter confirmed figures shown in the presentation: the long‑term operating picture for the town’s golf enterprise has included significant capital investment since acquisition and that those historic investments explain some of the earlier operating shortfalls.

No formal action was taken on the financial report; the presentation was received for discussion and staff were directed to continue refining forecasts and options for capital funding.

Ending: Staff said they will refine year‑end estimates and return with more detail on capital planning and potential funding options for council consideration.","Parks staff told the Parks & Recreation Advisory Board that through March the community center fund was ahead of budget, driven largely by stronger-than-expected golf revenues under contractor Indigo; capital needs for the golf enterprise and use of a half‑cent sales tax remain points of discussion.",{"_33":99,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":100,"_41":78,"_43":101,"_45":101,"_47":102,"_49":103,"_51":104,"_53":105,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":106,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":107,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6528186,"Advisory board approves April minutes and adjourns May 20 meeting",559000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3424206-f6bfbb504dfc8c89485c796c23cd0a75&start=559&end=559","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3424206-f6bfbb504dfc8c89485c796c23cd0a75/thumbnail_559000.jpg","/articles/6528186/Oro-Valley/Pima-County/Arizona/Advisory-board-approves-April-minutes-and-adjourns-May-20-meeting","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6528186-0a212b6501e81bd8b9c34b25f3ac240f/orig.mp4?Expires=1775203297&Signature=Ov0ylPDEoboyPxrgvt-E92OkVbjPWjEzIWsbne3nYEYWC39bBJKSxk5N1Oc3-s5RnvNQRHMu5hJmVOWwWwoX1~~8UvYpxwaVyd3a1ZurqzyATKaz~LzRynYIVreH2NoexQ1ZtSQcczflvGRjqHLjMGng2vpOGOBNa7YKuielkDk5okKH4nL7IU7AFCeU9g4UpT89OcOmRxESmjGVogWJMalsL-UaDD4JKE7nCfpY1Gzbh-JlWA8Mp5TIqyHqpeYJRD0br6naC9pck2XVu7ZNlnQLJkru9BTOUmpqBmi2eh503flli0oUGKLFaH5icp~51b0Mi7bt6N5bqYgSlNBq6g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At the start of the May 20 meeting the board voted to approve the minutes of the April 20, 2025 regular session with a spelling correction. The motion was made, seconded and approved by voice vote; the transcript records the outcome as approved but does not include a roll‑call tally.

At the close of the meeting, a motion to adjourn at 7:37 p.m. was made, seconded and approved by voice vote.

Votes at a glance:
• Motion: Approve 04/20/2025 regular session minutes (with correction). Outcome: approved (voice vote). Vote details: not specified in transcript.
• Motion: Adjourn meeting at 7:37 p.m. Outcome: approved (voice vote). Vote details: not specified in transcript.","The Parks & Recreation Advisory Board approved the April 20, 2025 meeting minutes with a spelling correction and later unanimously approved a motion to adjourn at 7:37 p.m.","actionData","errors"]

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Parks staff report upgrades at Steam Pump Ranch, Pusch Ridge and Naranja Park; summer programs begin

Oro Valley staff previews 'OV Trails Connect' 30% draft; Strava heat maps and public outreach inform priorities

Community center fund projects a surplus as golf operations outperform budget, board hears

Advisory board approves April minutes and adjourns May 20 meeting