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Rec & Park outlines spending priorities and staffing needs tied to park‑setaside measure
Summary
Rec & Park director Phil Ginsberg told supervisors the department expects to use measure revenue and earned income to shore up deferred maintenance, add trades staff and expand apprenticeships; he estimated earned revenue at about $50–$60 million and said the ballot measure would secure roughly $15 million of general‑fund capital support annually.
Phil Ginsberg, director of the Recreation & Park Department, presented the department—s FY2016–2018 budget overview and tied spending plans to the pending park‑setaside ballot measure (Proposition B). He said the measure—s baseline would guarantee stable general‑fund support and a healthy general‑fund capital allocation — about $15,000,000 — that the department pledged to maintain for deferred maintenance.
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