HomeMy WebLinkAboutParks and Rec Funding and Service Options 2026 Final FinalParks and Rec Draft Funding
and Service Options
Short Term Problem Summary
•The 2026 Parks and Recreation GF Transfer was reduced by 25% or
$249,689.
•Parks and Recreation wrote a grant for and received an additional
$100,000 in grant funding from LTAC.
•$150k BoCC fundraising initiative lead by BoCC added to 2026 budget
•Parks and Rec was directed to maintain status quo services (April 1 deadline)
•$94,000 of expense increases in 2026 out of P & R control including
insurance ($28k), utilities ($21.5k) and interfund transfers ($32.5k).
Long Term Future?
Revenue
•LTAC grant funding not guaranteed year to year
•General Fund revenue not guaranteed, and likely to be reduced
Expenditures and Services
•Continued reductions every year until?
Review of Parks and Rec
Services
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1 Broad Spit Park 44 1 1 1
1 1 Bob Bates Little League Field 20
1 1 Deema Smakman Field 7
1 1 Camp Beausite NW 60 1
1 Cape George Trailhead Park 43 4 1 1 1
1 Chimacum Park 0 1 1
1 Courthouse Park 2 1 1
1 East Beach Park 1 1 1 1 1 1
2 1 Gibbs Lake Park 670 12 1 1 1 1 1 3
1 1 H.J. Carroll Park 50 1 1 1 2 1 6 8
1 Hicks Park 1 1 1 1 1 1
1 1 Indian Island Park 220 2 3 1 1 1 1 4
1 1 Irondale Beach Park 13 1 1 1 1 1 1
1 Irondale Community Park 3 1 1 1 1 1
1 Lake Leland Day Use Park 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
1 Lake Leland Campground 14 1 1 2 4
1 Lower Oak Bay Park 30 1 1 1 1 1 1
1 Memorial Athletic Field 1 1 1 7 6
1 North Beach Park 1 1 1 1 3 2
1 Port Townsend Community Center 1 1 1 4 3
1 Quilcene Community Park & Campground 8 1 1 1 1 3
1 Quilcene Riverside Park 1 1 1 1
2 1 Upper Oak Bay Park 5 1 1 1 1 1 2
5 3 2 23 1194 19 13 5 4 12 1 4 6 1 19 9 7 17 43
Parks Summary
Caretaker/CampHost 5
Partnership Parks 3
Adopt-A-Parks 2
Total Parks 23
Acres 1194
Trail Miles 19
Salt Water Access 13
Lake or River Access 5
Campgrounds 4
Regional Day Use Parks 12
Regional Sports Facility 1
Regional Nature Parks 4
Playgrounds 6
Stadium 1
Staff Maintained Parks 17
Portable Toilets 9
Vault Toilets 7
Restroom Toilet Stalls 17
Trash Cans 43
Current
Maintenance Staff
1 –Supervisor
3 –Full time
1 –69 Hours/Month
4.40 FTE
2025
Recreation
Programs
Enrolled Contact
Hours Participant Hours
37 12 444
18 8 144
271 180 12195
5 8 40
45 32 360
250 60 15000
5 8 40
15 24 120
26 16 416
77 24 1848
177 216 9558
26 20 520
121 27 3267
10 18 180
15 12 180
9 12 108
247 315 11115
1857 1436 55,495
6860 4 27440
8717 1440 82935
PT Rec Ctr Free Drop In
Grand Total All Programs
Total for Registered Programs
Spring Beginner Sports
Summer Beginner Sports
Youth Rec Fall Soccer League
Jr. Hoops Youth Basketball League
Family Pick-Up Futsol Game
JeffCo Skate Jam - JeffCo Skate Jam
18+ Coed Pick Up Futsol
Youth Intro to Wrestling
18+ Coed Pick Up Volleyball
Youth Summer Basketball Camp
Youth Summer Volleyball Camp
18+ Coed Softball League
Beginners Sports - June Thursday Class
Youth Rec Spring Soccer League
Sunday Hoops at HJ Carroll
Activity
March Youth Basketball Open Gym
Girls Spring Basketball Clinic
Recreation
Programming
Summary
Rec Staff
2.3 FTE*
*only 1 is full time.
Jefferson County Recreation Program Vital Statistics 2025
Number of Recreation Programs 16
Number of Program Registrations 1,349
Estimated Number of Free Drop-In Rec Participants*6,860
Registered Participant Hours 55,495
Free Drop In Rec Participant Hours 27,440
Grand Total Participant Hours 82,935
Total Recreation Program Revenue 54,014$
Total Actual Recreation Program Expenses 291,575$
Fee Basis (Cost Recovery %)18.52%
Total Cost for 1 Hour of Programming for 1 Participant 3.52$
Average Fee for 1 Hour of Programming for 1 Participant 0.65$
Total Recreation Program Subsidy 237,561$
General Fund Expenditure for 1 Participant for 1 Hour 2.86$
*Note that this does not represent the number of unique individuals
Volunteerism
Actual Actual Actual
Annual Donations of Volunter Labor 2023 2024 2025
Hours 4809 5522 4872
$ Value 152,926$ 214,370$ 195,562$
FTE Equivalent 2.31 2.65 2.34
Road MP Weekday Weekend Weekday Weekend Weekday Weekend Weekday Weekend Weekday Weekend Weekday Weekend
Gibbs Lake 0.91 67 59 168 351 151%495%2.51 5.95 13.70%44.99%
Gibbs Lake 1.32 39 35 76 131 165 211 323%274%1.95 3.74 20.19%24.94%
HJ Carroll Park Road 0.02 464 337 538 537 707 866 52%59%1.16 1.59 3.27%5.40%
Moore St (IBP)Entrance 138 163 405 678 463 535 193%316%2.93 4.16 12.09%28.72%
Portage Way 0.21 99 223 171 316 73%42%1.73 1.42 6.61%3.79%
East Beach Park 0.02 97 133 162 x 67%x 1.67 x 6.09%x
Indian Island Park Road 0.01 70 121 170 349 143%188%2.43 2.88 12.99%17.13%
Average Park Use Increase 143%229%2.05 3.29 10.71%20.83%
Counts were taken August 10 to August 16, 2009; August 10 to August 17, 2020; and July 28 to August 7, 2025. Counts are average daily two way traffic (ADT).
Park Use Based on Road Counters Summary 2009 to 2025 (Average Daily Two Way Traffic)
2009 2020 2025 % Increase Factor Change Average Annual Increase
Traffic counts showed a 229%increase on weekend use from 2009-2025.
Parks and Rec Staffing
SHORT TERM OPTIONS
Short Term Option Budgets Based on:
•Implementation April 3, 2026
•Layoffs: Clerk Hire May 1; Union Staff June 1, 2026
•Projections through the end of 2027
•$750,000 General Fund transfer in 2027
•LTAC grants at $150,000 total in 2027
Short Term Options –the ‘Silent’ Impact
•No funding for unexpected issues that arise (example: Warner Beach)
•Parks and Rec Manager attention is diverted
•Capital Projects and Grants
•PROS Plan (RCO eligibility)
•Friends of Irondale Beach Park agreement postponed
•Impacts on staff
•Layoffs, ongoing uncertainty, cancelled vacations, stress
•Training & conferences
•JSCO security partnership
Capital and
Preventative
Maintenance Project
Impacts
Every project impacts
maintenance staff
Project manager for
21 projects $695K
Description Value
1 Gibbs Caretakers Facility 2,000$
1 Pressure Wash M.F. Roofs 2,600$
1 Replace Oak Bay Fence 15,000$
1 Playground Wood Chips 15,000$
1 TruGreen Spray Treatments 1,870$
1 M.F. Irrigation Repairs 5,000$
1 Irondale Irrigation 15,000$
1 Irondale Forestry Project 15,000$
1 M.F. Stadium Repairs (Paint)13,500$
1 Mem Fld AED Replacement Project 3,711$
1 East Beach Foundation Repairs 2,500$
1 Gibbs Pump House 50,000$
1 M.F. Stadium Repairs (Doors)13,500$
1 Quilcene Shelter Repairs 3,000$
1 Indian Island Park Address 1,200$
1 Gibbs Maintenance Garage 30,500$
1 Gibbs Bike Rack 1,000$
1 Toilet Enclosures 2,500$
1 Changing Table 3,500$
1 Portage Beach Parking Improvements 5,000$
Sub Total Small Projects 201,381$
1 Memorial Field RCO Project 148,200$
345,560$
Sub Total Memorial Field Project 493,760$
Sub Total Projects Managed by P & R 695,141$
1 Skate Park 972,920$
22 Grand Total 1,668,061$
Parks & Recreation Capital and P.M. Projects 2026
Implementation Timing
•Budget is based on April 3, 2026 start
•Budget is based on June 1, 2026 completion
•Delays will result in fund balance below statutory
minimums in 2026
Options
Budget
Summary
2026
STATUS OPTION OPTION OPTION
REVENUE:QUO A B C
Beginning Fund Balance 261,511$ 125,124$ 125,124$ 125,124$
Recreation Programs 61,050$ 54,250$ -$ 54,250$
HJC Field / Pavilion / Shelters 13,500$ 13,500$ 13,500$ 13,500$
Memorial Field Revenue 15,900$ -$ 15,900$ -$
Transfer from Hotel/Motel 150,000$ 150,000$ 150,000$ 150,000$
Transfer from General Fund 750,000$ 750,000$ 750,000$ 750,000$
Transfer from Parks Improvement 15,000$ 50,000$ 15,000$ 15,000$
Total Revenues 1,005,450$ 1,017,750$ 944,400$ 982,750$
EXPENDITURES:
RECREATION
Salaries/Benefits 254,932$ 218,927$ -$ 218,927$
Supplies & Services 34,500$ 28,250$ -$ 28,250$
Interfund Payments 49,919$ 16,500$ -$ 16,500$
Total Recreation 339,351$ 263,677$ -$ 263,677$
MEMORIAL FIELD
Salaries/Benefits 104,336$ 23,139$ 111,920$ -$
Supplies / Services/ Utilities 59,950$ 49,950$ 59,950$ -$
Interfund Payments 22,163$ 13,163$ 22,163$ -$
Total Memorial Field 186,449$ 86,252$ 194,033$ -$
GENERAL PARKS
Salaries/Benefits 414,342$ 406,860$ 439,808$ 430,000$
Supplies / Services/ Utilities 162,763$ 124,263$ 162,763$ 115,263$
Interfund Payments 138,454$ 137,563$ 137,563$ 137,563$
Total General Parks 715,559$ 668,686$ 740,134$ 682,826$
TOTAL PARKS & RECREATION 1,241,359$ 1,018,615$ 934,167$ 946,503$
Ending Fund Balance 25,602$ 124,259$ 135,357$ 161,371$
2027 OPTIONS
2026
Status Option Option Option
STAFFING FTE'S QUO A B C
Recreation 2.83 2.08 0.00 2.08
Memorial Field 1.05 0.20 1.03 0.00
Parks Maintenance 4.22 3.78 4.19 3.98
Total Parks & Recreation FTE'S 8.10 6.06 5.22 6.06
2027 Options
Option A: Summary
•Vacate PT Rec Center
•No grounds maintenance
•Remove the playground
•Attempt to expand Adopt-a-Park
•North Beach, Hicks, and
Courthouse Park
•Along with Indian Island and
Irondale beach since 2010
•Caretaker at Memorial Field
•No staff support
•Remove portable toilets
•Hicks, Indian Island, Irondale
Beach, East Beach, North Beach,
and Gibbs Lake
•Remove trash service
•Hicks, Irondale Beach, North
Beach, and East Beach
•Future skate park
•No professional maintenance
•Attempt to organize volunteers
Option A: More About Adopt-a-Park
Parks Proposed
•North Beach
•Hicks
•Courthouse Park
Existing since 2010
•Indian Island
•Irondale Beach Park
Reality Check
•No professional services provided
•100% volunteer dependent
•Volunteers receive minimal support
•No toilets
•No trash service
Option A: Recreation Program
•Tw o 69hr/month staff laid off
•Two regular staff (1 full time and one ½ time)
move offices to Public Works
•Recreation programs continue as before -minus
programs based fully in the PT Rec Center.
Option A-1: Memorial Field
•Construct an RV site for a new caretaker (with separate capital funds)
•Caretaker will serve 20 hours/week, 5 days a week
•No professional parks maintenance services
•Pilot program to operate as a day use park.
•Limit irrigation to the actual athletic field
•Recreational sports only
•Resources are not adequate to support E. Jefferson Rivals Sports -(unless new
partnership with schools)
•No car shows beginning in 2026 –the field will not withstand this use
•RCO Grants require recreational use ‘in-perpetuity’
Option A-2: Memorial Field School Partnership
•Exploring a partnership for Memorial Field
•Meeting held with Chimacum and Port Townsend School Districts
•Details pending
•PT School Board meeting on April 2, 2026
Option A: Parks Maintenance
•One 69hr/month staff laid off
•One full time maintenance staff laid off
•Reduce
•Truck
•Supplies
•Computers
•Utilities
•Annual field maintenance already cut from 2026 budget
•Partnership with JCSO already cut from 2026 budget
Options
Budget
Summary
2026
STATUS OPTION OPTION OPTION
REVENUE:QUO A B C
Beginning Fund Balance 261,511$ 125,124$ 125,124$ 125,124$
Recreation Programs 61,050$ 54,250$ -$ 54,250$
HJC Field / Pavilion / Shelters 13,500$ 13,500$ 13,500$ 13,500$
Memorial Field Revenue 15,900$ -$ 15,900$ -$
Transfer from Hotel/Motel 150,000$ 150,000$ 150,000$ 150,000$
Transfer from General Fund 750,000$ 750,000$ 750,000$ 750,000$
Transfer from Parks Improvement 15,000$ 50,000$ 15,000$ 15,000$
Total Revenues 1,005,450$ 1,017,750$ 944,400$ 982,750$
EXPENDITURES:
RECREATION
Salaries/Benefits 254,932$ 218,927$ -$ 218,927$
Supplies & Services 34,500$ 28,250$ -$ 28,250$
Interfund Payments 49,919$ 16,500$ -$ 16,500$
Total Recreation 339,351$ 263,677$ -$ 263,677$
MEMORIAL FIELD
Salaries/Benefits 104,336$ 23,139$ 111,920$ -$
Supplies / Services/ Utilities 59,950$ 49,950$ 59,950$ -$
Interfund Payments 22,163$ 13,163$ 22,163$ -$
Total Memorial Field 186,449$ 86,252$ 194,033$ -$
GENERAL PARKS
Salaries/Benefits 414,342$ 406,860$ 439,808$ 430,000$
Supplies / Services/ Utilities 162,763$ 124,263$ 162,763$ 115,263$
Interfund Payments 138,454$ 137,563$ 137,563$ 137,563$
Total General Parks 715,559$ 668,686$ 740,134$ 682,826$
TOTAL PARKS & RECREATION 1,241,359$ 1,018,615$ 934,167$ 946,503$
Ending Fund Balance 25,602$ 124,259$ 135,357$ 161,371$
2027 OPTIONS
2026
Status Option Option Option
STAFFING FTE'S QUO A B C
Recreation 2.83 2.08 0.00 2.08
Memorial Field 1.05 0.20 1.03 0.00
Parks Maintenance 4.22 3.78 4.19 3.98
Total Parks & Recreation FTE'S 8.10 6.06 5.22 6.06
2027 Options
Option B
•Vacate the PT Rec Center.
•Eliminate the entire Recreation Program.
•Three 69 hr/month staff laid off.
•Two union staff laid off.
•Recreation equipment declared surplus.
Options
Budget
Summary
2026
STATUS OPTION OPTION OPTION
REVENUE:QUO A B C
Beginning Fund Balance 261,511$ 125,124$ 125,124$ 125,124$
Recreation Programs 61,050$ 54,250$ -$ 54,250$
HJC Field / Pavilion / Shelters 13,500$ 13,500$ 13,500$ 13,500$
Memorial Field Revenue 15,900$ -$ 15,900$ -$
Transfer from Hotel/Motel 150,000$ 150,000$ 150,000$ 150,000$
Transfer from General Fund 750,000$ 750,000$ 750,000$ 750,000$
Transfer from Parks Improvement 15,000$ 50,000$ 15,000$ 15,000$
Total Revenues 1,005,450$ 1,017,750$ 944,400$ 982,750$
EXPENDITURES:
RECREATION
Salaries/Benefits 254,932$ 218,927$ -$ 218,927$
Supplies & Services 34,500$ 28,250$ -$ 28,250$
Interfund Payments 49,919$ 16,500$ -$ 16,500$
Total Recreation 339,351$ 263,677$ -$ 263,677$
MEMORIAL FIELD
Salaries/Benefits 104,336$ 23,139$ 111,920$ -$
Supplies / Services/ Utilities 59,950$ 49,950$ 59,950$ -$
Interfund Payments 22,163$ 13,163$ 22,163$ -$
Total Memorial Field 186,449$ 86,252$ 194,033$ -$
GENERAL PARKS
Salaries/Benefits 414,342$ 406,860$ 439,808$ 430,000$
Supplies / Services/ Utilities 162,763$ 124,263$ 162,763$ 115,263$
Interfund Payments 138,454$ 137,563$ 137,563$ 137,563$
Total General Parks 715,559$ 668,686$ 740,134$ 682,826$
TOTAL PARKS & RECREATION 1,241,359$ 1,018,615$ 934,167$ 946,503$
Ending Fund Balance 25,602$ 124,259$ 135,357$ 161,371$
2027 OPTIONS
2026
Status Option Option Option
STAFFING FTE'S QUO A B C
Recreation 2.83 2.08 0.00 2.08
Memorial Field 1.05 0.20 1.03 0.00
Parks Maintenance 4.22 3.78 4.19 3.98
Total Parks & Recreation FTE'S 8.10 6.06 5.22 6.06
2027 Options
Option C
•Retain a balanced inventory of regional parks
•Typically large parks, regional parks, and parks that earn significant revenue
•Divest of other parks and facilities
•Exactly which parks would depend on the constraints of each park
•And which parks had options for divestiture
•Vacate PT Rec Center
•Retain recreation program staff, base staff at PW
Option C –What is “Divestiture”
•Transfer to another county department.
•Transfer to another agency for continued operations as a park such
as: WDFW, State Parks, DNR, City of PT, Port of PT, Tribes, School
Districts, or a special district.
•Transfer for some other public use.
•Partner with a new or existing non-profit
•Sell park property or donate park property
Options
Budget
Summary
2026
STATUS OPTION OPTION OPTION
REVENUE:QUO A B C
Beginning Fund Balance 261,511$ 125,124$ 125,124$ 125,124$
Recreation Programs 61,050$ 54,250$ -$ 54,250$
HJC Field / Pavilion / Shelters 13,500$ 13,500$ 13,500$ 13,500$
Memorial Field Revenue 15,900$ -$ 15,900$ -$
Transfer from Hotel/Motel 150,000$ 150,000$ 150,000$ 150,000$
Transfer from General Fund 750,000$ 750,000$ 750,000$ 750,000$
Transfer from Parks Improvement 15,000$ 50,000$ 15,000$ 15,000$
Total Revenues 1,005,450$ 1,017,750$ 944,400$ 982,750$
EXPENDITURES:
RECREATION
Salaries/Benefits 254,932$ 218,927$ -$ 218,927$
Supplies & Services 34,500$ 28,250$ -$ 28,250$
Interfund Payments 49,919$ 16,500$ -$ 16,500$
Total Recreation 339,351$ 263,677$ -$ 263,677$
MEMORIAL FIELD
Salaries/Benefits 104,336$ 23,139$ 111,920$ -$
Supplies / Services/ Utilities 59,950$ 49,950$ 59,950$ -$
Interfund Payments 22,163$ 13,163$ 22,163$ -$
Total Memorial Field 186,449$ 86,252$ 194,033$ -$
GENERAL PARKS
Salaries/Benefits 414,342$ 406,860$ 439,808$ 430,000$
Supplies / Services/ Utilities 162,763$ 124,263$ 162,763$ 115,263$
Interfund Payments 138,454$ 137,563$ 137,563$ 137,563$
Total General Parks 715,559$ 668,686$ 740,134$ 682,826$
TOTAL PARKS & RECREATION 1,241,359$ 1,018,615$ 934,167$ 946,503$
Ending Fund Balance 25,602$ 124,259$ 135,357$ 161,371$
2027 OPTIONS
2026
Status Option Option Option
STAFFING FTE'S QUO A B C
Recreation 2.83 2.08 0.00 2.08
Memorial Field 1.05 0.20 1.03 0.00
Parks Maintenance 4.22 3.78 4.19 3.98
Total Parks & Recreation FTE'S 8.10 6.06 5.22 6.06
2027 Options
Pros and Cons of Option A
Pros
•Spreads cuts across recreation &
parks maintenance
•Keeps the Recreation Program
•Smallest loss of parks and facilities
•Minimizes layoffs
•Utilizes volunteers as well as new
and existing caretakers
•Possible partnership with schools
for Memorial Field
Cons
•Higher liability and safety risks
•Not ‘resilient’
•Possible loss of school sports at
Memorial Field
•Adopt-a-Park is not a guaranteed
approach to parks maintenance
•Unsustainable without a long term
funding strategy
Pros and Cons of Option B
Pros
•Technically speaking
this is a feasible option
that is ‘simple’ to
implement.
Cons
•Permanent loss of an equitable,inclusive,
unique, productive, high impact, and low cost
program
•The impact falls on children and their families
•Loss of ‘leverage’ (facilities and volunteers)
•Loss of revenue & facility access
•Health, economic, and safety issues
Pros and Cons of Option C
Pros
•Spreads cuts across recreation
programs & parks maintenance
•Keeps the Recreation Program
•Minimizes layoffs
•Long term sustainability if
successful (at a high cost to for the
future)
Cons
•Risk of permanent loss of
irreplaceable parks and facilities
•Implementation will take years
•Success of implementation is
questionable
•Resources needed to initiate
implementation, monitor &
maintain partnerships
•Risk to RCO Grant eligibility
(Memorial Field operations)
Next Steps: Request for Official Direction
•On March 20, 2026, the JCPRAB moved unanimously:
“The Jefferson County Parks and Recreation Advisory Board would like to tell the
Board of County Commissioner that it is supportive of option A, but leaves it in
their capable hands to amend the option as needed as more information comes in”
•The JCPRAB –Levy-lid lift
•Set a sustainable levy rate
•Run ballot measure twice if needed (8/4/26 and 11/3/26).
•Karin Nyrop and Diana Grunow volunteered to assist and lead a Ballot
Measure Committee.
Fundraising –Staff Input
•There is an option to give at this time
•Either to a new county fund –or to JCCF (choose one)
•At this time –not feasible to qualify use of funds for specific purpose.
•“Unrestricted Giving” Support the mission of parks and recreation
•If using “Restricted Giving”, returning of funds if unsuccessful is
technically difficult and not feasible.