buffalo olmsted parks presentation to the buffalo fiscal stability board
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Great parks are an excellent investment in the future of the city.TRANSCRIPT
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Buffalo Olmsted Parks ConservancyPresentation
Buffalo Fiscal Stability Authority
November 24, 2008
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GROUNDBREAKING
July 1, 2004 Groundbreaking Intermunicipal agreement between
Buffalo, Erie County &
Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy
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ECONOMIC IMPACT
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Earned income
ReLeafDonationsOther
Direct Appeals /membership
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ECONOMIC IMPACT
# of Employees
2008: 166
2007: 118
2006: 111
2005: 175
2004: 93
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ECONOMIC IMPACT
$9.1 million paid in salaries
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ECONOMIC IMPACT
1000 workfare
Trained,
90 hired by BOPC
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ECONOMIC IMPACT
Real Estate Values
76% increase in property values around Delaware Park since 2004
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ECONOMIC IMPACT
Repairs and Maintenance $269,319Landscaping Supplies $281,670
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ECONOMIC IMPACT
$1.28 million raised, 2008
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ECONOMIC IMPACT
200 + vendors Payout $4 million in expenses
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ECONOMIC IMPACT
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ECONOMIC IMPACT
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ECONOMIC IMPACT
Positive impact on surrounding neighborhoods, businesses and the community as a whole.
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ECONOMIC IMPACT
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CULTURAL IMPACT
“Buffalo’s historic Olmsted parks are the most intact in the nation”
Charles Beveridge, 11/2008
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PROGRESS
October 12, 2006 Surprise Ice Storm
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PROGRESS
Facts:
• Maintain 1200 acres of historic parkland, year round
• Planted 2000 + trees to date
• Produced & updated Tree Inventory
• 900 acres of grass mowed weekly/seasonal
• 5 incidents of graffiti handled weekly
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PROGRESS• MLK, Jr. Park – introduced park to 500
this summer w/ grand fundraising event, pathways built
• Delaware Park – new pathways, clearing vista, management of Marcy Casino, rebuilding Hoyt Lake trail
• Riverside Park – Minnow pool reconstruction
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PROGRESS
• Front Park – landscape enhancements
• Cazenovia Park – Landscape enhancements
• South Park – Bog Gardens, roadway repairs
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PROGRESS
• Boating on Hoyt Lake returned in 2008
• 25,000 + attend Olmsted fundraising Gala & Party for the Parks
• Olmsted Circles – rebuilt, relit
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PARTNERSHIPS
4500 volunteer hours in 2008
Value $67,500
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PARTNERSHIPS
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PARTNERSHIPS
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FUTURE IMPACT
$1,000,000 in capital projects in 2008
Delaware- Scajaquada Creekside Trail
Riverside Park - Minnow Pools
MLK, Jr. Park – Wading Pool enhancements
Front Park – awareness
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FUTURE IMPACT
Volunteer Guild Programming
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INVESTMENT
$10 per resident vs. $80 nationally
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BUFFALO’S RENAISSANCE
21st Century Plan –
Rebuilding the parks,
Rejuvenating the city