Optimized Land Management
and Cost Recovery
Donald Forgione
Kelley Boree
Kevin Claridge
David Clark
Parks Small
Sine Murray
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BJ Givens
Dana Bryan
Steve McKeough
Rob Barrett
Philip Madden
Overview
Optimize Land Management
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Planning
Timber
Grazing
Hunting
Burning
Exotics
Imperiled Species
Acquisitions
Optimize Cost Recovery
9. Fee adjustments
10. Activities and amenities
Objective #1: Optimize Land Planning
Effectiveness
Action Step
30-60 Days
By 12/31/2015
Further Out
1. Modernize DSL
planning requirements
and process and State
Lands Management Plan.
Evaluate current
planning requirements
and process in statute,
rule and SLMP
Identify necessary
statute and rule changes
9/30/15
Update State Lands
Management Plan
Identify updates to
SLMP.
2. Improve agency
accountability to achieve
greater results.
Evaluate current
methodologies with all
agencies through the
LMUAC
Establish a consistent
methodology of value
measurement for
resource management
Update State Lands
Management Plan
3. Increase effectiveness
of the DRP Land
Management Planning
Program
Redesign of DRP
Management Plan
Template
Develop new procedures
that will allow for
greater efficiency in the
development of
management plan
content
Implement new program
Establish new planning
priorities based on
multiple use potential.
Go to narrative
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Objectives #2-4: Timber, Grazing, and
Hunting
Action Step
30-60 Days
By 12/31/2015
Further Out
Optimize timber
management
Prioritize needed
restoration projects
Have request-for-bid
packages ready
Outsource data
collection for long-term
timber management
Review monitoring
options
Amend UMPs
Review current grazing
projects for
improvement
Work with NRCS to
develop prescribed
grazing plans
Identify new
opportunities
Have request-for-bid
packages ready
Optimize grazing
Solicit bids
Solicit bids
Amend UMPs
Offer hunting as a
recreational activity
Identify parks for
immediate
implementation
Data analysis for
additional parks
Amend UMPs
Coordinate with FWC
and implement where
possible
Go to timber
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Continue
implementation,
monitoring, improving
Continue UMP
amendments as needed
Go to grazing
Go to hunting
Objectives #5-7: Prescribed fire, invasive
exotics, and imperiled species
Action Step
30-60 Days
By 12/31/2015
Further Out
Achieve prescribed fire
maintenance
Prioritize outsourced labor
need
Have request-for-bid
packages ready
Bid and award contracts
Continue to provide training
and proper equipment to staff
(ongoing)
Have OPS position
descriptions ready
Prioritize outsourced labor
need
Have request-for-bid
packages ready
Solicit bids and award
contracts
Identify new opportunities
Begin FLCC hiring process
Hire augmentation pilot team
Hire augmentation pilot team
Achieve exotic species
maintenance
Continue seasonal crews as
needed
Have OPS position
descriptions ready
Improve management of
imperiled species
Prioritize outsourced survey
needs
Have scope of work ready
Award Contracts
Coordinate with FWC
Add new parks as funding
allows
Develop scope of work
Identify research options for
improving data management
Go to burning
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Go to exotics
Pursue data and land
management improvements
Go to imperiled species
Objective #8: Reduce Management Burden
through Strategic Acquisition
Action Step
30-60 Days
By 12/31/2015
Further Out
Strategically acquire
parcels which are:
• inholdings in Florida
State Parks and
Greenways and
Trails, or
• lie within the Water
Management District
Optimum Boundaries
and overlap with
Florida Forever
Project Boundaries,
or
• are Florida Coastal
Office/CAMA upland
inholdings.
Develop prioritized list of
selected parcels
Have several parcels
under contract (pending
legislative funding)
Successfully close on all
select parcels with
willing sellers; and move
any remaining selected
parcels to impasse for
those owners unwilling
to sell
Purchasing these select
parcels will improve
land management
effectiveness.
Go to acquisitions
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Objectives #9: Recommend Fee Adjustments
Action Step
30-60 Days
By 12/31/2015
Fee adjustments
• Camping
• Entrance fees
• Reservation fees
• Annual pass pricing
• Pre-paid “BOGO”
pass
• After-hours pass
Market research and
analysis
Secure approval
Create an annual fee
review process
Further Out
Communication
Submit recommendation
Implementation
Review existing fees
(annually)
Recommend adjusted
fees (annually)
Secure approval
Communication
Implementation
Offer weekday youth
summer camp discounts
Concept development
Secure approval
Implementation
Go to fees
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Objective #10: Increased Activities and
Amenities
Action Step
30-60 Days
By 12/31/2015
Increased activities
Contract market research
to identify activities
Trend-based expansion
of current instructional
programs, guided
activities and events
Add identified activities
to the list of resourceappropriate, targeted
activities
Increased amenities
Increased staffing
Further Out
Report quarterly on
activities targeting
200%+ ROI
Identify parks with
additional capacity for
visitors
Market state parks with
additional capacity for
visitors
Create a priority list of
parks which are not at
capacity for visitors
Report quarterly on
marketing activities at
prioritized parks
Identify parks which
would see positive
revenue gain from
increased staffing
Prioritize positions based
on estimated ROI
Seek no cost/ low cost
solutions
Create LBR for staffing
needs not met through
low cost/ no cost
solutions
Go to activities and amenities
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Questions?
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