1. Sunrise Recreation and Park District Municipal Service Review
May 2008
Prepared by:
Tobias Joel
Sacramento LAFCo
1112 I St., Suite 100
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916)
Fax (916)

2. I. District Information

3. I. District Information
BOUNDARIES (CLOCKWISE)
North: Sacramento/Placer county line
East: Kenneth Avenue
South: Madison Avenue
West: Roseville Road to Antelope Road to Watt Avenue
SIZE AND STRUCTURE
27 square miles
Population 163,000 in three communities
Antelope: developing; young families, according to District research
Foothill Farms: relatively developed, less room for new park-sites
City of Citrus Heights: also quite developed, new park-sites are the result of in-fill projects

4. Management & Employment Structure
II. Management
Management & Employment Structure
Advisory Board of Directors
Outreach
Employment
ADVISORY BOARD OF DIRECTORS
5 member appointed by the County Board of Supervisors, which govern the District ex-officio
Seats distributed to represent District communities
Meet once monthly
OUTREACH
Website
Surveys---mail and online
Workshops
EMPLOYMENT
30 full-time, up to 500 seasonal employees; all unrepresented
Employees elect a representative committee to confer with District Administrator
Pay-scales revised every 5 years according to median salaries in comparable agencies

5. Sunrise Park Sites III. Infrastructure OBSERVATION FROM THIS MAP:
Relatively equal distribution of parks
Coincidence of park-sites with schools, especially in Antelope area
Some of the larger facilities are designed for good transport access
From I-80
#42. Pioneer Tennis Courts
#43. Foothill Golf Course
#21. Rusch Community Park
#10. Foothill Community Park
From Auburn Boulevard
#37. Stock Ranch Preserve
INFRASTRUCTURE SPECIFICS:
32 developed parks and 10 open space sites, totaling 493 acres
Park types
Neighborhood parks (7-10 acres)
Community parks (40-60 acres)
Natural park-lands
Services
Recreational programs
Classes
Community activities
Rental space:
Picnic areas
Large event space
Licensed day-care, five school-sites, clustered in Antelope area
Antelope Meadows Elementary
Olive Grove Elementary
Dry Creek Elementary (actually in Roseville)
Barret Elementary
Oak Hill Elementary
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS ( Master Plan, adopted January 2001)
Park Repairs: clustered in Foothill and City of Citrus Heights
Parking lot resurfacing
Minor American Disabilities Act upgrades
Park Rehabilitation: clustered in Foothill and City of Citrus Heights
Rusch Community Park comprises 80% of renovation costs
Computerizing irrigation
More significant ADA upgrades, exceeding $25,000
Park Development: largely in Foothill and Citrus Heights, but also significant for new parks in Antelope
Adding facilities to exciting parks to better serve the area
Park Acquisition: future plans include more acquisitions in Foothill Farms and Citrus Heights

6. Detail of Joint Facilities
III. Infrastructure
Detail of Joint Facilities
Schools Districts
County Agencies
Other Service Providers
SCHOOL DISTRICTS:
Dry Creek Joint Elementary School District: Antelope
Center Unified School District: Antelope
San Juan Unified School District: Foothill Farms and Citrus Heights
COUNTY AGENCIES:
County Sanitation District #1: utility easements to allow lines through park
County Senior Nutrition Program: run through community centers
County Health Center: located in Rusch Community Park
OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS:
Citrus Heights Water District: Sunrise land available for wells

7. Sunrise Revenue Sources
IV. Finance
Sunrise Revenue Sources
BREAKDOWN
Property Taxes $3,053,670
User Fees $2,293,810
Space Rental $282,450
Quimby In-lieu Fees $537,112
Other $57,500
Interest income
Donations
Not included by relevant:
Rents collected on providing maintenance services
Antelope and Citrus Heights Park Development Trust Fund
Antelope Assessment District
Final Budget
from Master Plan
adopted January 2001

8. Sunrise Revenue Constraints & Opportunities
IV. Finance
Sunrise Revenue Constraints & Opportunities
Constraints:
Property tax shifts
Opportunities:
Marketing
Lobbying
Full-time grant research
Continued joint-use & cost
avoidance
CONSTRAINTS:
ERAF shifts
As well as tax shifts in
OPPORTUNITIES
Marketing developments to commercial sponsors
Lobbying for long-term tax assessments in other District areas besides Antelope
Permanent staff to research/pursue grants
Continued joint-use and cost avoidance
Sub-contracting development work
Digitizing tasks: irrigation; class registration
Economies of scale: fleet benefits

9. Municipal Service Review Determinations
CONCLUSION
Municipal Service Review Determinations
Service Demand
Development Plans
SERVICE DEMAND
Roughly equivalent service availability throughout the District, w/o duplication with other agencies
Services continue to adapt to demand: preference surveys and outreach
DEVELOPMENT PLANS
Recognizes the need for ongoing infrastructural development
Collaborate to move toward infrastructure/service goals
Economies of scale allow cost-savings
Sunrise is an effectively managed District which meets local service demands and is integrated into a network of collaborative service agencies.