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Arizona State Parks Board September 20, 2012

Director – Current Event

Cattail Cove State Park AZTEC Award for its

Official Centennial Event for Geo-Cache Bash in March 2012

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Director – Current Event

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Patagonia Lake State Park

20 Chilean Mesquite Planted

Labor Day Attendance and Revenue Up From Last Year

Director – Current Event

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San Rafael State Natural Area

Patagonia Rangers responded to Fire at San Rafael

Director – Current Event F. 1.

Off-Highway Vehicle Ambassador Program

13 Events & made

1,145 Contacts 1 Training with 12

individuals trained 5!

Director – Current Event

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Fool Hollow Lake Recreation Area

Grainger-Thye (USFS) & Asta Forrest $80,000 – Repair cracks in road Navajo County $40,000 – Slurry Coat City of Show Low - $10,000 – Road Striping

Director – Current Event

Picacho Peak State Park Summer Projects During

Park Closure

Hunter Trail Repairs

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Added Sewer & Water to 3 host campsites

Director – Current Event

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Tonto Natural Bridge State Park

Friends of Tonto Natural Bridge “Taste at the Bridge” Event

200 Guests Raised $13,858 to Benefit the Park

Director – Current Event

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Fort Verde State Historic Park

Lime Plaster to East Sides of

the Surgeon’s Quarters & Bachelor Officer Quarters

Repair of Lathe & Plaster to Kid’s Room

Director – Current Events

FUTURE EVENTS 2012

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September 23 Sunday Hike Catalina SP September 29 Verde River Day Dead Horse Ranch SP September 30 Moonlight Hike Red Rock SP October 6 Fall Fest Slide Rock SP October 6 Wildlife Exhibit Catalina SP October 6 Mountain Bike Basics Dead Horse Ranch SP October 7 Homolovi IV Pueblo Tours Homolovi SP October 13 Harvest Event Oracle SP October 13-28 Fall Plant Sale Boyce Thompson Arboretum October 14 Geology Hike Red Rock SP October 29 Moonlight Hike Red Rock SP

BOARD ACTION ITEM G.1.

•  Pima County – Tortolita Mountain purchase of 1,415 acres for up to $1.8 million

•  City of Flagstaff – Picture Canyon purchase of 477.80 acres for up to $2.3 million

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FY 2012 Growing Smarter Grants Conservation Acquisition Board (CAB) Recommends Projects outside of Maricopa County

BOARD ACTION ITEM G.1.

•  City of Scottsdale – McDowell Sonoran Preserve/Cholla Mountain-Rawhide Wash purchase of 2,045 acres for up to $4.8 million

•  City of Scottsdale – McDowell Sonoran Preserve/Granite Mountain purchase of 3,200 acres for up to $6.7 million

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Conservation Acquisition Board (CAB) Recommends Projects in Maricopa County

BOARD ACTION ITEM G.1.

Conservation Acquisition Board (CAB) Recommends Projects in Maricopa County

•  City of Scottsdale – McDowell Sonoran Preserve/Upper Sonoran Desert purchase of 1,153 acres up to $4.3 million

•  City of Phoenix – Sonoran Preserve Priority 3-D purchase of 1,543.78 acres for up to $4.3 million

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BOARD ACTION ITEM G.2.

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Recommended Motion: I move the Arizona State Parks Board approve the Grant Rating Process as follows: For OHVAG to review and rate future Statewide OHV Grant Program applications and forward their recommendation to the Arizona State Parks Board for final approval. I further move staff review and rate future Statewide OHV Grant Program applications for AORCC to consider and forward their recommendations to the Arizona State Parks Board for final approval.

Consider the OHV Project Grant Rating Process, Criteria and Evaluation Form

BOARD ACTION ITEM G.2.

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Recommended Motion: I move the Arizona State Parks Board approve the Grant Rating Criteria for the 2013 OHV Statewide Grant Program Manual per the recommendations of the OHVAG, AORCC and Staff. NOTE: The motion must include the choice of Bonus Category D. OPTIONS: a or b (on page 17 of grant criteria).

Consider the OHV Project Grant Rating Process, Criteria and Evaluation Form

Revenue Forecast H.1.

1)  Attendance

2)  State Parks Revenue Fund

3)  Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Fund

4)  State Lake Improvement Fund

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FY 2009-FY 2011 Park System Attendance* FY 2009 – FY 2013 –Parks Visitation

Through August 2012

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State Parks Revenue Fund FY 2009 - FY 2013 Revenue

Through August 2012

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Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Fund FY 2009 - FY 2013 Revenue

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State Lake Improvement Fund FY 2009 -FY 2013 Revenue

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Personnel Reform H.2.

•  What is the purpose of Personnel Reform

•  Why is the effective date September 29, 2012

•  Covered/Uncovered Status

•  Management of Workforce

•  How ASP Looks Now

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Discussion Item H.3.

STATE PARKS OPERATIONS

UPDATE

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Parks Open Without Financial Partnerships - FY 2012! ! ! ! !!

1)  Alamo Lake SP 2)  Buckskin Mountain SP 3)  Catalina SP 4)  Cattail Cove SP 5)  Dead Horse Ranch SP 6)  Fool Hollow Lake Recreation Area 7)  Kartchner Caverns SP 8)  Lake Havasu SP 9)  Lost Dutchman SP 10) Patagonia Lake SP 11) Picacho Peak SP (Re-Opened: Sept.15) 12) Slide Rock SP 13) Tonto Natural Bridge SP

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Parks Operated by Arizona State Parks Staff through Partnership Support

! ! ! ! !!1)  Fort Verde SHP

2)  Homolovi SP

3)  Jerome SHP

4)  Lyman Lake SP

5)  Oracle State Park

6)  Red Rock SP

7)  Roper Lake State Park

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Parks Operated by Partners With No Arizona State Parks Staff

1)  Boyce Thompson Arboretum SP

2)  McFarland SHP

3)  Riordan Mansion SHP

4)  Tombstone Courthouse SHP

5)  Tubac Presidio SHP

6)  Yuma Prison SHP

7)  Yuma Quartermaster Depot SHP

8)  Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area 25!

Parks Closed to the Public

1)  San Rafael State Natural Area

Park Closed. Special Use Permit with

!U.S. Border Patrol for 12 months!

!beginning Dec. 1, 2011!

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2) Contact Point (Under Development)!

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Discussion Item H.4.

Contact Point – Lake Havasu State Park Update!!!!!

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OHV Feasibility Study

Discussion Item H.5.

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Off-Highway Vehicle Evaluation Model Step 1: Determine Park Mission Step 2: Understand Site Specifics Step 3: Understand Surrounding Location Step 4: Implementation Considerations Step 5: Understand the Internal Economic Considerations Step 5a: Additional Considerations (if applicable)

Consider if OHV use is compatible with the Park: • Mission • Current users • Current Activities

Is OHV entirely incompatible? No – continue Yes - Stop

Consider on Park OHV potential: • Sufficient acreage? • Significant impact to natural or cultural/historic

resources? • Significant aesthetic and acoustic impacts?

Can the park support on property OHV use? Yes – continue No - Stop

Consider staging area potential: • Adjoining public land with OHV use. • Nearby public land with OHV use. • Sufficient acreage. • Other park specific considerations.

Is there potential for Park to serve as OHV staging area? Yes – continue No - Stop

After determining potential for OHV use or staging area, consider viability of developing and implementing use

Consider the following: • Infrastructure costs to provide

recreation • Operational/maintenance costs. • Demand for Use • Potential Revenues.

Park has high potential for

OHV use

Is OHV development and use financial feasible and sustainable? Yes – continue No - Stop

Consider the following: • Community support • Liability and legal issues

Is it feasible to develop given these considerations? Yes – continue No - Stop

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Alamo Lake State Park

Alamo Lake State Park

Alamo

Lake State

Park

Disclaimer: Land Ownership shown on this map was compiled at the 1:100,000 scale and may have plotting errors of 1/16" to 1/8" in some places. Areas less than

40 acres may not be shown.

No warranty is made by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for use of this data for purposes not intended by BLM.

The Arizona State Land Department and the Bureau of Land Management make no warranties, implied or

expressed, with respect to information shown on this map.

Disclaimer: Travel routes depicted across Arizona State Trustlands do not imply legal public access to use or cross State Trust

lands. Any public use of routes on State Trust lands is strictly underthe jurisdiction of the Arizona State Land Department, and all usersmust comply with State policies and regulations in order to legally

use or traverse State Trust lands.

Map Projection and 10,000 meter grid information:Universal Transverse Mercator, Zone 12N, NAD83.

TRAVEL AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!The desert backcountry can be DANGEROUS!!!

Unimproved roads and trails are not maintained

and are infrequently traveled. Be prepared for

rough remote country, extreme temperatures and

potentially dangerous storms with flash flooding.

Motorized use in area is limited to existing roads and trails!

Note: Not all existing routes are shown on this map. For a listingof all legal routes, refer to the Approved Bradshaw - Harquahala

Resource Management PlanTUCSON

YUMA

PHOENIX

FLAGSTAFFKINGMAN

10

15

19

10

8

15

40

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ARIZONA24K Quad Location Map

United StatesDepartment of the Interior

Bureau of Land ManagementHassayampa Field Office21605 North 7th AvenuePhoenix, Arizona 85027

(623) 580 - 5500May 30, 2012

Note: Private lands are notapproved for public use. You

must seek permission from landowners prior to crossing or

using their land.

FeaturesExisting Motorized Routes

Surface Management

BLM Wilderness Area

BLM

Local or State Parks

Military

Private

State

Arizona State Parks

1:60,813

0 2 4Miles

Note: Access to State Lands requires that you obtain proper permission by displaying an OHV decal or

possessing a state trust recreation permit.

0 2 4Kilometers

Alamo Lake SP connects to extensive OHV system

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Alamo Lake State Park

Alamo Lake SP connects to extensive OHV system

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Buckskin Mountain State Park

Buckskin Mountain State Park

BuckskinMountain State

Park

Disclaimer: Land Ownership shown on this map was compiled at the 1:100,000 scale and may have plotting errors of 1/16" to 1/8" in some places. Areas less than

40 acres may not be shown.

No warranty is made by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for use of this data for purposes not intended by BLM.

The Arizona State Land Department and the Bureau of Land Management make no warranties, implied or

expressed, with respect to information shown on this map.

Disclaimer: Travel routes depicted across Arizona State Trustlands do not imply legal public access to use or cross State Trust

lands. Any public use of routes on State Trust lands is strictly underthe jurisdiction of the Arizona State Land Department, and all usersmust comply with State policies and regulations in order to legally

use or traverse State Trust lands.

Map Projection and 10,000 meter grid information:Universal Transverse Mercator, Zone 12N, NAD83.

TRAVEL AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!The desert backcountry can be DANGEROUS!!!Unimproved roads and trails are not maintainedand are infrequently traveled. Be prepared for

rough remote country, extreme temperatures and potentially dangerous storms with flash flooding.

Motorized use in area is limited to existing roads and trails!

Note: Not all existing routes are shown on this map. For a listingof all legal routes, refer to the Approved Bradshaw - Harquahala

Resource Management Plan

Lake Havasu

Gibraltar MoutainWilderness Area

Hiking and EquestrianOnly

Cactus PlainWilderness Study Area

Hiking and EquestrianOnly

FeaturesState Highways

Existing Motorized Routes

Non-Motorized Routes

ColoradoRiver

Lakes

CAP Canal

Surface Management

BLM Wilderness Area

BLM

BR

Indian Lands

Local or State Parks

Private

State

Arizona State Parks

1:37,5780 1 2

Miles

Note: Access to State Lands requires that you obtain proper permission by displaying an OHV decal or

possessing a state trust recreation permit.

0 1 2Kilometers

TUCSON

YUMA

PHOENIX

FLAGSTAFFKINGMAN

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15

19

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40

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ARIZONA24K Quad Location Map

PLANETOSBORNE WELLCROSS ROADS

GENE WASH

BOBS WELL

MONKEYS HEAD

BLACK PEAK

United StatesDepartment of the Interior

Bureau of Land ManagementHassayampa Field Office21605 North 7th AvenuePhoenix, Arizona 85027

(623) 580 - 5500May 30, 2012

Note: Private lands are notapproved for public use. You

must seek permission from landowners prior to crossing or

using their land.

Buckskin Mountain SP connects to extensive OHV system 32!

Buckskin Mountain State Park

Buckskin Mountain SP connects to extensive OHV system 33!

OHV Feasibility Study… Next Steps

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Discussion Item H.6.

Arizona State Parks Strategic Plan Accomplishments 1) Adopted October 2010 2) 4th Quarter Update – FY 2012

April – June 2012 Goals

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A.  Resources B.  Visitors C.  Planning D.  Partnerships E.  Communications

DISCUSSION ITEM H.7.

Future Arizona State Parks Operations

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Arizona State Parks Board September 20, 2012

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