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25 <br />TABLE 3.3 | PARK AND RECREATION AGENCY BENCHMARKS* <br />NRPA BENCHMARK ALL PARK AND <br />RECREATION AGENCIES <br />(MEDIAN) <br />PARK AND RECREATION <br />AGENCIES LESS THAN <br />20,000 (MEDIAN) <br />LAKE ELMO <br />PARK FACILITIES <br />Residents per park 2,386 residents 1,172 residents 573 residents <br />Acres of parkland per 1,000 <br />residents <br />10.6 acres 12.6 acres 37.1 acres <br />Miles of trails 16 miles 4.5 miles 82 miles <br />STAFFING <br />Park and recreation full- <br />time employees per 10,000 <br />residents <br />8.9 employees 13.7 employees 2 employees <br />BUDGET <br />Annual operating expenditures $6,453,357 $1,451,763 $431,038 <br />Annual operating expenditures <br />per resident <br />$99.47 $135.53 $31.93 <br />Operating expenditures per <br />acre of park and recreation <br />space <br />$8,260 $9,777 $833.27 <br />Annual operating expenditures <br />per full-time employee <br />$110,912 $101,304 $215,519 <br />Typical percentage of <br />operating expenditures for <br />staffing <br />54% N/A 30% <br />AGENCY FUNDING <br />Operating expenditures <br />derived from general fund tax <br />support <br />62%N/A 30% <br />Annual revenue generated <br />from each resident <br />$22.58 $47.71 $31.85 <br />Five-year capital budget <br />spending <br />$12 million $1,814,000 $2 million ($400k a year) <br />Targets for capital <br />expenditures <br />88% for improvements <br />7% for acquisition <br />N/A 80% for renovation <br />20% for new development <br />POLICIES <br />Park and recreation agencies <br />that ban tobacco products at <br />their parks and facilities <br />4 in 5 (80%)N/A 0% (Lake Elmo <br />bans alcohol and <br />cannabanoids use in <br />parks) <br />Agencies with a commitment <br />to diversity, equity and <br />inclusion expressed in their <br />foundational documents (e.g., <br />vision, mission and strategic <br />plan documents) <br />77%N/A 100% <br />* derived from the 2024 NRPA Agency Performance Review