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Description

The Energized Public Spaces Functional Master Plan (EPS Plan) is a countywide plan to provide public spaces within walking distance in the county's most densely populated areas. With rising populations in mixed use and higher density residential neighborhoods, parks and open space serve as "outdoor living rooms" that play a critical role in promoting livable and healthy communities, social interaction, and equity for residents of all ages and incomes. The EPS methodology provides data driven analysis that measures and prioritizes the park amenities needed to support contemplative, active recreation, and social gathering activities. The EPS Plan identifies multiple strategies to fill identified public space deficits with park activation programs, alternative providers, public-private partnerships, repurposing and improving access to existing public parkland, and acquisition of new parkland. This PDF provides the funding to acquire parkland to fill needs identified in the EPS Study Area using State of Maryland Program Open Space grants. Acquisitions will be prioritized based on multiple factors, including providing service to lower income and racially diverse areas, addressing the largest public space deficits, seizing on opportunity acquisitions, and locations of highest population growth and associated park needs. Sites within the EPS Study Area that are identified for park acquisition in other sector, master or functional plans also may be acquired with this PDF. The County Council encourages the Commission to seek supplemental appropriations if approved CIP funding is insufficient.
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Phase

Ongoing

Status

Active
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Budget Snapshot
$150M Total
Expenditures/Funding
$20.5M 6 Year Total
Expenditures/Funding
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Cost Change

The overall project remains at$150 million, with additional expenditures in FY29-30 due to increased efforts to manage the high acquisition costs in urban areas.
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Justification

Designing Public Spaces - Energized Public Spaces Design Guidelines, 2019; Energized Public Spaces Functional Master Plan, 2018; Park, Recreation and Open Space (PROS) Plan, 2022; Vision 2030 Strategic Plan for Parks and Recreation, 2011; Legacy Open Space Functional Master Plan, 2001
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Fiscal Note

FY22 transfer of $400k of FY21 State Aid from Acquisition: Local Parks (P767828) for the Willett Branch Greenway bond bill. In FY22, added $550k State Aid for a FY22 bond bill for the Willett Branch Greenway. In FY24, added $2.7 million of Program Open Space funding. FY25 transfer $696K M-NCPPC Bonds from Legacy Open Space. Shift of M-NCPPC Bonds from Legacy Open Space to Legacy Urban Space to support POS-funded acquisitions in Legacy Urban Space and the addition of FY29 and FY30. $1.2M has been shifted in Program Open Space from FY25 to the Beyond 6 years due to reduced POS funding to maintain the total project cost at $150M. Contingent upon future availability of POS funding.
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Disclosures

Expenditures will continue indefinitely. M-NCPPC asserts that this project conforms to the requirement of relevant local plans, as required by the Maryland Economic Growth, Resource Protection and Planning Act.
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Coordination

Park Acquisitions 872301, ALARF: M-NCPPC 727007, Bethesda Park Impact Payment 872002, Mid-County Park Benefit Payments 872201, Legacy Open Space 018710, Urban Parks Elements 871540, State of Maryland.

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Budget Snapshot
$150M Total
Expenditures/Funding
$20.5M 6 Year Total
Expenditures/Funding
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Project Details
Project NumberP872104
Date Last Modified05/20/24
Administering AgencyM-NCPPC
CategoryM-NCPPC
SubCategoryAcquisition
Planning AreaCountywide
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Total Expenditures by Cost Element (000s)
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Total Funding by Source (000s)
EXPENDITURES (000s)
Cost ElementsTotalThru FY23Est FY24Total 6 YearsFY 25FY 26FY 27FY 28FY 29FY 30Beyond 6 Years
Planning, Design and Supervision00000000000
Land15000001757520496260037853611350035003500111929
Site Improvements and Utilities00000000000
Construction00000000000
Other00000000000
Total Expenditures15000001757520496260037853611350035003500111929
FUNDING (000s)
Funding SourceTotalThru FY23Est FY24Total 6 YearsFY 25FY 26FY 27FY 28FY 29FY 30Beyond 6 Years
M-NCPPC Bonds92600696300285111000230
Program Open Space14812401662519800230035003500350035003500111699
State Aid950095000000000
Total Funding Sources15000001757520496260037853611350035003500111929
APPROPRIATION AND EXPENDITURE DATA ($000s)
Appropriation FY 25 Request2600
Year First AppropriationFY21
Appropriation FY 26 Request3785
Last FY's Cost Estimate152700
Cumulative Appropriation17575
Expenditure / Encumbrances0
Unencumbered Balance17575