Open Space Central Services
Environmentally Sustainable
Open Space & Mountain Parks
FY2025 Budget
Program Budget Overview
Description
The Central Services program supports the daily internal operations of the department. This division offers real estate, information resources, and planning services, including acquisition of land interests, addressing real estate related matters, and management of easement requests; management of data, geographic information systems, and web content; and department-wide planning and design efforts.
Open Space Central Services Subprograms:
Planning & Design Services
Planning & Design Services develops goals, policies, strategies, and measures of success for the city's open space infrastructure, resources, and services--and their relationships with the OSMP Department Plan and other management and implementation plans. This group organizes information and resources, plans and prioritizes master and management plan services and projects, communicates and schedules implementation actions among affected city staff, solicits community feedback, and responds to community stakeholders.
Real Estate Services
Real Estate Services provides support to the department for the suite of real estate related matters on the OSMP system, including the acquisition and disposal of land and conservation easements, mineral and water rights, and identifying and working with other agencies, organizations, and private property owners who have access easements and other rights across the OSMP system.
Resource Information Services
Resource Information Services provides Geographic Information System (GIS), GPS, and database support for all OSMP programs. GIS services include data management, data analysis, and mapping. Map products are provided internally and to the public (in public meetings, out on the system, or via the OSMP web page). GPS services include GPS fleet management, data collection, and data transfer. Database services include the design, build, and maintenance of SQL databases, reporting, and user-friendly front ends. These databases equip OSMP with the ability to inventory and monitor system information, and to measure the department’s success.