# Presentation: 643722

## Coyote Buttes North   

- Paria Canyon / Coyote Buttes Special Mgmt Area

**Presentation to Arizona Recreation Resource Advisory Council (RRAC)**
**July 31, 2008**

**Arizona Strip Field Office**

- Coyote Buttes North

## Coyote Buttes South

## Proposed Fee Change Paria Canyon/Coyote Buttes SRMA Fee Increase

| Proposed Changes to 
Individual Special Recreation Permit Fee Structure |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Permit Area | Type of Fee | Existing Fee | New Fee | Effective Date | Potential Revenue |
| Coyote Buttes North | Lottery | $5.00 per lottery application | No Change | Aug 1, 2007 | Dec 07 on
$21,015 |
| Coyote Buttes North  | Fee Increase | $5 per person per day |  $7 per person per day | Oct. 1, 2008 | $14,000 |
| Coyote Buttes South | N/A | $5 per person per day |  No Change | N/A | Unchanged |
| Paria Canyon Overnight | N/A | $5 per person per day |  No Change | N/A | Unchanged |
| Paria Canyon Day-Use | Fee Increase | $5 per person per day |  $6 per person per day | Oct. 1, 2008 | $6,126 |

- Proposed Fee Change Paria Canyon/Coyote Buttes SRMA Fee Increase

## Key Components of the Special Management Area Campgrounds

-    Stateline, AZ

**Free camping**
**Designated Parking**
**Permanent Toilet Facility**
**Picnic tables and fire pits**
**Three pavilions**
**Interpretive sign, exhibit, or kiosk**

-                White House, UT

**$5.00 per night**
**Patrolled**
**Designated Parking**
**Permanent Toilet Facility**
**Picnic tables and fire pits**
**Interpretive sign, exhibit, or kiosk**

## Key Components of the Special Management  

- Buckskin Gulch

- White House

- Lee’s Ferry

- Wire Pass

- Key Components of the Special Management
-                         Area Trailheads

## Fee Expenditures 

| PERSONNEL COSTS – AVERAGE COST PER FISCAL 2008 |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Position | State | Permit Fees |  | Appropriations |  |
|  |  | Workdays
Per Year | Cost | Workdays
Per Year | Cost |
| 
Vermilion Cliffs Manager | 
Arizona | 0 | $0 | 24.5 | $10,837 |
| Outdoor Recreation Planner | 
Arizona | 0 | $0 | 74.5 | $20,919 |
| 
Law Enforcement Ranger  | 
Arizona | 10 | $3,100 | 16.5 | $5,115 |
| 
Recreation Technician-Empty | 
Arizona | 168 | $19,816 | 76.5 | $4,954 |
| Visitor Information Assistant | 
Utah | 168 | $32,256 | 76.5 | $14,688 |
| Administrative Specialist  | Utah | 0 | $0 | 23.5 | $3,431 |
| Paria Contact Station Manager | Utah | 44.5 | $8,544 | 200 | $38,400 |
| Public Contact Specialist | Utah | 84 | $15,648 | 44 | $7,824 |
| Wilderness Ranger | Utah | 0 | $0 | 102.0 | $25,571 |
| Recreation Technician | Utah | 80 | $8,160 | 50 | $5,100 |
| Total |  | 554.5 | $87,524 | 696 | $136,839 |

## Fee Expenditures vs Revenue

| ANNUAL PERMIT FEE REVENUE MINUS OPERATING COSTS |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Average of 2006 and 2007 Annual Permit Fee Revenue | Average Annual Permit Fee Expenditures – Personnel and Operations | Average Annual Permit Fee Balance Available for Projects |
| $129,817 | $122,340 | *$7,477 |

## Slide 8

| PROJECT FUNDING SOURCES WITHIN THE FEE AREA |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Project | Funding Source |  |
|  | Permit Fees | Appropriations  |
| Current Projects |  |  |
| AROLPS Conversion |  | X |
| Website Upgrade-continuous |  | X |
| Wilderness Monitoring-continuous | X |  |
| Interpretive Panels | X | X |
| Navigation Guides-continuous | X | X |
| Satellite Internet Connection-continuous | X |  |
| Online Lottery-continuous |  | X |
| Memorandum of Understanding |  | X |
| Future Projects |  |  |
| Wire Pass Parking Expansion | X | X |
| Stateline Campground Expansion | X | X |
| Flash Flooding Education | X |  |
| White House Trailhead & Campground Upgrade/Relocation | X | X |

## 2007 GRPA SURVEY RESULTS

| Public Outreach |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Survey Question | 1996 Survey | 2003 Survey |
| Most important benefits, in order of importance | 1. Scenic Grandeur
2. Solitude
3. Escape from urban 
4. Challenge and adventure
5. Outdoor exercise  | 1. Scenic Grandeur
2. Escape from urban
3. Extensive open space
4. Solitude
5. Challenge and adventure  |
| Do you support the current fee schedule? | Yes    67%   
No      33% | Yes    88%   
No      22%  |

- 97% of site visitors were satisfied with appropriate facilities, services and recreation opportunities.
- 66% of site visitors believe we provided sufficient law enforcement presence.
- 69% of site visitors believe we provide quality interpretive and educational material.
- 71% said fees charged was about right
- 25% said fees were too low or far too low.

- 2007 Public Outreach for Fee Increase Proposal
- The fee proposal notice was published on-line with the 2007 Business Plan, a Press Release was completed on January 25, 2007 and the notice was also posted in the St. George Spectrum and Southern Utah News.
- Received 4 responses-support fees increases of $7.00, the $6.00 day-use fee was never mentioned.
- 2008 Public Outreach for Fee Increase Proposal
- Posted a second set of notices in the St. George Spectrum and Southern Utah News
- Received 1 response-would like Paria Overnight raised to $6.00 to prevent day users from going for the cheaper permit.