SENIOR STAFF MEETING NOTES
July 9, 2014
ATTENDEES: Nita Settina, Chris Bushman , Daryl Anthony, Mike Riley, Peyton Taylor , Gary Burnett, Amanda Mock, Angie Hummer, Diane Feheley / GUESTS: Jen Cline, Christine Conn, Tony Prochaska, Helen Stewart (next meeting’s manager-of-the-month – Central Region)
REGIONAL REPORTS
- Central
- CJC program / projects underway and going well
- Unbroken streak of good weather → potential for early burnout
- Good NRP presence during Fourth of July weekend
- Southeast
- Project punch lists at Assateague (bathhouses) and
- Multiple SMRC customer service issues being handled well
- Aerial drone camera filming?
- Currently not allowed by FAA regulations, but becoming more common
- Vapor e-cigarettes in concession and other areas where smoking not allowed
- Not considered smoking / not tobacco products
- West
- MES provided great service for storm-related infrastructure needs (power outages at Rocky Gap, New Germany and Deep Creek)
- Lt. Governor Brown visited western
- Park closures / filled to capacity issues
- Consider new ways to handle (day use reservations?)
SUPERINTENDENT UPDATE
- Pass along kudos for great work over the long, very busy holiday weekend!
- FY15 budget includes additional funding for seasonal staff
- Developing standardized emergency contact information, in chart format, for bulletin boards and all other locations where currently provided (e.g. website)
- Provide visitors with a 24-hour resource for emergencies / to report violations / for information and assistance
- Discuss proposed chart with your managers
- Provide feedback to Mock
DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT UPDATE
- Park closure notifications
- Working to further streamline communications and DO responsibilities / encourage better communication between MPS and NRP at the park / local level
- Bushman to share draft of proposed changes with Regional Managers
- State Park Law Enforcement
- Bushman and Settina met with NRP Superintendent and Deputy Superintendent
- Discussed ongoing transition in both units, future liaison role, and encouraging greater communication at the field level
TRAINING DIVISION
- Camp Host Customer Service Sessions conducted across the state
- Camp hosts have a strong sense of ownership
- Duties / responsibilities vary from park to park
- Consider providing training to park volunteer coordinators / camp host supervisors, so they can pass consistent information on to camp hosts
- Training Division to explore possibility of conducting campground audits (similar to waterfront / beach audits)
- Mock to work with Myers to develop standards for certain aspects of MPS
DISCUSSION WITH INTEGRATED POLICY AND REVIEW UNIT STAFF
- Utility ROW Management
- Sustainable trail development / management
- Natural resource monitoring and protection on public lands
- Habitat management / restoration
- Hunting management
- RTE species management
- Fracking and State Parks
- Mitigation projects on State Park land / mitigation land banking
- Mediation of unit policy / program differences (ecosystem approach)
ADMINISTRATION
- Park Technician ASR / Maintenance position descriptions – Mock to work with HRS
- New statewide human resources management software (to go live by November 14)
- 8 Ranger (PSA) vacancies
- Recruitment web page and materials being developed
- DLS / DBM site visit (July 31)
- Gunpowder Falls – North Point /
- Meet CJC crews
- HRS Director Gwen Schindler and FAS Director Kim Knussman to join group
- Input welcome on messages or themes
- Thanks to park administrative staff / managers for closeout (last minute requests)
- FY15 Budget
- Spending plan – heavy equipment, grills, tables, mowers
- Send top priorities to Burnett
- Remind Managers to encourage staff to complete the Employee Viewpoint Survey
- Secretary Gill has asked for a presentation on the MPS survey at a future DNR leadership meeting
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