615 S. McClelland Street
Santa Maria, CA 93454

ALEXANDER POSADA Director of Recreation & Parks City Phone: (805) 925.0951 x260 City Fax: (805) 925.4508 E-mail

EDUCATION & EMPLOYMENT:

• Social Services, San Jose State University
• Social Work, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
• Public Administration, La Salle University
• Director of Recreation and Parks, City of Santa Maria
• Interim Recreation Superintendent, City of Santa Maria
• Recreation Supervisor, City of Santa Maria
• Facility Manager, City of Santa Maria
• Social Worker I, County of Santa Barbara
• Recreation Specialist, City of Santa Maria
• Recreation Specialist, Hayward Area District
• Teen Counselor, City of San Jose

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:

• Kiwanis Club of Santa Maria
• United Way of the Central Coast
• Santa Maria Affiliate Santa Barbara Foundation
• Advisory Committee, Special Olympics Southern California
• North County American Red Cross Disaster Services
• American Red Cross

PERSONAL:

• Marital status: Married
• Children: Three
• General interests: Travel and photography

DESCRIPTION OF RESPONSIBILITIES:

Responsible for the daily operations and management of the Recreation and Parks Department. Provide staff support to the City Manager's Office, City Council and Recreation and Parks Commission. Supervise a staff of 30 full-time and 32 permanent part-time, assigned to 5 major divisions: Parks, Landscape Districts, Urban Forest, Recreation, and Administration. Services are provided in the following areas: city parks (225+ acres), part of Los Flores Ranch Park, publicly managed trees (30,000+), street medians, storm basins and rights-of-way (45+ acres), Santa Maria Town Center landscaping and parking structures, 7 major recreation facilities offering specialty recreation classes and programs and support to community based recreation programs i.e., youth basketball, youth soccer, etc.

Mission Statement To enrich the lives of the residents of Santa Maria and surrounding areas through the provision of quality recreation and park facilities, programs and services, while being intuitive and responsive to the leisure needs of our customers.

2009-10 Goals/Objectives

1. Work with community groups to maintain current passive recreational opportunities at the Los Flores Ranch and work toward expanding leisure opportunities at that location by way of accessing other areas of that property for passive recreational uses.
2. Continue to develop joint venture projects with local schools, businesses and non-profit organizations for the purposes of expanding or improving leisure opportunities for the residents of Santa Maria.
3. Coordinate with the Department of Public Works to ensure that recreational and leisure services are maintained at Preisker Park during the development and construction of Fire Station Number 5.
4. Continue to work with the Santa Maria Joint Union High School District on a joint operations agreement for the pools at Pioneer and Righetti High Schools.
5. Expand marketing efforts to target families and groups who are not regular users of department programs and services, and also develop new methods to retain customers, using grant funds provided by People for Leisure and Youth, Inc. and the Santa Barbara Foundation.
6. Focus the types of programs and services to better serve residents' needs, using the department's 2006 Community Leisure Assessment Update.
7. Maintain a viable and proactive West Nile Virus prevention and eradication program, including a public education campaign and year-round field treatment program.
8. Work with the County Flood Control District to develop an agreement for use of City-owned property for the use of and construction of a parking lot, trail head and trail markings next to the Highway 101 and Broadway interchange.
9. Continue working with non-profit funding partners throughout the Santa Maria Valley in an effort to offer recreation opportunities to City residents.
10. Identify and document the locations of all City-owned irrigations systems throughout the City for ease of identification and operational efficiencies.