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? ? Work Plan San Marcos, Texas Park Rangers A third objective in addressing the equipment shortfall is to acquire personal GPS units and cameras to aid communications and documentation between Rangers and other agency response partners. Our plan to address this equipment deficit is two-fold. First, with input from the Ranger Team, the Ranger Supervisor has identified the most urgently needed items, accounted for the number of additional units to outfit, and researched and documented prices in our project budget. Secondly, upon receipt of funds, the Ranger Coordinator (with eleven years' experience as a Park Ranger) will immediately begin ordering the needed equipment items to put into immediate use by the Ranger Team. The timeline for the project is: Upon receipt of grant funds, (estimated by October 1, 2008), Park Rangers Supervisor Will Schrall will begin the ordering process t obtain project equipment with department purchase cards. All items will be ordered by January 1, 2009. AN Park Rangers will be trained (refresher training in most cases) in the proper use and maintenance of all equipment in sessions from January through the end of May. All Park ranges will be fully trained and the project equipment will be put into action on Memorial Day weekend which is the start of our peak service season. Evaluation The projects' success will be evaluated as effective and efficient when the acquired equipment is documented as having been used as intended. The nature of the job duties and the equipment utilized to provide emergency services are considered when quantifying program results. Our goal is to have better emergency preparedness and better outcomes for ill or injured park patrons. Over the last 10 years of each peak season, the San Marcos/Hays County EMS has responded to an average of 50 calls to assist the Paris Rangers. Our goal through this equipment purchase is to improve Paris Rangers' capacity to property evaluate and treat emergent and non-emergent cases to reduce these assistive call-outs by 30°x6. By easing the burden on the City/County EMS units, they will be more available to respond to priority calls like motor vehicle accidents within their jurisdiction. The use of the proper life-sustaining, rescue and training equipment and response times will be carefully monitored and documented. Any life saved with the use of the additional equipment will be justification for the entire program, project and equipment acquisition. The overall success of the project will be determined by achieving a successful year of exemplary emergency health cane service to the citizens and visitors of San Marcos. Budget The 11-month budget for this project is conservative. The Park Rangers are part time employees and the program shares resources of office, vehicle storage, and training with other City entities. This adds to the programs' efficiency. It is cost-effective because the Ranger Supervisor will distribute the equipment to all Rangers in various park locations to maximize its availability and utilization across the city.