LIBRARY, CULTURE AND ARTS COMMISSION STAFF REPORT
MEETING DATE: JANUARY 3, 2017
PREPARED BY: Chris Ghione, Community Services Director
TITLE
DRAFT BIKEWAYS, TRAILS, PARKS, AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN
RECOMMENDATION
That the Commission provide comments on the draft Bikeways, Trails, Parks and Recreation Master Plan.
BODY
REPORT NARRATIVE:
The Bikeways, Trails, Parks and Recreation Master Plan Update process began in the spring of 2015 and is nearing completion. This updated Master Plan will weave together three separate plans to create a current, comprehensive and community-driven tool for the City to use to prioritize improvements and investments. The Master Plan will also help support goals and programs to improve our city's health, environment, connectivity and recreation options. The City has hired MIG, Inc. to facilitate the update process and prepare the updated Master Plan document. The Parks and Recreation Commission is the primary advisory group.
OUTREACH AND COMMUNITY INPUT
During the project, staff and MIG conducted extensive community outreach to identify how residents are using the current system as well as identifying the assets, challenges and opportunities for the updated Master Plan. The outreach and data collection built upon itself supporting more focused efforts as the plan moved forward.
Outreach efforts have included:
* Six "intercept surveys" were conducted, in which staff and consultants set up an interactive exercise in public places in order to gather input from people who might otherwise not attend an outreach event. These events were held at the CRC, in public parks and during meetings and events at the CCC. A total of about 150 community members provided input during these events.
* An online map-based survey was completed by 400 community members. This survey provided detailed data about how residents use and travel to parks, trails and other recreational facilities. The data collected through the survey tool, Mapita,...
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