PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF REPORT
MEETING DATE: JANUARY 10, 2017
PREPARED BY: Chris Ghione, Community Services Director
APPROVED BY: Leslie Little, Assist. City Manager/Community Development
TITLE
DRAFT BIKEWAYS, TRAILS, PARKS, AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN
RECOMMENDATION
Review and 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 Spring 2015 and is near completion. The updated Master Plan weaves together three separate plans to create a 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 draft Master Plan document. The Parks and Recreation Commission is the primary advisory group for the update process.
1. 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 included:
a) Six "intercept surveys": 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.
b) Online map-based survey: 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 surve...
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