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ANCHORAGE PARKS & RECREATION
Anchorage Parks & Recreation Department
Anchorage Parks & Recreation Department
6 –
6:15
Welcome, Purpose, Process + TELL US WHAT YOU LIKE6:15 –
6:30
The Big Picture, Our Parks TODAY6:30 –
6:45
How are we doing? What barriers exist to park use?6:45 –
8:15
Breakout Groups, What would you like to see happen next?8:15 –
8:45
Groups Present, What did you learn?8:45 –
9
Next steps6 –
9
For Kids: Fun projects to help you think about what you want!
Strategic Planning Process
1.
Feb
Start Up & Initial Team Meetings
2.
Feb-March
Conduct Background Research & Review
3.
Feb-March
Develop Public Outreach Materials
4. Feb-April
Prepare & Facilitate District Workshops
5. April-May
Online Web-based Community Survey
6.
Feb-May
Facilitate & Participate in Project Partner Meetings
7. April-May
Collect Public Comments; Prepare Draft Strategic Plan, 2009-2014
8. June
Review & Refine Draft Strategic Plan
9. July-Sept Refine, Prepare, Present Final Plan
Anchorage Parks & Recreation Department
Strategic Planning Partners & Stakeholder Groups
•Community Councils • Interest Groups•
The people of Anchorage (those who love parks, trails,
recreational programs; those who aren’t yet very involved)• Park Summit Group• Park Foundation• Municipality of Anchorage
•
Parks + Rec staff•
Parks + Rec Commission
•
Assembly •
Mayor’s office
Anchorage Parks & Recreation Department
Anchorage Parks & Recreation Department
Outcomes of the Strategic Planning Process
• Engage users
(gain valuable insight & ideas, ask for parks support)
• Connect
users to District Managers
• Expand and increase partnerships
• Gain support for Parks & Recreation Service Area (funding for ongoing park improvements and most critically, maintenance of existing parks, park facilities)• Continuity
of support for parks (bridging the transition between
administrations)• Cultivate an engaged Parks Commission
What is Parks & Recreationin Anchorage?
Anchorage Parks & Recreation Department
What we have:• 10,946 acres of municipal parkland• 223 parks• 250 miles of trails and greenbelts
linking
neighborhoods with surrounding natural open spaces and wildlife habitat (120 miles paved trails)
• 110
athletic fields• 5 pools• 11 recreation facilities• 82 playgrounds
Anchorage Parks & Recreation Department
What does a Park District Manager do? How can you connect to your District Manager?
• Jeff Mathis, [email protected]; 343.4163• Teri Peters, [email protected]; 343.4297 • Scott O’Brien, O’[email protected]; 343.4475• Shawna Popovici, [email protected]; 343.4202
Anchorage Parks & Recreation Department
What we do:Recreation Programs for all ages at:•
Recreation Center Operations
•
5 Pools•
Adapted Recreation Programs
•
Community Gardens•
Special Events
•
Ski Lessons / Ski Programs•
Summer Adventure Camps
•
Youth Employment in Park
Anchorage Parks & Recreation Department
We have accomplished a lot since we developed the 2005 strategic plan
•
Established Parks Foundation
•
Youth Programs Expanded
•
Facilities Open Seven Days Per Week
•
Created 4 District Parks w/ District Managers
•
Park Maintenance Transferred to Parks
•
Increased Public Involvement –
VOLUNTEERS!
•
Stabilized Capital Funding
Anchorage Parks & Recreation Department
As we plan for the future –
some of the challenges we face
•
Funding –
solving the maintenance backlog, generating needed operations revenue
•
Cost of Energy
•
Stabilizing Partnerships + Leadership
•
Community Involvement –
getting the word out and hearing from all the right folks
Anchorage Parks & Recreation Department
Since 1985, operating budget has decreased; park assets have doubledOperating Budgets from 1980 through 2008 at Present Value and Park Asset Trend Park
Asset Value
Parks Annual Operating Budget
Opportunities for future action!•
Funding
–
now is time to establish long-term funding; good models
to choose from –
Eagle River Parks Service Area•
Cost of Energy
–
find new ways to identify & use renewable sources
•
Stabilizing Partnerships + Leadership
–
create stronger support
from stakeholder groups and group leaders; work with new administration
•
Community Involvement
–
develop and use new tools for
increasing participation
Anchorage Parks & Recreation Department
Strategic Plan Framework –
Core Goals•
Take Better Care of What We Have
•
Private-Public Partnerships•
Parks as Community Building Blocks
•
Parks as Economic Engines•
Balanced Services and Facilities for Diverse Community
•
Improve Access and Connections•
Steward our Natural Resources
•
Create a Strong Parks and Recreation Organization
Anchorage Parks & Recreation Department
Opportunities
Community Involvement Increased•
Volunteer hours quadrupled to more than 90,000 per year in 2006, 2007 and 2008
•
Park advisory groups for Cuddy, Delaney, Kincaid ParkStabilized but have not resolved capital funding
•
Park Bond passed for $5 million in 2007 and $2 million in 2008
•
Park Foundation established bringing non-municipal funding for parks
•
More than $12 million in federal and state funding available for parks
Anchorage Parks & Recreation Department
NORTHWEST PARK DISTRICT Accomplishments
•
Chester Creek Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Project completion summer 2009 –
will allow for free
entry of salmon into the Westchester lagoon•
Spenard Skate Park Completed
•
Cuddy Family Park and Skating Oval Completed•
Veteran’s Memorial Design Phase Completed
•
Ship Creek Trail Completed between Downtown and Mountain View
•
Town Square Park renovations underway•
Brown’s Point Park Play Area completed
Innovate
to stretch dollars. Take better care of what we have.
Anchorage Parks & Recreation Department
•
Opened new Ship Creek Trail (Ship Creek to Mountain View)
•
Improved programs at Mountain View and
Northeast Community Recreation Centers
•
Scott Gomez Ice Rink refurbished (with support of
Scott Gomez Foundation)•
Upgraded shoreline at University Lake Park
Anchorage Parks & Recreation Department
NORTHEAST PARK DISTRICT Accomplishments
•
Completed construction of Softball Complex at Chuck Albrecht Fields
•
Refugee Garden completed in Mountain View
•
Bartlett High Pool upgrade underway
•
Remodeled front desk and kitchen at Russian Jack Chalet
•
Created Disk Golf for beginners
at Russian Jack
Innovate
to stretch dollars. Take better care of what we have.
•
Kincaid Park road and bike trail improved (new bridges, handicap access from stadium to chalet, stadium area improved, Parks Partners drilled well and laid underground pipe for snowmaking and soccer field irrigation)
•
South Anchorage Sports Field Complex
planning complete•
Sand Lake Improvements completed creating a
lower-profile launch for fishing and boats•
Motocross Agreement completed to solve conflicts and provide operating structure
Anchorage Parks & Recreation Department
SOUTHWEST PARK DISTRICT Accomplishments
Innovate
to stretch dollars. Take better care of what we have.
•
Bear Tracks Park created with partnership•
Redeveloping Ruth Arcand Park with Horse Council
•
Section 36 replatted to PLI (Park Land) and Master Plan underway
•
Firewise Agreement with Fire Department to decrease fire danger in the forest / urban interface
•
Acquired Independence Park
•
Hillside District Plan
out for review
CENTRAL + SOUTHEAST PARK DISTRICT Accomplishments
Anchorage Parks & Recreation Department
2009 Construction Projects
•
Neighborhood Parks: 15 Park
“Upgrades”
from Park Report Cards
= $ 1.2 million•
Community Parks Safety and Accessibility: Valley of the Moon, Goose Lake, Jewel Lake = $2.3 million
•
Trails: Chester Creek to UAA
= $1.3 million•
Facilities:
= $4.9 million
•
Athletic Fields: = $4.3 million
•
Creek Restoration: = $3 million
Anchorage Parks & Recreation Department
Breakout Group Tasks•
Breakout by topic: trails, playgrounds, safety, health, open space/habitat, recreation, community outreach/participation
•
Identify group scribe
and spokesperson
•
Big picture strategies
–
Identify 2 or 3 broader ideas that you
have on this topic •
The specifics
(“stuff in your backyard) –
Read through the
list/map of what’s been accomplished and what is planned for this summer. What’s missing? What would you add to this list? Identify specific projects.
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Group Report Back
•
Tell us what BIG PICTURE
strategies your groups
identified •
Give us a couple of examples of the types of SPECIFIC
PROJECTS
you would like to see happen
Anchorage Parks & Recreation Department
Anchorage Parks & Recreation Department
Next Steps -
April thru June• A::B summarizes meeting results and shares with community councils and other project partners/stakeholder groups –
next 2
to 3 weeks• Conduct work sessions with project partners and stakeholder groups –
next month
• Develop draft web-based survey; get feedback from project partners; provide link to survey –
April/early May
• Based on community, partner, stakeholder feedback, begin to draft plan strategies and action items; continue to check-in with all interested parties –
May/June
Anchorage Parks & Recreation Department
Other ways to let us know what you would like to see in Anchorage Parks + Recreation facilities, programs: •
Complete
a comment sheet and mail to Agnew::Beck, 441 W.
5th
Ave., Ste. 202, 99501; fax to 222-5426• E-mail
Shelly, [email protected]
• Call
Shelly, 222-5424
•
Contact
Parks Planner, Suzanne, [email protected], or 343-
4586•
Visit
our project webpage, www.agnewbeck.com; click on
“current projects”; click on “Anchorage Parks and Recreation 2009-2014 Strategic Plan Update”•Volunteer for projects this summer! Contact Suzanne
www.Muni.org/Parks.cfm
Thank You
