Information and review for Council discussion.

The 2012 Parks and Recreation Organizational Master Plan is intended to provide ongoing guidance to the City Council and the City of Flagstaff staff for comprehensive strategic planning of parks and recreational facilities, programs, and services for its citizens. The primary goal of the plan is to provide for a viable blueprint and plan of action to guide the future orderly growth and development of the community’s comprehensive parks and recreation system In 2010, the City of Flagstaff contracted with consultants AECOM and Plan*ET to update it’s 1998 Parks and Recreation Master Plan. Since the original plan was developed, the City has increased in population and density and park needs and recreation trends have changed, triggering the need to update the plan. These plans are typically designed to cover a ten (10) year period into the future. The proposed updated plan rethinks how the City addresses parks and recreation needs, how it provides park and recreation facilities and services, and how it offers community events and programs under three (3) different financial scenarios: reduced, baseline and enhanced. The plan includes comprehensive chapters on parks, facilities, programs, maintenance, events and finance. To demonstrate the connection between the Regional Plan update, links to the Regional Plan are included in the Parks and Recreation Goals and Strategies pages On June 5, 2012, the draft Parks and Recreation Organizational Master Plan became a public record, but not officially adopted by the City Council. Council decided that prior to final adoption of the draft plan, a detailed walk-through of each chapter was necessary in order to provide for a better understanding of the policy decisions proposed and allow for additional community input. This extended review will also allow new councilmembers the opportunity to learn about the process undertaken in the past 18 months of plan development. Beginning on September 11, 2012 and proceeding on each subsequent Work Session, the Community Enrichment Services Director will review each chapter of the draft plan with City Council. 

For the second briefing on September 25, 2012, we will review and discuss Chapter 5 Recreation Programs and Fee Philosophy, beginning on page 63 and Chapter 6 Events, beginning on page 99.  Recreation staff will be available to answer any questions on these topics.