2020/12/16 Council Agenda Packet

RFP #2020-073 • CITY OF EVERETT PARKS, RECREATION & OPEN SPACE PLAN We will work with City staff to gather information on current recreation programming, including program offerings, user demographics, and existing partners. We will compare this information with the projections from the Community Profile to identify possible unmet demand. We will incorporate data collected from public engagement and our knowledge from working with peer jurisdictions to identify relevant recreation trends. We recommend engaging recreation staff who interact with the public to include what activities are being requested at existing facilities. Equity Evaluation. We will prepare data and maps that illustrate geographic coverage, gaps, service breadth, and levels of investment m parks and recreation for different populations in the City. Particular attention will be given to areas planned for significant growth but kicking parks space. We will identify gaps in terms of geographic equity and also assess gaps related to specific facilities, activities, and population groups with a social equity lens. We will also identify strategies better provide equitable access to parks and recreation services provided by the City. Organizational Capacity. As the Everett Parks and Facilities Department considers options during the PROS Plan process and reacts to changes in the budgeting environment, we will work with staff to identify organizational capacity aspects the Department would like to evaluate. Capacity topics could include Maintenance and operation staffing needed to respond to existing deficiencies and planned capital improvements. Recreation programming staffing and space: both current and potential responses to expected future demand. Use of volunteers and formation of "Friends of..." for individual parks. Grant solicitation and partnership formation and management. We will conduct staff interviews, review participation information, and consider relevant case studies. Current Policies and Related Initiatives. As part of Task 2 Conditions and Trends we will evaluate current PROS Plan policies and highlight interrelated plans and policies that can influence the direction of the PROS Plan, including the City s Climate Action Plan, Station Area Plan, Comprehensive Plan, etc. We will identify key goals, objectives, or policies to amend and to integrate into the PROS Plan. Task 3. Levels of Service levels of service standards in PROS plans have traditionally focused on physical facilities and measures of demand (e.g., park acres or athletic facilities per 1,000 population). The Levels of service standards are oriented towards meeting the projected growth in population. However, a growing majority of parks departments are using levels of service :sue.. Ai Si I _. ,ui -MAD `tin as: 115$44S llkl•%:21• i -i a Otte oy...a..,. 9PAK Top: Community Center profile from Seattle Parks Community Centers Strategic Plan; Center and Bottom; Demographics maps from SeaTac PROS Plan Update 111 PROPOSAL • SUBMITTED OCTOBER 27, 2020 20