MECKLENBURG COUNTY PARK AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT CAPITAL NEEDS ASSESSMENT PROCESSES Citizens Capital Budget Advisory Committee Presentation November 1, 2006 Dot LawW. Lee Jones, AIA Interim DirectorCapital Planning ServicesPark and Recreation Dept

Key Departmental Planning Documents Parks Master Plan (adopted in 1989) Greenway Master Plan (adopted in 1999) Nature Preserve Master Plan (adopted in 1997) Little Sugar Creek Greenway Master Plan (adopted in 2004) Countywide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (CCORP) Capital Needs Assessment (CNA)

Parks Master Plan Strategic Objectives To determine the need for parks based upon a build out scenario To assess existing standards and criteria for park development To determine deficiencies in the existing inventory and recommend new facilities to build To establish priorities for land acquisition and park development

Master Plan Deficits * All Parkland = Neighborhood Parks + District Parks + Community Parks + Nature Preserves Neighborhood Parks Nature Preserves Community Parks District Parks All 1989 MP - Identified Parkland* 1989 Standard3 ac / 1,0006 ac / 1,0005 ac / 1, ac / 1, Acreage1,5735,8141,0104,169 11,122 Acres / 1,000 Pop1.85 ac6.84 ac1.19 ac4.90 ac ac Deficit (acres) , ,588

Land Acquisition Strategic Priorities Complete acquisitions from 10-year CNA Purchase new park sites to fill service radii “gaps” Purchase key acquisition needs for Mecklenburg Towns Purchase properties in key watershed protection areas

Greenway Master Plan Strategic Objectives Preserve and reclaim natural floodplains for the purposes of improving water quality, protecting wildlife habitat and open space, and providing recreational and alternative transportation opportunities Create a primary infrastructure of trails along suitable floodplain corridors that are connected to parks, schools, neighborhoods, businesses, and shopping 185 miles of greenway trail corridors and 29+ miles of overland connectors Create a primary(34 corridors) and secondary trail system

Key Greenway Acquisition and Development Priorities

Nature Preserve Master Plan Strategic Objectives Identify usage zone classifications Identify zone definitions Identify permitted usage/criteria Recommended key land acquisition priorities

County-wide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (CCORP) Strategic Objectives Review current outdoor recreation supply Measure supply and demand for each amenity Identify deficiencies and surpluses for amenities Assess and update standards Construct foundation for a future master plan Construct foundation for updated land acquisition requests

Capital Needs Assessment (CNA) Processes Determine park and recreation facility needs by park categories Divided into 10, 20 and 30 year documents Prioritized by the Strategic Planning and Long Range Finance Sub-committee (SPLRF) and Park and Recreation Commission annually

CNA Process Flow Chart

Preliminary 10-Year CNA Categories and Cost Estimates Category Cost Estimate Center City Parks$ 9,000,000 Community Park Development$ 13,740,000 District Park Development$ 56,500,000 Greenway Construction$ 73,400,000 Improvements to Existing Facilities$153,172,000 Nature Preserve Development$ 3,000,000 Neighborhood Park Development$ 27,660,000 Park Land Acquisition$ 85,356,000 * Public Private Partnerships$ 19,810,000 Recreation Center Development$ 41,900,000 Recreation Center Rehabilitation$ 19,304,500 Special Facility$ 35,400,000 Special Facility-Youth Sports Complex$ 95,064,000 Water Park Facility$ 22,760,000 Grand Total$656,066,500

Major Capital Facilities Development Sportsplexes Friendship Missionary Baptist Church Matthews –I485

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