1. PRO Plan Update: Level of Service Analysis
Parks & Recreation Commission
March 6, 2014

2. Chapter 4 – Demand Analysis
Uses different measures to identify parks level of service (LOS)
Defines standard and identifies deficiencies/surpluses in current and future system
IE – police response times, traffic congestion levels

3. Chapter 4 – LOS Measures Ratio Standards Service Area Radius
Traditional approach
Easy to measure
Doesn’t account for other values, quality of parks, other recreational opportunities
Service Area Radius
Accessibility of parks
Geographic equity
Harder to measure impact

4. Chapter 4 – LOS Measures Other approaches
Park & open space acreage as percentage of total land area
Public satisfaction with parks
LOS for park amenities, ie sports fields
Recommend excluding
- Rationale for excluding amenities: arbitrary number, doesn’t reflect changing community needs, easily provided by private or non-profit sector

5. City LOS – Baseline vs. Planned
- Note that total acres, including schools and HOA open space tracts, is 289 acres

6. Comparing to Other Cities
If we include schools and non-City owned open space, our number is 26.3 – closer to Redmond.

7. If we include schools and non-City owned open space, our number is 26
If we include schools and non-City owned open space, our number is 26.3 – closer to Redmond.

8. Operating Projections
- $450,000 surplus
- Parks & Rec operations make up about 4% of the general fund

9. Parks Operating Projections
Total Parks & Rec expenditures make up about 4% of the GF
Trails - $1,200 - $1,500/mile/year depending on surface
Active park like Wilmot - $23,000/acre/year
Woodtrails purchase adds 50 acres
If you build approx. 2.5 miles of trails (1 miles/20 acres) = $3,000 - $3,750 per year
If it’s a more built up park w/ restroom = $30,000 – $50,000

10. Parks Capital Revenue Projections
Total Parks & Rec expenditures make up about 4% of the GF
Trails - $1,200 - $1,500/mile/year depending on surface
Active park like Wilmot - $23,000/acre/year
Woodtrails purchase adds 50 acres
Trail development = $125/foot = over $1 million – remember, permits, design, construction!
If you build approx. 2.5 miles of trails (1 miles/20 acres) = $3,000 - $3,750 per year in maintenance
If it’s a more built up park w/ restroom = $15,000 – $20,000

11. Discussion Points Is our current LOS adequate?
Should certain amenities be emphasized over others?
Where do non-City parks and facilities fit in?
What other measures should be included?
How do we prioritize based on financial constraints?
- Just as we might ask whether or not our police response times are fast enough, ask if our level of parks is enough?
- ie trails might be more important than providing neighborhood parks – “trail city?”
- Consider other sources – at some point, you can’t provide anymore
- Other measures might include density, satisfaction