HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlayfield Development Project• Name of Project: The Playfield Development Project
Objective: Explore the possibility of increasing and
improving the number of playfields at existing
school sites by establishing joint-use agreements
with school districts and sports user groups.
These joint-use agreements would focus mainly
on resolving maintenance issues that are a core
issue to the success of the project.
Constraints:
~ Limited funding from the Park Development
Fund
~ No new park land
~ Maintenance levels will not be increased by
either the City or schools
Process: Step 1: Convene Task Force of parties who would
need to commit to the proposed joint-use
agreements. Possibilities of realistically
• establishing the join-use agreements must first be
explored before moving forward to Step 2.
Clear direction was given by the City Council that
the PRC should not proceed with Step 2 if Step 1
does not prove to be a possibility.
Step Z: The Commission will explore the
recommendation currently before them by the
Playfield Task Force in addition to other viable
options raised in discussions with the public and
relevant parties ("site meetings") that could be
accomplished within the limits of the Park
Development Fund.
Any other ideas for projects that are proposed to
the PRC at these "site meetings" that are viable
but do not meet the project objective of increasing
and improving playfields will be considered by
the PRC at a later date along with other projects
• that have been proposed that are not on the
priority list.
• Other Options: Other options exist to increase the number of
playfields if the City looks beyond the Park
Development Fund as its only source of funding.
The Parks and Recreation Commission will only
explore these options with Council's direction.
The direction that the PRC was given by the
previous Council was to explore options within
the parameters of the Park Development Fund; to
try and do the best with what we had and not to
draw from the general fund.
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Playfield Development Proiect- Proposed Schedule for Step 2
1. Notify neighbors to select March 1-March 26
representative
(GSI Notification-Requested response by 3/26/99)
2 Draft letter to Task Force Participants Week of March 8th
(status & proposed schedule -
confirmation of dates once approved)
3. Select Meeting Facilitators Month of March
(Review materials/interview)
4. Publicize Meetings March -April
(Saratoga News, KSAR, GSI Notification,
School Newsletter/announcements)
5. Prepare for Meetings Early April/Mid-April
(Work with Facilitator)
6. Attend Meetings Mid-April/Early May
(Dates & locations of meetings will
be worked out with group participants)
7. Return to PRC for discussion Late May/Early June
and recommendation to Council
8. Recommendation to Council Mid June
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