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City of Boulder
Parks and Recreation Department
MEMORANDUM
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TO: Parks and Recreation Advisory Boazd
FROM: Pazks and Recreation Department Staff
SUBJECT: June 19, 2006 Master Plan Study Session
DATE: June 15, 2006
As we move forwazd in the Master Plan process, it is time to begin discussions
conceming the department's Vision Plan, and its relevant strategies and costs. This
process is intended to result in quantitatively identifying the gap between our fiscally
constrained plan and our vision plan.
It is critical that we gather the Park and Recreation Advisory Board's perspectives
regazding the department's Vision Plan. We hope to heaz your thoughts at this study
session and appreciate your review of the attached document prior to the meeting. The
points below aze a broad summary of the details from the staff input which are included
in the attached document.
Department-Wide
• Renewable Energy Fuels System
• "Place Making" and community engagement
• Imaging / Branding - Consistent, Identity, Signage, Attractive
• Professional Development (Action and Vision)
Recreation
• Multi-Use Indoor Sports Facility
• Reservoir Redevelopment
• Flatirons Redevelopment
• Multi-use Fields concentrated in one or few azeas (including synthetic tur~
• Outdoor Aquatics Redevelopment
• Sports Alliance Funding/Economic Development
• Teen/Interactive Fitness
• SBRC Redevelopment
• Outdoor Biking Facility
Parks
• Multi-Modal Connections
• Weed Free/Organically Treated Pazks
• Flowers/Demo Garden
• Contextual Design
• Fancy Dog Pazks -"Pay to Bark"
• Walk Boulder System
To start the `visioning' discussion, the following questions were posed to department
staff. We suggest that these would be useful for the PRAB discussion as well.
1. What would Boulder's pazk and recreation system look like without
funding constraints?
2. What is the wish list we've heard from the community?
3. What would other cities want to emulate?
4. What would we win awazds for?
5. What would a New York Times newspaper article report on - what would
be national, positive news?
The focus of the meefing will be to get specific ideas from the PRAB on a vision for the
department. Then, the next steps for staff will be to quantify costs for items in the Action
and Vision Plans. We will have additional follow-up study sessions and discussions with
the PRAB. As we move farther into the process, we would like to schedule some field
trips to vazious recreation facilities (Boulder Reservoir, Flatirons Golf Course, South
Boulder Recreation Center), developed parks (North Boulder and Hazlow Platts) and
undeveloped park sites (Valmont), and other sites if the PRAB thinks it would be useful.
AGENDA
5:30 - 7:30 Visioning Discussion