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2.G. Funding the Vision for Parks+Rec PARKS & RECREATION Tigard FUNDING HISTORY & VISION FOR THE TIGARD COMMUNITY The Tigard community values parks and recreation services. Thanks to ongoing community support and increased funding in recent years,your parks are improving, and new recreation programs are offered. Moving forward, the new Parks and Recreation System Plan will ensure we reinvest in your current parks while also adding new parks as we strive to be a more equitable and healthy community. I I The City of Tigard's vision is to be an equitable community that is walkable, healthy, and accessible for everyone. Overarching Goal in the / Parks & Recreation System Plan To provide high quality parks and recreation services within a 10-minute walk of everyone. Action Plan Includes Prioritizing Capital Projects Taking Care of What We Have q Criteria ensure projects are advanced based Ensure that existing service is maintained as the on need and their potential to advance the city adds new parks. vision, in addition to funding availability. Building Organizational Enlivening the Park System Capacity Recreation programming and park activation Invest resources to keep pace with growth are critical and increasingly important for both to ensure service is provided throughout equity and health. the system. Parks&Recreation-Funding History&Vision I Page 1 How have services increased? increase in funding and 0FTEs in just a few years Community Camps & +5 �/0 has and will continue to Events Classes improve our parks. Pop Ups,Concerts, Summer Camp, Bagan Park, Movies in the Park Afterschool Program Steve Street Park Parks and Recreation Fee The purpose of the fee is to support parks maintenance and recreation operations.The fee ensures that maintenance occurs in a timely fashion, 1� thereby reducing increased costs that result when maintenance is deferred. Day to Day Deferred Reinvestment This increased community support is ExistingMaintenance Maintenance Parks already paying dividends—the division is currently supporting more reinvestment Field Maintenance, Hardcourt Resurfacing, Cook Park Inclusive Play projects, more events,and more parks Routine Trash Pick Up Cook Park Tot Lot &Dock Replacement planning projects. Historical Look - Parks & Recreation 2018 filIX, NEIRM 12.75 2017-18 $4.00 FTEs 2019 12.85 Funding 2018-19 $4.69 2020 14.85 2019-20 $5.91 Parks 2021 17.75 0 GF Revenue 2020-21 $616 ■ Rec ■ PARF Rev.(Actual) ■ Total 2022 18.05 1 PARF Rate 2021-22 $2.2M $2.4M $7.94 I I I park Quality Recreation Program 10-Minute • N`�` Assessment Scores Participants 4900 Walk Analysis Community Parks B FY 15-16 to FY 19-20 r Neighborhood Parks B Participants 660/ of Tigard's population Linear Parks B- are a 10 minute walk FY 20-21 During COVID-19 0 from a developed park. Assessing Overall Quality of Each Park •� Park scores are based on: 16 65 /�4,550 Events Programs Total However,communities of color and • Variety of Experience • Walkability Classes Participants low-income residents must travel • Connectivity Park Condition Majority of FY 20-21 events, programs further to enjoy the benefits of the Scores are then averaged for each park and classes were virtual or self directed parks and recreation system. and each park type. to meet COVID health requirements. Parks&Recreation-Funding History&Vision I Page 2 I I , The city's annual budget determines the resources available to provide parks&recreation services. F1__ -I _W Money Sources Where does the money _ lik XT come from? 7F F Fund The money generally comes from $2,200,000 $2,400,000 General Fund taxes and 0 fees.You can think of these Parks&Rec Operations � Spent on just about any public service. different sources of money as colors. 48% Funding Parks & Urban L 21-22 Rec Fee Forestry Fund Special Revenue Funds—operate much like a separate small business. The money charged may only be used General for the specific service provided. ' ` ' Fund • Fees Paid by Developers (SDCs) Reimbursement Improvement • Improvements- Used to build things. • Reimbursements-Used for major maintenance or replacement. Developer fees can pay for community Where does the money go? amenities, but cannot be used for the There are two basic categories of funding for the park and recreation system: city's daily operating expenses. Capital: resources for acquiring, designing, building, and renovating (a Grants Operations: resources for the staff and ongoing maintenance. Individual grant programs specify the Operations _ requirements for the use of funds. i J 0 Recreation Maintenanc�_ Parks Bond The$17 million Tigard Parks Bond: • 80%or More-acquire land k, L�== • 20%or Less-create or improve parks • Up to 10%of the Total for Community Day to DayEvents Maintenance downtown parkland ` A small amount of funding remains. Camps& Deferred • Targeted for Tigard Triangle area Classes Maintenance property acquisition. Parks&Recreation-Funding History&Vision I Page 3 Spotlight - Deferred maintenance Tracking Projects Parks Maintenance maintains a list of O Operations Maintenance Budget Unaddressed deferred maintenance deferred maintenance items.These reduces service quality and increases are items that are overdue for repair or © CIP Major Maintenance risk. The goal is to manage our parks replacement. Deferred maintenance and other infrastructure to operate in projects can be funded in three ways: © CIP Projects the most cost-effective way. OperationsF CIP Major CIP > Maintenance Maintenance I Projects Budget — Program • Asphalt for Trail Patching Cook Park Tot Lot Artificial turf ballfields at • Irrigation of Metzger School Windmill Park Improvements Cook Park Park Fields Summerlake Park Hardcourt Cook Park Ballfields Improvements Cook Park Inclusive Play Jack Park Playground Structure- In Progress • Replacement Cook Park Boat Dock- In Progress i With the increase in funding, and additional staffing in Parks Maintenance, here is what you can start to see: We will get the formal beds back to better shape. Particularly the Sorg Rhododendron Garden at Summerlake Park and We are looking forward to really making a the Tupling Butterfly Garden at Cook Park. Overall bed dent in the deferred maintenance list.We've gained maintenance will be better, with lower weed tolerance. capacity in our ability to move forward projects in all three funding areas. In day-to-day maintenance we have added 2 additional positions,the adoption of the reimbursement portion of the Parks System Development Charge has allowed us to create More labor at the Tigard Street Heritage Trail and Rotary the Major Maintenance Program,we now have a Plaza. Includes weeding, litter patrol, and timely response to vandalism. second supervisor who can help to oversee major maintenance projects,and Engineering has reallocated Increase in trails maintenance.— Includes work staff time to help move parks CIP projects forward. to maintain at least 8' of vertical clearance and Martin McKnight, Parks Supervisor 2' clearance on the sides, better repair and mitigation on our asphalt and concrete trails. Parks&Recreation-Funding History&Vision I Page 4 Parksr ' Recreation Progrmflmeline • 1961 INC 1962 City of Tigard Incorporated • Cook Park Deeded to the City of Tigard from Washington County 1977 (Tigard Owns Over • 104 Acres Parkland) Tigard Owns Five Park Sites Totaling 62.59 Acres,Plus 42 Acres of Open Space 1987 (+100 Acres Parkland) Q R Tigard Owns Approximately 200 Acres of Parkland 1998 (+83 Acres Parkland) Tigard Owns 283 Acres of Parkland 2009 (+179 Acres Parkland) • Tigard Owns 462.2 Acres of Parkland • 2010 Q Parks and Recreation System Plan recommends: • Initiating a recreation program Parks Bond Measure Approved • Building 30+capital projects in 6-10 years • $17 million to acquire and preserve open spaces,water quality, • Securing more funding for operations and CIP habitat,and parks • At least 80%of the money to be spent on property acquisition +�� 2011 (+70 Acres Parkland) • Park Acquisitions Accelerate Acquired Summer Creek,Sunrise and Potso properties • Adding over 70 acres of parkland • Acquiring$2.5 million in grant contributions • 2015 • Hired Recreation Coordinator and Kicked Off New 2016 Recreation Program 0 • • Concern for Park Maintenance Funding Grows The Parks&Recreation Fee is Adopted o Land Grew 62%During 2000-2015 Established the fee as a funding source,but did not increase o Could Only Afford a 12%Personnel Increase funding for Parks&Recreation Q • 2017 secs 2018 The Parks System Development Charges(SDCs)are C'l Tigard Local Option Levy Does Not Pass • Updated to Include a Reimbursement Fee in Addition to an Improvement Fee Was proposed to add funding for park maintenance Funds new Parks Major Maintenance Program • Addresses deferred maintenance • Initial funding is$100,000/year • Since increased to$250,000/year • 2019 The Parks and Recreation Fee Increases Over Tme to 20 21 (Tigard Owns 557 Total Cover Additional Service and Inflation Acres of Parkland) • Tigard Owns 557 Acres of Parkland Parks&Recreation-Funding History&Vision I Page 5