08/11/2008 - Agenda City of Tigard
Parks & Recreation Advisory Board Agenda
MEETING DATE: August 11, 2008 7:00 — 8:30 p.m.
MEETING LOCATION: Public Works Building, 8777 SW Burnham, Tigard, OR 97223
The purpose of the Parks and Recreation Advisory is to advise and advocate
for park and recreation opportunities for a growing Tigard.
1. Roll Call
2. Comments from the audience
3. Approval of Minutes —July 14, 2008
4. Topics for joint meeting with Council planned for Sept. 16
5. Update on Park System Master Plan
6. Land acquisition update — Executive session
7. Adjourn
Executive Session: The Parks and Recreation Advisory Board may go into Executive Session under the
provisions of ORS 192.660 (1) (d), (e), (f) & (h) to discuss labor relations, real property transactions, current and
pending litigation issues and to consider records that are exempt by law from public inspection. All discussions
within this session are confidential; therefore nothing from this meeting may be disclosed by those present.
Representatives of the news media are allowed to attend this session, but must not disclose any information
discussed during this session.
PARKS & RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD AGENDA—August 11, 2008
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memo ,-
to Tigard Park and Recreation Advisory Board;
Dan Plaza, Steve Martin
from Ryan Mottau, Project Manager
re Park System Master Plan Update
date 8/1/08
This memo is intended to keep the Park and Recreation Advisory Board up to date on the progress of
the Park System Master Plan. As of the end of July,the following tasks have been completed, or are
substantially complete, in the first three phases of the six-phase plan update process:
• Community tour;
• Planning context memo;
• First Park and Recreation Advisory Board meeting;
• Recreation service providers matrix;
• Two Technical Advisory Committee meetings;
V40W • Recreation provider focus group;
• Seven stakeholder interviews;
• Community questionnaire(online and on paper);
• Community intercept event at the Tigard Balloon Festival; and
• Telephone survey retesting 2004 questions about parks,recreation, open space, and funding
measures.
For each of the above tasks a summary is available from either the website or from staff.
The current task is the park and facility analysis memo. This memo will summarize the existing park
system, existing recreation programs provided in and around Tigard, and current department
operations including the budget. This memo will also note changes in the park system since the 1999
plan was completed. Your review of this information will be important to ensure that the needs
analysis update will be working from accurate information.
The Final major piece of public involvement prior to the draft plan will be the Public Visioning
Workshop scheduled for September 8th, in place of the regular PRAB meeting. This event will include
a variety of exercises to help finalize the vision for the future of parks and recreation in Tigard.
Following the public visioning workshop,the planning team will be returning to the regularly
scheduled PRAB meeting to review the needs assessment results and working with staff and the public
to set the direction of the final plan.
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Tigard PSMP Update Memo
Some of the findings, gathered from multiple forms of input, from one-on-one interviews to scientific
surveys, are beginning to form themes that will guide our recommendations.
Parks, open space, trails and recreation services are important to Tigard
residents.
• On a five-point scale, 83%of questionnaire respondents indicated that these services are
"Very Important."
• Intercept participants selected a wide variety of additional recreation facilities and activities
that they would like to see offered in Tigard.
• Additional developed parks and natural areas are desired. Lack of convenient facilities
• Phone survey results indicated a high willingness to pay for additional services.
• The benefits of parks and recreation most indicated by questionnaire respondents were
providing opportunities to enjoy the outdoors/nature and youth development
• Small and large developed parks(supporting a variety of activities)are the most needed park
type indicated in the questionnaire.
Recreation programming is a highly desired service.
• Every public involvement activity has raised this point.
• The scientific telephone survey results indicate a very high interest in City-provided recreation
programs (71%in favor)and maintained support when a potential cost was included.
• Special events,aquatics programs and outdoor/environmental programming were most
interesting to participants.
• The questionnaire results show support for large facilities(pool,recreation or community
center)to support programming.
• When asked about other funding measures,respondents to the telephone survey continued to
emphasize their priority of creating new recreation opportunities.
Open space and trails are important resources.
• The primary reasons people indicated that they use parks are to enjoy nature and to get
exercise.
• Most people think that some access to natural areas(appropriate to the site)is important.
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