2-Parks 2020 Council Retreat2020 City Council Retreat
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Parks Department
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Department Overview:
Administration
Federal Way Community Center
Recreation
Facilities
Maintenance
Urban Forestry
Trails & Open Space
Dumas Bay Centre
Knutzen Family Theatre
Performing Arts & Events Center
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Successes:
RecTrac implementation to improve our on-line registration
Added Champs Camp for youth with disabilities
Added picnic attendants to increase customer service
Added Senior Prom
Senior Grant 130k: Kitchen/Floor/Walls and AV Equipment
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Successes:
Senior Program: Unbelievable destinations and experiences
Continue to make important improvements to DBC
Opened Panther Lake Trail
Sand Banding at Celebration & Town Square Park
Created Christmas Tree cage to protect living Christmas Tree
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Successes:
PROS Plan – This allows us to apply for Grant Funding
Saghalie artificial turf replacement
Obtained large grants – Which funded several items on this list
Negotiated a new Interlocal Agreement for Maintenance with the Federal Way School District
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Internal Challenges:
New Maintenance Facility – Needed to replace obsolete facility
Staffing levels – Too low for a community this size; need to adjust to meet the needs of the community
Default Department – we have become the catchall
Failing Infrastructure – Sports fields, facilities in need of repair, lack of preventative maintenance, City Hall roof, carpet and paint for examples
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Internal Challenges:
Deferred Maintenance – over a decade without enough operating funds
Staff retention & Training – We have lost several key staff members to other jurisdictions; staff is stretched too thin
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External Challenges:
Changing Demographics
Increase in Density – Changing use patterns will necessitate change in our business; more outreach
Lack of Financial Resources
Vandalism – Continually takes more resources away from our mission
Homelessness – Camps and inappropriate usage in the parks pulls staff away from maintaining our resources
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Potential Funding Sources:
Park Impact Fees
Grants with Matching Funds
Forming Partnerships
Park Bond
Park Levy
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Parks Department Needs:
Increase in staffing and appropriate equipment for each new staff member i.e. trucks
Increase financial resources for day to day operations
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Parks Future:
Steady funding source to address deferred maintenance and failing infrastructure
Improve existing facilities such as Celebration Park to increase positive economic impact through sports tourism
Continue toward Gold Medal Accreditation
Continue performance improvements at the PAEC
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Parks Future Continued:
Potential stand alone Senior Center and Teen Center
Identifying best use for Brooklake
More covered picnic shelters for picnics and reunions
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Questions
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