MECKLENBURG COUNTY

PARK AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT

CAPITAL NEEDS ASSESSMENT PROCESSES

Citizens Capital Budget Advisory Committee Presentation November 1, 2006

Dot Law W. Lee Jones, AIA Interim Director Capital Planning ServicesPark and Recreation Dept. Park and Recreation Dept.

10-31-06

Key Departmental Planning Documents

• Parks Master Plan (adopted in 1989)

• Greenway Master Plan (adopted in 1999)

• Nature Preserve Master Plan (adopted in 1997)

• Little Sugar Creek Greenway Master Plan (adopted in 2004)

• Countywide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (CCORP)

• Capital Needs Assessment (CNA)

Parks Master Plan Strategic Objectives

• To determine the need for parks based upon a build out scenario

• To assess existing standards and criteria for park development

• To determine deficiencies in the existing inventory and recommend new facilities to build

• To establish priorities for land acquisition and park development

Master Plan Deficits

* All Parkland = Neighborhood Parks + District Parks + Community Parks + Nature Preserves

 NeighborhoodParks

Nature Preserves

Community Parks

District Parks

All 1989 MP -IdentifiedParkland*

1989 Standard 3 ac / 1,000 6 ac / 1,000 5 ac / 1,000 5 ac / 1,000

19 ac / 1,000

2005 Acreage 1,573 5,814 1,010 4,169 11,122

Acres / 1,000 Pop 1.85 ac 6.84 ac 1.19 ac 4.90 ac 14.78 ac

Deficit (acres) 978 + 714 3,239 85 3,588

Land Acquisition Strategic Priorities

• Complete acquisitions from 10-year CNA

• Purchase new park sites to fill service radii “gaps”

• Purchase key acquisition needs for Mecklenburg Towns

• Purchase properties in key watershed protection areas

Greenway Master PlanStrategic Objectives

• Preserve and reclaim natural floodplains for the purposes of improving water quality, protecting wildlife habitat and open space, and providing recreational and alternative transportation opportunities

• Create a primary infrastructure of trails along suitable floodplain corridors that are connected to parks, schools, neighborhoods, businesses, and shopping

• 185 miles of greenway trail corridors and 29+ miles of overland connectors

• Create a primary(34 corridors) and secondary trail system

Key Greenway Acquisition

and Development Priorities

Nature Preserve Master Plan Strategic Objectives

• Identify usage zone classifications

• Identify zone definitions

• Identify permitted usage/criteria

• Recommended key land acquisition priorities

County-wide ComprehensiveOutdoor Recreation Plan (CCORP)

Strategic Objectives

• Review current outdoor recreation supply• Measure supply and demand for each amenity• Identify deficiencies and surpluses for amenities• Assess and update standards• Construct foundation for a future master plan• Construct foundation for updated land acquisition

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Capital Needs Assessment (CNA)Processes

• Determine park and recreation facility needs by park categories

• Divided into 10, 20 and 30 year documents

• Prioritized by the Strategic Planning and Long Range Finance Sub-committee (SPLRF) and Park and Recreation Commission annually

CNA Process Flow Chart

Preliminary 10-Year CNA Categories and Cost Estimates

Category Cost Estimate • Center City Parks $ 9,000,000• Community Park Development $ 13,740,000• District Park Development $ 56,500,000• Greenway Construction $ 73,400,000• Improvements to Existing Facilities $153,172,000• Nature Preserve Development $ 3,000,000• Neighborhood Park Development $ 27,660,000• Park Land Acquisition $ 85,356,000 *• Public Private Partnerships $ 19,810,000• Recreation Center Development $ 41,900,000• Recreation Center Rehabilitation $ 19,304,500• Special Facility $ 35,400,000• Special Facility-Youth Sports Complex $ 95,064,000• Water Park Facility $ 22,760,000• Grand Total $656,066,500

Major Capital Facilities Development

Sportsplexes

Friendship Missionary Baptist Church

Matthews –I485

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