Parks and Recreation Master Plan
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2017-2021 FEBRUARY 28, 2017 Parks and Recreation Master Plan 2017-2021 Parks and Recreation Master Plan City of Southfi eld, Michigan Prepared by: McKenna Associates Community Planning and Design 235 East Main Street, Suite 105 Northville, Michigan 48167 tel: (248) 596-0920 fax: (248) 596-.0930 www.mcka.com ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The mission of the Southfi eld Parks and Recreation Department is to provide excellence and equal opportunity in leisure, cultural and recreational services to all of the residents of Southfi eld. Our purpose is to provide safe, educationally enriching, convenient leisure opportunities, utilizing public open space and quality leisure facilities to enhance the quality of life for Southfi eld’s total population. Administration Staff Parks and Recreation Board Terry Fields — Director, Parks & Recreation Department Rosemerry Allen Doug Block — Manager, P&R Administration Monica Fischman Stephanie Kaiser — Marketing Analyst Brandon Gray Michael A. Manion — Community Relations Director Jeannine Reese Taneisha Springer — Customer Service Ronald Roberts Amani Johnson – Student Representative Facility Supervisors Planning Department Pattie Dearie — Facility Supervisor, Beech Woods Recreation Center Terry Croad, AICP, ASLA — Director of Planning Nicole Messina — Senior Adult Facility Coordinator Jeff Spence — Assistant City Planner Jonathon Rahn — Facility Supervisor, Southfi eld Pavilion, Sarah K. Mulally, AICP — Assistant City Planner P&R Building and Burgh Park Noreen Kozlowski — Landscape Design Coordinator Golf Planning Commission Terri Anthony-Ryan — Head PGA Professional Donald Culpepper – Chairman Dan Bostick — Head Groundskeeper Steven Huntington – Vice Chairman Kathy Haag — League Information Robert Willis – Secretary Dr. LaTina Denson Parks/Park Services Staff Jeremy Griffi s Kost Kapchonick — Park Services, Park Operations Carol Peoples-Foster Linnie Taylor Parks Staff Dennis Carroll Elected Offi cials & City Administration Joel Chapman The Honorable Kenson J. Siver — Mayor Laurie Dillon Myron Frasier — Council President Matt Dinan Lloyd C. Crews — President Pro Tem Maxine Halperin Daniel Brightwell — Councilman Bruce Richards Donald F. Fracassi — Councilman Michael A. Mandelbaum — Councilman Programmers Staff Tawnya Morris — Councilwoman Claudia Brewer — Programmer Joan Seymour — Councilwoman David DuChene — Cultural Arts Programmer Nancy L.M. Banks — City Clerk Cathy Fresia — Recreation Programmer Irv M. Lowenberg — City Treasurer Holly Graves — Youth Programmer Frederick E. Zorn — City Administrator Christopher Riley — Recreation Programmer, Athletics John Michrina — Deputy City Administrator Rochelle Freeman — Business and Economic Development Manager i 2017-2021 PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN ii City of Southfi eld, Michigan TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgments . I 1. Introduction 1 2. Community Description 3 Demographics . 4 Physical Characteristics . 8 3. Administrative Structure & Funding 11 Organization and Personnel . 11 Parks and Recreation Funding . .13 Grant History . .14 Partnerships, Volunteer & Sponsorship Opportunities . .18 4. Recreation Inventory 21 City Parks and Facilities . 24 Accessibility . 42 City Centre Open Space (EverCentre) . 44 Northland Mall Redevelopment . 48 Non-Motorized Transit . 54 Public School Facilities . 56 Regional Parks and Facilities . 58 Parks and Recreation Amenities . .61 Green Infrastructure . 63 Nearby Parks and Facilities . 66 Private Recreation Facilities . 68 Programming . 69 5. Parkland Analysis & Service Areas 73 Service Area Analysis . 73 Parkland Analysis . 73 Facilities Analysis . 75 6. Description of the Planning Process 77 7. Public Input 81 Online Survey . .81 Field Day . 83 8. Goals & Objectives 85 9. Action Plan 91 Capital Improvements for Existing Facilities . .91 10. Appendix A:1 What’s Your Wish for Southfi eld Parks and Recreation? . .A:3 iii LIST OF MAPS Map 1: Regional Location. 2 Map 2: Natural Features, Parks and Open Space . 23 Map 3: Non-Motorized Transit . 55 Map 4: Regional Parks and Recreation Facilities . 59 Map 5: Green Infrastructure. 64 Map 6: Southfi eld Service Area Analysis . 74 LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Population . 4 Table 2: Parks and Recreation Budgeted Revenues / Expenditures for 2016 – 2017 Fiscal Year . .13 Table 3: Michigan DNR Parks and Recreation Grant History . 15 Table 4: Grant details for Parks and Recreation projects . 16 Table 5: Accessibility Ratings for Southfi eld’s Parks and Facilities . 43 Table 6: Facility Amenities . 62 Table 7: Green Infrastructure in Southfi eld Parks . 65 Table 8: Southfi eld Park Land Acreage Analysis . 75 Table 9: Park Facility Analysis . 76 Table 10: Capital Improvements Projects Analysis . 92 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: Population and Households by Decade . 5 Figure 2: Average Household Size by Decade . 5 Figure 3: Median Age in Southfi eld and Surrounding Communities . 6 Figure 4: Disability Population Percentage . 7 Figure 5: Concept plan of EverCentre site . 45 Figure 6: Proposed character of the City Centre mixed-use development . 45 Figure 7: Proposed character overlooking the park from the hotel . 46 Figure 8: Proposed character at the intersection of Evergreen Road and Civic Centre Drive . 46 Figure 9: City Centre Vision . 47 Figure 10: Northland Greenspace Plan . 49 Figure 11: Greenfi eld Promenade, Final Plan . 50 Figure 12: Urban Plaza, Final Plan . ..