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Parks & Recreation V ®' , -•'«> i \ V". ' •by «*., , > • V 'w - M ji" ,.;r V-;. ... V .Jg VP ty tf ••"•V A , r iw""_ ""v> ':»• University System of Georgia GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY »y r._ Parks & Recreation PARKS AND RECREATION is a bureau of the Department of Parks, Libraries v and Cultural Affairs. It has slowly evolved into a far-flung urban park system embracing 635 permanent and 400 seasonal employees -- the third largest work force in City government. The complex, diverse operations of the Bureau include recreation programs, the Zoo, Cyclo- rama, golf and tennis, forestry, engineering, horticulture and city arborist services. The Bureau consists of over 100 parks, including strip parks and beauty spots. MAYOR MAYNARD JACKSON COMMISSIONER HOPE T. MOORE Table of Contents 2 Zoo 1? 4 Golf 14 Business Operatior 6 Tenn is ..16 Operat ing Budget. 8 Field Operations... 16 Capital Funds 9 Recreat ion . .18 Revenue Producing Faci1i ti es. 10 Super Summer ?7 11 Information Office. ..24 SB 4S3 /) 7 / 9 The Honorable Maynard Jackson, Mayor C ity of At 1anta Atlanta, Georgia THEODORE MASTROI ANN I Dear Mayor Jackson: Since coming on board with the Bureau of Parks and Recreation in May, 1975, I have been impressed with the many projects under­ taken by the staff. I believe this has been a most outstanding year. Our recreation staff contributed mightily to the city-wide Super Summer program, serving some 927.038 participants in 15 pro­ grams during the nine week-period. These professionals were able to stretch their already over-burdened staff to cover the openings of two new facilities and the replacement/expansion of three others, and still keep the gymnasiums open seven days a week. Field Operations is well on the way to the full establishment of a city tree nursery, and is host to frequent education classes at the city greenhouses. Field workers have been placed on a stag­ gered work schedule, insuring our city cleaner parks on a regular basis. Oakland Cemetery is seeing a rebirth: a candidate for placement on the National Register of Historic Places, it is being carefully restored to its former glory, a project which has the endorsement of the Atlanta Bicentennial Commission. On an administrative level, our Business Operations division has inaugurated many innovative procedures and practices through­ out the year, including the establishment of a daily correspondence log, a park permit coordinator and an in-service training program. Because parks and recreation play such a vital role in the lives of Atlanta's citizens, we are constantly striving to improve our programs and facilities. I think you'll agree with me after reading this report, that 1975 has been a most unusual and pro­ gressive year for the Bureau of Parks and Recreation. Theodore Mastroianni Di rector Bureau of Parks and Recreation 2 ADMINISTRATION Hope T. Moore Commi ss ioner Department of Parks, Libraries & Cultural Affairs Theodore Mastroianni Di rector Bureau of Parks and Recreation Stanley T. Martin, Jr. First Deputy Director Fred Morgan Marvin Billups Virginia Carmichael Deputy Di rector Deputy Di rector Deputy Director for Business Operations for Field Operations for Recreation ...In March, 1975, Mayor Maynard Jackson appointed the City's first commissioner for Parks, Libraries and Cultural Affairs. Hope Moore brought to the job her boundless energy and a background of civic and cultural leadership, both in public and private 1i fe. ...Theodore Mastroianni, a former deputy parks commissioner from New York City, assumed the reins of the Bureau in May of this year. Fast moving and aggressive, Director Mastroianni immediately set out to maximize efficiency in daily operations, planning, and project implementation. ...The administration of the Bureau of Parks and Recreation has brought to fruition many plans and projects, notably, the Great Park Ad Hoc Committee, steps toward implementing the Zoo Master Plan, beginning of Cyclorama restoration, public awareness in the Oakland Cemetery restoration, adoption of the city Tree Ordinance, a tree planting pro­ gram, development and initiation of a plan for Underground Atlanta Historical Park, and development of a plan to use 132-acre Lakewood Fairground as a public leisure facility. Other outstanding achievements include development of the one, five, and fifteen-year Comprehensive Development Plan emphasizing the City Beautiful concept through linear parks under utility rights-of-ways, use of flood plain areas, and nature and wild life preserves and sanctuaries. 3 Focusing on strengthening existing programs and facilities, the administrators strive to use staff and time more wisely in order to do more with less. For the last six months, gymnasiums have been open seven days a week with no increase in personnel or salary. During the summer, maintenance crews worked split shifts to start earlier and finish later, insur­ ing Atlanta cleaner, neater parks. A free fire wood program was begun, eliminating wasteful trips to a dump outside the perimeter, and providing citizens with free-for-the-cutting- and-hauling firewood year-round. We have football goals, soccer goals, goals in basketball, goals of all sorts and shapes. Some of our most important goals, though, are the goals of the entire Bureau of Parks and Recreation: ...To assure present and future populations of adequate open space to meet the increasing leisure demands of an urbanized society - ...To maximize usage of facilities and participation in leisure activities and programs - ...To maintain and up-grade existing facilities to insure continuation of adequate leisure services and programs in all neighborhoods of the City - ...To preserve, protect and enhance environmental features in the interest of balanced urban ecology both human and physical - ...To provide needed facilities to meet both the passive and active leisure needs of all citizens and thereby enhance the urban social ecology - ...To provide administrative and maintenance support services - ...To promote joint ventures for cooperative funding development, and use of publicly and privately owned 1e isure fac i1i t ies. A ENGINEERING Engineering is T-squares, scale models, colorful renderings, construc­ tion bids, surveying maps, drainage problems, change orders, bricks and mortar. It's also people planning for people's needs. It's four landscape architects, a draftsman and a secretary plus engineering crews and equi pment. The engineering division is responsible for planning, designing and constructing Atlanta's new park facilities. RECENTLY COMPLETED PROJECTS - Wesley Coan Recreation Center Construction - Butler Park Recreation Center Construction - Bedford Pine Recreation Center Construction - Peachtree Point Park Development - Grant Park Recreation Center Construction - Central City Park Extension - Buckhead Park Development - Phoenix-McGi11, Phoenix-Dunbar Land Acquisition (20 acres] - Piedmont Park Bathhouse Reconstruction - Oakland City Park Pool Reconstruction - Garden Hills Bathhouse Construction - Piedmont Park Tennis Courts - Adams Park Tennis Courts - Washington Park Tennis Courts - Anderson Park Tennis Courts - Brownsmill Golf Course Cart Paths Improvements - Drew Park Gymnasium Parking Lot - Peyton Forest Athletic Field and Parking Lot 5 CURRENT PROJECTS Projects that are either in the construction, bid, or contract steps stage and should be completed in the near future. - Bobby Jones Golf Course Reconstruction - Thomasville Recreation Center and Gymnasium - Collier Park Recreation Building - Underground Atlanta Historic Park Development - Phoenix Park Development - Mozley Park Swimming Pool Reconstruction - Maddox Park Swimming Pool Reconstruction - City-Wide Tree Replacement - Tennis Court Improvements - Chastain Park East Lake Park Goldsboro Park Adamsvilie Park Harper Park McClatchey Park West Manor Park - Grant Park Zoo Rhino House Construction PROJECTED PROJECTS - Development of Adams Regional Park - Southside Regional Park Phase I Development - Candler Park Improvements - Bathhouse Renovation - Mozley Park Maddox Park Tucson Tra i1 - Oakland Cemetery Improvements - Coan Park Phase II Development - Cabbagetown-Reynoldstown Neighborhood Park Land Acquisition (6 acres) - Perry Homes Indoor Swimming Pool - John F. Kennedy Indoor Swimming Pool - Oakland City Park Recreation Center - Joyland Park Diving Pool - A. D. Williams Recreation Center - Cabbagetown-Reynoldstown Recreation Center - Southside Park Recreation Center and Gymnasium - Chosewood Park Recreation Center - University Park Recreation Center - Bobby Jones Golf Clubhouse Remodeling - Reconstruct Adams Park Golf Course - Develop Tennis Control Center At Chastain Park - Construction of a Tennis Center for the Southwest District at John A. White Park - C. W. Hill Park Land Acquisition (7 acres) - Cabbagetown Block Parks Land Acquisition (2 acres) - Wilson Mill Park Land Acquisition (16 acres) - Vine City Park Land Acquisition (15 acres) - Home Park Improvements - Wesley Coan Park Tennis Court Construction - Grant Park Improvements 6 BUSINESS OPERATIONS objectives One of the strategic divisions within the Bureau of Parks and Recreation is the Division of Business Operations. To the Business Operations Division belongs the responsibility for budgeting, planning, research, and general administrative ser­ vices. Included within this division are the Zoo and Cyclorama, two of the City's major tourist attractions and revenue pro­ ducers. Other significant functions of the Business Operations Division include the preparation of grant applications,
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