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PLAYSJ Master Plan The City of Saint John Parks and Recreation Strategic Plan Exp project number - FRE-00202814-A0 December 3rd, 2012 LEGAL NOTIFICATION This proposal is CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION and the PROPERTY of exp Services Inc. until such time as an agreement for the services/system outlined herein has been completed with the prospective clientand/or recipient to whom it is specifically addressed. Client/Recipient may only disclose or indirectly cause disclosure of the CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION to its directors, officers, employees, or consultants necessary for the limited purpose of evaluating the proposal for the specific project identified, provided that, before such disclosure, each such director, officer, employee, or consultant is made aware of and agrees to the CONFIDENTIAL NATURE and limited use of the proposal and its contents. Client/Recipient may use the CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION for the limited purpose of developing and understanding the project with exp Services Inc. and for no other purpose whatsoever. Disclosure of the CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION to Client/Recipient shall not be construed in any way whatsoever as granting to Client/Recipient a license or any other right in the CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. Contents of this document are not to be used in any way detrimental to the interests of exp Services Inc., and it is not to be reproduced in whole or in part without the Company’s prior permission. In the event that this proposal is not accepted, all copies are to be returned to exp Services Inc. within 30 days of the date of rejection of this proposal. Thereafter, Client/Recipient shall maintain in confidence all the CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION and shall cease all use of the CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 - Background......................................................................................................................................................1 1.0 Introduction..................................................................................................................................................................1 1.1 Quality of Life........................................................................................................................................................................1 2.0 Saint John’s Goals & Purpose of the Strategic Plan............................................................................................1 2.1 The City’s Goals...................................................................................................................................................................2 2.2 Purpose of the Parks & Recreation Strategic Plan...............................................................................................2 3.0 Context.....................................................................................................................................................................2 3.1 City & Region........................................................................................................................................................................2 3.2 Regionalization.......................................................................................................................................................3 3.3 Population & Demographics..........................................................................................................................................4 3.4 Trends in the Recreation Industry................................................................................................................................5 3.4.1 Planning.........................................................................................................................................................................5 3.4.2 Demographics.............................................................................................................................................................5 3.4.3 Health...................................................................................................................................................................................5 3.4.4 Expectations of Users.......................................................................................................................................................6 3.5 City Spending on Parks & Recreation.......................................................................................................................6 4.0 Guiding Policies for the Parks & Recreation Strategic Plan.......................................................................7 5.0 Parks & Recreation Framework.....................................................................................................................................8 5.1 Urban Environment Services.........................................................................................................................................8 5.2 Transportation & Environment Services..................................................................................................................8 5.3 Other Service Providers.................................................................................................................................................9 6.0 Engaging the Community...............................................................................................................................................9 6.1 Citizen Survey - 2009.....................................................................................................................................................9 6.2 Public Engagement for the Parks & Recreation Strategic Plan.............................................................10 7.0 Infrastructure, Facilities & Programming Inventory - Summary.....................................................................13 8.0 Summary......................................................................................................................................................15 Chapter 2 - Foundation of the Strategic Plan............................................................................................................16 1.0 Foundation of the Strategic Plan.................................................................................................................................16 2.0 A New Direction in Recreation Planning............................................................................................................17 2.1 Federal/Provincial Support...........................................................................................................................................17 2.2 Provincial Guidance.........................................................................................................................................................17 2.3 Municipal Role...................................................................................................................................................................18 2.4 The Direction for Saint John....................................................................................................................................18 3.0 A New Recreation Delivery Model............................................................................................................................18 3.1 Focus Area: Healthy & Active Living.......................................................................................................................19 3.2 Focus Area: Right-Sizing.................................................................................................................................................20 3.3 Focus Area: Community Development...................................................................................................................22 4.0 The Strategic Plans for Service Delivery................................................................................................................24 Chapter 3 - The Strategy for Playground Services................................................................................................26 1.0 Introduction.................................................................................................................................................................26 2.0 Issue..........................................................................................................................................................................26 3.0 Context......................................................................................................................................................................26 4.0 Quantity...................................................................................................................................................................27 5.0 Quality..........................................................................................................................................................27 6.0 Resolution....................................................................................................................................................28 6.1 Playground System..........................................................................................................................................................28 7.0 Recommendations.................................................................................................................................33
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