City of Battle Creek Parks and Recreation Master Plan 2014-2018
Parks and Recreation Mission To provide recreation programs and services that improve the physical health and wellbeing of the individual and the community.
March 2014
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PURPOSE This Master Plan is intended to be an evolving document P that provides direction for current and future recreation LAN programs and services. It identifies priorities and methods The Battle Creek Parks and Recreation Department is that can be used to develop and administer programs and committed… services, including facilities, which support the 2014 department’s mission and goals. The Master Plan will also …to providing recreation programs and services that be used to leverage future grant funding opportunities.
improve the physical health and wellbeing of the - individual and the community. GUIDELINES 2018 The content meets the recommendations of the Michigan This mission is the guiding principle behind all of the Department of Natural Resources Guidelines for the department’s efforts. This plan is a tool to help Development of Community Park, Recreation, Open Space, accomplish the department’s mission and goals. and Greenway Plans IC 1924 (Rev. (01-13-12). The plan is intended to be informative, yet concise. The plan includes a significant amount of data collection and community input that has been summarized in the report and/or referenced and attached as appendices.
Additional information such as performance measurements and other evaluation tools have been included for use by Battle Creek Parks and Recreation staff. This information is meant to serve as a daily reference to assist in decision- making and as a tool for continuing to improve the master plan and the effectiveness of the Parks and Recreation Department.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The residents of the City of Battle Creek were critical to the development of this plan. Their involvement through public input processes and continued use of programs and services contribute to the success of the department
The Battle Creek Parks and Recreation Department dedicated itself to reaching out and gathering public comment to create a unique plan that will guide its decision-making in the future.. Senior city, an advisory committee, and parks and recreation staff also contributed to the formation and development of key elements of the plan ensuring a cooperative approach to the future planning and implementation of parks and recreation services.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION 1: PLANNING AND PUBLIC INPUT Purpose ...... 1 Guidelines ...... 1 Acknowledgements ...... 1 Planning Approach ...... 11 Responsibilities ...... 11 Needs Assessment Survey ...... 11 Public Input Process ...... 12 Public Review and Approval Process ...... 12 Action Plan (Goals/Objectives/Strategies) ...... 12 Public Approval and Plan Adoption ...... 13
SECTION 2: COMMUNITY DESCRIPTION Planning Jurisdiction ...... 15 Planning Focus ...... 15 Social Characteristics ...... 16 Physical Characteristics ...... 16
SECTION 3: RECREATION INVENTORY City-Owned Parks and Facilities ...... 23 Schools ...... 23 Non-Municipal Leisure Providers ...... 23 Inventory of Services ...... 24 Barrier Free (Accessibility) Evaluation ...... 48 DNR Recreation Grant Inventory ...... 51
SECTION 4: ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE Method ...... 53 Mission ...... 53 Organization ...... 53 Staffing ...... 53 Budget ...... 54 Partnerships ...... 54 Policies and Procedures ...... 55
SECTION 5: ACTION PLAN Planning Strategy ...... 61 Strategic Directives ...... 62 Goals and Objectives ...... 62 Evaluation ...... 64
APPENDICES Appendix A: Needs Assessment Survey and Results ...... 70 Appendix B: Public Review Process...... 81 Appendix C: Public Approval Process ...... 85 Appendix D: Articles ...... 127
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Introductory Section ASTER Identification Title Description Page Conveyance Letter – Department of Letter of plan submission to the State of Michigan 2 Natural Resources Department of Natural Resources.
Plan Certification Checklist A checklist of items required by the State for plan 3 P
completion. LAN Conveyance Letter – Regional Letter of conveyance to the South Central Michigan 5 Planning Authority Planning Council.
Conveyance Letter – Calhoun Letter of conveyance to Calhoun County Government. 6 2014 County
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Identification Title Description Page 201 Figure 1-1 Recreation Interests Top 3 recreation interests as designated by youth and 12 adults (Needs Assessment Survey).
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Section 2: Community Description Identification Title Description Page Map 2-1 Service Area A map showing the geographic boundaries of the city 15 and surrounding townships. Map 2-2 Region Context A map showing the geographic positioning of Battle 16 Creek in Southwest Michigan. Table 2-1 Population of Battle Creek and Population figures for Battle Creek and the surrounding 17 Surrounding Communities 1940- Townships. 2010 Table 2-2 Population by Race 1990-2010 Population by race from 1990-2010 17 Table 2-3 Preliminary Population Forecast Battle Creek Area Transportation Study forecast for 17 2025. Table 2-4 Developed and Undeveloped Land Available land by zoning categories. 18 Map 2-3 Future Land Use The City’s comprehensive land use plan. 19 Map 2-4 Public Transit Service A map of bus routes in the City. 20 Figure 2-1 Potential Non-Motorized The map of the non-motorized transportation Network 21 Transportation Network from the 2006 Master Plan.
Section 3: Administrative Structure Identification Title Description Page Table 3-1 Parks and Facility Summary An inventory of city-owned parks and facilities. 23 Figure 3-1 Parks and Facilities Grid General information grid on parks and recreation parks 24 and facilities. Table 3-2 Equipment and Facility Inventory An inventory of equipment and support facilities at 25 each park or facility. Map 3-1 City Owned Parks and Facilities Map of park locations. 27 Table 3-3 Summary of Schools by Type Identifies each school building in the community by 29 type and district. Table 3-4 Equipment and Facility Inventory by Provides a full inventory of equipment and facilities 30 School System found within each school system.
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List of Figures/Tables/Maps – Section 3: Administrative Structure (continued) Identification Title Description Page Map 3-2 Schools Map of school locations. 31 Table 3-5 Inventory of Non-Municipal Leisure Provides a list of non-municipal providers by the service 33 Providers type provided. Table 3-6 Non-Municipal Recreation and Provides a list of additional recreation and leisure 35 Leisure Services in the Battle Creek services provided by a number of non-municipal Area recreation service providers in the Battle Creek area. Map 3-3 Non-Municipal Leisure Providers Map of non-municipal providers 45 Map 3-4 All Recreation Providers Combined map of park, schools and non-municipal 46 providers. Table 3-7 Parks and Recreation Program A list of the department's program offerings by season. 47 Offerings Table 3-8 51
Section 4: Recreation Inventory Identification Title Description Page Figure 4-1 City of Battle Creek Administration A complete listing of all key administrative staff. 54 Figure 4-2 Organizational Chart for the City of City organizational chart. 55 Battle Creek Figure 4-3 Organizational Chart for the City of Parks and Recreation organizational chart. 56 Battle Creek Parks and Recreation Table 4-1 Fiscal Year 2013-14 Budget by Fiscal Year 2013-14 Budget by Business Unit. 57 Business Unit Table 4-2 Capital Improvements Fiscal Year Capital Improvements Fiscal Year 2013-14. 57 2013-14 Table 4-3 Three Year Budget Comparison Three year budget comparison for FY 11 – 13. 58 Table 4-4 Collaborative Partnership A listing of the department's collaborative partners. 59
Appendices Identification Title Description Page Notice of Availability of Plan for Notice of availability of the draft plan for public review 86-88 Public Review and comment. Planning Commission Resolution Official resolution of the Battle Creek Planning Commission recommending adoption of the plan by the 95 governing body. Notice of Public Meeting Notice for the public meeting held after the one month 96 public review period and before the plan’s adoption by the governing body. Public Meeting Minutes Copy of minutes of the public meeting. 117-123 City Commission Resolution Official resolution of adoption by the governing body. 124-125
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- Prepare master plan document S ECTION ECTION - Coordinate approval process for plan adoption - Submit completed plan - Key staff included:
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. Ted Dearing, Business and Organizational P Development Manager (project planning and LANNING coordination, project management, public and staff facilitation, document preparation) . Kevin Smith, Revenue Services Manager, (project support) PLANNING APPROACH . Christina Sarkisian, Intern (project support) &
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of a systems approach to planning with comparisons P UBLIC to established recreation standards was used to The entire Parks and Recreation staff was involved in generate this master plan. The process began in determining priorities, and establishing plan goals and
September of 2012, with the formation of an objectives. I internal team of staff members charged with the NPUT development of the plan. Major steps in the Management Learning Laboratories planning process included the following: - Develop and execute needs assessment survey - Develop, administer and host online needs assessment survey - Needs assessment survey conducted by - Facilitate community focus groups Management Learning Laboratories (MLL) - Present benchmarking comparisons - Updates and revisions to data included in the - Compile survey data and report recreation inventory, community description, and - Key staff included: administrative structure sections of the plan . Ananda Mitra, Ph. D. (President and - Public, stakeholder and staff reaction and review Project Director) meetings to synthesize input from assessment data . Joseph Bannon , Sr. Ph. D. (Senior Advisor) - Data analysis and comparison . Yoko Odom, (Research Associate) - Development of the action plan - Plan review and adoption NEEDS ASSESSMENT SURVEY The department’s planning priorities included identifying an The Battle Creek City Commission, based on a accurate method of determining public recreation needs. recommendation from the Planning Commission, adopted The needs assessment survey was administered by mail and the Parks and Recreation Master Plan on February 4, 2014. internet questions concerning citizen usage, satisfaction, A copy of the public notice and support resolution are needs and priorities for parks and recreation programs and included in Appendix C. The transmittal letters are included services with an emphasis on determining “products” that prior to the table of contents. would encourage physical activity. This approach provided feedback from both users and non-users of recreation RESPONSIBILITIES services and ensured that the final plan would be Battle Creek Parks and Recreation representative of the entire community. - Provide direction for the scope and focus of the master plan process The survey questionnaire was developed with input from - Develop and collect information from various residents and city staff, including references to questions sources from previous surveys for use as a baseline. Three hundred - Promote and facilitate all community and thirty one (331) surveys were completed, using a “stakeholder” meetings random sampling that provided statistically-valid results. - Compile information used for the community description, administrative structure and recreation and resources inventory sections
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A modified version of the survey was administered verbally summarize the information into statements to be used to to a non-random sampling of 140 youth between the ages form an action plan. of 5 and 15. Three meetings were held within a two week period. The Additionally, the complete needs assessment survey was first meeting included parks and recreation staff. The placed online at the conclusion of the survey process. second meeting was open to the general public and was Those citizens not included in a random sample were attended by 12 residents. The final meeting included encouraged to members of the Master Plan Advisory Committee. complete the Recreation Interests Complete details on the format and conclusions of these survey at their meetings can be found in Appendix A. convenience. Adults The survey 1. Neighborhood parks ACTION PLAN (GOALS/OBJECTIVES/STRATEGIES) remains online 2. Walking/Biking trails The Action Plan included in this document is a reflection of as a tool for the 3. Baseball fields parks and the summation of a variety of inputs synthesized into direct Youth recreation action items. Three overarching strategic directives guide department to 1. Swimming the action plan. The goals, objectives and action steps are track changing 2. Bowling further categorized as those the impact programming and citizen needs 3. Boating services and those that impact operations. The goals, and desires. In objectives and action steps were developed internally the future, a Figure 1-1 based on public and staff input along with directives from notice will be the previous master plan. The strategies developed in the included in the action plan are meant to directly address the preferences of city’s utility bills to direct customers to the questionnaire as the community as articulated in the needs assessment well as on the parks and recreation web-site. survey.
The action plan also includes an evaluation component PUBLIC INPUT PROCESS including performance measurements designed to assist Prior to the development of the needs questionnaire, parks the department in its efforts to implement the plan. The and recreation staff and representatives of MLL conducted measures will allow the department to constantly evaluate four (4) focus groups involving 24 residents designed to its on-going performance and make the necessary yield valuable information about the recreation-related adjustments to meet community needs. The measures will issues facing the citizens of Battle Creek. The focus groups also allow citizens to hold the department accountable for purposefully included representatives from various its efforts on their behalf. recreation and other community interests along with geographically diverse neighborhoods from around the Finally, the action plan includes a capital improvement community. schedule listing the important facility and related expenditures that will be necessary to implement the plan. The focus groups were supplemented by a meeting with As with the plan action steps and performance parks and recreation staff. The meetings were designed to measurements, the capital improvement projects identified allow key stakeholders to provide “input” on the are directly related to the goals and objectives of the plan. department’s strategic directives for the next five years and The capital improvement schedule also builds off the shape the survey questions. In all, 33 people participated in existing plan and is prioritized based on established city the public process supporting the development of the guidelines. needs assessment questionnaire.
PUBLIC REVIEW AND APPROVAL PROCESS
Based on responses from the needs assessment surveys and community input gathered by the recreation department, parks and recreation staff convened a series of meetings designed to confirm the messages received to date and
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PUBLIC APPROVAL AND PLAN ADOPTION
Once all relevant plan data was assembled a draft report S was prepared for internal review by parks and recreation ECTION staff. The draft report included the appropriate maps and tables to support information contained in the community description, administrative structure and
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Act assessment. The draft report was presented to the LANNING parks and recreation staff in its entirety, city administration, elected officials, and was offered to the public for review electronically, in hard-copy form and at a community gathering held at Full Blast - the city’s recreation center.
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PLANNING FOCUS
The plan was developed for the Battle Creek Parks and Recreation Department and was intended to include all the S ECTION appropriate aspects of recreation. The Department continues to focus, through mission, on improving the physical health and wellbeing of individuals, particularly youth, and thus the plan is designed to ensure the delivery 2: of parks and recreation services that provide the
COMMUNITY opportunity for, and actively engage citizens in, physical activity.
PLANNING JURISDICTION With regard to young people (18 and under) the plan calls Battle Creek is situated 70 miles east of Lake for recreation programs and services that actively engage Michigan at the confluence of the Kalamazoo and users in physical activity. For adult populations, the Battle Creek rivers. The city features lakes, rivers, emphasis is on creating awareness and opportunities to be streams, hills and farms, and the terrain is physically active and to improve lifestyle choices. Services D characterized by vegetation and forests. Although emphasized include maintaining green and other open ESCRIPTION Battle Creek experiences the four seasons, the spaces as well as an active trail system that facilitate climate is moderated by the “lake effect.” Prevailing physical activity. The department will actively promote and westerly winds crossing Lake Michigan that warm encourage use of the community’s recreation assets while the winter and cool the summer. espousing the benefits of healthy lifestyle choices. Direct
programming services are reserved primarily for youth and
A brief overview of other social and physical characteristics families. of the community is included in this section.
The Kellogg Company World headquarters, McCamly Plaza Hotel and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation world headquarters occupy the shore of the Kalamazoo and Battle Creek Rivers which run through downtown Battle Creek. A Linear Park stretches several miles along both rivers and connects open green space throughout the community.
More than 200,000 spectators come to Battle Creek every summer for the International Hot Air Balloon Champions. Other festivals include The World’s Longest Breakfast Table, Taste of Battle Creek, Cruise the Gut and the International Festival of Lights. The City’s Binder Park Golf Course is consistently rated one of the best municipal golf courses in the state. The city is also home to the nation’s ninth oldest symphony orchestra, the international renowned Battle Creek Brass Band, numerous auditoriums, a civic art center and professional summer stock theatre.
Battle Creek Parks and Recreation is a department of the City of Battle Creek and thus its master plan efforts are generally intended to serve citizens living within the corporate limits of Battle Creek. Although the plan was developed primarily with these residents in mind, Battle Creek Parks and Recreation often serves a much broader audience including those living in nearby cities, villages, and surrounding townships (see Map 2-1).
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SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS Battle Creek experienced rapid population growth in the first half of the 20th century, but population declined after REGIONAL SETTING 1950, when the combined population of the city and the Battle Creek Township reach a peak of 63,771 (see Table 2- The City of Battle Creek is located in the southern portion of 1). Lower Michigan, approximately half way between Detroit
and Chicago (Map 2-2). The I-94 corridor, Michigan’s The city’s population declined 20% between 1950 and 1970, primary east-west transportation route, traverses the when the city-only portion of the population fell to 38,931. southern portion of the community. I-94 is a significant Following the merger of Battle Creek Township with the magnet for urban and economic growth within the state, City in 1983, the combined population still continued to region, and city. I-69, one of the state’s major north-south drop, to 53,514 in 1990. travel routes, is located about 6 miles east of Battle Creek.
Since 1990, the population has held relatively steady The City of Battle Creek is surrounded by Bedford, although 2010 estimates show a decline since 2000 of Pennfield, Emmett, Leroy, and Newton Townships, and approximately 2%. serves as the employment, cultural and recreation hub for the metropolitan area. POPULATION BY RACE
The minority population in Battle Creek has been increasing for the last several decades. The 2010 census indicates that the minority population continues to grow with the largest gain occurring in the Hispanic population. Smaller gains occurred among Asians with little or no growth in the African American population and a decline in population among the White and Indian demographics. Similar trends are evident at the County and State level with growth in the Hispanic and Asian populations and declines among African Americans and Whites (see Table 2-2).
POPULATION PROJECTIONS According to information contained in the Battle Creek Area Transportation Study 2025 Transportation Plan, Battle Creek and the surrounding jurisdictions are expected to increase modestly in population over the next two Information on demographic and socio-economic change in decades as indicated in Table 2-3. Job growth is Battle Creek over the past several decades comes from the expected to be the major contributor to any population U.S. Census Bureau for 2010, and state and local sources. growth.
Socio-economic trend data is presented at two levels: the PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS region, which includes the City of Battle Creek and the surrounding townships and the city as a whole. In EXISTING LAND USE discussing Battle Creek trends, data for the city is generally The city of Battle Creek occupies over 28,000 acres (44 combined with that of the former Battle Creek Township. square miles) of land. Approximately 60% of the city’s total The Township was merged with the City in 1983, more than land is developed. Table 2-4 presents a breakdown of land doubling the area of the city and nearly doubling its use by existing zoning to illustrate the percentage of population. developed land in each zoning and general land use category. POPULATIONS TRENDS
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Population of Battle Creek and Surround Communities 1940-2010 S ECTION ECTION Table 2-1 Community 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 Battle Creek, City 43,453 48,666 44,169 38,931 35,724 53,514 53,364 52,347
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Emmett Township 4,995 7,362 9,087 10,881 11,155 10,764 11,979 11,770 C OMMUNITY Pennfield Township 3,326 4,144 6,626 8,290 8,743 8,386 8,913 9,001 Springfield City 2,000 3,000 4,605 3,994 5,917 5,582 5,189 5,260 Source: U.S. Census Bureau (2010 Population Estimate) * Battle Creek Township incorporated into the City of Battle Creek in 1983
The City of Battle Creek has a Comprehensive Plan which Battle Creek Parks and Recreation includes a Future Land Use Plan (Map 2-3) designed to Population by Race 2000-2010 D encourage more compact growth with the incremental Table 2-2 ESCRIPTION expansion of already developed areas guided through Total Percent planned infrastructure extensions. The plan includes the Change Change delineation of a limited urban services boundary, beyond 2000 2010 2000-2010 2000-2010 which full water and sewer to support intensive City of Battle Creek Asian 1,033 1,271 238 23% development is not planned until after the year 2020.
Black 9,501 9,502 1 0% Hispanic 2,475 3,517 1,042 42% PARKS, RECREATION, AND OPEN SPACE Indian 411 377 -34 -8% Map 2-3 illustrates an extensive network of open space White 39,838 37,522 -2,316 -6% Calhoun County corridors throughout the city. This "greenway system" is Asian 1,518 2,179 661 44% designed to preserve natural resource corridors (stream Black 15,040 14,872 -168 -1% channels, wetlands, wooded areas), provide open space Hispanic 4,415 6,177 1,762 40% relatively close to all residents, link existing and proposed Indian 828 831 3 0% White 115,769 111,915 -3,854 -3% parks and school sites and offer linear recreational State of Michigan opportunities (walking and biking). Asian 174,824 238,199 63,375 36% Black 1,401,723 1,400,362 -1,361 0% Hispanic 322,166 436,358 114,192 35% The future land use plan shows six new park preserves in Indian 60,842 62,007 1,165 2% the City, as well as three new combined school/park sites, White 7,960,342 7,803,120 -157,222 -2% located in the southwest portion of the community. Source: U.S. Census Bureau for 2010 Battle Creek Parks and Recreation
Preliminary Population Forecast
Table 2-3 1980-1990 1990-1998 1998-2025 Jurisdiction 1980 Chg/Yr 1990 Chg/Yr 1998 Chg/Yr 2025 City of Battle Creek 56,399 -0.49% 53,659 -0.04% 53,500 0.67% 63,241 City of Springfield 5,917 -0.61% 5,557 -0.19% 5,473 0.67% 6,469 Bedford Township 10,157 -0.34% 9,810 1.03% 10,616 0.67% 12,549 Emmett Township 11,155 -0.35% 10,762 3.24% 13,548 0.67% 16,015 Pennfield Township 8,743 -0.42% 8,380 1.14% 9,147 0.67% 10,812 Leroy Township 1,527 0.04% 1,533 1.74% 1,746 0.67% 2,064 Newton Township 1,140 0.23% 1,166 2.57% 1,406 0.67% 1,662
BCATS Area Total 95,038 -0.44% 90,867 0.63% 95,436 0.67% 112,812
Calhoun County 141,557 -0.39% 135,982 0.65% 143,025 0.67% 169,065
Note: 1970 & 1980 figures for the Leroy and Newton Township portions in the BCATS area are calculated using the proportion of each 1990 Township population in the BCATS area.
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Battle Creek Parks and Recreation Developed and Undeveloped Land
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Existing Developed Land by Undeveloped Total AC by Undeveloped Zoning Category Zoning (AC) (AC) Zoning (AC) Zoning (%) Agricultural 805 4.68% 4,193 37.77% 4,998 16/84 Residential 7,047 41.00% 1,973 17.77% 9,020 78/22 Office 165 0.96% 48 0.43% 213 77/23 Commercial 1,296 7.54% 215 1.94% 1,511 86/14 Industrial 3,575 20.80% 2,886 26.00% 6,461 55/45 Fort Custer 1,785 16.08% 1,785 0/100 Parks/Open Space 3,781 22.00% 3,781 100/0 Abandoned Land Corridor 428 2.49% 428 100/0 Landfill 91 0.53% 91 100/0 TOTAL 17,188 11,100 28,288 Source: City of Battle Creek Comprehensive Plan Note: AC = acres
NON-MOTORIZED TRANSPORTATION On March 7, 2006 the City Commission of the City of Battle Creek adopted the City of Battle Creek Non-Motorized Transportation Network Master Plan. The purpose of the plan was to develop a 20-year non-motorized vision for both on and off-road non-motorized facilities that would provide a convenient and safe option to link people, schools, business, parks, natural resources, and cultural and historic landmarks to each other as well as to adjacent communities and resources.
The goals of the plan include: - Be implementation oriented and serve as a guide for non-motorized trail, bike lane, and route signage planning, funding, design, and construction - Communicate in a highly illustrative manner, the vision, goals, and possibilities for non-motorized connections - Communicate the various benefits of a connected non-motorized system - Utilize community and stakeholder involvement and input to develop the non-motorized vision - Utilize the plan to establish Battle Creek as a non- motorized friendly community
In the ensuing years the city has begun to make progress on implementation in areas such as bike lanes and trail connections. Map 3-3 provides an overview of bike lanes added since the plan’s adoption. A more comprehensive review and additional maps (see Figure G-1) of the potential non-motorized network can be found at: www.bcparks.org
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Map 3-3 illustrates the geographic distribution of the various non-municipal leisure and recreation service providers.
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Table 3-1 R ECREATION Park Name Park Type Acreage This section describes the types of parks, facilities, Cliff Street Mini 1 and programs available in the Battle Creek area. The Hamblin Mini 1 recreation inventory will be used as a guide within Horseshoe Bend Mini 1
the parks and recreation department for Julie V. Milner Mini 1 I
programming purposes and to create awareness and Prospect Mini 2 NVENTORY provide opportunities to members of the public to get physical activity and enjoy a higher quality of life. Claude Evans Neighborhood 10 Greenwood Neighborhood 10 Hamilton Neighborhood 2
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Meachem Neighborhood 1 Piper Neighborhood 7 CITY-OWNED PARKS AND FACILITIES Post Neighborhood 7.5 Quaker Neighborhood 5 Table 3-1 provides an inventory of city-owned parks and Sam J. Stellrecht Neighborhood 4 facilities (including linear pathways) along with information on the “type” of each park and total acreage where Bailey Community 80 appropriate. Fell Community 80 Figure 3-1 is a general information grid on parks and Festival Community 1.5 recreation parks and facilities. Friendship Community 1 Table 3-2 provides an inventory of equipment and support Irving Community 54 facilities at each park or facility. Leila Arboretum Community 71 McCamly Community 2 Map 3-1 illustrates the geographic distribution of city- Mill Race Community 2 owned parks and facilities. Monument Community 3 Wave Community 1 SCHOOLS Willard Beach Community 16 Woodland Community 144 Table 3-3 identifies each school building in the community by type and district. Binder Special Use 796 Table 3-4 provides a full inventory of equipment and Linear Park Park Trail 28 miles facilities found at the various schools as identified in Table Metcalf Lake Natural Resources Area 160 3-3. Map 3-2 illustrates the geographic distribution of each Minges Brook School Park 5 school identified in Table 3-3. Prairieview School Park 3 Riverside School Park 80 Westlake School Park 5 NON-MUNICIPAL LEISURE PROVIDERS Table 3-5 provides a list of non-municipal leisure providers Kellogg Arena Sports Complex by the leisure service provided. Full Blast Sports Complex Table 3-6 provides a list of additional recreation and leisure Totals 1,602 services provided by a number of non-municipal recreation service providers in the Battle Creek area. Notes: Mini, neighborhood and school parks typically serve the surrounding neighborhood. Others serve the broader community or a regional audience.
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INVENTORY OF SERVICES order to extend its resources even further and maximum the benefit offered to residents, Parks and Recreation also BATTLE CREEK PARKS AND RECREATION PROGRAMS often engages in partnerships and collaborative efforts In addition to the various programs and services being with other providers to offer additional or expanded offered by non-municipal providers, the Battle Creek Parks programming. and Recreation Department provides a comprehensive set of programs to a large and diverse audience (Table 3-7). In
Battle Creek Parks and Recreation Parks and Facilities Grid Figure 3-1
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Acreage Electricity Tables/Grills Picnic Course/Swimming/Beaches Golf Field Ball Basketball (B), (T), Tennis Courts, (V) Volleyball APA - Equipment Play Shelters Picnic (F) Skating/Fishing Ice Cross-CountrySkiiing Scaping Gardens/Land Flower Fountains Drinking Restrooms SpaceArea Open (D)/ (SB)/DiscGolf Shuffleboard Soccer(S) Concessions Activities Winter Trails Pathways/Walking Parking Benches Amenities:Signs, Bailey Park/Anybodies Playground 80 V F SB Binder Park Golf Course 300 Claude Evans Park 10 B Fell Park 80 T Festival Park 1 Friendship Park 1 F Full Blast 4 S B V Greenwood park 10 B V Hamblin Park 1 Hamilton park 2 Horseshoe Bend Park 1 F Irving Park 54 F D Julia V. Milner Park 1 Leila Arboretum & Children's Garden* 71 D Linear Park Pathway 204 F McCamly Park 2 McCrea Park 19 B T Meachem Park 1 B Mill Race Park 2 Minges Brook Park 5 B S Monument Park 3 Piper Park 7 Post Park 7.5 Prairieview park 3 Prospect Park 2 Quaker Park 5 Riverside Park 80 B S Stellrecht Park 4 B Wave Park 1 Westlake Park 5 B Willard Beach 16 S V F Woodland Park 144
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Battle Creek Parks and Recreation Equipment and Facility Inventory Table 3-2
SU = Special Use P = Park Trail N = Natural Resource Area
Jogging Track Gymnasium Multi-Purpose Room Swimming Pool/Water Park Theater/Auditorium/Stage Fitness Area Batting Cages PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT Whirls Swings Sets Slide Monkey Bars Climbers Spring Animals Sandboxes Play Structure Teeter Totters Sand Digger Tire Swing Tot Swings Tetherball/Funnel Ball AREA SPORT Basketball Goals Baseball Diamonds Softball Diamonds Enclosed Dug Outs Uncovered Dug Outs Players Bench Sledding Hill Sand Volleyball Court Shuffleboard Tennis Court Soccer Goal Stadium/Area/Track Horseshoe Pits Disc Golf Concessions Building/Area Bleachers Scoreboard Athletic Field Lighting FACILITIES OUTDOOR Picnic Area/Picnic Tables Pavilion/Shelter Grill Golf Course Open Space Areas (app. 1 acre) Amphitheatre Community Garden Park Name FACILITIES INDOOR Cliff Street 1 Hamblin 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Horseshoe 1 1 1 2
Mini Parks Julia V. Milner 1 1 1 1 1 1 Prospect 1 Claude Evans 1 1 1 2 2 4 5 16 2 5 1 Greenwood 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 Hamilton 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 McCrea 1 2 4 1 3 2 1 1 Meachem 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Piper 1 3 1 1 2 4 1 2 5 2 3 1
Post 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 1 1 1 Neighborhood Parks Quaker 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 Sam J. Stellrecht 1 1 1 2 Bailey 2 2 1 2 2 3 2 3 4 4 8 10 14 2 12 1 12 23 11 11 98 3 4 2 Fell 1 2 2 1 2 Festival Park 7 Friendship 1 Irving 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 4 2 Leila Arboretum 1 4 2 1 McCamly
Mill Race Park 1 2 Community Parks Monument Wave Park 4 Woodland Willard Beach 1 1 2 1 55 3 14 1 Binder 1 34 2 1
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N Metcalf Lake Minges Brook 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 1 1 Prairieview 1 3 3 2 1 1 2 4 1 Riverside 2 1 1 3 5 5 2 1 2 3 6 8 1 3 1 2
School Parks Westlake 3 2 1 4 2 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 Kellogg Arena 1 1 1 2 7 14
Indoor Full Blast 1 1 1 2 1 2 4 2 10 24 1 Total 1 2 2 2 1 1 2 11 19 7 7 18 6 2 30 2 8 9 21 3 23 16 8 10 14 18 1 4 12 5 14 1 1 2 24 38 25 11 284 25 31 1 19 1 1
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Battle Creek Parks and Recreation Equipment and Facility Inventory Table 3-2 (continued)
SU = Special Use P = Park Trail N = Natural Resource Area
Dog Waste Dispensers Fuse Boxes/Power Panels Fire Pit Restrooms Natural Resource Areas Beach Water Access Public Access Drinking Fountain Decorative Fountain Designated Parking Areas Benches Bike Rack Fishing Surfaced Pathways Storm Shelter Storage Building/Area SIGNS Informative Identification Instructional Ordinance Rules Donor Plaque Other FACILITIES TOTAL Park Name Garbage Can Cliff Street 1 Hamblin 1 8 Horseshoe 2 1 3 1 1 1 14
Mini Parks Julia V. Milner 1 1 8 Prospect 1 Claude Evans 11 1 2 1 5 1 1 1 2 3 1 69 Greenwood 2 1 2 15 Hamilton 3 1 2 1 16 McCrea 4 1 4 1 25 Meachem 2 2 1 1 14 Piper 9 1 5 1 1 1 2 46
Post 2 8 1 20 45 Neighborhood Parks Quaker 1 2 1 2 1 7 23 Sam J. Stellrecht 1 2 1 2 11 Bailey 97 4 1 13 8 21 2 1 1 1 2 387 Fell 6 1 3 1 1 20 Festival Park 6 6 1 3 23 Friendship 5 1 1 15 1 1 1 26 Irving 7 1 1 1 9 1 1 1 1 42 Leila Arboretum 6 1 1 2 10 1 9 2 1 41 McCamly 2 1 1 15 1 2 22
Mill Race Park 8 1 15 1 1 1 1 31 Community Parks Monument 2 1 2 1 5 2 1 7 21 Wave Park 1 1 6 Woodland 1 2 1 2 6 Willard Beach 28 2 2 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 5 130 Binder 9 4 3 1 24 1 2 1 6 89
SU/P Linear Park 3 12 4 1 1 2 1 7 41
N Metcalf Lake 1 1 Minges Brook 1 1 1 1 1 4 23 Prairieview 3 1 2 2 1 27 Riverside 6 2 1 2 10 4 1 2 5 1 1 4 85
School Parks Westlake 3 5 1 31 Kellogg Arena 14 4 4 1 4 1 5 59 Full Blast 26 3 4 2 9 4 5 2 1 4 109 Total 271 4 5 1 19 1 1 3 1 30 6 43 189 16 3 19 1 16 41 29 4 3 27 8 32 1516
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Battle Creek Parks and Recreation Summary of Local School by Type Table 3-3
S School Name School Type Acreage ECTION B1 Ann J. Kellogg Elementary 5 B2 Coburn Elementary 4
B3 Dudley Elementary 10 3:
B4 Franklin Elementary 3
B5 Fremont Elementary 5 R B6 Lamora Park Elementary 20 ECREATION B7 Urbandale Elementary 5 B8 Valleyview Elementary 7 B9 Verona Elementary 6 L1 Minges Brook Elementary 14
L2 Prairieview Elementary 7 I
L3 Riverside Elementary 80 NVENTORY L4 Westlake Elementary 12
P1 St. Joesph Elementary/Middle/Private 4 P2 Battle Creek Christian Elementary/Middle/Private 5 P3 Calhoun Christian Elementary/Middle/Private 16
C1 Arbor Academy Charter 4 C2 Endeavor Academy Charter 5
B10 Northwestern Middle 15 B11 Springfield Middle Middle 45 L5 Lakeview Middle 46
West Michigan Virtual Middle/High School
P4 Battle Creek Academy K-12 Private 43 P5 St. Philip High School – Private 4 B12 Battle Creek Central High School – Public 32 L6 Lakeview High School – Public 60
K1 Kellogg Community College Community College 110 M1 Miller College Four-year College
Total 577
Key to letters B = Battle Creek Public Schools L = Lakeview School District P = Private School C = Charter School K = Kellogg Community College M = Miller College
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Battle Creek Parks and Recreation Equipment and Facility Inventory by School System
Table 3-4
Battle Creek School District Lakeview School District Charter Schools Private Schools Community College Other Total DISTRICT FACILITIES 31 Elementarty School-Public 9 4 13 Elementary School-Private 3 3 Middle School-Public 2 1 3 Middle School-Private 3 3 High School-Public 1 1 2 High School-Private 2 2 Charter Schools 1 2 3 College 1 1 Other 1 1 INDO O R FACILITIES 128 Gym 15 8 1 4 2 30 Multi-Purpose Room 4 2 2 3 11 Swimming Pool 2 1 3 Theater/Auditorium/Stage 9 4 2 1 16 Library 11 6 2 3 1 23 Fitness Area 2 1 3 1 7 Computer Lab 13 9 2 4 9 1 38 PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT 232 Merry-Go-Round 2 1 3 Swing Sets 28 17 3 8 56 Slides 8 3 1 3 15 Monkey Bars 7 7 1 15 Climbers 19 19 1 1 40 Spring Animals 7 7 Balance Beam 2 3 5 Play Structure 20 12 2 3 37 Teeter Totters 6 1 1 1 9 Other 17 15 2 11 45 OUTDOOR SPORTS AREA 174 Basketball Goals 22 9 2 6 39 Baseball Diamonds 12 10 3 25 Softball Diamonds 1 1 Exercise Course 1 1 Tennis Courts 15 12 9 36 Football/Soccer Field 7 17 2 1 27 Stadium/Area/Track 1 1 2 Concessions Building 1 1 2 Bleachers 8 19 5 7 39 Athletic Field Lighting 2 2 O UTDO O R FACILITIES 190 Picnic Area/Picnic Tables 11 10 3 5 29 Pavilion/Shelter 1 3 1 5 Restrooms 1 3 4 Open Space Areas 8 6 2 2 1 19 Drinking Fountain 2 2 Parking 13 9 2 4 7 35 Benches 32 22 3 2 7 66 Bike Rack 13 10 1 2 26 Pathways 4 4 TOTAL FACILITIES 308 252 28 86 49 1 724
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Battle Creek Parks and Recreation Inventory of Non-Municipal Leisure Providers Table 3-5
S A Bowling Centers ECTION A1 Ken Nottke's Bowl 775 W. Columbia A2 M-66 19794 M-66
B Cinemas 3:
B1 Cheap Flicks 15375 Helmer
B2 Lakeview Square Mall Cinema 5775 Beckley Rd R B3 W. Columbia 7 2500 W. Columbia ECREATION C Community Education C1 Lakeview Public Schools Community Services 15 Arbor St. D County Parks D1 Historical Bridge Park Wattles Rd., Emmett Township
D2 Kimball Pines 1150 E. Michigan Ave I E Dance NVENTORY E1 Center Stage 474 Main E2 Dance in Motion 3140 5th St. E3 Dance to Life Battle Creek E4 Dance Bravura 124 Lakeview Ave.
E5 Expressions Dance Studio 474 Main Street E6 Lusi's Private Dance Stuido 724 West Territorial Rd. E7 Shari Rarick Dance 1400 W. Columbia F Fine Arts F1 Art Center of Battle Creek 265 E. Emmett F2 Battle Creek Youth Orchestra 25 W. Michigan Suite 1600 F3 Brass Band of Battle Creek 45 Oakside Drvie F4 Music Center of South Central Michigan 25 W. Michigan Suite 1600 G Firearms/Archery G1 Southside Sportsman's Club 539 Capital Ave. S.W. G2 Outback Archery 3477 M Drive South, Athens H Golf Courses/Driving Ranges/Disc Golf H1 Battle Creek Country Club Country Club Drive H2 Bedford Valley Golf Course 23161 Waubascon Rd. H3 Cedar Creek Golf Club 1400 Renton Rd. H4 Cedar Farms Golf Club 12111 Helmer Rd. H5 Custer Greens Golf Club 5500 Armstrong H6 Hit-Em-Here 1790 E. Columbia H7 Marywood Golf Club 21310 N. Avenue H8 Oakland Hills Golf Club 11619 H Dr. N. H9 Riverside Country Club 245 E. Columbia H10 Springbrook Golf Course 1600 Avenue A H11 Kimball Pines Disc Golf Course 1150 E. Michigan Ave I Gyms/Exercise Clubs I1 Altogether Slimmer-Trimmer U 2277 W. Columbia I2 Battle Creek Family YMCA 182 Capital Ave. I3 Curves for Women 1257 E. Columbia I4 Curves for Women 1579 Capital Ave N.E.
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Battle Creek Parks and Recreation Inventory of Non-Municipal Leisure Providers Table 3-5 (continued)
I Gyms/Exercise Clubs (continued) I5 Feeling Fit Exercise 1791 W. Columbia I6 Blue Moon 5700 Beckley I7 Ladies Workout Express 2545 Capital Ave. SW I8 Minges Creek Health Club 21 Minges Creek Plaza I9 Triple Threat (Closed) 399 North 20th Street J Gymnastics J1 Branch Gymnastics 893 N. Helmer K Ice Arena K1 Revolution Arena 75 Houston Street L Martial Arts L1 Aikido Institute 1200 E. Columbia L2 Korean Martial Arts Hap Ki Do 1600 W. Goguac Street L3 Kwang's Tae Kwan Do Academy 938 W. Columbia M Miniature Golf M1 Hit-Em-Here 1790 E. Columbia M2 Krystal Falls Golf Land 15190 Helmer Rd M3 Riverview Recreation 2000 E. Columbia N Museums N1 Heritage Battle Creek 34 W. Jackson Suite 5 N2 Kimball House Historical Museum 196 Capital Ave. N.E. N3 Kingman Museum of Natural History 175 Limit O Nature Center/Zoos O1 Binder Park Zoo 7400 Division O2 Kalamazoo Nature Center 7000 N. Westnedge, Kalamazoo O3 Ott Biological Preserve End of Arlington St., Emmett Twp. P Other P1 Battle Creek Bombers 1392 Capital Ave. N.E. P2 Burnham Brook Center 200 W. Michigan Ave. P3 Leila Arboretum Society 928 W. Michigan P4 Wattles Park Men's Club 201 Crosby, Emmett Township Q Outdoor/Adventure Recreation Q1 Buffalo International Campground 13705 1 Mile Rd. Q2 Climb Kalamazoo 136 S. Burdick, Kalamazoo Q3 Excalibur Paintball 10580 N Dr. N. Q4 Fort Custer Recreation Area 5100 Fort Custer Dr. Q5 Sub-Aquatic Sports and Service 347 Helmer Q6 Team Active Cycling and Fitness 22 W. Michigan R Therapeutic Recreation R1 Community Integrated Recreation 154 West St.
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Battle Creek Parks and Recreation Non-Municipal Recreation and Leisure Services in the Battle Creek Area Table 3-6
S ECTION ECTION Specific Special Youth Adult Senior Daily Weekly Monthly Time Frame Event Binder Park Zoo
School Programs 3:
African Circle Of Life/Food Chain * * * *
African Habitats * * * * R Animal Adaptations * * * * ECREATION Big Zoo Lesson * * * * * Knee High Naturalists * * * 2 * Little Explorers * * Suitcase For Survival * * * *
Home School Programs * * * * I Zoo Mobile NVENTORY Circle of Life * * * * Classy Animals * * Habitats of the World * * Keep Moving * *
Our Fine Feathered Friends * * * * Our Own Backyard * * Save Their Species * * Library Outreach Programs * Wildlife Management Events Breakfast for the Animals * * * * * Zoo Teens * * * * Zookeeper For A Day * * * * * Overnights and Scout Programs * Badge-In-A-Day * * * Family Overnights * * * * * Overnight Safari * * * * Zoo Snooze * * * Camps FAWN * * 2 * Jr. Zookeeper Camp * 1 * Safari Day Camp * * * Special Events * Birthday Parties * * * * Bonteboktoberfest * * * * Cheetah Chase 5k * * * * * Father's Day * * * * * Howl-a-Palooza * * * * * Kid's Funfari * * * * * Reptile Weekend * * * * * The Great Zoo Boo * * * * * * Burnham Brook Center * Arts and Crafts Linda's Crafts * *
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Battle Creek Parks and Recreation Non-Municipal Recreation and Leisure Services in the Battle Creek Area Table 3-6 (continued)
Specific Special Youth Adult Senior Daily Weekly Monthly Time Frame Event Burnham Brook Center (continued) Cards and Games Bid Whist * 1 * Contract Brdge * 1 * Duplicate Bridge * 1 * Euchre * 1 * Mah Jongg * 1 * Men's Bridge Club * 1 * Pinochle * 1 * Variety Cards * 1 * Dance Classes Line Dancing * 1 * Tap Dancing * 1 * Day Trips Art Prize * * Autumn at Birch Run & Frankenmuth * * Chicago's Bad Guys - the Whole Story * * Christmastime in Chicago * * Half Switched, the Musical * * Pre-Christmas shopping * * Studebakers, Chocolate & the Golden Dome * * Fitness Classes Aerobic Dance * * * BODYFLOW * * 2 * BODYPUMP * * 6 * Booty Beat Dance Fitness * * * Butts & Guts * * * * Cardio Drumming * * 3 * INSANITY * * * Outdoor Walking Circuit * 2 * Ripped * * * Senior & Beginner Fitness * 2 * Yoga Basics * * * * Yoga, Tai Chi, Pilates * 3 * ZUMBA * 5 * Zumba Gold * 2 * Recreation Bicycling * 1 * Billards * 2 * Golf League * 5 * Stamp Club * * * Community Integrated Recreation Fitness Walk & Roll Fitness Club * * 2 *
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Battle Creek Parks and Recreation Non-Municipal Recreation and Leisure Services in the Battle Creek Area Table 3-6 (continued)
S Specific Special ECTION Youth Adult Senior Daily Weekly Monthly Time Frame Event Community Integrated Recreation Fitness (continued)
Zumba * 1 * * 3:
Athletics R
Bowling * * 1 * ECREATION Dustkickers Kickball League * * 1 * Outings/Socials A Day at the Zoo * * * * * Annual Adaptive Water Sports Day * * * *
Baseball & Fireworks * * * * * I
Camping * * * * NVENTORY Chocolate Factory & Museum Tour * * * * CIR Golfers Up-To-Par * * 1 * * Detroit Tigers * * * * Kayaking * * * * *
Outdoor Movie in the Park * * * * *
Quarterly Dances * * * Arts/Music Decoupage * * * 1 * * Evening Silk Painting * * 1 * * Explore Art 1 * * * 1 * * Explore Art 2 * * * 1 * * Jewelry Design * * * 1 * * Loom Weaving * * 2 * * Mural Painting * * 1 * * Packing Tape Tote * * * 1 * * Saturday Art Series * * * 1 * * Silks * * * 1 * * World Drumming Class * * * 1 * * Enrichment CIR Access Today * * 1 * Cooking Class 101 * * 1 * * Leila Arboretum * * 1 * Make a Difference at the Food Bank * * 2 * Pack-A-Meal * * 1 * "Share A Chef" Cooking * * 1 * * Greater Battle Creek Ice Hockey Association Hockey League * * * Lean to Play * 2 * Learn to Skate * 2 * Open Skate * * * KCC's Division of Lifelong Learning Arts and Hobbies Bridge: Play of the Hand * * 1 evenings
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Battle Creek Parks and Recreation Non-Municipal Recreation and Leisure Services in the Battle Creek Area Table 3-6 (continued)
Specific Special Youth Adult Senior Daily Weekly Monthly Time Frame Event KCC's Division of Lifelong Learning Arts and Hobbies (continued) CouchSurfing: Travel Cheap & Meet the Locals * * day * Craft Swords: Knitting Basics for Men * * day * Digital Photography: Develop Your Photo Eye * * 1 evenings Digital Photography: The Basics * * 1 evenings Jewelry Design: Summer Earrings * * evening * Knitting for Beginners * * 1 evenings Off the Hook: Beginning Crochet * * 1 evenings Paper Making: From Trash to Treasure * * day * Pinterest: Get Pinning Now! * * evenings * Ravelry: Knitting and Crocheting * * evening * Select your own Knitting Project 1 evenings Simply Irresistible: Body Butter & Scrubs evening * So Fresh! day * The Wonder of Watercolors 2 evenings Tree of Life Pendant Necklace evening * Career Exploration Phlebotomy Technician Certification * * 2 evenings Real Estate Pre-Licensing Education * * 3 days Wine and Cooking An Ocean of Flavor * * evening * Artisan Cheese Making: Cheese Curds * * evening * Artisan Cheese Making: Feta * * evening * Artisan Cheese Making: Mozzarella * * evening * Discover Culinary Herbs & Greens * * evening * Eating for Your Spiritual Health * * evening * Explore the Raw Food Trend with Tasty Cuisine * * evening * Gluten & Dairy-Free Cooking * * evening * Head South! * * evening * Hop-Hop Candy: Easter Treats Just for You * * evening * Jucicing & Smoothies for Health & Energy * * evening * Make Your Own Fresh Farmer's Cheese * * day * Mama Mia! Fresh Italian Pasta & Sauces * * evening * Meatless Mondays * * evening * Ooo-La-La: Valentine's Candy Made with Love * * evening * Quick & Tasty Chicken Creations * * evening * Real Men Wear Aprons: Men in the Kitchen * * evening * Salsa Smackdown! * * day * Sean's Surprise * * evening * Special Event Cupcakes * * evening * Spring/Summer Salads & Delicious Dressings * * evening * Valentine's Weekend Wine Experience-Couples * * evening * Value Wines from Around the World * * evening *
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Battle Creek Parks and Recreation Non-Municipal Recreation and Leisure Services in the Battle Creek Area Table 3-6 (continued)
S Specific Special ECTION Youth Adult Senior Daily Weekly Monthly Time Frame Event KCC's Division of Lifelong Learning Wine and Cooking (continued)
Vegetarian One Pot Meals * * evening * 3:
Computer and Technology R
Complete Computer Maintenance * * 1 evening ECREATION Don't Be Embarassed Online * * day/evening * Home Networking: Wireless 411 * * day * Intermediate Levels MS Office 2007/2010 * * 2 evenings Introduction to MS Office 2007/2010 * * 2 evenings
iPad Amazing Apps! * * 1 evening I iPad For Educators * * 1 evening NVENTORY iPad: Fabulous Photos * * evening * Ipad: Just the Basics * * 1 evening Windows 8: OMG Will They Never Stop?!? * * day * Windows Computer File Management * * 1 evening
Home and Garden * * 1 day/evenings
A Great Start! Starting Vegetable Seedlings Indoors * * evening * Clutter Busters for Packrats * * evening * Community Gardening in your Neighborhood * * day * Composting: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly! * * day * DIY: Basic Siding Installation * * evening * DIY: Basic Toilet and Sink Repair * * evening * DIY: Drywall Basics- Prep, Install, Repair! * * evening * End Paper Clutter Today! * * evening * Green Cleaning with Easy-To-Make Cleaners! * * evening * Grow Food in your Front Yard for Beauty and Function * * evening * Harvesting Rain Water * * day * Historical Michigan Barns * * evening * Home Energy Reduction on a Shoestring * * evening * Living Sustainably! Introduction to Permaculture * * evening * Modern Feng Shui * * evening * Native Flowering Plants: Wildflowers that WOW! * * evening * Planning for the Unexpected * * evening * Planning Your Garden: Flowers, Vegetables & Herbs * * evening * Plant Selection: Midwest Landscape * * evening * Pruning 101: A Cut Above the Rest * * evening * Redesign & Redecorate Your Rooms in an Instant! * * evening * Staging your Home for Sale * * evening * Weeds, Bugs and Groundhogs: Keeping Pests Out * * day * Your Garden Can Make Dollars and Sense * * day * Fitness Body Blast Work Out * * 1 evenings Cycling Saftey & Maintenance * * day * Golf Fundamentals for Women * * 1 evenings
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Battle Creek Parks and Recreation Non-Municipal Recreation and Leisure Services in the Battle Creek Area Table 3-6 (continued)
Specific Special Youth Adult Senior Daily Weekly Monthly Time Frame Event KCC's Division of Lifelong Learning Fitness (continued) Guanqifa: Qigong for Headache Relief * * evening * Hiking for Fitness: Challenge Trails * * 1 days Hiking: Just for Fun * * 1 days Introduction to Golf for Couples * * 1 evenings Naam Yoga * * day * Self Defense Basics * * evenings * Taste of Tai Chi * * 1 evenings Yoga Basics: Easy Does It * * 1 evenings Yoga Basics: Meditation in Motion * * 1 evenings Yoga: Vinyasa Flow * * 1 evenings Zumba Fitness Workout * * 1 evenings Healthy & Holistic Living Angel Connections * * evening * Aura Reading & Protection * * evening * Couple's Massage: A Valentine's Day Experience * * evening * Develop Your Intuition * * evening * Eating for Your Spiritual Health * * evening * Elements of Inner Balance: Find Your Zen * * evening * Energy 101 * * evening * Explore Eastern Wisdom * * day * Guanqifa: Qigong for Headache Relief * * evening * Holistic Nutrion: Basics for Better Health * * evening * Introduction to Aromatherapy * * evening * Introduction to Tarot Card Reading * * evening * Modern Feng Shui * * evening * Naam Yoga: Mind-Body-Spirit Connection * * day * Natural Weight Control & Longevity * * evening * Reducing Stress: One Breath at a Time * * 1 evenings Spring Tonics: Herbs for Health * * evening * The Energy of Color * * evening * The Vortex: Seeking Conscious Alignment * * 1 evenings Tibetan Buddhist Meditation * * evening * Money and Financial Health Estate Planning & Trusts * * day * Retirement Planning * * 2 day/evening Languages American Sign Language * * 1 evenings American Sign Language 2 * * 1 evenings American Sign Language: Refresher Series * * 1 evenings Conversational Spanish: Level 1 * * 1 evenings Music & Writing Break Through Writers Block Now! * * day *
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Battle Creek Parks and Recreation Non-Municipal Recreation and Leisure Services in the Battle Creek Area Table 3-6 (continued)
S Specific Special ECTION Youth Adult Senior Daily Weekly Monthly Time Frame Event KCC's Division of Lifelong Learning Music & Writing (continued)
How to Play Piano by Ear * * evening * 3:
Instant Piano * * evening * R
Introduction to Fiction Writing * * 1 days ECREATION Obituary Writing * * evening * The Art of Memory * * evening * Test Preparation ACT Test Preparation Workshop * day *
Lakeview School District I
Arts and Crafts NVENTORY Evening Silk Painting * * 1 * Packing Tape Tote * * 1 * * Adult and Youth Pool Activities Advanced Senior USA Competitive Swimming * * *
I-94 Diving Club * * 3 *
LAC Beginning Diving * * 4 * Scuba Diver * * 2 * * Spring Adult Water Aerobics * * 2 * Spring Learn-to-Swim Lesson Program * 1 Spring Parent & Tot Swim Class * * 2 * Summer Adult Water Aerobics * * 2 * Summer Learn-to-Swim Program * 2 to 4 * Summer Parent & Tot Swim Classes * * 2 * Fitness Beginning Golf * 2 * Co-ed Tennis * 1 or 2 * Table Tennis * 1 * Tai Chi * 1 * Walk & Roll Wellness Club * 2 * Yoga * 1 * Zumba Cardio Party * 1 * Kids Camps Bigger, Faster, Stronger Camp * 3 * Boys Basketball Camp * 5 * Football Camp * 5 * Girl's Basketball Camp * 4 or 5 * Softball Camp * 5 * Tennis Camp * 4 * Volleyball Camp * 4 * Wrestling Camp * 4 * Wattles Park Men's Club Baseball/Softball * 1 Basketball * 1
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Battle Creek Parks and Recreation Non-Municipal Recreation and Leisure Services in the Battle Creek Area Table 3-6 (continued)
Specific Special Youth Adult Senior Daily Weekly Monthly Time Frame Event Wattles Park Men's Club (continued) Fall Soccer * 1 Floor Hockey * 1 Lacrosse * 1 Spring Soccer * 1 Volleyball * 1 Family Y-Center Child Care Child Watch * 6 * Kid's Club * 6 * Lemon Tree Pre-School Care * 5 * Wellness Programs Family Wellness Center * * * Health Screening * * * as needed * Massage Therapy * * as scheduled Group Fitness Classes Begin to Step * 3 Butt & Gut * 2 * Circuit Power * 5 Circuit Kickbox * 2 Kids Fit * 1 Martial Arts * 2 * Pilates / Core * 3 SilverStars * 2 * Spin & Spin Circuit * 4 * Step * 2 Strong Teens * 3 Yoga and Yoga Fusion * * 5 Y-Pump * 3 Sports and Programs Baseball * * * Basketball * * * Batting Cages * * as needed Cereal City Classic Run * * Racquetball * * * * Soccer * * * Tennis * * * * Triathlon Training * * Volleyball * * * Aquatics Programs & Classes Family Swim * * * 15 Lap Swim Adult * * 20 Lifeguard Classes * scheduled * Pre-Natal Fitness in Pool Therapy * 2 *
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Battle Creek Parks and Recreation Non-Municipal Recreation and Leisure Services in the Battle Creek Area Table 3-6 (continued)
S Specific Special ECTION Youth Adult Senior Daily Weekly Monthly Time Frame Event Family Y-Center Aquatics Programs & Classes (continued)
Swimming Lessons * * 1 4 weeks 3:
TWINGES * * 8 R
Water Aerobics * * 9 ECREATION Literacy & Other Programs English as a Second Language * 4 * G.E.D. Prep * 4 * Literacy Education * 4 *
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Non-Municipal Providers (See Map 3.3 next page) A Bowling Centers I4 Curves for Women A1 Ken Nottke's Bowl I Gyms/Exercise Clubs (continued) A2 M-66 I5 Feeling Fit Exercise B Cinemas I6 Blue Moon B1 Cheap Flicks I7 Ladies Workout Express B2 Lakeview Square Mall Cinema I8 Minges Creek Health Club B3 W. Columbia 7 I9 Triple Threat (closed) C Community Education J Gymnastics C1 Lakeview Public Schools Community Services J1 Branch Gymnastics D County Parks K Ice Arena D1 Historical Bridge Park K1 Revolution Arena D2 Kimball Pines L Martial Arts E Dance L1 Aikido Institute E1 Center Stage L2 Korean Martial Arts Hap Ki Do E2 Dance in Motion L3 Kwang's Tae Kwan Do Academy E3 Dance to Life M Miniature Golf E4 Dance Bravura M1 Hit-Em-Here E5 Expressions Dance Studio M2 Krystal Falls Golf Land E6 Lusi's Private Dance Stuido M3 Riverview Recreation E7 Shari Rarick Dance N Museums F Fine Arts N1 Heritage Battle Creek F1 Art Center of Battle Creek N2 Kimball House Historical Museum F2 Battle Creek Youth Orchestra N3 Kingman Museum of Natural History F3 Brass Band of Battle Creek O Nature Center/Zoos F4 Music Center of South Central Michigan O1 Binder Park Zoo G Firearms/Archery O2 Kalamazoo Nature Center G1 Southside Sportsman's Club O3 Ott Biological Preserve G2 Outback Archery P Other H Golf Courses/Driving Ranges/Disc Golf P1 Battle Creek Bombers H1 Battle Creek Country Club P2 Burnham Brook Center H2 Bedford Valley Golf Course P3 Leila Arboretum Society H3 Cedar Creek Golf Club P4 Wattles Park Men's Club H4 Cedar Farms Golf Club Q Outdoor/Adventure Recreation H5 Custer Greens Golf Club Q1 Buffalo International Campground H6 Hit-Em-Here Q2 Climb Kalamazoo H7 Marywood Golf Club Q3 Excalibur Paintball H8 Oakland Hills Golf Club Q4 Fort Custer Recreation Area H9 Riverside Country Club Q5 Sub-Aquatic Sports and Service H10 Springbrook Golf Course Q6 Team Active Cycling and Fitness H11 Kimball Pines Disc Golf Course R Therapeutic Recreation I Gyms/Exercise Clubs R1 Community Integrated Recreation I1 Altogether Slimmer-Trimmer U I2 Battle Creek Family YMCA I3 Curves for Women
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Battle Creek Parks and Recreation Parks and Recreation Program Offerings
Table 3-7 S ECTION Season Program Season Program Summer Challenge soccer camp Youth fitness classes
Tennis instruction Adult fitness classes 3:
Tennis Tournaments Virtual School
Claude Evans Basketball Winter Tennis instruction R Volleyball Camp Youth volleyball league ECREATION Kidventure Camp Youth indoor flag football Teen Leadership Camp Youth floor hockey 13’s World Series IFH tournament (floor hockey) AABC youth baseball New Year’s Splash
Adult softball Start Smart basketball I
BB/SB connection (baseball) Youth indoor soccer NVENTORY Connie Mack regional (baseball) Youth fitness classes Fast pitch softball Adult fitness classes Little tyke T-ball Tiny Tot floor hockey MHSAA State finals Virtual School Stan Musial Golf nets and batting cages Stan Musial regional Stan Musial State Spring Spring break camp Summer tournaments (baseball) Tennis instruction Golf and youth golf Youth fitness classes Summer aquatics Adult fitness classes Lock-ins Fall Tennis instruction Virtual School Flag football Fall softball Year round and Health and Fitness memberships Adult floor hockey other Fall soccer Boys and Girls Club Start Smart tennis Birthday parties Start Smart sports development Court rentals
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BARRIER FREE (ACCESSIBILITY) EVALUATION Horseshoe Bend: (Accessibility Ranking = 2) - Horseshoe Bend is adjacent to a section of the Since the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act of city’s Linear Park trail system. Barrier-free parking 1990, all public service areas are required to be built with is available with a small turf surface from the barrier-free accommodations. The following is an parking area to the play structures. The evaluation of the barrier-free status of the various parks playground includes a sand surface that is not and recreation facilities identified in Table 3-1. Each park or barrier-free. facility is accompanied by and accessibility ranking as - Actions needed to bring the park into compliance defined under: Recreation Inventory, Subsection 4. will be incorporated into future renovations. Accessibility Assessments in the State of Michigan’s 2008 Guidelines for the Development of Community Park, Julia V. Milner: (Accessibility Ranking = 2) Recreation, Open Space and Greenway Plans. - Milner Park is not accessible from the street due to the lack of a barrier-free curb cut. Beyond the curb, an asphalt path, consisting of ADA-compliant Accessibility Rankings wood-particle surfacing, allows for access to play 1 = None of the park/facility areas meet accessibility structures. guidelines. - Actions needed to bring the park into compliance will be incorporated into future renovations. 2 = Some of the park/facility areas meet accessibility guidelines. Prospect: (Accessibility Ranking = 1) - Prospect is a mini-park containing minimal open 3 = Most of the park/facility areas meet accessibility space and no usable equipment. guidelines. - Any anticipated future developments are expected to incorporate barrier-free design. 4 = The entire park meets accessibility guidelines. NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS 5 = The entire park was developed/renovated using Claude Evans: (Accessibility Ranking = 4) the principals. - Claude Evans has parking areas thatof allowuniversal for design barrier-free access to all park equipment and facilities, via hard-surface path. The restroom Also included is information regarding the necessary facilities are ADA-compliant. All fall-zone and transition steps needed to bring non-conforming parks and playground surfacing is ADA-compliant wood facilities into compliance. Improvements are expected to particle. take place at the next renovation of the park or facility in - Any future developments are expected to question. All improvements are expected to comply with incorporate barrier-free design. ADA standards. Greenwood: (Accessibility Ranking = 4) MINI PARKS - Greenwood has parking areas that allow for Cliff Street: (Accessibility Ranking = 1) barrier-free access to all park equipment and - Cliff Street serves primarily as a community facilities, via hard-surface path. All fall-zone and garden. No addition recreation amenities exist at playground surfacing is ADA-compliant wood the Park. Access to the park is not of barrier-free particle. design. - Any future developments are expected to - Actions needed to bring the park into compliance incorporate barrier-free design. will be incorporated into future renovations. Hamilton: (Accessibility Ranking = 2) Hamblin: (Accessibility Ranking = 1) - Hamilton has minimal street parking. Barrier-free - Hamblin has a limited number of play structures pathways are available to access equipment. and minimal open space. Minimal street parking is Playground and fall-zone areas are compliant. available. Access to the park is not of barrier-free - Addition actions needed to bring the park into full design and the park’s equipment is not accessible. compliance will be incorporated into future - Actions needed to bring the park into compliance renovations. will be incorporated into future renovations.
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McCrea: (Accessibility Ranking = 2) - McCrea’s accessibility is limited by a lack of barrier- COMMUNITY PARKS/SPORTS COMPLEX free curb cuts adjacent to parking areas. The Bailey: (Accessibility Ranking = 3)
park’s basketball courts are not accessible however - Bailey has numerous parking areas, all of which are S tennis courts and a shelter are serviced by barrier- accessible to either hard-surfaced pathways or ECTION free curb cuts and a hard-surface path to the ADA-compliant surfaced pathways. Restrooms are shelter. not completely barrier-free. Two play areas, along - Actions needed to bring the park into compliance with a picnic shelter have ADA-compliant surfacing.
will be incorporated into future renovations. - Actions needed to bring the park into compliance 3:
will be incorporated into future renovations. R
Meachem: (Accessibility Ranking = 3) ECREATION - Although minimal street parking is available at Fell: (Accessibility Ranking = 3) Meachem, accessibility exists from the street to - Fell Park is served by a section of the city’s linear the park. A paved pathway provides barrier-free path which is ADA compliant. There are however access to all recreation elements in the park and no hard-surfaced pathways connecting visitors to the playground area includes ADA-compliant restrooms and playgrounds areas that are ADA-
wood-particle surfacing. I
compliant. NVENTORY - Any future developments are expected to - A major renovation of the park is planned for the incorporate barrier-free design. near future that will bring the area into compliance. Piper: (Accessibility Ranking = 4) - Piper Park is accessible via curb cuts and a hard- Friendship: (Accessibility Ranking = 3) surface trail network throughout. The two picnic - Friendship Park is adjacent to accessible parking shelters have a concrete base and are serviced by areas. The staging area in the park is accessible via hard-surface path. All playground elements are a hard-surfaced path and a barrier-free seating surfaced with ADA-compliant wood-particle. area. - Any future developments are expected to - Any future developments are expected to incorporate barrier-free design. incorporate barrier-free design.
Post: (Accessibility Ranking = 4) Irving: (Accessibility Ranking = 2) - Post is accessible via curb cuts adjacent to parking - Irving is served by a single accessible parking lot. areas and a hard-surface trail system. All the The park has a hard-surfaced path with limited park’s facilities are barrier-free. accessibility. Play areas in the park are not ADA- - Any future developments are expected to compliant and other features such as benches, incorporate barrier-free design. drinking fountains, flower gardens, and a pond offer only limited accessibility. Quaker: (Accessibility Ranking = 4) - Actions needed to bring the park into compliance - Quaker has barrier-free street parking and all will be incorporated into future renovations. playground facilities are ADA compliant. Signage within the park with information regarding its Leila Arboretum: (Accessibility Ranking = 2) historic nature is accessible. - Leila Arboretum was established for the natural - Any future developments are expected to preservation and study of plants, shrubs, and trees. incorporate barrier-free design. The arboretum is owned by the city, but is managed by a private non-profit agency. Due to Sam J. Stellrecht: (Accessibility Ranking = 4) the nature of the park, full ADA compliance would - Parking at Stellrecht is adjacent to the Franklin strain its functionality. Certain facilities, such as Neighborhood Center. All recreation facilities areas of parking and some sidewalks are within the park are ADA-compliant. accessible. - Any future developments are expected to - Actions needed to bring the park into compliance incorporate barrier-free design. will be incorporated into future renovations.
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McCamly: (Accessibility Ranking = 2) NATURAL RESOURCE AREAS - McCamly is served by an accessible parking lot Metcalf Lake: (Accessibility Ranking = 1) used for an adjacent business. Hard-surfaced - Metcalf Lake is currently and underdeveloped pathways in the park are accessible via curb cuts. natural resource area previously gifted to the city. Drinking fountains in the park and a stage in the - A preliminary master plan for the area includes center are not ADA-compliant. improvements that incorporate barrier-free - Actions needed to bring the park into compliance designs. will be incorporated into future renovations. SCHOOL PARKS Monument: (Accessibility Ranking = 4) Minges Brook: (Accessibility Ranking = 4) - Monument has limited parking. The park has a - Minges Brook Park is currently ADA compliant. hard-surfaced path, accessible from the parking - All future developments are expected to area via curb cuts. The park is home to several incorporate barrier-free designs. monuments of historic significance to the community. Barrier-free accommodations are Prairieview: (Accessibility Ranking = 4) available in the appropriate areas. - Prairieview Park is currently ADA compliant. - Any future developments are expected to - All future developments are expected to incorporate barrier-free design. incorporate barrier-free designs.
Willard Beach: (Accessibility Ranking = 3) Riverside: (Accessibility Ranking = 4) - Willard Beach is served by a large main parking - Riverside Park is currently ADA compliant. area. Two of the parks three pavilions are barrier- - All future developments are expected to free and two sets of restrooms are barrier-free. incorporate barrier-free designs. No hard-surfaced pathway to the beach area exists however a handicapped parking area is located Westlake: (Accessibility Ranking = 4) close by that provides access to the beach. - Westlake Park is currently ADA compliant. - Future improvements at Willard Beach are detailed - All future developments are expected to in the park’s master plan which includes full ADA incorporate barrier-free designs. compliance. INDOOR FACILITIES Woodland: (Accessibility Ranking = 2) Full Blast: (Accessibility Ranking = 4) - Woodland is served by two accessible parking - Full Blast is a multi-faceted family community areas. The park is currently being used primarily recreation center. It has three gymnasiums, indoor for passive leisure and natural resource and outdoor water parks, two general multi- observation. The department’s master plan for the purpose rooms, a fitness center and jogging track, park includes a network of trails that would be concessions and locker rooms. The facility is ADA-compliant. utilized year-round for recreation programming and community use with the exception of the SPECIAL USE/PARK TRAIL water parks which are open primarily during the Binder: (Accessibility Ranking = 4) summer months. The facility is currently ADA - Binder Park is home to the 27-hole Binder Park compliant with the exception of Braille signage for Golf Course. The course is currently ADA people with visual disabilities. compliant. - All future developments are expected to - All future developments are expected to incorporate barrier-free designs. incorporate barrier-free designs. Kellogg Arena: (Accessibility Ranking = 4) Linear Park/Greenways: (Accessibility Ranking = 4) - Kellogg Arena is a multi-functional regional - The city’s Linear Park includes approximately 22 meetings and conventions and sports/concert miles of hard-surfaced pathway. Barrier-free venue. There is barrier-free parking adjacent and parking is available at many locations along the barrier-free access to bathrooms and drinking path. fountains was added during 2004-05 renovations. - All future developments are expected to While the Arena’s bleachers are not entirely incorporate barrier-free designs.
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free, accommodations are made for visitors at Current Condition: Not applicable (see modifications every event. below) - All future developments are expected to Modifications: The original improvements have since been
incorporate barrier-free designs. replaced with newer, more modern, ADA-compliant S
facilities. ECTION DNR RECREATION GRANT INVENTORY FELL PARK (1977) TYPE: DEVELOPMENT Table 3-8 briefly identifies a complete list of each Project Scope: The project included the addition of park/facility which was partially or completely acquired or restrooms to the park. 3:
developed with DNR grant money by the City of Battle
Current Condition: The original restrooms have since been R Creek and its Parks and Recreation Department as identified
renovated and improved to comply with accessibility ECREA by the Department of Natural Resources for the State of standards. Michigan. Modifications: No scope items have been removed.
For each grant, summary information is provided regarding TION LINEAR PARK (1982) TYPE: ACQUISITION the scope and current status of the park or facility and the Property Purchased: The project included multiple related improvements.
purchases throughout I NVENTORY portions of the Battle Creek Parks and Recreation community including DNR Grant Inventory - 1965-2013 property consolidated Table 3-8 by the railroad along the city’s downtown Project No. Project Title/Park Name Type Year Amount riverfront, property 26-00099 Willard Beach Park Development 1965 $58,674.50 formerly owned by
26-01023 X2 Bailey Park Development 1977 $65,516.88 Consumer’s Energy running from Spring 26-01023 Y2 Fell Park Development 1977 $28,960.62 Lake to Bailey Park and TF617 Linear Park Dev./Acquist. 1982 $995,000.00 property along Wagner Drive. Other smaller 26-01315 Binder Park Zoo Development 1984 $152,000.00 miscellaneous pieces at 26-01480 Willard Beach Park Development 1989 $168,750.00 various locations were
TF89-095 Bailey Park Renovation Development 1989 $375,000.00 also purchased. Current Use: All of the BF89-457 Parks Quality Improvement Development 1989 $276,210.00 purchased property BF 93-182 Neighborhood Park Improvement Development 1994 $371,000.00 currently serves the city’s Linear Park. The CM99-188 Piper Park Renovation Development 1999 $300,000.00 Linear Park system is TF99-187 Southside Park Land Purchase Acquisition 1999 $500,000.00 heavily used by a large BF00-149 Leila Arboretum Improvements Development 2000 $250,000.00 and diverse group of local residents. TF03-107 Bailey Park Improvements Development 2003 $229,300.00 Recreation Facilities: The property purchased has since been improved with WILLARD BEACH PARK (19650 TYPE: DEVELOPMENT hard-surface pathways. A portion of the property Project Scope: Currently, records do not exist that provide purchased along the riverfront, with the approval of the specific details on the scope of this particular project. Trust Fund Board, has since been sold to the W.K. Kellogg Current Condition: Willard beach remains a well utilized Foundation which continues to provide the property for local recreation asset. public recreation use. Modifications: The park has received several modifications and upgrades over the years all designed to improve the BINDER PARK ZOO (1984) TYPE: DEVELOPMENT user experience. Project Scope: The project included the construction of an entrance road and large surface parking lot. BAILEY PARK (1977) TYPE: DEVELOPMENT Current Condition : The road and parking lot are currently in Project Scope: The projected included the addition of good condition. restrooms, concessions and lighting
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Modifications: No scope items have been removed. The NEIGHBORHOOD PARK IMPROVEMENT (1994) TYPE: DEVELOPMENT parking lot has since been expanded. Project Scope: The project included renovations at six (6) city parks. Improvements included the addition of WILLARD BEACH PARK (1989) TYPE: DEVELOPMENT playground equipment, site fixtures, landscaping, basketball Project Scope: The project included the new construction courts and signage at five parks; site work at four locations; of a beach front building designed to house restrooms, fencing and hard surface paths at three locations; a picnic concessions and dedicated rooms for beach lifeguards. A shelter/pavilion at two parks; two (2) tennis courts at previously existing diving area was removed from the beach McCrea Park and the addition of sand volley ball courts, and tongue and grove ceiling material was added to the soccer goals and a ball field renovation at Greenwood park. underneath side of the main shelter/pavilion at the beach. Current Condition: All improvements are in good condition Current Condition: The building and improved shelter are and well utilized by the public currently in good condition and readily used by the public. Modifications: No scope items have been removed. Some general maintenance will be required in the immediate future. PIPER PARK RENOVATION (1999) TYPE: DEVELOPMENT Modifications: No items have been removed. Plexiglas Project Scope: The project included the construction of a panels have been added to the beach front building. large, accessible playground area, perimeter hard surface path, two (2) small picnic shelters, drinking fountains, BAILEY PARK RENOVATION (1989) TYPE: DEVELOPMENT landscaping, a renovation of the existing ball field and Project Scope: The project included the construction of fully associated backstop, park signage and other minor fenced 6,000 seat baseball stadium with irrigation, field recreation amenities. lighting, scoreboard, dugouts, restrooms, concessions, press Current Condition: The improvements are in good general box area and open concourse. Additionally, a four (4) field condition requiring only routine maintenance. (quad) softball complex was constructed including fencing, Modifications: No scope items have been removed. restrooms, scoreboard and concessions housed in a separate building. SOUTHSIDE PARK LAND PURCHASE (1999) TYPE: ACQUISITION Current Condition: Currently, the stadium serves as the Property Purchased: 144 acres on the cities southwest side home to the minor league Battle Creek Bombers and is used currently referred to as Woodland Park. for various other events throughout the summer months. Current Use: The Park is currently being used for general The stadium is in good general condition but will require recreation purposes. painting of its steel structure in the near future. The Recreation Facilities: Several recreation facilities have been softball complex is heavily used by local and out-of-town added including two paved parking areas, trail map signage players. It is in generally good condition requiring some and natural walking paths. fencing repairs and minor structural maintenance to the stand-alone concessions building. LEILA ARBORETUM IMPROVEMENTS (2000) TYPE: DEVELOPMENT Modifications: No scope items have been removed Project Scope: The project included the installation of an although additions have been made to the stadium irrigation system in a portion of the park, signage detailing (lighting, seating) to accommodate minor league baseball native plant species, a gazebo, added parking and walking paths, landscaping improvements and other minor PARKS QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS (1989) TYPE: DEVELOPMENT recreation amenities. Project Scope: The project included renovations at three Current Condition: All improvements are in good condition city parks. An additional four (4) field softball complex was and maintained, in part, by a dedicated non-profit added at Bailey parking including lighting, irrigation, fencing organization. and a stand-alone, centrally located building (hub) along Modifications: No scope items have been removed. with added parking. New playground equipment and basketball courts, along with renovations to existing BAILEY PARK IMPROVEMENTS (2003) TYPE: DEVELOPMENT restrooms were installed at Claude Evans Park. And a new Project Scope: The project included a boat launch ramp, shelter/pavilion and two (2) individual play areas were large, accessible, fenced playground area, parking for cars added at Irving Park. and boat trailers, a paved pathway with observation Current Condition: All improvements are in good condition decking along the river, a shelter/pavilion, landscaping requiring only routine maintenance. improvements and other minor recreation amenities. Modifications: No scope items have been removed. Current Condition: All improvements are in good condition and well utilized by the public. Modifications: No scope items have been removed.
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physical activity, and promoting healthy nutrition and lifestyle choices.
S ORGANIZATION ECTION
The City of Battle Creek Parks and Recreation services are delivered through the direction of a mayor-led, nine member City Commission. The City Manager serves at the 4:
pleasure of the Commission, providing the link between the
A direct representatives of the citizenry of Battle Creek and DMINISTRATIVE the professional staff. A list of the current elected city officials, administrative staff, and Master Plan advisory committee members may be found in Figure 4-1. Figures 4- 2 is the organizational chart for the City of Battle Creek and METHOD identifies senior staff leaders and members of the city’s Battle Creek has implemented comprehensive strategic leadership team along with supervisory community awareness and involvement programs responsibilities. over the past several years. The results of these
programs have been clearer communication The Parks and Recreation Director reports directly to the S TRUCTURE between the people and the government regarding City Manager and is a key member of the city’s strategic community strengths and shortcomings. It has, also, leadership team. An organizational chart for the Parks and provided regular feedback on the desires of the Recreation Department is included in Figure 4-3. The Parks people and the responsiveness of the City and Recreation Department is responsible for providing departments. Each department is bettered listening services in two primary areas to the Battle Creek first, then taking action to better serve the needs of community; recreation programming, and facility the community. management.
The Parks and Recreation Department has been the leader STAFFING and a visible proponent of the citizen involvement process. Many of the projects undertaken by the Parks and The organizational chart in Figure 4-3 shows the Recreation staff have been implemented after receiving organizational structure of the Parks and Recreation considerable input from the citizens. This is especially true Department. Programming and facilities management regarding neighborhood park improvement projects. responsibilities are divided between two superintendents that report directly to the Parks and Recreation Director. The Facilities & Operations Superintendent is responsible MISSION for the management and programming of the department’s In 2007 the Parks and Recreation Department completed an golf course and multi-sports field facility along with financial internal strategic planning and mission realignment process. security. The Recreation Services Superintendent is The goal of the effort was to ensure the distribution of responsible for the management and programming of the departmental resources (both human and financial) in department’s recreation center, which includes an support of mission. Based on input from a variety of outdoor/indoor water park and fitness center, and citizen-driven initiatives and an internal analysis of programming staff. This position also is also responsible for customer wants and needs the department refined it marketing and communications. mission as follows: The Binder Park Golf Services Manager is responsible for Battle Creek Parks and Recreation is committed the operation of the city’s 27-hole golf course. The department also employs, on a contractual basis, a Business ….to providing recreation programs and services and Organizational Development specialist who is that improve the physical health and wellbeing of responsible for department-wide strategic planning and the individual and the community. related policy development, managing partnerships and collaborative efforts, and developing direction in areas of The department has allocated all of its resources to emerging business interest. The Parks and Recreation achieving this goal with a particular emphasis on getting young children physically active, creating opportunities for
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Director also provides oversight to the city’s contractual City of Battle Creek Administration agreement with the Cereal City Development Corporation Members of the City Commission (CCDC) to manage the city-owned Kellogg Arena. Baldwin, Susan At-large Behnke, Mark At-large Battle Creek has a full service parks and recreation Helmboldt Andy At-Large department. There are a total of 11 full-time and over 250 Walters, David (Mayor) At-Large part-time and/or seasonal employees in the park Owens, Deborah (Vice Mayor) Ward 1 maintenance, customer service, and program assistant Ward-Gray, Lynn Ward 2 functions. Throughout the year there are numerous Newsome, Dean Ward 3 volunteers that help the department provide its services. Sherzer, Mike Ward 4 Volunteers play a significant role in the delivery of a Domenico, Jeff Ward 5 number of youth sports, camp and related programs. Volunteers support both operations and administration for Administrative Staff various local, regional and national athletic and tourism City Manager, Ken Tsuchiyama related events and support certain fundraising and other Assistant City Manager Vacant revenue generating activities. City Attorney Jill Steele City Clerk Victoria Houser BUDGET City Treasurer Gail Budrow-Bradstreet
The budget for the Parks and Recreation Department is Directors $4,481,840 in fiscal year 2013-14. The department is Finance Director Linda Morrison divided up into 20 different business units as noted in Table Employee Relations Director Russell Claggett 4-1. Parks and Recreation is partially supported by a Community Services Director Susan Bedsole subsidy from the city’s general fund and derives additional Parks and Recreation Director Jeff Hovarter revenue from program fees, services charges, rental and Chief of Police Jackie Hampton lease agreements, grants, donations and other general fees. Fire Chief Jackie Hampton (acting) For the current fiscal year approximately 43% of the
department’s budget consists of subsidy from the city Master Plan Advisory Committee general fund. The remaining 57% is derived from other Jeff Hovarter Parks and Recreation sources of revenue (including some interdepartmental Ted Dearing Parks and Recreation transfers). The department’s overall budget has remained Christine Huff Purchasing Agent relatively stable in recent years as has its general fund Christine Hilton Planning Supervisor subsidy. Table 4-2 provides a listing of capital Marcie Gillett, Manager Neighborhood Services improvements budgeted for the current fiscal year. Table Jeremy Andrews Sprout Urban Farms 4-3 is a comparison of the three pervious fiscal year budgets Chad Curtis Getaway Sports for Parks and Recreation. Mike Wood Team Active Adam Dingwall Family YMCA PARTNERSHIPS Todd Gerber, Superintendent Street and Parks The Battle Creek Parks and Recreation Department believes strongly in collaborative partnerships that extend the department’s reach and allow it to leverage its limited resources to impact the greatest number of people. The Sources of Revenue: Percentage department has worked hard to form partnerships with Program Fees 45% recreation providers and other like-minded organizations Memberships 2% with similar mission directives. The department pursues Grants 2% strategic partnerships that allow it to provide the broadest Gifts and Donations 2% and best quality recreation services to the people of Battle Sponsorships 2% Creek. Based on established policies, parks and recreation Rental Income 2% staff have formed dozens of partnerships in recent years, all Leases 2% of which are currently active and are producing positive Miscellaneous Income 2% result for the community. Table 4-4 provides an overview General Fund Subsidy 43% of the department’s various partnership efforts.
Figure 4-1
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POLICIES AND PROCEDURES Organizational Chart for the City of Battle Creek Figure 4-2 The operations of the Parks and Recreation Department, as S well as the services it offers to the public, are governed by a ECTION number of administrative and procedural policies. As a department of city
government, Parks and 4:
Recreation is subject to the
administrative policies of A DMINISTRATIVE the city in such areas as personnel and purchasing. The department also has a number of internal administrative policies articulated in such documents as the Parks and
Recreation Revenue and S
Memorial and Donations TRUCTURE Policies. Additionally, the department is subject to the laws of the State of Michigan where applicable.
The department’s revenue policy provides detailed direction on the various aspects of managing revenue sources and includes policies for determining cost recovery standards, establishing and collecting fees, facility and equipment rental, sponsorships, grants and donations, and contractual relationships. The department’s partnership policies provide standards and guidelines for collaborative initiatives and specify the conditions under which the department will seek and enter into partnership relationships. Various other miscellaneous policies govern programmatic issues and parks and facility maintenance and use.
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Organizational Chart for the City of Battle Creek Parks and Recreation Figure 4-3
Parks and Recreation Director
Operations Recreation Superintendent Superintendent
Rec Financial Facility Recreation Services Manager, Full Services Coordinator Blast Manager
Rech First Tee of BC Rec Center Rec Center Recreation Director Of Golf Tech/Bailey Youth Golf Operations Maintenance Program Services Park Facilities Coordinator Coordinator Coordinator Coordinator
Willard Assistant Golf Assistant Golf Bailey Park Water Park Recreation Activity Beach/Park Services Services Maintenance Operations Activities Leader(s) Rangers Manager Manager Coordinator Staff Leader (Intern)
Customer Field Rec Center Maintenance Services/Food Maintenance Operations Staff Service Staff Staff Staff
Lifeguards (Seasonal)
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Battle Creek Parks and Recreation Fiscal Year 2013-14 Budget by Business Unit
Table 4-1 S ECTION Business Business Unit Budgeted Bu dge ted Budgeted Unit Description Revenues Expense Subsidy
6990 Youth Golf 233,426 278,426 45,000 4:
7000 Administration 4,000 839,219 835,219
7010 Special Projects 0 50,000 50,000 A 7011 Capital Repairs 0 0 0 DMINISTRATIVE 7020 Athletics 167,375 250,176 82,801 7021 Enrichment 700 3,212 2,512 7028 Health and Wellness Programs 0 7,441 7,441 7030 Interagency 0 147,725 147,725 7050 Bailey Park 187,400 441,002 253,602 7100 Willard Beach Administration 16,100 22,691 6,591 7162 Sports Forum Programs 147,045 127,111 (19,934)
7160 Flash Flood Water Park 347,600 318,635 (28,965) S TRUCTURE 7163 Full Blast Special Events/Groups 84,500 8,500 (76,000) 7170 Full Blast Building 220,934 489,045 268,111 7175 Fitness Center 30,500 25,025 (5,475) 4560 Parks Building and Maintenance 0 305,174 305,174 4565 Willard Beach 0 29,840 29,840 4570 Linear Park Maintenance and 0 56,152 56,152 Development
Totals 1,439,580 3,399,374 1,959,794
Binder Park Golf Course Special Revenue Fund
6970 Binder Park Golf Course 1,103,483 749,266 (354,217) 6980 Binder Park Maintenance 0 333,200 333,200 Totals 1,103,483 1,082,466 (21,017)
Department Totals
Battle Creek Parks and Recreation Capital Improvements – Fiscal Year 2013-14 Table 4-2
Revenues General Fund 2,560,000 Total Revenues 2,560,000
Expenses Linear Park Repairs (Existing Path) 1,100,000 Parking Lot and Road Repairs (Asphalt Overlays) 750,000 Bailey Park Facilities Restoration and Repairs 260,000 Bailey Park Lighting Repairs 350,000 Irving park Building Demolition and Site Restoration 100,000 Total Expenses 2,560,000
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Battle Creek Parks and Recreation Three-Year Budget Comparison Table 4-3
Business 2011-12 (Actual) 2012-13 (Projected) 2013-14 (Budgeted) Unit # Business Unit Description Revenue Expense Subsidy Revenue Expense Subsidy Revenue Expense Subsidy 6990 Youth Golf 119,636 129,636 10,000 161,125 181,125 20,000 233,426 278,426 45,000 7000 Administration 7,700 715,049 707,349 4,000 871,003 867,003 4,000 839,219 835,219 7010 Special Projects 4,364 54,304 49,940 0 50,000 50,000 0 50,000 50,000 7011 Capital Repairs 51,895 196,055 144,160 0 2,185 2,185 0 0 0 7020 Athletics 171,513 276,847 105,334 161,670 196,390 34,720 167,375 250,176 82,801 7021 Enrichment 12,727 22,031 9,304 700 7,348 6,648 700 3,212 2,512 7022 Sports Forum Programs 126,891 120,457 (6,434) 136,100 133,179 (2,921) 147,795 127,501 (20,294) 7028 Health and Fitness Programs 0 1 1 0 7,441 7,441 0 7,441 7,441 7030 Interagency 20,000 151,470 131,470 0 147,725 147,725 0 147,725 147,725 7050 Bailey Park 143,171 436,942 293,771 198,800 457,402 258,602 187,400 441,002 253,602 7100 Willard Beach Administration 24,561 15,200 (9,361) 16,100 22,965 6,865 16,100 22,691 6,591 7160 Flash Flood Water Park 305,492 306,575 1,083 323,663 313,343 (10,320) 347,600 318,635 (28,965) 7163 Full Blast Special Events/Groups 99,277 5,191 (94,086) 101,000 15,050 (85,950) 84,500 8,500 (76,000) 7170 Full Blast Building 194,679 435,695 241,016 225,934 495,204 269,270 220,934 489,045 268,111 7175 Fitness Center 21,494 21,370 (124) 25,575 22,575 (3,000) 30,500 25,025 (5,475) 6970 Binder Park Golf Course 1,173,518 724,725 (448,793) 1,536,574 773,255 (763,319) 1,106,783 749,266 (357,517) 6980 Binder Park Maintenance 0 348,034 348,034 0 333,200 333,200 0 333,200 333,200
Totals $2,476,918 $3,959,582 $1,482,664 $2,891,241 $4,029,390 $1,138,149 $2,547,113 $4,091,064 $1,543,951
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Battle Creek Parks and Recreation Collaborative Partnerships
Table 4-4 S ECTION Facility/Program Partner Description Bailey Park Battle Creek Public Schools, St. Philip Softball/Baseball facilities
Catholic School, Kellogg Community 4:
College
Michigan High School Athletic Assoc. Baseball/softball championships A Convention and Visitors Bureau Operations and capital investment DMINISTRATIVE B. C. Bombers (Northwood League) Minor league baseball Family YMCA Corporate Cup (adult sports programming) Lakeview Youth Association (LYA) Youth baseball Binder Park Binder Park Zoological Society Park/zoo management First Tee of Michigan Youth golf programming Personal and Professional Wellness Family winter sports Claude Evans Park Cereal City Hoopsters Youth basketball programming
Fell Park New Level Sports Youth athletic programming S TRUCTURE Full Blast Kellogg Arena Operations/equipment support Boys and Girls Club Afterschool programming West Michigan Virtual School Alternative education Battle Creek Family YMCA Summer Camp Aquatic support Pepsi Facility sponsorship AT&T Facility sponsorship Hamilton Park BC Junior Bombers/Mid-Michigan Tigers Youth baseball KCC Sportsplex Kellogg Community College Shared sports facilities Kellogg Arena Cereal City Development Corp Facility management Leila Arboretum Leila Arboretum Society Park and program management McCrea Park Shamrock Baseball Youth baseball Minges Brook Park Lakeview Public Schools Joint park operations Piper Park HBF Maroons Youth baseball Prairieview Park Lakeview Public Schools Joint park operations Riverside Park Lakeview Public Schools Joint park operations ASYO Youth athletic programming Lakeview Youth Association (LYA) Youth baseball Youth Tennis Minges Creek Racquet Club Youth athletic programming
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obesity was the top priority health issue in the County. The committee recognized, as did focus group and interview participants, that to address overweight and obesity, the
health issues of physical activity and nutrition would also S
have to be addressed. ECTION
The Committee’s findings reflect the community’s awareness and concern for the impacts of poor lifestyle
choices on current and future generations. Despite Battle 5:
Creek’s proactive approach, both regionally and national,
health concerns related to poor lifestyle choices continue G to grow. Chronic diseases—such as cardiovascular disease OALSAND (primarily heart disease and stroke), cancer, and diabetes— PLANNING STRATEGY are responsible for 7 out of 10 deaths among Americans each year and chronic diseases account for $3 of every $4 The Battle Creek Parks and Recreation Department spent on healthcare.1 A recent report from the Trust for th embarked upon its 2014-18 master planning process America’s Health indicates that Michigan is the 5 heaviest O
with a desire to build on the successes of the State in the nation, setting Michiganders up for an BJECTIVES previous five years. Rather than pursuing an entirely explosion of weight related health problems and costing new strategic direction, the department sought to the State an additional $22 billion in health care costs by capitalize on the citizen-driven directives in its 2030. Locally, Calhoun County has an obesity rate that is current plan as well as align the distribution of its 6% higher than the state average and a higher percentage
resources with broader community needs of residents who fail to participate in the recommended established through community-wide assessments. amount of daily physical activity than the state average.2
In addition, the prevalence of obesity in the adult
population is spreading to children putting young people at
an increased risk of premature heart attacks and strokes.3 In 2013 three hospitals that share Calhoun County as a A much greater number of children are now suffering from service area—Bronson Battle Creek, Oaklawn Hospital, and diseases that were once thought to only plague adults. Southwest Regional Rehabilitation Center—came together High cholesterol, high blood pressure, arthritis, fatty to jointly conduct a community health needs assessment deposits in the liver, and type 2 diabetes are all common (CHNA). The hospitals, working with several additional 4 findings in overweight children. community partners, formed an 11- member Assessment
Advisory Committee charged with gleaning health needs by For these reasons, as the Parks and Recreation Department reviewimg quantitative data from two main sources: The began the development of its master plan, it sought to Coordinating Council (TCC) of Calhoun County–Community continue its recent emphasis on community health needs. Report Card 2011–12 and the Calhoun County Public It is clear to the department that physical fitness and Health Department’s 2009 Behavioral Risk Factor healthy lifestyles remained a high priority among citizens Surveillance Survey (BRFSS). and that a focused and strategic approach is needed. The
intent is to respond to the current and previously The Assessment Advisory Committee also sought input articulated citizen needs in a more purposeful way while directly from medically underserved, low- income, and building on past efforts. minority populations, and other community representatives. Fourteen interviews were conducted with leaders in the community representing community service providers, health care providers, medically underserved 1 Center for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. populations, minority populations, rural populations, and Department of Health and Human Services, 2012 business. Eight focus groups were held with people 2 Calhoun County Community Report Card, The representing various populations and geographic areas in Coordinating Council, 2010-11 the county. The interviews, focus groups and data 3 “Overweight Children Face Premature Heart Attacks, reviewed by the committee revealed several areas where Strokes”. Steve Sternberg, USA Today, December 6, 2007. the health and health-related behaviors of Calhoun County 4 Childhood Obesity: A New Epidemic. Robin Drucker, M.D. residents could be improved, and that overweight and To Your Health – CHRC Newsletter, Summer 2004
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As the plan was developed the department sought to collaborative arrangements with a diverse set of recreation continuously re-enforce the impact of the mission on its providers. Developing structures that support self-directed strategic action steps. Citizens were not only asked to rate recreation means emphasizing non-structured over parks and recreation services but to provide input on how structured programming for certain constituents to the department could improve physical health and encourage great participation. promote healthier lifestyle choices. By doing so, citizens played an active role in defining the department’s future, The following goals, objectives and actions steps tie back to based in part, on the department’s most recent past. This these strategic objectives and are further categorized as approach was instrumental to determining strategy areas either part of Programs and Services or Operations and specific actions steps that continue the department’s (administration). current momentum and ensure its place as an essential service provider to the community. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
PROGRAMS AND SERVICES The Strategic Directives, as well as the Goals and Target Audience: General Population Objectives of the plan are gleaned from input from a variety of sources including the current plan, the 2013 Goal (PS1): To increase opportunities to regularly Needs Assessment surveys, members of the public (in participate in physical activity public forums) parks and recreation management staff, Objective: Provide services (including facilities) that and members of the Master Plan Advisory Committee. align with active recreation preferences. The social and physical characteristics of the community Action Steps: reviewed in Section 2 also played an important role in Advocate, promote and assist, as shaping the action items. The goals, objectives and related resources allow, in the implementation of action steps place particular emphasis on improving the the city’s Non-Motorized Transportation physical activity levels and healthy lifestyle choices of Plan. youth. Collaborate with other regional trail groups. Foster the inclusion/connection of the current linear park system within a STRATEGIC DIRECTIVES regional transportation/recreation PRIMARY DIRECTIVES network including linkage with open All of the goals, objectives and actions steps included in the space in neighboring jurisdictions. plan are driven by three overarching primary strategic Provide equipment and facilities in directives: support of community special events.
Goal (PS2): To increase awareness of the benefits of (D1) Emphasize the physical regularly participating in physical activity recreation environment Objective: Act as a source of physical health information. Action Steps: (D2) Leverage assets through
partnerships Incorporate information on the benefits of active living into all programs and service communications. (D3) Develop structures that support Utilized the department’s new website to self-directed recreation communicate information on the benefits of active living.
Each strategic directive reflects a common thread woven Goal (PS3): To increase education and awareness of the throughout the various information gathering sessions held benefits of healthy nutrition and lifestyle choices during the public input process. Emphasizing the physical Objective: Form education and marketing alliances. recreation environment means investing in the park system Action Steps: by improving physical facilities, maintenance and safety to Coordinate the department’s efforts with facilitate the use of natural environments in support of broader health education initiatives such physically active lifestyles. Leverage assets through as those sponsored by the Regional partnerships means extending the department’s reach by Health Alliance. impacting more people through cooperative and
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Partner with local community Create “drop-in” programming blocks that organizations to produce and promote at allow for unstructured activities that least two community-wide health events promote physical activity.
annually. Objective: Connect teens with positive adult role models S
in positions of authority through physical activity. ECTION Target Audience: (Youth 14 and under) Action Steps: Goal (PS4): To actively engage all youth 14 and under in Facilitate the development of programs regular physical activity such as Piece or Police Activity Leagues
Objective: Maximize the amount of available with strong mentoring components. 5:
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programming. department Teen Leadership Camp OALSAND Action Steps: program by 50%. Commit and maintain a minimum of 25% of the department’s general fund subsidy Target Audience: Families (with young children) to youth programming. Goal (PS7): To increase the number of opportunities for Commit and maintain a minimum of 70% family recreation of the department programming hours to Objective: Leverage current programming to include the O active youth programming. entire family. BJECTIVES Annually review the use of all Action Steps: programming and service resources to Incorporate family-oriented programming ensure the most efficient delivery of elements such as parent participation youth services. nights into youth programming. Objective: Increase accessibility to programming for economically disadvantaged youth. OPERATIONS Action Steps: Maintenance Commit and maintain a minimum of 3% of Goal (OP1): Maintain a natural (passive) recreation the department’s general fund subsidy for environment with active living amenities scholarships. Objective: Sustain a high level of park maintenance. Action Steps: Goal (PS5): To increase awareness among all youth 14 and Work with the Street and Parks under of the benefits of healthy nutrition and lifestyle Superintendent to establish a service level choices baseline for maintenance and safety. Objective: Improve nutritional habits. Advocate for an increase in general fund Action Steps: subsidy for parks maintenance to sustain Integrate healthy snacks into all the service level baseline. department-sponsored programs. Complete a full assessment of increased Provide healthy eating tips/receipts and and/or on-going maintenance costs related information to all registered associated with a project when program participants. considering any service improvements or Promote a positive anti-substance abuse expansion to ensure that adequate message as part of programming in maintenance resources are available. partnership with other advocacy groups. Objective: Update and/or improve equipment and facilities that promote active use at all park locations. Target Audience: (Teens 15 and older) Action Steps: Goal (PS6): To increase the number of teens between 15-18 Maintain a Capital Improvements Projects who regularly engage in physical activity list with annual priority updates. Objective: Capitalize on youth recreation preferences. Advocate for a source of ongoing funding Action Steps: for extraordinary repairs on an annual Explore school and other partnerships to basis for those items that do not qualify provide intramural sports and athletic for capital improvement dollars. programming to teens. Upgrade playground equipment where needed in neighborhood parks as capital dollars become available.
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Facilities Align programming with “prime-times” as Goal (OP2): Improve the quality of neighborhood parks determined by users. Objective: Identify opportunities to improve quality. Create flexible “drop-in” programming Action Steps: times that allow youth to choose Develop a local neighborhood parks activities. improvement “business plan” including Evaluate individual programs and services strategies to: on an annual basis to ensure that . Define “neighborhood” parks offerings meet customer needs (program including size, location, amenities evaluations). and service levels. Objective: Improve customer perceptions regarding . Build local neighborhood parks program and service safety. “partnerships” for planning and Action Steps: implementing improvements. Provide contact information in all parks for emergency and related services. Service Delivery Goal (OP3): Develop strong programming and facility Marketing and Communications. partnerships with local providers Goal (OP5): Increase resident awareness of parks and Objective: Formulate polices and nurture relationships recreation programs and services that support and facilitate the development of partnerships. Objective: Develop a comprehensive integrated Action Steps: marketing and communications plan. Create and update annually, a partnership Action Steps: list that identifies potential partner Align marketing/communication efforts organizational with shared organizational with targeted audiences (direct mail, e- values and goals. marketing, etc.). Develop and maintain at least one Produce and distribute an annual report programming or facility partnership with with performance measurements. New Level Sports, Community Integrated Develop additional cross-marketing Recreation, the Lakeview Youth Athletics partnerships with co-providers. and the Wattles Park Men’s Club. Develop additional new contractual EVALUATION program provider relationships on an annual basis. As part of the master planning process the Battle Creek Parks and Recreation Department is committed to providing Goal (OP4): Improve overall program and service quality the city’s residents with timely and accurate information and safety about its performance so that citizens can adequately Objective: Provide a broad spectrum of diverse program assess how the department is doing. Additionally, the and service options. department is interested in developing a system that will Action Steps: allow staff to improve performance by measuring the Review programming annually to ensure a efficiency and effectiveness with which it delivers services. diverse set of offerings. By establishing certain performance measurements as part of its five-year plan, the department believes it can Seek out programming partnerships with promote greater understanding of its mission, goals and non-traditional contractual providers (i.e. martial arts, wrestling). objectives, strengthen its accountability to taxpayers, and improve overall performance. Configure and maintain facilities and
facility space to allow for “flexible” uses The performance measures establish in this plan are that promote physical activity. directly related to the goals and objectives identified above. Objective: Provide a broad spectrum of diverse program The department intends to calculate, analyze and report on and service options. the measures on an annual basis in an effort to determine Action Steps: how well the department is meeting its directive to provide Conduct a bi-annual survey of adult and programs, services and operations in support of individual youth programming preferences. and community health and wellbeing (an overview follows Maintain an online needs assessment on the next two pages). survey to receive customer input.
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Performance Objective The Department seeks to provide both opportunity and access to programs and services that get people physically active with particular emphasis on promoting physical activity and healthy nutrition and lifestyle choices for youth in order to
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participate in physical activity. - Number of health and wellness partnerships and services delivered OALSAND (PS2): To increase awareness of the benefits of regularly participating in physical activity (PS3): To increase education and awareness of the benefits of healthy nutrition and
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Youth (14 and under) - Total programs offered (PS4): To actively engage all youth 14 and - Total program enrollment under in regular physical activity - Recreation contact hours (PS5): To increase awareness among all - Increases in activity levels (self-report) youth 14 and under of the benefits of - Increases in healthy nutrition /lifestyle choices (self-report) healthy nutrition and lifestyle choices
Teens 15 and Over - Total program enrollment (PS6): To increase the number of teens - Recreation contact hours between 15-18 who regularly engage in - Increases in activity levels (self-report) physical activity - Increases in healthy nutrition /lifestyle choices (self-report)
Families (with young children) - Total program enrollment (PS7): To increase the number of - Parent/child recreation contact hours opportunities for family recreation - Increases in activity levels (self-report) - Increases in healthy nutrition /lifestyle choices (self-report)
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Maintenance - Completion and monthly adherence to service level standards (OP1): Maintain a natural (passive) - Total $ in general fund subsidy for park maintenance recreation environment with active living - Total $ in park maintenance per capita/per acre amenities - Total capital dollars allocated for improvements - Customer satisfaction with maintenance levels (survey)
Facilities - Completion of parks business plan (OP2): Improve the quality of neighborhood - Number of planning partnerships parks
Service Delivery - Number of total partnerships (OP3): Develop strong programming and - Number of participants reached through partnerships facility partnerships with local providers - Number of volunteers engage in programming (OP4): Improve overall program and service - Number of recreation hours provided through partnerships quality and safety - Customer satisfaction ratings relative to quality (survey) - Customer satisfaction ratings relative to safety (survey)
Marketing and Communications - Number of residents identifying lack of information as a barrier (OP5): Increase resident awareness of parks - Number of visits to website and recreation programs and services - Number of participants utilizing social media offerings - Total participation numbers
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Battle Creek Parks and Recreation Master Plan 2014-2018 Capital Improvement Projects
Priority Master Plan Ranking Year Project Title Source of Funding Project Description Total Project Cost Reference 1 2014-2015 Willard Park - Beach Relocation, Repair and General Fund Relocate the sand beach to the northeast and restore lawn to the current beach front to provide for added park amenities including shade structures and $400,000.00 D1, D3, PS1, OP1, Restoration picnicking areas. Replace existing wood seawall at sailing club marina with concrete wall and add seating. OP2, OP4 3 2016-2017 Fell Park (Master Plan Renovations) General Fund Phase I - Relocate parking and remove other hard surface area; Phase II - Relocate and renovate ball fields and add shelters. Phase III - add putting/small $450,000.00 D1, D3, PS1, OP1, driving range facilities including putting surface and safety netting to accommodate First Tee programming for youth. OP2, OP4 3 2014-2015 Rec Center Water Park-Concessions Upgrade and Full Blast Refurbish/remodel existing concessions facilities including equipment upgrades and the addition of air-conditioning to increase revenues and meet required $90,000.00 D3, PS4, PS6, PS7, Expansion Endowment Fund health and safety standards. OP4 3 2014-2015 Storage Facility General Fund Construction of a 4,000 square foot storage facility (the facility would eliminate the need for the department to rent storage space). $200,000.00 D1, OP4
1 2014-2018 All Parks - Parking Lot and Road Repairs, Asphalt General Fund Installing asphalt overlay for all roads and parking lot areas in selected parks. Includes milling as needed. Bailey Park (2013), Leila Arboretum (2014), Post $700,000.00 D11, OP1, OP2, OP4 Overlays Park (2015), Irving Park (2016), Fell Park (2017). 1 2014-15 Playground Safety Improvements General Fund Upgrade equipment to meet new safety standards at Greenwood, Horseshoe, Irving, Miner, Meachem, Minges Brook, Prairieview, Quaker and Stellrecht $125,000.00 D1, D3, OP1, OP2, playgrounds. OP4 1 2014-2018 Linear Park Repairs - Existing Path General Fund, State Replace/repair retaining walls and safety rails at various locations along the Linear Park; replacement of existing sections of path including between Union $425,000.00 D1, D3, OP1, OP2, Grant Funds, Special St. and East Ave, East Ave, to KCC, Irving Park, Hubbard and Limit. Complete an inspection of the structural integrity of boardwalks, repair and replace as OP4 Grant Funds needed. Clean and repair surfacing including adding safety surfacing materials. Repair and replace damaged handrails, stair rails, stairs, etc. as needed.
3 2014-2017 Lakeview Woodland - Park Site Planning/ General Fund, State Completion of park master plan. This includes 4 miles of trails (chipped, hard surface, and wetland boardwalks) with connection to Huntington Hills, $1,040,000.00 D3, OP1, OP2, OP4 Improvements Grant Funds, Private shelters, benches, restroom bldg., connecting bridge, and historical markers/ education components. Funds 1 2014-2015 Bailey Park/ Convis Complex Improvements General Fund Poor roof design on this building has cause significant deterioration of the roof structure and support columns do to water infiltration. The entire roof $50,000.00 D1, OP1, OP2, OP4 structure needs to be removed, redesigned, and rebuilt to extend the life of the building. Install safety netting to protect spectators from errant baseballs/ softballs. 2 2016-2019 Bailey Park/ MHSAA Facility Improvements-Upgrades Private Funds Improvements include improvements to stadium seating structures; restroom upgrades; and lighting/ fencing upgrades. Private sector contributions will be $1,300,000.00 D1, OP1, OP2, solicited in order to complete a major renovation to of C.O. Brown stadium including all physical facilities (lighting, fencing, etc.). OP4D1 2 2014-2018 Park Assets Management Projects General Fund Parks Assets Management (PAM) Projects are extraordinary capital repairs that have a cost greater than what can be normally absorbed by the general $300,000.00 D1, D3, OP1, OP2, operating budget but less than the capital improvements program standards. These projects are identified and bundled together for funding purposes. Repair OP4 projects include various playground replacement parts, fencing repairs through out the park system, retaining wall repairs and safety railing repairs along the linear park, sports field/ court repairs, replacement of rims, bases, and nets in city parks, repair of park benches, picnic tables, and trash receptacles.
1 2014-2015 Rec. Center repairs/renovations to existing Full Blast Replacement of compressor (HVAC Unit #4). Replace pool filtration unit #2. Paint all four waterslides. Repurpose indoor pool for sports programming and $500,000.00 D3, PS4, PS6, PS7, infrastructure Endowment Fund fitness. OP4 1 2014-2015 Binder Park G. C. - Backup Power Project Binder Park Golf Install a backup power generator at both the club house and the cart barn. $30,000.00 D1, OP2, OP4 Course Fund 2 2015-2018 Binder Park G. C. - Cart Path Improvements Binder Park Golf Repairs/ improvements to cart path infrastructure that will increase use of facilities, decrease maintenance costs, enhance revenues. $300,000.00 D1, D3, OP2, OP4 Course Fund 1 2018-2019 Playground Safety Surfacing General Fund Replenish safety surfacing materials under all city park playgrounds. $30,000.00 D1, D3, OP1, OP2, OP4, PS4, PS6, PS7, 3 2014-2015 Community Dog Park General Fund Construction of a fenced dog park with controlled entry and exits, seating, shade structure and parking. $75,000.00 D3, OP2,OP4 OP4
2 2014-2015 Downtown Skateboard Park Special Grant Funds Construction of a 12,000 square foot Skate Park in the downtown along the Kalamazoo River. $400,000.00 D3, OP2, OP4 3 2015-2017 Metcalf Lake Development General Fund, State Construction of visitor amenities at Metcalf Lake including, shelter/pavilion, restrooms, hiking trails, fishing pier and ADA accessible hard surface path. $450,000.00 D3, OP1, OP2, OP4, Grant Funds PS4, PS6, PS7, OP4 3 2014-2018 Linear Path Expansion, I-94 Corridor General Fund, State Expansion of the Linear Path along the I-94 corridor between Helmer Road and Capital Avenue (Phase I) and Capital Avenue to M-66 (Phase II). $1,000,000.00 D1, D3, PS1, OP1 Grant Funds, Federal Grant Funds 3 2014-2018 Linear Path Expansion along 28th Street General Fund Expansion of the Linear Path along 28th Street from Middle School to Westlake Park include loops and connections at the High School $520,000.00 D1, D3, PS1, OP1
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APPENDICES
Appendix A: Needs Assessment Survey and Results
- Survey - Results Summary
Appendix B: Public Review Process - Meeting Agenda(s) - Meeting Summary - Meeting Input and Results
Appendix C: Public Approval Process - Summary - Public Comment - Meeting Reports, Notices and Minutes - Authorizing Resolutions - Meeting Schedule
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YOUTH SURVEY AND RESULTS For each item listed below please raise your hand to indicate how important these programs are to you and/or your family and whether there is interest in the activity.
Category Example Like Don’t Care Activities for the disabled Sports, crafts, trips, social events, etc. 91 49 Aquatics Lap swim, swim lessons, open swim, etc. 101 39
Environmental Nature Study, nature walks, bird watching, etc. 62 78 APPENDI Indoor fitness Exercise equipment, jogging track, aerobics, etc. 96 44 Outdoor fitness In-line skating, running, walking, biking, etc. 111 29 Outdoor sports Archery, fishing, hunting, sporting clays, etc. 111 29 Special events One or two day events, festivals, shows, fairs, etc. 97 43 X
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Category Like Don’t Care After School Programs 90 50 Youth Sports Programming 101 39 Bailey Park 90 50 Binder Park Golf Course 61 79 Full Blast 126 14 Summer Camp 100 40 Neighborhood Parks 75 65 The Rink (Ice Arena) 98 42 Riverside Park 71 69 Willard Beach 94 46
Item Like Don’t Care Item Like Don’t Care Active Video Games 106 34 Ice Hockey 66 74 Baseball Fields 68 72 Ice Skating 103 37 Basketball Courts 96 44 Jogging 64 76 Bike Trails 101 39 Kayaking 88 52 BMX Biking 79 61 Lacrosse Fields 61 79 Boating 107 33 Linear Trails 83 57 Bowling 111 29 Off-Road Biking 78 62 Community Gardens 41 99 Rollerblading 92 48 Disc Golf 62 78 Running 87 53 Dog Parks 72 68 Skate Parks 75 65 Fitness Classes 51 89 Soccer Fields 85 55 Fitness Walking 62 78 Swimming 130 10 Geo Cashing 100 40 Tennis Courts 70 70 Golf 72 68 Volleyball 68 72 Horseshoes 55 85 Walking 77 63
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Appendix A (continued…) SUMMARY OF RESULTS Major Findings: Opinions about Programs Topic Agree Disagree DK Recreation Interest BCPRD should leverage its Percent Percent Category resources and extend its reach Interested Participated by partnering with other 68% 9% 23% Special Events 63 34 recreation providers in the Indoor Fitness 56 36 community Outdoor Fitness 56 41 I believe there is a need for Gardening 55 29 more recreation opportunities 64% 18% 18% Sports and athletics 52 34 in Battle Creek Wellness and self help 52 25 The quality of programs and Environmental 50 23 facilities offered by the BCPRD 64% 11% 25% Adventure activities 48 29 is good Aquatics 43 20 BCPRD is responsive to the Outdoor sports 39 15 physical recreation needs of 61% 23% 16% Family fitness activities 32 12 the community Activities for the disabled 29 7 BCPRD staff is courteous and 50% 8% 42% Extreme sports 20 5 helpful I am generally aware of the 50% 38% 12% Opinions about Recreation Facilities BCPRD programs and activities Topic Agree Disagree DK Greenspaces/parks and Opinions about Health walking trails are an Topic Agree Disagree DK important 93% 2% 5% Overweight/obesity is a 87% 3% 10% component of healthy problem in the community communities I consider myself healthy 83% 14% 3% The preservation and Family/I are in good health 80 15 5 maintenance of greenspace 89% 3% 8% Battle Creek would experience parks adds to quality of life a better quality of life if there 78% 12% 10% The Full Blast recreation were more opportunities to be center should be used for physically active programs and services that 84% 1% 15% Family/I need to exercise more 77% 16% 7% promote health and fitness The primary role of BCPRD is to activities for youth encourage physical fitness and 75% 12% 13% BCPRD does a good job of healthy lifestyles maintaining parks in the 64% 23% 13% There is a need for greater community access to recreation programs 74% 9% 17% BCPRD programs and and services that encourage 61% 17% 22% facilities are safe healthy lifestyles Battle Creek has the right There is a problem with the amount of parks and 61% 24% 15% quality of health and wellbeing 72% 12% 16% greenspace in my community I prefer larger centralized In general, Battle Creek is a 63% 25% 12% parks to smaller parks closer 24% 60% 16% healthy place to live to my home Battle Creek would experience a better quality of life if there 60% 20% 20% were more opportunities to exercise Dog parks would improve 52% 35% 13% health and quality of life
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Opinions about Finances Appendix A (continued…) Topic Agree Disagree DK Non-residents should pay a Areas of Importance (39% and below) Percent Who Fee to Tax higher fee for BCPRD 63% 27% 10% Facility/Program programs and services Claim Need Ratio* I would be willing to pay Volleyball 37 1.50 more in user fees for Bowling 36 7.50 60% 28% 12% additional BCPRD programs Off-road biking 36 1.03 and services Boating 36 3.40
I am satisfied with the Golf 36 12.21 APPENDI recreation opportunities I 56% 27% 17% Weight lifting 35 4.0 receive for my tax dollars Cross Fit training 33 6.33 I would be willing to support Ice skating 33 8.56 a dedicated Parks and Disc golf 31 2.37 Recreation millage in lieu of 45% 38% 17% Ice hockey 30 15.23 X
general taxes for BCPRD Skate Parks 29 1.52 A programs and services Kayaking 27 6.50 I would be willing to pay Rollerblading 27 1.73 more in general taxes Shuffleboard 26 1.65 (property, income, etc.) for 37% 53% 10% Lacrosse fields 24 2.80 additional BCPRD programs Horseshoes 21 3.92 and services BMX biking 16 3.39 Geo caching 12 7.00 Areas of Importance (40% and above) Active video games 8 9.61 Percent Who Fee to Tax Pickleball 7 4.75 Facility/Program Claim Need Ratio* *Less than 0 means pay by tax, more than 1 is pay by fee. Neighborhood parks 71 0.24 Walking 71 .067 Information about Parks and Recreation Opportunities Fitness walking 68 1.42 Percent Percent Linear trails 67 0.38 Information Method Claiming Claiming Baseball fields 60 1.28 Effective Ineffective Bike trails 59 0.51 Direct Mail (newsletter) 83 17 Bike lanes 57 0.45 Department Website 76 24 Fitness classes 55 5.08 Special mailing to homes 71 29 Non-motorized trails 54 0.45 Mailing in water bills 69 31 Community gardens 52 1.24 E-mail announcements 66 34 Swimming 52 3.11 Newspaper ads 65 35 Basketball courts 51 1.14 Flyers in public places 65 35 Swimming Pools 50 2.95 Marquees/Billboards 63 37 Jogging 45 1.00 56 56 44 Soccer fields 45 1.12 Word of mouth 55 45 Running 43 0.83 Social media 54 46 Dog Parks 41 1.12 Radio ads 52 48 Tennis courts 41 1.45 Flyers in schools 46 54 Strength Training 40 4.55 Applications for mobile 40 60 *Less than 0 means pay by tax, more than 1 is pay by fee. phones Voicemail/phone 40 60 messages Text messages 31 69 Access vision 12 88
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Attendance Appendix A (continued…) Percent Saying Activity/Facility Never Participated - BCPRD should ensure that it provides opportunities Parks in general 25 and spaces for their residents to participate in Neighborhood Parks 30 special events and enjoy passive recreation. Bailey Park 35 - BCPRD should continue to provide well maintained Linear Path 36 park spaces for its residents that add to the quality Water activities 54 of life of the residents. Willard Beach 59 - BCPRD should consider building smaller parks with Riverside Park 64 space available for passive recreation before going Full Blast (recreation center) 64 for centralized all-purpose facilities. Youth sports programming 64 - BCPRD should explore ways to add different kinds Binder Park Golf Course 66 of trails throughout the city. After school programs 73 - BPCRD should bring in variation in the programs Woodland Park 74 offered to trigger interests and increase Pre-school programming 76 participations. Revolution Arena (ice arena) 80 Summer Camp 82 Programming for fitness and health: The results clearly suggest that maintaining a healthy lifestyle is important to Reasons for Non-use the respondents and thus the BCPRD should consider the Percent following recommendations as important components of its Activity/Facility Identifying Yes future plans: - BCPRD should consider offering more fitness- Lack of information 35 related activities and facilities for their residents. Cost 20 - BCPRD should consider offering opportunities for Lack of restrooms 17 exercise and activities that help to satisfy the Better facilities are available elsewhere 15 community need to life a healthy life. Lack of variety of programs 15 - BCPRD should consider providing opportunities for Lack of cleanliness 13 its residents to enjoy the active recreation that Lack of maintenance 13 would include traditional sports activities. Location does not appear safe 13
My physical condition does not allow me 13 Financial issues: The respondents had specific feelings to participate about the way in which BCPRD should be funded and how Inconvenient timing of activities 12 its funding should be used. To that end, the BCPRD should Lack of parking 12 consider adopting the following recommendations: Inconvenient location 12 - BCPRD should consider developing a fee schedule I am not sure what specific things I need 7 for some of its activities, keeping in mind that the to do to be healthier resident fee needs to be lower than the non- Difficulties with registration 2 resident fee just as resident fees need remain in Programs get cancelled 2 line with local economics. Language/Cultural barriers 0 - BCPRD should be careful about levying new taxes
for recreation activities and facilities and should also provide satisfying recreational opportunities. RECOMMENDATIONS
This section of the report takes some of the key Administrative issues: Based on the data, the BCPRD should recommendations from each section of the report and consider the following as recommendations for action with suggests a plan of action for the BCPRD. Some of these respect to the way in which it performs its activities. These can be achieved in the short term, while others need to be are important issues since there is an opportunity for considered as long-term plan elements. BCPRD to better showcase its activities and functions in the community to gain the respect it deserves: Facilities: The results clearly suggest that the BCPRD needs - BCPRD should try to keep residents informed of to emphasize maintenance of its facilities along with the upcoming recreation activities through direct development of neighborhood parks. The following mailings of upcoming programs, activities and recommendations address this issue: services.
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- BCPRD should ensure that the community has the correct information about quality and safety of the facilities. - BCPRD should examine the times when people are available and offer activities that are available at times that are more convenient to the community. - BCPRD should try and address the special needs of the smaller groups once the more widespread needs have been taken care of.
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MEETING AGENDA
Community Reaction Meeting Meeting Agenda Thursday, August 15, 2013 The Sports Forum at Full Blast
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Appendix B (continued…) MEETING SUMMARY Overview: Three meetings were held in order to allow the assessment survey conducted by his firm for the Parks and public, parks and recreation staff, and the Master Plan Recreation Department as part of the master planning Advisory Committee to react to the information derived process. Parks and Recreation engaged the services of MLL from the community-wide needs assessment survey. The for the purpose of securing information regarding first meeting was held Thursday, August 15, 2013 at 2:00 citizens’ recreation needs and preferences from a p.m. with parks and recreation staff. The second meeting, random sample of the community.5 involving the general public, was held that evening from 5:30 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. The final meeting was held The summary review was followed by a short questions and Wednesday, September 25, 2013 at 3:00 p.m. with the answers period. Participants were then introduced to the 7 Advisory Committee. strategic “statements”. Each statement was accompanied by bullet points detailing the information contained in the Numerous personal invitations and publicized notices were survey that supported the development of that particular used to attract participants to the public meeting. Twelve statement. The statements and corresponding bullet points (12) citizens attended representing a diverse cross-section are detailed below: of the community. The group was very active in the discussion. Eight (8) parks and recreation staff members Maintain a passive recreation environment with active participated in the internal meeting and all members of the living amenities Master Plan Advisory Committee provided feedback. Basis: - Resident interest in passive recreation Purpose: Once the needs assessment survey was complete, - Green-space contributions to quality of the information was summarized into 7 goal statements life tied directly to the survey results. These statements were - High level of park use intended to serve as a basis for identifying specific - Emphasis on trail development objectives, and action steps in the final plan. The purpose of the reaction meetings was to review survey results and Increase the number and quality of neighborhood parks the corresponding goals, add context to those goals by Basis: identifying potential action steps (intended as possible - Resident interest in smaller over implementation steps that would allow for the achievement centralized parks of the objective identify in each goal statement) and the - High level of neighborhood park use prioritization of goals. - Needed access to parks
The information compiled at these meetings, as well as the Develop strong programming and facility partnerships other components of the planning process including with local partners community demographics and physical characteristics Basis: allowed the Parks and Recreation Department to refine and - Resident desire for more recreation complete the comprehensive action plan included in this opportunities document. - Emphasis on “sharing” resources - Cost as a barrier to participation Meeting Format: The public meeting included welcoming - Lack of support for new taxes comments from the planning coordinator followed by - information on the purpose and objectives of the planning Align program and services offerings with customer process including: needs - The intended focus of the plan Basis: - The role of the public in the process - Preferred programming times - The department’s specific objectives relative to the - Diversity in respondent preferences development of the current plan - How public input shapes and influences the plan - How the input is integrated into the final plan 5 Summary results of the Needs Assessment Survey with Ananda Mitra, President of Management Learning recommendations are included in Appendix A (Item A3). Laboratories (MLL), then provided participants with a The complete results of the survey are available at: summary of the results of a statistically valid needs http://www.bcparks.org.
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Provide a broad spectrum of diverse program and Appendix B (continued…) service options Basis: 1. Increase the quality of neighborhood parks - Diversity in respondent preferences Priority Action Steps: - Need to address “niche” needs 1. Maintain an aggressive level of park - Competition in market maintenance (mowing and trash pickup) - Emphasis on quality and value 2. Keep equipment in good repair
Increase resident awareness of parks and recreation 2. Provide a broad spectrum of diverse program and programs and services service options Basis: Priority Action Steps: APPENDI - Awareness as a barrier to participation 1. Seek collaborative partners - Preferred methods of communication 2. Use technology to assess needs - Need to emphasize quality and safety 3. Engage users in planning.
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The statements were introduced to participants in no 4. Develop strong programming and facility particular order. A general group discussion was held to partnerships with local partners brainstorm specific actions that would allow the Priority Action Steps: department to meet the strategic goal identified in each 1. Expand programming through partnerships statement. 2. Partner with local schools
The exercise was intended to provide the department with 5. Align program and services offerings with a series of ideas that could be modified or adopted as customer needs action steps in the plan designed to meet strategic Priority Action Steps: directives. Participants were informed that the results 1. Offer flexible schedules would be synthesized with results from similar meetings 2. Create opportunities for self-directed with parks and recreation staff and the planning advisory recreation group and developed into a comprehensive action plan. Participants were told that the final plan would not 6. Improve overall program and service quality and necessary include every idea presented during the meeting safety and that ideas would have to be balanced with resource Priority Action Steps: limitations, however, the action plan would be designed to 1. Maintain restrooms in larger centralized parks reflect as much of the input as possible. 2. Increase supervision of program participants 3. Utilize web tools to stay abreast of park Once the brainstorming session was complete, participants conditions were given information regarding “next steps” in the process including future opportunities for public input and 7. Maintain a passive recreation environment with review. A review of strategic priorities and their associated active living amenities action steps as identified by the public is included in the Priority Action Steps: final section of Appendix B (B3). The synthesized results 1. Develop service delivery standards from all three meetings are reflected in the Action Plan 2. Use a flash mob approach to organization (Section 5). spontaneous events/activities 3. Complete targeted linear path expansions (tie into county-wide trail systems) MEETING INPUT AND RESULTS Strategic Goals/Objectives: Public Input (Strategic Priorities and Action Steps)
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APPENDIX C: PUBLIC APPROVAL PROCESS Battle Creek Parks and Recreation Five-Year Master Plan 2014-2018
SUMMARY OF APPROVAL PROCESS Public Approval Documents Once the public “review” process was complete a draft of the final plan was assembled initiating the public approval - Press release, community open house and public process. The draft plan was made available for public comment period review between December 5, 2013 and January 4, 2014 - Battle Creek Enquirer community open house ad (see the Media Release included on the next page) in - Battle Creek Shopper community open house ad adherence with planning guidelines. The plan was available - Battle Creek Shopper notice of public hearing electronically on the City’s Parks and Recreation website (Planning Commission) APPENDI and at Willard Public Library. Hardcopies of the plan were - Citizen comments from the Open House and public available at multiple sites including the city manager’s office approval period and the parks and recreation office. - Planning Commission agenda, December 18, 2013
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Public Open House: Members of the public were invited to December 18, 2013 C an open house held on December 11, 2013 in the parks and - Certified resolution from the Planning Commission recreation office. The open house was held from 5:30 p.m. indicating approval of the Master Plan until 7:30 p.m. and included access to parks and recreation - Notice of Public Hearing – Battle Creek City staff. Attendees were encouraged to review the draft plan, Commission, ask questions and provide feedback and comments in - City Commission Agenda (January 21, 2014) written form. A summary of comments received at the - City Commission meeting minutes from January open house is included in this Appendix. 21, 2014 - City Commission Agenda (February 4, 2014) Planning Commission: On December 18, 2013 as part of its - City Manager’s report (February 4, 2014) regularly scheduled monthly meeting, the Battle Creek - Resolution and Action Summary supporting Planning Commission was presented with the master plan adoption of the Master Plan for it consideration and review. A public hearing was held - City Commission meeting minutes from February as part of the meeting providing the public with an 4, 2014 additional opportunity to comment on the plan. A - Certified resolution from the City Commission summary of public and commissioner comments is included indicating approval of the Master Plan in this Appendix. - Community meeting schedule
All comments received prior to January 5, 2014 were reviewed in their entirety by parks and recreation staff and where feasible and appropriate, integrated into the final plan.
City Commission: On January 21, 2014 the Battle Creek City Commission held a public hearing for the purpose of receiving comment on the parks and recreation master plan. On February 4, 2014, the City Commission approved a resolution adopting the Parks and Recreation Master Plan for 2014-2018. The public was given additional opportunities during that meeting to comment on the plan including during the general public comment period and at the time that commissioners debated the resolution of approval. Commission comments, and those offered by the public are summarized in this Appendix.
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November 19, 2013
RELEASE: IMMEDIATELY TO: LOCAL MEDIA FROM: PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT CONTACT PERSON: Jamie Brown, 269-966-3431 SUBJECT: Parks and Recreation Community Open House
THE BATTLE CREEK PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT is holding a Community Open House on Wednesday, December 11, 2013 from 5:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. at Full Blast located at 35 Hamblin Avenue in downtown Battle Creek. The Open House is being held to feature the department’s recently completed Energy Savings Initiative, to receive public input on the department’s five-year Master Plan, and to highlight the departments programming and facilities efforts in support of its health and wellness mission.
The department’s energy savings initiative, completed in partnership with Ameresco, Inc. an Energy Services Company (ESCO), is designed to improve energy efficiency at Full Blast, the City’s community recreation center. The project will ultimately reduce operating costs and allow the department to take a leadership role in economic and environmental stewardship in the community. The project features the installation of several innovative technologies including renewable energy features designed to increase the efficient use of energy and decrease the building’s carbon footprint. Tips on how to maximize energy efficiency at home will be available to those who attend.
The Open House will also provide residents an opportunity to comment on the department’s draft five-year Master Plan 2014-2018 during a designated 30-day review period from December 5, 2013 through January 4, 2014. The draft is a culmination of an extensive, citizen-driven process which includes a statistically-valid needs assessment survey of resident opinions and preferences regarding recreation. The draft plan includes numerous “action steps” to be taken by parks and recreation staff over the next five years in an effort to align programs and services with citizen preferences. The plan also reflects the department’s mission to improve individual health and wellbeing while contributing to over-all community quality of life. The Open House will be a perfect place to learn about the many programs and activities offered by Parks and Recreation and other local providers that emphasize healthy lifestyle activities and choices.
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Free (healthy!) pizza and sub sandwiches will be available to all attendees. The evening will feature gift bags, door prizes and other giveaways. Special one-day promotions will be available on fitness center memberships and seasonal water park passes. Tours will be conducted every 30 minutes to allow attendees to explore the facility and view energy savings initiatives first-hand. Comment slips will be available to record comments on the Master Plan and programming and vendor information will be available on a variety of health and wellness topics.
Come join us for the free community event. The public is welcome and we hope to see you there.
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SUMMARY OF CITIZEN COMMENTS - Maintain the City’s Linear Path as well as possible The following is a summary of citizen comments received so that our citizens will be attracted to such an during the public review period from December 5, 2013 outdoor jewel. through January 4, 2014. - Try to work with the Kellogg Foundation as possible to try to stabilize funding for the City’s Parks, recreation activities, and Linear Path. They Liked the layout, presentation of the goals and objectives. have a central role in the life of the City and need Did find population demographics interesting. CIP – check to step up to assist the City and the Parks Dept. in for typos. the effort the City is undertaking for its people.
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I was very impressed with the whole process of planning undertaken by the Battle Creek Parks and Recreation Dept. for updating the City Parks and Recreation Plan 2014-2018. My congratulations to Ted Dearing, Jeff Hovarter, Linn Kracht, and all those involved in the planning process.
The City’s Parks and Recreation Dept. held a number of focus groups and public input sessions to involve citizens in developing their Parks and Rec Plan. Because of this locally led process a number of key partnerships have been developed involving key agencies, organizations and citizens that will help ensure the success and implementation of this plan. It will benefit the citizens of Battle Creek and the visitors who come here to enjoy the various venues available to the public for their enjoyment and for the improvement of their quality of life.
Parks and trails and the programs available with them help our people improve their lives, environment and provide an increase in the diversity and enjoyment of their lives. Congratulations Battle Creek on the accomplishment of a difficult task, the planning of your parks and recreation activities. This will benefit your city and its people for years to come.
Eventually – I hope part of the Parks and Rec Plan will include:
- Expansion of the Linear Path (biking/hiking trail) throughout the City. - Linking the Linear Path with the Calhoun Co. Trailway to the east (the Ott Preserve, Kimball Pines Park and the Historic Bridge Park) and to the west with the Kalamazoo River Valley Trailway (KRVT). - As possible, link as many of the BC Parks with a connected trailway to increase City’s valuable open space.
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BATTLE CREEK CITY PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, December 18, 2013
1. Call to Order: Chairman Preston Hicks called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m.
2. Attendance: APPENDI Members Present: Susan Baldwin Jan Frantz Dean Newsome Steve Barker John Godfrey Chip Spranger Dan Buscher Preston Hicks John Stetler
Members Excused: All Present X Staff Present: Christine Hilton, Planning Supervisor C Jill Steele, City Attorney Glenn Perian, Senior Planner Leona Parrish, Administrative Assistant, Planning Dept.
3. Additions or Deletions to the Agenda: None
4. Approval of Minutes: Meeting Minutes of October 23, 2013.
MOTION WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER GODFREY, SUPPORTED BY COMMISSIONER FRANTZ, TO APPROVE THE PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES FOR OCTOBER 23, 2013 AS PRESENTED.
VOTE ON MOTION: ALL IN FAVOR; NONE OPPOSED; MOTION CARRIED.
5. Correspondence: None
Commissioner Hicks Opened the Public Hearing 6. Public Hearings and Deliberation/Recommendations: A. Parks and Recreation Draft Master Plan 2014-2018; Mr. Ted Dearing, Business Manager, Parks & Recreation: The Parks and Recreations Master Plan will be the strategic guideline for establishing recreation programs and services for the next five-years.
Chairperson Commissioner Hicks reviewed the meeting guidelines for the Public Hearing and asked the petitioner to come forward to speak. Mr. Ted Dearing, Business Manager stated Mr. Jeff Hovarter, Director and Mr. Kevin Smith from Parks and Recreation were here today to present the Parks and Recreation Master Plan. Mr. Dearing stated the Master Plan serves as their strategic guide for developing programs and services for the department based on citizen wants and needs. Said the plan is required by the State of Michigan in order for them to access certain grant funds and other State resources and this plan is prepared every five-years. Stated the process is an extensive citizen driven process that features a statistically validneeds assessment survey of the community with a youth component as well and also includes a public input and public review period and then formal approval of this body and the City Commission. Said the plan covers a five-year period from 2014-2018 and includes a number of specific action items that they hope to accomplish during that five-year period. Stated they had done a different approach with this plan with focusing less on specific action steps and more on broader strategic objectives and believes it gives more flexibility in their approach and will be better in the next five years to respond to changes in citizen needs as well as resources available to the department.
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Mr. Dearing said the plan continues to focus on community health, which is a top priority based on what they continue to hear community wide and the number of partners who are working on this effort. They have received citizen feedback for a needs assessment and the plan has three broad strategic objectives: (1) Improvements to the physical recreation environment infrastructure to the parks, linear path and building facilities; (2) Initiating and maintaining programing and facility partnerships much like the one they have at the boys and girls clubs at Full Blast; (3) Creating opportunities for self- directed recreation which is a new trend given their history and programing. Said the plan includes a number of goals and objectives and specific action steps that are tied back to these strategic directives and includes a listing of capital projects that are tied to their strategic approach as well. Mr. Dearing said they have continued to emphasize youth and youth programing and will seek to create more self-directed recreation opportunities across all age categories and are confident this plan meets the citizens’ needs and overall quality of life.
With no others wishing to speak, Commissioner Hicks closed the public hearing. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GODFREY, SUPPORTED BY COMMISSIONER SPRANGER TO APPROVE THE PARKS AND RECREATION 2014-2018 DRAFT MASTER PLAN AS PRESENTED.
Discussion: Commissioner Buscher stated the Parks & Recreation report was very informative asked for more information regarding the third objective being self-directive information; noted page #78 it seems the percentage identify with the Parks & Recreation indicated that 35% of our people do not know exactly what is done or the type of services. Mr. Dearing said that is a great question and that the number one barriers they see is when they survey individuals on whether or not they use the Parks and Recreation services and typically what they often learn is because of a lack of information or what is happening and what types of services are being offered. Said they have put a lot of emphasis on their marketing in the past few years and have redone their web-site in order to engage more with citizens with the opportunities to maintain physical infrastructure is what people want because they like to have access to their local parks as they wish. Commissioner Godfrey congratulated Parks and Recreation for their report submitted as it was enjoyable to read and asked how to engage social media and with the Parks and Recreations mission. Mr. Ted Dearing stated social media allows them an opportunity to engage people and allow them to drive the process. Said they can program dates and times or create awareness such as the Disc Golf Facility at the Leila Arboretum for the public and create that awareness to share the information.
Commissioner Hicks asked if Parks & Recreation was on-line with citizens keeping the parks clean. Mr. Dearing said community groups have stepped-up to help with the parks and to also help develop and maintain the parks, he feels it has been a success.
Commissioner Hicks asked if there was a volunteer management group to keep it on-going. Mr. Dearing stated they do not have a formal one at this point and have tried to engage in a few efforts recently with the Community Foundation; they are continually working on formalizing a strategy to do so.
Commissioner Hicks stated he received a report regarding the health and wellness of Calhoun County and wondered if there was a public health correlation with what is available from the Parks and Recreation and/or if this can be done. Mr. Dearing stated they have found in the past few years there is a significant correlation between Parks and Recreation infrastructure and the public health and have worked with the two partnering with each other. Commissioner Frantz made reference to page 67 of the report and if the intent was to improve access; she sees the new locations and a list of intended projects and is a part of the intention behind this to improve access. Mr. Dearing said the overall plan is to create greater access.
Commissioner Frantz asked if they are in proximity to where people live. Mr. Dearing stated he feels they are meeting that criteria with our cities land base and focus on safe and maintained parks, with more of what the condition is of the facilities and if the access to those facilities safe.
Commissioner Newsome asked if based on the strategic focus and combined with the usage rates, participation rates, focus groups and the budget; what kind of trade-offs do they see between todays programs and being able to implement future strategies. Mr. Dearing stated because of limited resources to centralize their activities; example Bailey Park, they have partnered with other parks and need to balance resources and other activities for better community outreach.
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Commissioner Newsome asked if they were going to leverage consolidating operations and more partnerships in order to be able to continue to do what they are doing plus expand their focus. Mr. Dearing stated they are going to have to use partnerships in order to extend their reach and have found they can provide just so much service with the resources they have and centralize locations and that through outreach with partnerships created they can provide much more service in a dispersed manner through-out the community by going with the partnership route.
Mr. Jeff Hovarter, Parks and Recreation Director stated self-directed participation answers the question given the lack of growth in budgets in the various city departments they need to continually move forward and is a challenge all over the county. Said the idea of when they look statistically at the way persons choose to participate and attempt to get healthy tends to be on their terms, their time, and their place and if they are going to be successful with the health indicators that are not so good in Calhoun County, they are going to have to recognize that it is less costly and is not necessarily direct programing which is what most parks and recreation departments have seen as their focus over the last 50 or 60 years and APPENDI are better off taking those limited resources and putting more and not all into up-keeping of parks, improving access to parks and creating a scenario where people on their terms can go out on the linear path and choose to walk which is the most popular activity year after year. Stated on every survey they have done that persons prefer to walk and they want safe walking paths, or persons like to swim and want access to water; therefore the strategy is to do it on the public’s terms. X
C Commissioner Godfrey noted that 10 or 12 years ago Parks & Recreation had focused on regional larger parks in the city and was kind of blind-sided by a large group of citizens in the demand for rejuvenating Hamilton Park. Asked if they have seen that type of citizen interest groups focus upon our neighborhood parks. Mr. Ted Dearing said it has come out in the last two plans where people are very interested in their local neighborhood park. Commissioner Stetler asked regarding cost and if there were not any replacement dollars and how it is reflected in the budget. Mr. Dearing said they have it included in the grants and plans for the overall cost and maintenance of the equipment. Said park maintenance plan is on-going and are addressing those needs by strategies that would allow them to both advocate increased dollars for park maintenance and then ensure it is there for long term maintenance.
Commissioner Stetler asked regarding the monies spent on Capital Equipment in the past and how much had been spent. Mr. Dearing said very little as it has been grant funded.
Commissioner Stetler asked regarding cost for equipment like mowers and asked if it was in their expense account. Mr. Jeff Hovarter said yes, 5 million was in the parks operation budget that does include mowing green-space and 2 million of that is from tax payer’s bill; which has not increased in a long period of time and have flat lined for almost eight-years and the cost for gas, fertilizer, etc. has increased; therefore they have reduced the service level they provide and mow and remove trash less to off-set the increase in the cost in the recent years. Said they do look for citizen support groups to help with the parks as long as those groups energy lasts with helping.
Commissioner Hicks asked if kayaks and canoes are on the radar for the Battle Creek area. Mr. Hovarter stated yes, it is always on the radar and they have talked together with the County regarding the resources available for the kayaks and canoes; in particular there is a parcel of land that is owned by the County that is off of Columbia Avenue. Stated there is a private citizen, Mr. Doug Grosso who might partner at Bailey Park on the Battle Creek River and are looking at opportunities needing to be multi-jurisdictional for it to work.
Commissioner Godfrey asked regarding the issue of canoes/kayaks in addition to monies; if Enbridge and the oil situation have been a major factor in developing anything on the Kalamazoo River over the past three years. Mr. Jeff Hovarter stated they had asked and not received multiple times. Said they offered some properties that have little or no value and have not offered any monies; said it was all gone. Mr. Hovarter said Enbridge has used areas along the linear path and were responsive with the repair work on the damage done while using those areas.
Commissioner Baldwin asked how is it known how much the linear path has been used; said it is a large expense in the budget to maintain. Mr. Hovarter stated if you watch the linear path areas use, you can see it is being used as persons like to walk. Said the Bailey Park loop area is used by the Y-Center and have walk groups that utilize the path and also the Riverside Park is highly used which has become a destination park for people from Athens and Marshall areas; which is communicated by their social media that is received and public open meetings held. Said the information he has received
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also show the park on Helmer Road is also highly used. Mr. Ted Dearing stated the Kellogg Foundation granted monies to Kalamazoo County to study some trail related issues which included counts on our Battle Creek linear path and has that information available to anyone who wishes to review.
Commissioner Baldwin stated the numbers show it is one-million dollars along the I-94 corridor and $520,000 dollars from the middle school to Westlake. Mr. Ted Dearing stated that area would be a very expensive project and the good news is monies was received for the Capital Improvement Bond issue recently to repair a significant portion of the Linear Path which is expensive; noted the numbers and information received indicate that if they were to invest their monies that the Linear Path is where they would have the greatest impact.
Commissioner Baldwin said she understands regarding the walking; but feels more signage is needed, also share with persons the information showing the calories, miles or kilometers, etc. used. Mr. Jeff Hovarter stated they struggle to keep in stock the marketing information for the Linear Park brochure for businesses such as the City’s Visitors Bureau, Neighborhood Welcoming Committees, Board of Realtors, Battle Creek Unlimited, etc. that ask for cases at a time; which provides information such as mileage and marker information. Mr. Hovarter stated the linear path is expensive to build but is not expensive to maintain, so as they have been moving forward in the past few years and will continue to plan for funding.
Commissioner Baldwin stated the City Commission will be asking if the Linear Path is really being used. Mr. Hovarter stated a study had been done in Battle Creek that show there is a health crisis in this area and when asked about their family; people are in denial.
Commissioner Jan Frantz noted she was thrilled to see there are new dog parks and at her park (Woodland Park) volunteers put grocery bags into a tube to pick-up after the dogs. Said that in the winter the people on Riverside do not take care of picking up after their dogs and asked who is responsible to ensure or enforce that they do pick-up after their animals as it is a public health issue. Mr. Ted Dearing stated it has been an on-going problem as persons steal the bags; they will do their due diligence to be prepared to address those issues as they do not want to discourage walkers.
Commissioner Hicks asked Commissioners for a Vote. VOTE ON MOTION: ALL IN FAVOR; NONE OPPOSED; MOTION CARRIED.
7. Old Business: None
8. New Business: Commissioner Godfrey welcomed City Commissioner Dean Newsome to the Planning Commission. Stated he feels the Planning Commission is a fun and challenging commission as he will see things being laid out for the City of Battle Creek and being a City Commissioner will get to hear the petitions presented twice. Commissioner Newsome stated as a strategic planner by profession he is very interested in where the city is going and how it looks over the horizon.
9. Comments by the Public: None
10. Comments by the Staff and Commission Members: Ms. Hilton wanted to share that regrettably Commissioner Jan Frantz submitted her resignation from the Planning Commission and thanked her for her years of service to the Planning Commission. Said her input has been very valuable and have enjoyed working with her and wish her well in the future, also appreciate that we can still work with her through Battle Creek Unlimited. Ms. Frantz stated absolutely and that it has been a pleasure and a privilege for her to serve on this commission and that after 16 years, she feels it is time to pass the hat and maybe mentor someone instead of carrying on. Commissioner Hicks noted it has been many years and asked everyone to applauded Ms. Frantz and wish her well.
11. Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 4:50 P.M.
Respectfully Submitted: Christine M. Hilton, AICP., Exec. Secretary, Planning Commission
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Minutes: Battle Creek City Commission
Meeting Date: Tue January 21, 2014 07:00 PM Location: Commission Chambers City Hall Chair: David A. Walters - Mayor
Prepared By: Victoria Houser - City Clerk APPENDI
Attendance Committee Members: Attendance Staff: X
Lynn Gray City Commissioner Bedsole, Susan - Community Services Director C
Mark Behnke City Commissioner Houser, Victoria - City Clerk Andy Helmboldt City Commissioner Steele, Jill - City Attorney Jeffrey Domenico City Commissioner Tsuchiyama, Ken - City Manager Dave Walters Mayor Susan Baldwin City Commissioner Dean Newsome City Commissioner Deb Owens Vice Mayor Michael Sherzer City Commissioner
INVOCATION PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Boy Scout Pack 356.
PROCLAMATIONS/AWARDS
1. Beautiful Battle Creek Awards Click for detail -->
Mayor Walters presented the Beautiful Battle Creek Awards.
CHAIR NOTES ADDED OR DELETED RESOLUTIONS
Resolution #70, regarding the Village at Irving Park, has been removed and Resolution 74 setting a public hearing was added.
PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING CONSENT AGENDA
COMMISSION COMMENT REGARDING MEETING BUSINESS
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CONSENT AGENDA
1. January 14, 2014 Battle Creek City Commission Meeting Click for detail -->
2. City Manager's January 21, 2014, Agenda Report Click for detail -->
3. Ambulance Report December 2013 Click for detail -->
68. A Resolution appointing and reappointing members to the Special Assessment Review Board. Click for detail -->
69. A Resolution setting a Public Hearing for 7:00 PM, February 4, 2014, on the request for commemorative designation of a portion of Wayne Road as 'Bob Randels Way'. Click for detail -->
Motion to approve
Moved By: Lynn Gray City Commissioner Supported By: Jeffrey Domenico City Commissioner
Votes For = 9 Lynn Gray City Commissioner Mark Behnke City Commissioner Andy Helmboldt City Commissioner Jeffrey Domenico City Commissioner Dave Walters Mayor Susan Baldwin City Commissioner Dean Newsome City Commissioner Deb Owens Vice Mayor Michael Sherzer City Commissioner
MOTION APPROVED
PETITIONS COMMUNICATIONS REPORTS
There were no petitions, communications or reports.
PUBLIC HEARING
1. A Public Hearing to receive citizen input on applications being developed by Battle Creek Transit and area human service agencies for FY 2015 State funding Click for detail -->
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David Moore, 102 Taylor, spoke of some bus stops that were eliminated in the prior year, requesting they be reestablished.
2. A Public Hearing for the purpose of reviewing and receiving public comment on the Parks and Recreation Department's 2014-2018 Master Plan Update. Click for detail -->
Kaytee Faris, 25 Fremont St, thanked the Parks & Recreation Department for the opportunity for public input.
David Moore requested additional information regarding the Parks & Recreation plan, APPENDI asking the plan be published in the local paper.
ADOPTION OF ORDINANCES X
70. A Resolution adopting proposed Ordinance 1-2014 which amends Chapter 882 C
''Real Estate Taxation'' to add Section 882.16 which will grant a ''Payment in Lieu of Taxes'' to the Village at Irving Park. Click for detail -->
This resolution to adopt an ordinance was removed from the agenda.
71. A Resolution adopting proposed Ordinance 2-2014 which amends sections 1064.06(32), 1064.22(a), 1064.23(a), 1064.24, 1064.25, 1064.26(c) and (e), 1064.27(a) and 1064.29(a) of the Garbage and Rubbish Collection and Disposal Ordinance to permit bi-weekly recycling pickup. Click for detail -->
(Comments omitted)
Motion to approve
Moved By: Lynn Gray City Commissioner Supported By: Jeffrey Domenico City Commissioner
Votes For = 8 Lynn Gray City Commissioner Mark Behnke City Commissioner Andy Helmboldt City Commissioner Dave Walters Mayor Susan Baldwin City Commissioner Dean Newsome City Commissioner Deb Owens Vice Mayor Michael Sherzer City Commissioner
Votes Against = 1 Jeffrey Domenico City Commissioner
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RESOLUTIONS
72. A resolution accepting the lowest responsive, responsible bid for Water Division fence replacement project from D-K Fence Company, Inc., in an estimated amount of $246,346.81, with unit prices prevailing. Click for detail -->
Motion to approve
Moved By: Lynn Gray City Commissioner Supported By: Jeffrey Domenico City Commissioner
Votes For = 9 Lynn Gray City Commissioner Mark Behnke City Commissioner Andy Helmboldt City Commissioner Jeffrey Domenico City Commissioner Dave Walters Mayor Susan Baldwin City Commissioner Dean Newsome City Commissioner Deb Owens Vice Mayor Michael Sherzer City Commissioner
MOTION APPROVED
73. A Resolution approving the transfer of Industrial Facilities Exemption Certificate # 2008-583 to Dieomatic Incorporated DBA Cosma Casting Michigan from United Solar Ovonics for real property located at 10 Clark Road within Industrial Development district No. 29. Click for detail -->
Motion to approve
Moved By: Lynn Gray City Commissioner Supported By: Jeffrey Domenico City Commissioner
Votes For = 9 Lynn Gray City Commissioner Mark Behnke City Commissioner Andy Helmboldt City Commissioner Jeffrey Domenico City Commissioner Dave Walters Mayor Susan Baldwin City Commissioner Dean Newsome City Commissioner Deb Owens Vice Mayor Michael Sherzer City Commissioner
MOTION APPROVED
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243. A Resolution appointing and reappointing members to the Planning Commission. Click for detail -->
(Comments omitted)
Motion to approve
Moved By: Lynn Gray City Commissioner Supported By: Jeffrey Domenico City Commissioner APPENDI Votes For = 9 Lynn Gray City Commissioner Mark Behnke City Commissioner
Andy Helmboldt City Commissioner X Jeffrey Domenico City Commissioner C Dave Walters Mayor Susan Baldwin City Commissioner Dean Newsome City Commissioner Deb Owens Vice Mayor Michael Sherzer City Commissioner
MOTION APPROVED
74 ADDED. A Resolution setting a Public Hearing for February 4, 2014, for the purpose of hearing public comment on Battle Creek’s housing and community development needs. Click for detail -->
Motion to approve
Moved By: Lynn Gray City Commissioner Supported By: Jeffrey Domenico City Commissioner
Votes For = 9 Lynn Gray City Commissioner Mark Behnke City Commissioner Andy Helmboldt City Commissioner Jeffrey Domenico City Commissioner Dave Walters Mayor Susan Baldwin City Commissioner Dean Newsome City Commissioner Deb Owens Vice Mayor Michael Sherzer City Commissioner
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GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT
(Comments omitted)
COMMISSION COMMENTS
(Comments omitted)
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Walters adjourned the meeting at 8:27 PM.
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Agenda: Battle Creek City Commission
Meeting Date: Tue February 04, 2014 07:00 PM
Location: Commission Chambers City Hall APPENDI
Chair: Dave Walters - Mayor
Title: Michelle Redman - Secretary X C
INVOCATION PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
CHAIR NOTES ADDED OR DELETED RESOLUTIONS
PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING CONSENT AGENDA
(LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL/PLEASE STAND SIX INCHES FROM MICROPHONE TO BE HEARD CLEARLY)
COMMISSION COMMENT REGARDING MEETING BUSINESS
CONSENT AGENDA
Minutes:
1. January 21, 2014 Battle Creek City Commission Meeting Click for detail -->
Petitions, Communications, Reports:
2. City Manager's February 4, 2014, Agenda Report
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CONSENT AGENDA
Minutes:
1. January 21, 2014 Battle Creek City Commission Meeting Click for detail -->
Petitions, Communications, Reports:
2. City Manager's February 4, 2014, Agenda Report Click for detail -->
Resolutions:
75. A Resolution approving the Battle Creek Tax Increment Finance Authority Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2012-2013. Click for detail -->
76. A Resolution appointing a member to the Special Assessment Review Board. Click for detail -->
77. Appointing a Commissioner to the Police and Fire Retiree Health Care Insurance Board. Click for detail -->
78. A Resolution setting a Public Hearing for March 4, 2014, for the purpose of receiving citizen input on the proposed budget for the City’s 2014-15 Community Development Block Grant and HOME Programs. Click for detail -->
PETITIONS COMMUNICATIONS REPORTS
PUBLIC HEARING
1. A Public Hearing to receive citizen input on the proposed establishment of on Obsolete Property Rehabilitation District for the DeMaagd Property Company, LLC. Click for detail -->
2. A Public Hearing on the request for commemorative designation of a portion of Wayne Road as ''Bob Randels Way''. Click for detail -->
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3. A Public Hearing for the purpose of hearing public comment on Battle Creek's housing and community development needs. Click for detail -->
INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCES
3-2014. An Ordinance to amend Chapter 882 Real Estate Taxation to add Section 882.16 which will grant a Payment in Lieu of Taxes to the Village at Irving Park.
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RESOLUTIONS
79. A Resolution approving a request for commemorative designation of a portion of I
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80. A Resolution recommending the City Commission’s approval and adoption of the City of Battle Creek Parks and Recreation Master Plan 2014-2018. Click for detail -->
81. A resolution establishing Obsolete Property Rehabilitation District No. 12 Click for detail -->
82. A resolution authorizing Change Order #3 to the City's Energy Services Agreement with Ameresco, Inc., in the not-to-exceed amount of $2,685,663.00. Click for detail -->
83. A resolution adopting recommended discontinuation of Job Access Reverse Commute (JARC) services to the Beckley Road area (Beckley Road Express and the Beckley Road Circulator) as well as providing one night van for Job Access) due to changes in Federal and State funding. Click for detail -->
84. A Resolution of Intent to apply for State financial assistance for Battle Creek Transit for FY 2014 - 2015 under Act No. 51 of the Public Acts of 1951, as amended. Click for detail -->
85. A Resolution supporting the submittal of applications to the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) for FY 2015 Specialized Services and Section 5310 funds. Click for detail -->
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GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT
(LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL/PLEASE STAND SIX INCHES FROM MICROPHONE TO BE HEARD CLEARLY)
COMMISSION COMMENTS
ADJOURNMENT
1. Citizens who wish to address a specific issue on the floor may do so at any time after being recognized by the Mayor or presiding Commission. At the time for public comments, after being properly recognized, citizens may address the commission on any subject. Citizens will be subject to the following limitations:
Citizen comments on any Resolution before the Commission may be made either before or after the Commissioners have had an opportunity to discuss the Resolution, at the discretion of the Chair; 2. Citizens wishing to speak to a particular Resolution should raise their hands and wait to be recognized before speaking; 3. Citizens will confine their remarks to matters currently pending on the floor, and be brief and concise in making their remarks; 4. If a citizen becomes repetitive or, in the opinion of the Chair, takes an inordinate amount of time in making comments, that citizen will be ruled out of order and the Commission will continue with its business; 5. Citizens should address all remarks to the Commission as a whole, and not to individual Commissioners.
These Rules will apply to comments by citizens during the Public Comment section of the Agenda.
The City of Battle Creek will provide necessary, reasonable, auxiliary aids and services, such as signers for the hearing impaired, and audiotapes of printed materials being considered in the meeting, upon seven days' notice to the City of Battle Creek. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services, should contact the City of Battle Creek by writing or calling the following: Victoria Houser 966-3348 (TDD) Victoria Houser Office of the City Clerk Post Office Box 1717 Battle Creek, Michigan 49016 269/966-3348 (Voice) 269/966-3348 (TDD)
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MEMO
Date: 02/04/2014
To: Mayor and City Commission
From: Ken H. Tsuchiyama, City Manager
RE: City Manager's February 4, 2014, Agenda Report APPENDI
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A Public Hearing to receive citizen input on the proposed establishment of on Obsolete Property C
Rehabilitation District for the DeMaagd Property Company, LLC.
DeMaagd Property Company, LLC, is planning to rehabilitate its automotive dealership building located at 333 W. Dickman Road in order to comply with the minimum standards required by Nissan for its auto dealerships. DeMaagd is interested in pursuing an Obsolete Property Rehabilitation Act abatement for its investment in the rehabilitation effort. The first step in that process is for an Obsolete Property Rehabilitation District to be established for the property. This public hearing is to receive citizen input on the proposed establishment of an Obsolete Property Rehabilitation District for the property at 333 W. Dickman Road. . A Public Hearing on the request for commemorative designation of a portion of Wayne Road as ''Bob Randels Way''.
Bob Randels is retiring from the Food Bank of South Central Michigan, where he has served as its Executive Director for the past 30 years. In recognition of his leadership and efforts to serve the hungry in our community, Scene Magazine is honoring Bob as its 2013 Man of the Year and has requested the section of Wayne Road in front of the Food Bank be given the commemorative designation of "Bob Randels Way". The commemorative designation does not change the official name of the street, but simply provides an additional honorary designation. This public hearing is to receive public comment on the request for a commemorative designation of Wayne Road in honor of Bob Randels.
. A Public Hearing for the purpose of hearing public comment on Battle Creek's housing and community development needs.
Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 and the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act of 1990 require communities receiving Community Development Block Grant funding to identify the housing and community development needs in the community prior to the publishing of a proposed Annual Action Plan. This public hearing is to receive public comment on the Battle Creek community's housing and community development needs.
3-2014. An Ordinance to amend Chapter 882 Real Estate Taxation to add Section 882.16 which will grant a Payment in Lieu of Taxes to the Village at Irving Park.
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The Village at Irving Park is the former City Youth Building that has been redeveloped as a low-income housing tax credit community. The Renaissance Zone for the property begins to phase out this year and fully expire in 2016. The owners are seeking a Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) to offset the loss of a full abatement. State law allows for this property to be exempt from all ad valorem property taxes imposed by the state or any political subdivision or taxing district but allows the City to charge the housing project an annual service charge for public services in lieu of the property taxes. The owners of the development indicate the loss of the full abatement without the PILOT would at best make it financially impossible to maintain cash flow sufficient to adequately maintain the property, and in the worst case, result in foreclosure. This ordinance would add Section 882.16 of City Ordinances to allow a Payment in Lieu of Taxes to be granted to the Village at Irving Park. Introduction is recommended.
79. A Resolution approving a request for commemorative designation of a portion of Wayne Road as ' Bob Randels Way'.
Bob Randels is retiring from the Food Bank of South Central Michigan, where he has served as its Executive Director for the past 30 years. This resolution approves a request for a commemorative designation of a portion of Wayne Road in front of the Food Bank as "Bob Randels Way" in recognition of his longtime leadership and efforts to feed our community's hungry. The commemorative designation does not change the official name of the street, but simply provides an additional honorary designation. Approval is recommended.
80. A Resolution recommending the City Commission’s approval and adoption of the City of Battle Creek Parks and Recreation Master Plan 2014-2018.
The City's Parks & Recreation Department maintains a Department Master Plan in accordance with State guidelines, which allows the City to be eligible for certain parks and recreation funding programs. The guidelines require the Master Plan to be updated every 5 years and to that end, Parks & Recreation staff has developed an update to the Master Plan that has been heavily influenced by input obtained from the community's residents. This resolution adopts the City of Battle Creek Parks and Recreation Master Plan Update for 2014-2018. Approval is recommended.
81. A resolution establishing Obsolete Property Rehabilitation District No. 12
DeMaagd Property Company, LLC, is planning to rehabilitate its automotive dealership building located at 333 W. Dickman Road in order to comply with the minimum standards required by Nissan for its auto dealerships. DeMaagd is interested in pursuing an Obsolete Property Rehabilitation Act abatement for its investment in the rehabilitation effort. The first step in that process is for an Obsolete Property Rehabilitation District to be established for the property. This resolution establishes Obsolete Property Rehabilitation District No. 12 for the property at 333 W. Dickman Road. Approval is recommended.
82. A resolution authorizing Change Order #3 to the City's Energy Services Agreement with Ameresco, Inc., in the not-to-exceed amount of $2,685,663.00.
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Ameresco, Inc., is currently under contract with the City through an Energy Services Agreement for energy improvements at the City's Full Blast recreation facility. The agreement allows for change orders to the contract for the City to utilize Ameresco to construct energy improvements at other City facilities. Since the City's plan for improvements at Kellogg Arena through the 2013 Capital Improvement Bond include improvements that enhance the facility's energy efficiency, a not-to-exceed price was requested from Ameresco for the bond improvements at the Arena. This resolution authorizes a change order to the City's Energy Services Agreement with Ameresco for improvements to Kellogg Arena in the not-to-exceed amount of $2,685,663.00. The original estimate for the improvements at Kellogg Arena under the Capital Improvement Bond was $3.0 million. Approval is recommended.
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as providing one night van for Job Access) due to changes in Federal and State funding. X
C As of October 1, 2013, Federal Job Access Reverse Commute (JARC) funding for Battle Creek Transit's Beckley Road Express and Beckley Road Circulator services, as well as funding for one night van for Job Access was eliminated. The City's Public Transportation Committee met three times to discuss the impact of the funding elimination and, at its last meeting, voted unanimously to support the staff recommendation to eliminate these services. The Committee also supported the staff's recommendation to modify the Capital Avenue SW route slightly as a result of the service elimination. Approval is recommended.
84. A Resolution of Intent to apply for State financial assistance for Battle Creek Transit for FY 2014 - 2015 under Act No. 51 of the Public Acts of 1951, as amended.
Each year, public transit systems in Michigan must submit an application to MDOT for financial assistance for the State fiscal year that begins October 1, 2014. The FY 2015 application covers the period of October 1, 2014 - September 30, 2015. This resolution expresses the City's intent to submit to MDOT an application for financial assistance for Battle Creek Transit for FY 2015. This resolution also authorizes the City Manager to execute any necessary agreements for the funds requested. Approval is recommended.
85. A Resolution supporting the submittal of applications to the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) for FY 2015 Specialized Services and Section 5310 funds.
Each year, Battle Creek Transit works with area human service agencies and organizations to develop and submit grant applications to MDOT for funding through the Specialized Services and Section 5310 funds to help eligible agencies and organizations provide transportation services to senior citizens and persons with disabilities. Community Action Agency, Community Inclusive Recreation, and Marian Burch Adult Day Care Center are requesting a portion of $92,624 in Specialized Services funds to help provide these services. The actual allocation of these funds for FY 2015 to these agencies was determined and approved by Battle Creek Transit's Local Coordination Committee ( LCC ) at its meeting on January 17, 2014. This resolution supports the submittal of applications to MDOT for FY2015 Specialized Services and Section 5310 funds. Approval is recommended.
Prepared By: Ken H. Tsuchiyama, City Manager
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RESOLUTION NO. 80
A Resolution recommending the City Commission’s approval and adoption of the City of Battle Creek Parks and Recreation Master Plan 2014-2018.
BATTLE CREEK, MICHIGAN 02/04/2014
Resolved by the Commission of the City of Battle Creek:
The City of Battle Creek is committed to maintaining quality of life through the delivery of public parks and recreation services. For the past forty years the City has maintained a written plan, updated every five years, for Parks and Recreation that guides community leaders in decision-making and creates access to federal and state grant funds.
The 2014-2018 Parks and Recreation Master Plan Update is the result of a comprehensive, citizen-drive planning process that includes a statistically valid sampling of community preferences and opinions regarding recreation services. Citizens, including hundreds of youth, played an important role in determining the strategies and goals put forth in the plan. Approval of the plan will provide strategic direction to Parks and Recreation staff and keep the City eligible to apply for certain state and federal grant funds.
It is resolved that the City Commission, through this Resolution, approves and adopts the City of Battle Creek Parks and Recreation Master Plan Update 2014-2018.
Motion to approve
Moved By: Andy Helmboldt City Commissioner Supported By: Dean Newsome City Commissioner
Votes For = 9 Lynn Gray City Commissioner Mark Behnke City Commissioner Andy Helmboldt City Commissioner Jeffrey Domenico City Commissioner Dave Walters Mayor Susan Baldwin City Commissioner Dean Newsome City Commissioner Deb Owens Vice Mayor Michael Sherzer City Commissioner
MOTION APPROVED
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Action Summary Battle Creek City Commission 02/04/2014 Action Summary
Staff Member: Jeff Hovarter Department: Parks and Recreation APPENDI A Resolution recommending the City Commission’s approval and adoption of the City of Battle Creek Parks and Recreation Master Plan 2014-2018.
SUMMARY X A Resolution recommending the City Commission’s approval and adoption of the City of Battle Creek Parks C and Recreation Master Plan 2014-2018.
BUDGETARY CONSIDERATIONS The plan establishes the strategic direction and programming and service priorities of the department for the next five years. It includes recommendations on capital expenditures and the specific allocation of general fund revenues. The document, however, is for planning purpose and does not impact the department’s current fiscal year budget.
HISTORY AND BACKGROUND Every five years, following the Guidelines for the Development of Community Park, Recreation, Open Space, and Greenway Plans established by the State of Michigan, the Parks and Recreation Department updates its Master Plan. The plan serves as a strategic guide for parks and recreation staff and the basis for determining what programs and services to offer and how they should be prioritized. The plan is required by the State of Michigan to ensure the department’s eligibility for certain state and federal grant funds. For the purpose of the 2014-2018 update the department sought to build off its existing plan and an emphasis on physically active lifestyles. The department also sought to ensure that the plan was tied to broader community goals and objectives such as those identified during the recent county-wide community health needs assessment.
CONTENTS OF RESOLUTION / ORDINANCE The Resolution calls for the approval and adoption of the Master Plan. Formal approval of the plan by the governing body is required as specified in the State of Michigan’s Guidelines for the Development of Community Park, Recreation, Open Space, and Greenway Plans.
DISCUSSION OF THE ISSUE The draft is a culmination of an extensive, citizen-driven process which included a statistically-valid needs assessment survey of resident opinions and preferences regarding recreation. The draft plan includes numerous “actions steps” to be taken by parks and recreation staff over the next five years in an effort to align programs and services with citizen preferences. The plan also reflects the department’s mission to improve individual health and well-being while contributing to over-all community quality of life.
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All of the data collected throughout the planning process, which included focus groups, a needs assessment survey, community reaction meeting, and input from staff and an advisory committee, led to the development of three over-arching strategic directives: • - Emphasize the physical recreation environment • - Leverage assets through partnerships • - Develop structures that support self-directed recreation.
Each of these directives reflect a common threads woven throughout the various information gathering sessions held during the public input process. Emphasizing the physical recreation environment means investing in the park system by improving physical facilities, maintenance and safety to facilitate the use of natural environments in support of physically active lifestyles. Leverage assets through partnerships means extending the department’s reach by impacting more people through cooperative and collaborative arrangements with a diverse set of recreation providers. Developing structures that support self-directed recreation means emphasize non-structured over structured programming for certain constituents to encourage great participation.
All of the goals, objectives and action steps in the plan are a reflection of these directives.
POSITIONS The Battle Creek Planning Commission reviewed and adopted the draft 2014-2018 Master Plan at its December 18, 2013 meeting.
ATTACHMENTS
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Minutes: Battle Creek City Commission
Meeting Date: Tue February 04, 2014 07:00 PM Location: Commission Chambers City Hall Chair: Dave Walters - Mayor Prepared By: Victoria Houser - City Clerk APPENDI
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Lynn Gray City Commissioner Bedsole, Susan - Community Services Director Mark Behnke City Commissioner Houser, Victoria - City Clerk Andy Helmboldt City Commissioner Steele, Jill - City Attorney Jeffrey Domenico City Commissioner Tsuchiyama, Ken - City Manager Dave Walters Mayor Susan Baldwin City Commissioner Dean Newsome City Commissioner Deb Owens Vice Mayor Michael Sherzer City Commissioner
INVOCATION PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Boy Scout Troop 325.
CHAIR NOTES ADDED OR DELETED RESOLUTIONS There were no added or deleted resolutions.
PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING CONSENT AGENDA There were no public comments.
COMMISSION COMMENT REGARDING MEETING BUSINESS There were no Commission comments.
CONSENT AGENDA
1. January 21, 2014 Battle Creek City Commission Meeting Click for detail -->
2. City Manager's February 4, 2014, Agenda Report
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75. A Resolution approving the Battle Creek Tax Increment Finance Authority Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2012-2013. Click for detail -->
76. A Resolution appointing a member to the Special Assessment Review Board. Click for detail -->
77. Appointing a Commissioner to the Police and Fire Retiree Health Care Insurance Board. Click for detail -->
78. A Resolution setting a Public Hearing for March 4, 2014, for the purpose of receiving citizen input on the proposed budget for the City’s 2014-15 Community Development Block Grant and HOME Programs. Click for detail -->
Motion to approve
Moved By: Andy Helmboldt City Commissioner Supported By: Dean Newsome City Commissioner
Votes For = 9 Lynn Gray City Commissioner Mark Behnke City Commissioner Andy Helmboldt City Commissioner Jeffrey Domenico City Commissioner Dave Walters Mayor Susan Baldwin City Commissioner Dean Newsome City Commissioner Deb Owens Vice Mayor Michael Sherzer City Commissioner
MOTION APPROVED
PETITIONS COMMUNICATIONS REPORTS
The Clerk's Office received communications from Timothy Czerny of EPI, Jeff Newhouse of Walters-Dimmick Petroleum, and Wenda Dissinger, all expressing their support for the commemorative designation of a portion of Wayne Road as "Bob Randels Way."
PUBLIC HEARING
1. A Public Hearing to receive citizen input on the proposed establishment of on Obsolete Property Rehabilitation District for the DeMaagd Property Company, LLC.
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(Comments omitted)
2. A Public Hearing on the request for commemorative designation of a portion of Wayne Road as ''Bob Randels Way''. Click for detail -->
(Comments omitted) APPENDI
3. A Public Hearing for the purpose of hearing public comment on Battle Creek's housing and community development needs.
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(Comments omitted)
INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCES
3-2014. An Ordinance to amend Chapter 882 Real Estate Taxation to add Section 882.16 which will grant a Payment in Lieu of Taxes to the Village at Irving Park. Click for detail -->
(Comments omitted)
Motion to approve
Moved By: Andy Helmboldt City Commissioner Supported By: Dean Newsome City Commissioner
Votes For = 9 Lynn Gray City Commissioner Mark Behnke City Commissioner Andy Helmboldt City Commissioner Jeffrey Domenico City Commissioner Dave Walters Mayor Susan Baldwin City Commissioner Dean Newsome City Commissioner Deb Owens Vice Mayor Michael Sherzer City Commissioner
MOTION APPROVED
RESOLUTIONS
79. A Resolution approving a request for commemorative designation of a portion of Wayne Road as ' Bob Randels Way'.
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(Comments omitted)
Motion to approve
Moved By: Andy Helmboldt City Commissioner Supported By: Dean Newsome City Commissioner
Votes For = 9 Lynn Gray City Commissioner Mark Behnke City Commissioner Andy Helmboldt City Commissioner Jeffrey Domenico City Commissioner Dave Walters Mayor Susan Baldwin City Commissioner Dean Newsome City Commissioner Deb Owens Vice Mayor Michael Sherzer City Commissioner
MOTION APPROVED
80. A Resolution recommending the City Commission’s approval and adoption of the City of Battle Creek Parks and Recreation Master Plan 2014-2018. Click for detail -->
Comm. Helmboldt thanked staff for their work on the plan, expressing appreciation for their consideration of all public comments.
Motion to approve
Moved By: Andy Helmboldt City Commissioner Supported By: Dean Newsome City Commissioner
Votes For = 9 Lynn Gray City Commissioner Mark Behnke City Commissioner Andy Helmboldt City Commissioner Jeffrey Domenico City Commissioner Dave Walters Mayor Susan Baldwin City Commissioner Dean Newsome City Commissioner Deb Owens Vice Mayor Michael Sherzer City Commissioner
MOTION APPROVED
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81. A resolution establishing Obsolete Property Rehabilitation District No. 12 Click for detail -->
Motion to approve
Moved By: Andy Helmboldt City Commissioner Supported By: Dean Newsome City Commissioner
Votes For = 9 Lynn Gray City Commissioner APPENDI Mark Behnke City Commissioner Andy Helmboldt City Commissioner Jeffrey Domenico City Commissioner
Dave Walters Mayor X Susan Baldwin City Commissioner C Dean Newsome City Commissioner Deb Owens Vice Mayor Michael Sherzer City Commissioner
MOTION APPROVED
82. A resolution authorizing Change Order #3 to the City's Energy Services Agreement with Ameresco, Inc., in the not-to-exceed amount of $2,685,663.00. Click for detail -->
(Comments omitted)
Motion to approve
Moved By: Andy Helmboldt City Commissioner Supported By: Dean Newsome City Commissioner
Votes For = 9 Lynn Gray City Commissioner Mark Behnke City Commissioner Andy Helmboldt City Commissioner Jeffrey Domenico City Commissioner Dave Walters Mayor Susan Baldwin City Commissioner Dean Newsome City Commissioner Deb Owens Vice Mayor Michael Sherzer City Commissioner
MOTION APPROVED
83. A resolution adopting recommended discontinuation of Job Access Reverse Commute (JARC) services to the Beckley Road area (Beckley Road Express and the Beckley Road Circulator) as well as providing one night van for Job Access) due to changes in Federal and State funding.
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(Comments omitted)
Motion to approve
Moved By: Andy Helmboldt City Commissioner Supported By: Dean Newsome City Commissioner
Votes For = 9 Lynn Gray City Commissioner Mark Behnke City Commissioner Andy Helmboldt City Commissioner Jeffrey Domenico City Commissioner Dave Walters Mayor Susan Baldwin City Commissioner Dean Newsome City Commissioner Deb Owens Vice Mayor Michael Sherzer City Commissioner
MOTION APPROVED
84. A Resolution of Intent to apply for State financial assistance for Battle Creek Transit for FY 2014 - 2015 under Act No. 51 of the Public Acts of 1951, as amended. Click for detail -->
(Comments omitted)
Motion to approve
Moved By: Andy Helmboldt City Commissioner Supported By: Dean Newsome City Commissioner
Votes For = 9 Lynn Gray City Commissioner Mark Behnke City Commissioner Andy Helmboldt City Commissioner Jeffrey Domenico City Commissioner Dave Walters Mayor Susan Baldwin City Commissioner Dean Newsome City Commissioner Deb Owens Vice Mayor Michael Sherzer City Commissioner
MOTION APPROVED
85. A Resolution supporting the submittal of applications to the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) for FY 2015 Specialized Services and Section 5310 funds.
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(Comments omitted)
Motion to approve
Moved By: Andy Helmboldt City Commissioner Supported By: Dean Newsome City Commissioner
Votes For = 9 APPENDI Lynn Gray City Commissioner Mark Behnke City Commissioner Andy Helmboldt City Commissioner
Jeffrey Domenico City Commissioner X Dave Walters Mayor C Susan Baldwin City Commissioner Dean Newsome City Commissioner Deb Owens Vice Mayor Michael Sherzer City Commissioner
MOTION APPROVED
GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT
(Comments omitted)
COMMISSION COMMENTS
(Comments omitted)
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Walters adjourned the meeting at 8:50 PM.
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Community Meeting Schedule
Item Date Time Needs Assessment Survey Focus Groups Session One Wednesday, April 17, 2013 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Session Two Wednesday, April 17, 2013 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Session Three Wednesday, April 17, 2013 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Session Four Wednesday, April 17, 2013 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Survey - Adult Direct Mail Survey May 1, 2013 - July 31, 2013 - Needs Assessment - Online Survey October 31, 2008 -
Survey - Youth (Sight visits) Parks and Recreation Kidventure Camp June, July 2013 -
Action Plan Community Parks and Recreation Staff Meeting August 15, 2013 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Community Reaction Meeting August 15, 2013 5:30 p.m - 7:00 p.m. Advisory Committee September 25, 2013 3:00 p.m - 4:30 p.m.
Plan Review Community Community Open House December 11, 2013 4.30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Public Hearings Public Input Battle Creek Planning Commission December 18, 2013 4:00 p.m. Battle Creek City Commission January 21, 2014 7:00 p.m. Approval and Adoption Battle Creek City Commission February 4, 2014 7:00 p.m.
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