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City of South Bend 5-Year Park Master Plan CITY OF SOUTH BEND 5-YEAR PARK MASTER PLAN 2014-2018 BLANK PAGE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS City of South Bend Mayor Peter Buttigieg Common Council Oliver J. Davis, Council President, 6th District Derek D. Dieter, Vice-President, At Large Tim Scott, 1st District Council Member Henry Davis, Jr., 2nd District Council Member Valerie Schey, 3rd District Council Member & Committee of Whole Chair Dr. Fred Ferlic, 4th District Council Member Dr. David Varner, 5th District Council Member Gavin Ferlic, At Large Council Member Karen L. White, At Large Council Member City of South Bend Park Board of Commissioners: Mr. Robert Goodrich .......................President Term Expires ..................................... 12.31.2014 Ms. Amy Hill .......................... Vice President Term Expires ..................................... 12.31.2017 Mr. Bruce BonDurant .......................Member Term Expires ....................................... 12.31.2014 Mr. Garrett Mullins ...........................Member Term Expires ...................................... 12.31.2015 South Bend Park and Recreation Department: Phil St. Clair, Executive Director Susan O’Conner, Deputy Director Mark Bradley, Marketing Director Bill Carleton, Finance Director Michael Dyszkiewicz, Maintenance Director Paul McMinn, Assistant Recreation Director Matthew Moyers, Special Project Coordinator Randy Nowacki, Director of Golf Consultants Jones Petrie Rafi nski Chris Chockley, PLA, AICP, Project Manager GreenPlay, LLC Jessica Osborne, Project Manager Design Concepts Dave Peterson Public Research Group Tod Stanton South Bend Park and Recreation Master Plan i For more information about this document, contact Jones Petrie Rafi nski At: 412 South Lafayette Boulevard, South Bend, Indiana 46601, Telephone: 574.32.4388 Fax: 574.232-4333 Email: [email protected] www.jpr1source.com TABLE OF CONTENTS I. WHO ARE WE - PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE ....................................................................................................... 1 A. SOUTH BEND PARKS AND RECREATION MISSION: ...................................................................................................................1 B. PURPOSE OF THIS PLAN ...................................................................................................................................................................2 C. DEFINITION OF THE PLANNING AREA ..........................................................................................................................................2 D. HISTORY OF SOUTH BEND PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT ................................................................................3 E. PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW AND STRUCTURE ...........................................................................9 F. RELATIONSHIP TO THE PREVIOUS MASTER PLAN.................................................................................................................. 12 G. RELATED PLANNING EFFORTS AND INTEGRATION ................................................................................................................ 12 H. METHODOLOGY OF THIS PLANNING PROCESS ...................................................................................................................... 12 I. TIMELINE FOR COMPLETING THE MASTER PLAN ................................................................................................................... 13 II. WHAT WE WANT - OUR COMMUNITY AND IDENTIFIED NEEDS .......................................................................14 A. REGIONAL SETTING: ........................................................................................................................................................................ 14 B. NATURAL FEATURES AND LANDSCAPE ..................................................................................................................................... 15 C. MANMADE, HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL FEATURES ............................................................................................................ 18 D. ADA ACCESSIBILITY COMPLIANCE ............................................................................................................................................. 26 E. CURRENT PARK AND RECREATION TRENDS.............................................................................................................................27 F. COMMUNITY AND STAKEHOLDER INPUT ..................................................................................................................................47 G. STATISTICALLY VALID COMMUNITY SURVEY FINDINGS ..................................................................................................... 69 III. WHAT WE HAVE NOW - PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND SPACES..............................................................................79 A. BACKGROUND FOR ASSETS AND AFFORDANCES ANALYSIS .............................................................................................79 B. CREATING THE ASSETS INVENTORY ...........................................................................................................................................79 C. ASSETS CONTEXT ............................................................................................................................................................................. 81 D. AFFORDANCES INVENTORY ........................................................................................................................................................ 82 E. LEVEL OF SERVICE - THE GRASP® ANALYSIS............................................................................................................................87 IV. HOW WE MANAGE - OPERATIONS AND OVERSIGHT ........................................................................................98 A. ADMINISTRATION, MANAGEMENT, AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ...............................................................98 B. ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ............................................................................................................................................. 99 C. CAPRA ACCREDITATION ................................................................................................................................................................100 D. FINANCES - TRADITIONAL AND ALTERNATIVE FUNDING ....................................................................................................101 E. SOUTH BEND PARKS FOUNDATION ...........................................................................................................................................114 F. VOLUNTEERS ......................................................................................................................................................................................115 G. MAINTENANCE ...................................................................................................................................................................................115 V. GREAT THINGS TO COME - RECOMMENDATIONS AND ACTION PLANS ......................................................117 A. STRATEGIC PLAN .............................................................................................................................................................................. 117 B. AREAS OF SPECIAL FOCUS ..........................................................................................................................................................124 C. STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN .............................................................................................................................................................127 D. PARKS AND RECREATION MAINTENANCE COST ...................................................................................................................151 E. PARK BOND ANALYSIS....................................................................................................................................................................163 F. RECOMMENDATION COST ESTIMATES AND TIMELINES ....................................................................................................164 VI. APPENDIX ................................................................................................................................................................... 165 A. APPENDIX A: GRASP® COMPOSITE VALUES LEVEL OF SERVICE ANALYSIS HISTORY AND METHODOLOGY ..165 B. APPENDIX B: MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT ....................................................................................169 South Bend Park and Recreation Master Plan ii I. WHO ARE WE - PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE A. SOUTH BEND PARKS AND RECREATION MISSION: We Build Community Through People Parks and Programs • Our Mission: Creating Community is more than an action plan for South Bend Parks and Recreation Department—it is a plan to reposition the diverse profession of parks and recreation for the future. We, the parks and recreation profession, include commercial and for- profi t organizations, such as health clubs and equipment vendors; nonprofi t organizations, such as the YMCA and Boys and Girls Club; natural resource agencies, such as the U.S. Forest Service, Department of Natural Resources and county/state parks; therapeutic recreation agencies, such as hospitals, rehabilitation centers and long-term care facilities; community colleges and universities which prepare our future professionals;
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