Town of Tecumseh STRATEGIC MASTER PLAN FOR PARKS AND RECREATION SERVICES FINAL REPORT DecemberDECEMBER 2010 2010 IBI GROUP MASTER PLAN TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 INTR ODUCTION ...................................................................................................................1-1 1.1 Overview ............................................................................................................................................. 1-1 1.2 Background Research ....................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.3 Master Plan Format ............................................................................................................................ 1-2 2 COMMUNITY PROFILE ........................................................................................................2-1 2.1 The Town of Tecumseh ..................................................................................................................... 2-1 2.2 Community Consultation .................................................................................................................. 2-1 2.2.1 Household Survey ..................................................................................... 2-1 2.2.2 Community Engagement for Lakewood Golf Course .................................... 2-3 2.2.3 Focus Group Meetings ............................................................................... 2-5 2.2.4 Community Organizations Questionnaire .................................................... 2-5 2.2.5 Public Meeting .......................................................................................... 2-5 2.3 Community Demographics ............................................................................................................... 2-6 2.4 Trends ................................................................................................................................................. 2-6 2.5 Parks and Recreation Strategies ...................................................................................................... 2-8 2.5.1 Town Role ................................................................................................. 2-8 2.5.2 Facilities .................................................................................................. 2-8 2.5.3 Finance ..................................................................................................... 2-8 2.5.4 Other Strategies ........................................................................................ 2-9 3 STRATEGIC MASTER PLAN FOUNDATION ......................................................................3-1 3.1 Vision Statement ................................................................................................................................ 3-1 3.2 Mission Statement ............................................................................................................................. 3-2 3.3 Organizational Values ....................................................................................................................... 3-3 December 2010 Page i. IBI GROUP MASTER PLAN TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONT’D) 4 PARKS AND MULTI-USE PATHWAYS ...............................................................................4-1 4.1 Parks ................................................................................................................................................... 4-1 4.1.1 Parkland Classification ............................................................................. 4-2 4.1.2 Parkland Provisioning Standards ............................................................... 4-6 4.1.3 Parkland Acquisition ................................................................................. 4-7 4.1.4 Surplus School Sites ................................................................................4-10 4.1.5 Joint Ownership Parks .............................................................................4-10 4.1.6 Lease Agreements ....................................................................................4-11 4.1.7 Small Park Spaces ....................................................................................4-11 4.1.8 Parkland Design .......................................................................................4-12 4.1.9 Lakefront Parks ........................................................................................4-12 4.1.10 Off-Leash Dog Parks ................................................................................4-13 4.2 Multi-use Pathways and Sidewalks .................................................................................................4-13 4.2.1 Multi-use Pathway Background .................................................................4-13 4.2.2 Multi-use Pathway Foundation ..................................................................4-14 4.2.3 Multi-use Pathway Development ................................................................4-15 4.3 Natural Areas .....................................................................................................................................4-18 4.3.1 Natural Heritage Protection ......................................................................4-18 5 OUTDOOR RECREATION FACILITIE S ...............................................................................5-1 5.1 Soccer Fields ...................................................................................................................................... 5-1 5.2 Regional Soccer Venue ..................................................................................................................... 5-2 5.3 Baseball Diamonds ............................................................................................................................ 5-2 5.4 Field Maintenance .............................................................................................................................. 5-3 5.5 Multi-Use Courts ................................................................................................................................ 5-3 5.6 Playground Equipment ...................................................................................................................... 5-4 5.7 Splash Pads ........................................................................................................................................ 5-4 DecemberDECEMBER 2010 2010 IBI GROUP MASTER PLAN TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONT’D) 5.8 Picnic Areas and Pavilions ............................................................................................................... 5-5 5.9 Skateboard Park ................................................................................................................................. 5-1 6 MAJOR RECREATION FACILITIE S ....................................................................................6-1 6.1 Arenas ................................................................................................................................................. 6-2 6.2 Outdoor Pool ...................................................................................................................................... 6-2 6.3 Multi-Use Facility ............................................................................................................................... 6-3 6.4 Facilities Renewal .............................................................................................................................. 6-4 7 S E R VICE DELIVERY, DEPARTMENT STAFFING, AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT ..........7-1 7.1 Recreation Service Delivery .............................................................................................................. 7-1 7.1.1 Service Delivery Principles ........................................................................ 7-1 7.1.2 Service Delivery – Town of Tecumseh ........................................................ 7-2 7.1.3 Service Delivery - Community Organizations .............................................. 7-2 7.1.4 Service Delivery - Partnerships.................................................................. 7-3 7.1.5 New Services or Facility Development ........................................................ 7-4 7.1.6 Department Policy Development ................................................................. 7-5 7.1.7 Performance Monitoring ............................................................................ 7-6 7.1.8 Communications and Marketing ................................................................. 7-6 7.1.9 Master Plan Review ................................................................................... 7-7 7.2 Parks and Recreation Staffing .......................................................................................................... 7-8 7.2.1 Management Staff ...................................................................................... 7-8 7.3 Operational Staff ................................................................................................................................ 7-9 7.3.1 Outdoor Parks and Field Staff ...................................................................7-11 7.3.2 Programming Staff ...................................................................................7-12 7.3.3 Administrative Staff .................................................................................7-13