City of Plantation Parks & Recreation Master Plan February 2020 Prepared by: 2 City of Plantation, Florida Parks and Recreation Master Plan Acknowledgments The development of the City of Plantation Parks and Recreation Master Plan has been a collaborative effort between City officials, staff, and residents, and the Miller Legg team. The project team would like to offer their deepest gratitude to those residents who participated in the public workshops and online public survey which informed this Plan. Your contributions have been an integral part of the planning process. Project Team City OF PLANTATION MILLER LEGG Lynn Stoner Mayor Mike Kroll, RLA, FASLA President Diane Veltri Bendekovic Former Mayor 2011-2018 Liudmila Fuentes Planner Erik Anderson Group 1 Councilmember Michael Bradley Planner Denise Horland Group 2 Councilmember Ron Jacobs Group 3 Councilmember Mark Hyatt Group 4 Councilmember Nick Sortal Group 5 Councilmember Peter S. Tingom Former Councilmember Phyllis Lind Parks & Recreation Advisory Board Renee Thomas Parks & Recreation Advisory Board Dennis Foster Parks & Recreation Advisory Board Sandra Gracey-Sibble Parks & Recreation Advisory Board Frank Carreras Parks & Recreation Advisory Board Jessica Koehler Parks & Recreation Advisory Board Dr. Brent Herbert Parks & Recreation Advisory Board Darin Lees Parks & Recreation Advisory Board Cathy Ayala Parks & Recreation Advisory Board Ernest W. Burkeen, Jr. Former Parks & Recreation Director Phil Goodrich Parks & Recreation Director Patricia O’Toole Parks & Recreation Assistant Director Joel Schick Superintendent of Recreation Facilities & Services Matt Thompson Superintendent of Parks Shannon Ryan Superintendent of Administration & Special Events Joy Hawthorne Supervisor of Athletics Chris Cooksey Aquatics Complex Manager Parks and Recreation Master Plan City of Plantation, Florida 3 Table of Contents: Executive Summary.......................................................................................................................................................................7 A. Introduction............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................8 B. Planning Process Summary.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................8 C. Key Issues and Recurring Themes Summary...................................................................................................................................................................................................8 D. Inventory Assessment Summary.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................8 E. Recommendations.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................9 F. Implementation......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................9 Chapter 1: Introduction..............................................................................................................................................................11 A. Benefits of Parks & Recreation........................................................................................................................................................................................................................12 B. Purpose of the Plan............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................13 C. Master Planning Process...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................13 D. Department Overview and Structure............................................................................................................................................................................................................15 E. Timeline for Completing the Master Plan......................................................................................................................................................................................................16 Chapter 2: Community Profile and Identified Needs...........................................................................................................17 A. Plantation Profile and Demographic Study...................................................................................................................................................................................................18 B. Recreation Trends...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................26 Chapter 3: Community and Stakeholder Involvement....................................................................................................... 27 A. City-Provided Input............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................29 C. Parks & Recreation Management Input.........................................................................................................................................................................................................31 D. Parks & Recreation Staff Input........................................................................................................................................................................................................................33 E. Online Public Survey Input...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................36 F. Public Workshop #1 Input.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................41 G. Public Workshop #2 Input................................................................................................................................................................................................................................44 Chapter 4: Inventory and Level of Service Analysis.............................................................................................................47 A. Inventory...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................48 B. Key Level of Service Analysis...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................58 Chapter 5: Vision.........................................................................................................................................................................69 A. Vision.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................70 Chapter 6: Strategic Plan...........................................................................................................................................................75 A. Strategic Plan.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................76 B. Implementation...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................85 B-1. Action Plan, Cost Estimate......................................................................................................................................................................................................................80 4 City of Plantation, Florida Parks and Recreation Master Plan Appendix..............................................................................................................................................................99