Town of Berthoud, Colorado Parks, Recreation, Open Space, and Trails Plan November 2016 Acknowledgements The Town of Berthoud Parks and Recreation Department would like to acknowledge the contributions of all residents and interested civic and citizen groups that participated in the process of creating and commenting on this plan. Town of Berthoud Town Board David Gregg, Mayor Kelly Dunkelberger Jennifer Baker Brian Laak Chris Buckridge William Karspeck Jeff Hindman Past Town Board Members Jan Dowker Dick Shepard Suzie White Paul Alaback Administration Michael Hart, Town Manager Parks and Recreation Department Staff Curt Freese, Community Development Director Jeremy Olinger, Parks and Recreation Director Wesley Joy, Recreation Manager Ben Gratton, Parks Manager Other Acknowledgements Bruce Fickel Consultant Team GreenPlay, LLC Design Concepts For more information about this document, contact GreenPlay, LLC 1021 E. South Boulder Road, Suite N, Louisville, Colorado 80027, Telephone: 303-439-8369 Email: [email protected] www.greenplayllc.com THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK Table of Contents I. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND ................................................................................... 1 A. PURPOSE OF THIS PLAN .......................................................................................................................1 B. HISTORY OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT ..............................................................................1 C. PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW .....................................................................................2 D. STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK ......................................................................................................................2 E. RELATED PLANNING EFFORTS AND INTEGRATION ........................................................................................3 F. METHODOLOGY OF THIS PLANNING PROCESS ............................................................................................6 II. COMMUNITY NEEDS IDENTIFICATION AND ANALYSIS ........................................................ 9 A. BERTHOUD DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE........................................................................................................9 B. PARK AND RECREATION INFLUENCING TRENDS ........................................................................................ 17 C. COMMUNITY AND STAKEHOLDER INPUT ................................................................................................. 29 D. COMMUNITY SURVEY SUMMARY ......................................................................................................... 32 III. WHAT WE HAVE NOW – INVENTORY AND LEVEL OF SERVICE ANALYSIS ........................... 41 A. PARKS AND FACILITIES INVENTORY ....................................................................................................... 41 B. ASSESSMENT AND ANALYSIS ............................................................................................................... 45 C. BEYOND GRASP®: A VISION OF BERTHOUD ........................................................................................... 61 IV. IDENTIFICATION OF KEY ISSUES ...................................................................................... 65 V. A VISION FOR BERTHOUD THROUGH THE EXPLORATION OF KEY ISSUES ........................... 69 A. OUTDOOR FACILITIES OR AMENITIES TO ADD, EXPAND, OR IMPROVE............................................................ 69 B. INDOOR FACILITIES OR AMENITIES TO ADD, EXPAND, OR IMPROVE ............................................................... 80 C. OPERATIONS ...................................................................................................................................81 D. PROGRAMS TO ADD, EXPAND, OR IMPROVE ........................................................................................... 83 E. MARKETING AND AWARENESS ............................................................................................................. 83 F. FINANCIAL ANALYSIS ......................................................................................................................... 85 VII. ACTION PLAN ................................................................................................................ 93 A. OUTDOOR FACILITIES OR AMENITIES TO ADD, EXPAND, OR IMPROVE............................................................ 93 B. INDOOR FACILITIES OR AMENITIES TO ADD, EXPAND, OR IMPROVE ............................................................... 96 C. OPERATIONS ...................................................................................................................................97 D. PROGRAMS TO ADD, EXPAND, OR IMPROVE ........................................................................................... 98 E. MARKETING AND AWARENESS ............................................................................................................. 99 F. FINANCIAL .................................................................................................................................... 100 APPENDIX A – PARKS AND RECREATION INFLUENCING TRENDS ......................................... 101 APPENDIX B – QUESTIONS FOR FOCUS GROUP AND PUBLIC MEETING PARTICIPANTS ........ 129 APPENDIX C – MYSIDEWALK ENGAGEMENT RESULTS ......................................................... 133 APPENDIX D – KNIEVEL PROPERTY COST ESTIMATES .......................................................... 151 APPENDIX E – RICHARDSON PROPERTY COST ESTIMATES ................................................... 155 APPENDIX F – WAGGENER PROPERTY COST ESTIMATES ..................................................... 159 APPENDIX G – BERTHOUD RESERVOIR PROPERTY COST ESTIMATES ................................... 165 APPENDIX H – FEE AND FILO COMPARISONS ...................................................................... 169 Parks, Recreation, Open Space, and Trails Master Plan i Table of Figures Figure 1: 2014 Town of Berthoud Comprehensive Plan Parks, Open Space, and Trails Plan ....................... 5 Figure 2: PORT Plan Engagement Process ..................................................................................................... 8 Figure 3: Town of Berthoud and its Growth Management Area (GMA) ...................................................... 9 Figure 4: Berthoud Area Population Growth Trend .................................................................................... 11 Figure 5: Berthoud Area Population Age Distribution, 2015 ...................................................................... 11 Figure 6: Berthoud Area Population Age Distribution, 2020 ...................................................................... 12 Figure 7: Greater Berthoud GMA Area Population Racial Distribution, 2015 ............................................ 13 Figure 8: Berthoud Area Income by Household Distribution Comparison, 2015 ....................................... 15 Figure 9: Average Amount Spent on Recreation Expenditures in the Town of Berthoud (2015) .............. 16 Figure 10: Sports and Leisure Market Behavior in Past 12 months in Town of Berthoud (2015) .............. 27 Figure 11: Respondent Familiarity .............................................................................................................. 33 Figure 12: Current Usage of Facilities ......................................................................................................... 33 Figure 13: Importance of Facilities – Invitation Sample ............................................................................. 34 Figure 14: Need vs. Importance Matrix ...................................................................................................... 35 Figure 15: Programming Focus Areas ......................................................................................................... 36 Figure 16: Programming Focus Areas when Children are Present in the Home ........................................ 36 Figure 17: Parks, Trails, and Facilities Focus Areas ..................................................................................... 37 Figure 18: Parks, Trails, and Facilities Focus Areas when Children are Present in the Home .................... 37 Figure 19: Usage of Natural Areas .............................................................................................................. 38 Figure 20: Support of Creating a Recreation District .................................................................................. 39 Figure 21: Allocation of Funding ................................................................................................................. 39 Figure 22: Best Communication Methods .................................................................................................. 40 Figure 23: Example of inventory map and data sheet. ............................................................................... 42 Figure 24: Berthoud Study Area .................................................................................................................. 42 Figure 25: Berthoud System Map ............................................................................................................... 43 Figure 26: GRASP® Illustration .................................................................................................................... 47 Figure 27: GRASP® score calculation.