Master Plan November 2013 Acknowledgements Desert Recreation District Board Rudy Acosta, President Charlie Smith, Vice-President Francisco Duran, Director Joanne Gilbert, Director Laura McGalliard, Director General Manager Kevin Kalman Assistant General Manager Barb Adair Director of Foundation, Golf and Parks Glenn Miller The Participating Staff Delia Granados, District Clerk Sonya Galvez, Accounting Supervisor Mark Amidei, Information Systems Administrator Tatiana Hinkle, Recreation Supervisor For more information about this document, please contact: Desert Recreation District District Office 45-305 Oasis Street, Indio, CA 92201 (760) 347-3484 GreenPlay, LLC Karon Badalamenti, CPRE and Principal 211 N. Public Road, Lafayette, CO 80026 Telephone: (303) 439-8369 www.GreenPlayLLC.com Parks and Recreation Master Plan i Table of Contents I. Executive Summary ............................................................................................................ 5 A. Core Values, Vision for the Future, and Agency Mission ................................................................... 5 B. Master Plan Project Vision ................................................................................................................. 6 C. Capital Improvement Plan .................................................................................................................. 7 D. Conclusion .......................................................................................................................................... 7 II. The Master Planning Process ............................................................................................. 9 A. Background ........................................................................................................................................ 9 B. Existing and Related Planning Documents ......................................................................................... 9 C. Values, Vision, and Mission (Purpose) Statements .......................................................................... 10 D. Value Statements ............................................................................................................................. 10 E. Vision Statement .............................................................................................................................. 10 F. Mission Statement ............................................................................................................................ 10 G. The DRD Core Team ......................................................................................................................... 11 H. Stakeholder Meetings ...................................................................................................................... 11 J. Leadership Summit ............................................................................................................................ 12 III. Community Needs Identified .......................................................................................... 13 A. Industry Trends ................................................................................................................................ 13 B. Community Profile............................................................................................................................ 14 C. Survey Methodology and Respondent Demographics ..................................................................... 16 D. District-wide Survey Results ............................................................................................................. 17 E. Comparison between the Open Link and Random Survey Results .................................................. 25 F. Raices Survey .................................................................................................................................... 27 G. Additional Stakeholder Input ........................................................................................................... 30 IV. Inventory – Indoor and Outdoor Asset Review ................................................................ 37 A. Overview and General Description .................................................................................................. 37 B. Assets................................................................................................................................................ 37 C. Assets Context .................................................................................................................................. 38 D. Outdoor Facilities Overview ............................................................................................................. 39 E. Rural Facilities ................................................................................................................................... 51 F. Indoor Facilities Overview ................................................................................................................ 54 G. Outdoor Facility GRASP® Scoring ..................................................................................................... 62 H. Strategies for Addressing Low-Functioning Components ................................................................ 64 I. Indoor Facility GRASP® Scoring ......................................................................................................... 67 V. Alternative Providers and Collaborative Opportunities .................................................... 69 A. City of Coachella ............................................................................................................................... 69 B. City of Indian Wells ........................................................................................................................... 69 C. City of Indio ...................................................................................................................................... 70 D. City of La Quinta ............................................................................................................................... 73 E. City of Palm Desert ........................................................................................................................... 75 E. Other Providers ................................................................................................................................ 77 ii Desert Recreation District, California VI. GRASP® Level of Service Analysis .................................................................................... 81 A. Asset Analysis ................................................................................................................................... 81 B. Park Development/Land Dedication Funds ...................................................................................... 81 C. CVM and GRASP® Overview ............................................................................................................. 82 D. Perspective A: Access to All Recreation ........................................................................................... 83 E. Perspective B: Access to All Recreation from All Providers .............................................................. 90 F. Perspective C: Access to Multi-Purpose Fields ................................................................................. 92 G. Perspective D: Access to Ballfields ................................................................................................... 93 H. More on Reading and Utilizing the GRASP® Perspectives ............................................................... 94 VII. The Findings Summary ................................................................................................... 95 A. Public Input Findings ........................................................................................................................ 95 B. LOS Analysis Findings ....................................................................................................................... 95 VIII. Consultant Observations and Considerations ................................................................ 97 A. Strategic Plan Considerations .......................................................................................................... 97 B. Entrepreneurial Considerations ....................................................................................................... 99 C. Funding Considerations .................................................................................................................. 100 D. District Boundary Considerations .................................................................................................. 101 E. Staffing Considerations ................................................................................................................... 101 IX. Recommendations and Analysis of Potential and Suggested Projects ............................ 103 A. Programmatic Priorities ................................................................................................................. 103 B. Capital Component Priorities ......................................................................................................... 103 C. Conclusions ..................................................................................................................................... 103 D. Opportunities