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DEALING WITH HYPERGROWTH: A Real Life Experience…

DEALING WITH HYPERGROWTH: A Real Life Experience…. Prepared By: Martin J. McDonald City of Maricopa Presented to the Pinal County Conference on Open Space Thursday, November 8, 2007. Just 3 Short Years Ago…. Incorporated on October 15, 2003 Hypergrowth: growth beyond the normal rate

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DEALING WITH HYPERGROWTH: A Real Life Experience…

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  1. DEALING WITH HYPERGROWTH:A Real Life Experience… Prepared By: Martin J. McDonald City of Maricopa Presented to the Pinal County Conference on Open Space Thursday, November 8, 2007

  2. Just 3 Short Years Ago… • Incorporated on October 15, 2003 • Hypergrowth: growth beyond the normal rate • Close to 7,000 SFH permits issued in 2005 • Population expected to increase 50% for next 5 years

  3. OUR STORY • Department formed June 2004 • Have grown from 34 participants in 9 programs (Fall ’04) to over 3,500 yearly participants (2007) • Approximately 32% of our population is under the age of 19 years • Approximately 12% of our population is between 0-5 years

  4. FUTURE FACILITIES – Pacana ParkSanta Cruz WashDesert Wind ParkPacana Park Expansion

  5. FINAL GRAPHIC RENDERING OF PACANA PARK Estimated Tax Payer Savings: $3.255 Million

  6. NEW PARK: 33 ACRES “Desert Wind Park” -Field of Dreams -Lighted Soccer -Lighted Football -Skate Park -Splash Pad -Roller Hockey Rink -Lighted Softball (2) -Lighted T-Ball -Lake -4 Playgrounds Value of Donation: $5.4 million

  7. NEW PARK: 262 ACRES “Santa Cruz Wash” -13 Land Partners -8 Miles of Trails -Xeriscape Design -Turf Pockets -Connectivity -Riparian Aspect Value of Donation: $20 million City Commitment: $11 million

  8. MAKE HYPERGROWTH PAY FOR ITSELF • Impact Fees • Alternative Revenue Funds • Scratch Programming • Public-Private Partnerships (p3)

  9. CRITICAL HYPERGROWTH ISSUES • Open Space Planning • Q of L Quotient • Demand • Human Capital

  10. AUTHOR THE CULTURE • The Best Way to Handle Hypergrowth is to Drive Hypergrowth • Get Involved in Planning • Consolidation Leads to Efficiency • Engage Your Residents

  11. OPEN SPACE PLANNING • Created Open Space Guidelines in 2004 • Adopted Voter Approved General Plan in 2006 with an Open Space Element • Studied over 50 different general plans and open space master plans • Engaged services of J2 Engineering in August of 2007 to create first-ever OSMP

  12. QUESTIONS?

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