Ontario’s Recreation Infrastructure Challenge

1. Ontario’s Recreation Infrastructure Challenge 2006 PARKS & RECREATION ONTARIO Educational Forum April 10, 2006 Presented by: John Frittenburg The JF Group

2. TODAY’S AGENDA • Sport and Recreation Facility Inventory project • Why is infrastructure important • Implications of aging inventory • Uses of the facility data

3. RELATED INFLUENCES • Facility time is at a premium • Designs have changed • Capital funding is limited • Consumer expectations are rising • Political resistance to decommissioning

4. ABOUT THE SPORT AND RECREATION FACILITY INVENTORY PROJECT

5. MULTIPLE PHASED PROJECT • Major municipal facilities • Collect and analyze data • Determine capital cost implications • Other municipal facilities • Facilities in other sectors • Operating and use trends

6. PROJECT ADVISORS • Steering Committee • PRO, ORFA, OPA, OTC • Working Group • MTR, YMCA, OFC, Private Sector

7. PROJECT SCOPE • Major Facilities • arenas • pools (indoor and outdoor) • community centres • Other Facilities • gymnasia splash pads • curling rinks wading pools • fitness centres golf courses • outdoor rinks down hill skiing

8. RESPONSE RATE • 96% - 409 of 428 municipalities • Non-respondents – mostly counties, townships and districts • Sample represents 99% of provincial population

9. ANALYSIS CATEGORIES • Location • Municipal population • Facility age

10. MAJOR MUNICIPAL FACILITIES

11. LIFE CYCLE STATUS – ALL MAJOR FACILITIES

12. DEVELOPMENT TRENDS

13. COMMUNITY CENTRE LIFE CYCLE STATUS

14. ARENA CONFIGURATIONS

15. ARENA CONFIGURATION BY COMMUNITY SIZE

16. ARENA LIFE CYCLE STATUS

17. POOL LIFE CYCLE STATUS

18. POOL STATUS BY COMMUNITY SIZE

19. SUMMARY OF INVENTORY FINDINGS • Average Age • Pools 27 years • Arenas 33 years • Community Centres 32 years • 30% - 50% of stock nearing end of life • Small communities have immediate crisis

20. APPROACH TO COST ESTIMATE • Establish facility parameters • Determine capital repair and replacement assumptions • Apply assumptions to facility data

21. COST THRESHOLDS (2005 $) • Arenas • single $7.5 M • twin $13.2 M • Quad $21 M • Pool $5.6 M • Community Centre $1.5 M

22. FACILITY CAPITAL REPAIR FUNDING FORMULA Percentage of 2005 Capital Construction Cost 5% 40% 50% 130% 0 Years 10 Years 25 Years 49 Years 50+ Years Age of Facility

23. OBSERVATIONS • Municipalities are significant facility providers • Inventories are critically old • Small communities have oldest arenas • Improvements needed beyond age related requirements

24. INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM SUGGESTIONS • Balance recreation, physical activity, leisure and sport facilities • Multi-year program • Consult with sector • Complement existing F/P – T programs

25. PROGRAM SHOULD RECOGNIZE: • Competing municipal capital priorities • Operating cost – part of local contribution • Assistance required for new and existing facilities • Life cycle maintenance program is required

26. APPLICATION TO CAPITAL PLANNING • Facility types by age • Estimated replacement cost • Repair cost factor • Capital repair strategy • Capital reserve contribution

27. FOR EXAMPLE: ASSUME YOU HAVE • 1 Single pad arena 30 years old • 1 Twin pad arena 15 years old • 1 Pool 9 years old • 2 community halls 12 years old

28. CAPITAL REPLACEMENT REQUIREMENTS • Arenas $9.03 M • Pool $280,000 • Community Centres $1.2 M

29. CAPITAL RESERVE STRATEGIES • Respond to crisis • Building audits • Annual contribution formula • Funding program catalyst

30. RESERVE FUND FORMULA

31. IMPLICATIONS OF WELL FUNDED RESERVE • Facilities constantly maintained • Lower operating costs • More cost certainty • Less bandages • Fewer major surprises

32. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS