MECKLENBURG COUNTY PARK AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT

1. 10-31-06 MECKLENBURG COUNTY PARK AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT CAPITAL NEEDS ASSESSMENT PROCESSES Citizens Capital Budget Advisory Committee Presentation November 1, 2006 Dot Law W. Lee Jones, AIA Interim Director Capital Planning Services Park and Recreation Dept. Park and Recreation Dept.

2. Key Departmental Planning Documents • Parks Master Plan (adopted in 1989) • Greenway Master Plan (adopted in 1999) • Nature Preserve Master Plan (adopted in 1997) • Little Sugar Creek Greenway Master Plan (adopted in 2004) • Countywide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (CCORP) • Capital Needs Assessment (CNA)

3. Parks Master Plan Strategic Objectives • To determine the need for parks based upon a build out scenario • To assess existing standards and criteria for park development • To determine deficiencies in the existing inventory and recommend new facilities to build • To establish priorities for land acquisition and park development

4. Master Plan Deficits * All Parkland = Neighborhood Parks + District Parks + Community Parks + Nature Preserves

5. Land Acquisition Strategic Priorities • Complete acquisitions from 10-year CNA • Purchase new park sites to fill service radii “gaps” • Purchase key acquisition needs for Mecklenburg Towns • Purchase properties in key watershed protection areas

9. Greenway Master PlanStrategic Objectives • Preserve and reclaim natural floodplains for the purposes of improving water quality, protecting wildlife habitat and open space, and providing recreational and alternative transportation opportunities • Create a primary infrastructure of trails along suitable floodplain corridors that are connected to parks, schools, neighborhoods, businesses, and shopping • 185 miles of greenway trail corridors and 29+ miles of overland connectors • Create a primary(34 corridors) and secondary trail system

10. Key Greenway Acquisition and Development Priorities

11. Nature Preserve Master Plan Strategic Objectives • Identify usage zone classifications • Identify zone definitions • Identify permitted usage/criteria • Recommended key land acquisition priorities

13. County-wide ComprehensiveOutdoor Recreation Plan (CCORP)Strategic Objectives • Review current outdoor recreation supply • Measure supply and demand for each amenity • Identify deficiencies and surpluses for amenities • Assess and update standards • Construct foundation for a future master plan • Construct foundation for updated land acquisition requests

14. Capital Needs Assessment (CNA)Processes • Determine park and recreation facility needs by park categories • Divided into 10, 20 and 30 year documents • Prioritized by the Strategic Planning and Long Range Finance Sub-committee (SPLRF) and Park and Recreation Commission annually

15. CNA Process Flow Chart

16. Preliminary 10-Year CNA Categories and Cost Estimates CategoryCost Estimate • Center City Parks $ 9,000,000 • Community Park Development $ 13,740,000 • District Park Development $ 56,500,000 • Greenway Construction $ 73,400,000 • Improvements to Existing Facilities $153,172,000 • Nature Preserve Development $ 3,000,000 • Neighborhood Park Development $ 27,660,000 • Park Land Acquisition $ 85,356,000 * • Public Private Partnerships $ 19,810,000 • Recreation Center Development $ 41,900,000 • Recreation Center Rehabilitation $ 19,304,500 • Special Facility $ 35,400,000 • Special Facility-Youth Sports Complex $ 95,064,000 • Water Park Facility $ 22,760,000 • Grand Total $656,066,500

17. Major Capital Facilities Development Friendship Missionary Baptist Church Sportsplexes Matthews –I485

18. Questions