Assessment City Council October 17, 2018 Early 2017 City Council - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Recreation Assessment City Council October 17, 2018 Early 2017 City Council adopted 8 Goals and corresponding strategies Recreation September 2017, 9 th Goal Added Goal City Council Strategy Goal Perform a recreation Enhance
City Council October 17, 2018
City Council Goal
to
Strategy
assessment to determine the recreational needs/wants of the community
September 2017, 9th Goal Added
Early 2017
City Council adopted 8 Goals and corresponding strategies
Data Analysis May-Oct Data Collection Feb-April Project Initiation Jan - Feb
comparable cities
Questions
Recreation Board Input
Release Online Needs Assessment Survey
Data Sources
Focus Group Discussions Small Group Interviews Survey
Included questions to determine how respondents currently use parks, programs and facilities, questions to identify barriers that affect use/participation, and questions to identify needs
Focus Group Discussions (FGD) Included: 6 mothers with children in Recreation Programs The Recreation Board
Example of Qualitative data:
Small Group Interviews
Participants at the Sally Griffin Senior Center Recreation Department Staff Robert Down Elementary School PTA Forest Grove Elementary School PTA Pacific Grove Middle School PTA Pacific Grove High School PTA
Postcards sent to every address in Pacific Grove
Data gathering phase concluded on April 30, 2018
Staff Analyzed the data and produced the RNA document.
The RNA is comprised of 8 sections:
Majority of respondents strongly agreed that the City
Parks, Programs, Activities & Events:
Most Visited Parks in last 12 months: Lovers Point Park, Coastal Rec Trail, Caledonian Park, George Washington Park and Jewell Park 52% of respondents rate parks “Good” Parks identified as area
importance by 93% of respondents
Most Common Park Uses walking paths (82%), Beach access (62%), relaxation (58%), and playgrounds (49%) Needs Additional walking paths (70%), Biking trails (46%), picnic areas (43%), open lawn and landscape areas (41%) Nearly ½ of write in comments identified pickle ball & tennis as additional needs
Most Significant Barriers Lack of facilities/amenities (20%), no time/personal issues (16%), Parking availability/accessibility (identified specifically in the comments) Increased Maintenance was identified as an area for improvement
Recreation programs rated “Good” by 46% of respondents and “Excellent” by 44% of respondents 46% of respondents had never participated in a PG recreation program Most important existing programs among survey respondents:
day camp
Seniors
55+
(70%)
(56%)
Children
0-17
Adults
18-55
(48%) Needs by Age Group
Other recreation facilities and programs respondents are using
Don’t have the programs/facilities of interest to me (24%) Not Aware of Programs Offered (33%) No Time/Personal Issues (27%) Barriers to Participation in Programs
81% of respondents indicated interest in more Social Events (ex: music, movies in the park etc.) Most attended Special Events: Good Old Days (81%), Feast of Lanterns (72%), Butterfly Parade (71%) 55% respondents rated events as "Excellent” and 41% as “Good”
Barriers: No time/personal issues (20%), crowding/not enough space (16%), not aware of events being offered (15%) “These sorts of celebrations make PG all that it is!” FGD Member Car Auction & Good Old Days
Would you and/or your household be interested in online registration for Pacific Grove Recreation Department Services?
Interest in Online Registration
Barrier to Participation
Personal Issues
How Respondents Learn About Our Offerings
(54%)
communications (33%)
How Respondents Would Prefer To Learn About our Offerings
Initial Next Steps: 1. On board the Recreation Program Manager 2. Increase communication efforts. 3. Implement online recreation registration software Continued Efforts: 1. Use the Recreation Board as the governing body for further research/implementation of findings 2. Utilize the CIP as a means for larger scale infrastructure improvements
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