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Leisure needs assessment and public art master-plan update launched; city seeks public input via short survey and idea wall
Summary
Staff and consultants presented progress on a leisure needs assessment and public art master plan, described multiple public meetings and a survey with a virtual $100 budgeting exercise and an idea wall; commissioners urged corrections to Spanish-language promotional text.
Recreation staff updated commissioners on the department’s leisure needs assessment and public art master-plan update and encouraged public participation in an online survey and a series of public meetings.
Staff said the process is midway and that the consultant reported higher-than-expected early response: about 170 survey completions at soft launch prior to the meeting. The public engagement program includes two in-person meetings and a virtual meeting scheduled that week; staff said stakeholders and focus groups are also being convened. The survey includes an interactive budget exercise that gives respondents a virtual $100 to allocate across categories, and an “idea wall” feature for longer suggestions.
Staff asked the commission to promote the survey to constituents and noted that the site offers automated translation into multiple languages. A commissioner pointed out an incorrect Spanish rendering of an advertising term (the Spanish word for leisure was incorrectly translated), and staff committed to correct the promotional translation. Staff anticipates a July completion date for the full plan, followed by drafts to the commission and then final recommendations to city council.
No formal action was taken; staff encouraged commissioners to complete the survey and asked them to share outreach information with their constituents.
