Parks master plan: staff receives survey, engagement materials; next steps set

Parks staff told the PROS Advisory Board the master-plan consultant delivered three major documents: a statistically valid survey, an engagement overview and a draft programs/master plan. Staff said those documents will be consolidated and reviewed with the consultant, Barry Dunn, before a public presentation to the Board of Trustees.

Staff described the survey sample as exceeding the consultant’s target and noted the consultant’s claim of a low margin of error (the consultant reported an estimated margin such that results were statistically robust across the community sample). The consultant’s engagement overview, staff said, also combined event comments, social media touchpoints and mapping inputs to form project priorities.

Parks staff outlined a multi-step path: internal review with department leadership and public-works/planning partners; a trustees briefing that would make the material public; board visioning sessions for this advisory board; and later a broader public visioning and implementation-phase work. Staff said timing could allow staff and the PROS board to propose budget amendments midyear to act on high-priority projects identified in the master plan.

Board members urged staff to notify the advisory board when the trustees briefing is scheduled and encouraged PROS members to attend or Zoom in. Staff committed to return with a consolidated summary and to help the PROS board translate the findings into short- and medium-term capital priorities.