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Parks director previews how voter‑approved parks fund will guide capital repairs and new projects
Summary
Parks leadership told the committee the 2018 master plan and extensive community engagement guided prior ARPA investments and will form the basis for allocating the new parks fund. Staff emphasized protecting assets, addressing deferred maintenance and transparent, geographically balanced project selection; a policy proposal is expected in March.
The committee received an update on parks master planning and the proposed framework for spending the voter‑approved public parks fund. Parks Director Monica Conrad and Michelle Kaceniak, superintendent of planning and design, presented the department’s community‑engagement work, system needs analysis and initial proposals for how the parks fund will be used.
Director Conrad opened by noting the parks funding ballot referendum passed in November with 61% voter support and said the department is developing policies and a project‑selection framework to guide allocations. “We are early in the process, and we're looking forward to hearing your feedback,” Conrad said.
Michelle Kaceniak reviewed the 2018 Parks Master Plan’s public‑engagement process and analytical tools: the…
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