1. Discussion of Parks & Recreation Funding
Parks & Recreation Commission
December 5, 2013

2. Background Operations Capital
Maintenance – funded through Admissions Taxes, Sports Field Revenues, General Fund
Capital
Admissions Taxes (Sports Field turf replacement)
Park Impact Fees
Misc. revenues: REET, construction sales tax
Operations and Capital
Council agrees to concept of using one-time revenues for one-time expenditures

3. Selected Capital Revenues, 2013-2018

4. PRO Plan Chapter 6 – Implementation Strategies for meeting goals
Financing options to meet goals
Capital Improvement Program list
Financially unconstrained
- Chapter 6 contemplates the possible ways we can meet our goals for park development – through financial, service provision, etc.

5. Helpful Commission Feedback
What kinds of projects should be prioritized when it comes to allocating resources?
What additional projects need to be included in future capital plans?

6. Current Projects in 6-Year CIP
High Priority:
CBD Bike-Ped Loop
Woodin Creek Park Trailhead improvements
Wilmot Gateway Park Improvement
Woodinville Fields Tot Lot
DeYoung Park Improvement
- Discussion in August 2012 prior to Council CIP adoption

7. Current Projects in 6-Year CIP
Medium Priority:
Eastside Rail Corridor
Miscellaneous Park Improvements
Wilmot Gateway Park Improvement
Woodinville Fields Tot Lot
Low/No Priority Given
Boat Launch
Parkland Acquisition/Development
Woodin Creek Trail

8. Current Projects in 6-Year CIP
Total Parks Projects: $7,095,000
Property Acquisition: $3,100,000
Civic Center Improvements: $6,550,000
TOTAL: $16,745,000
PRO Plan: $20,089,280
- Some overlap

9. Other Possible Projects
Civic Center improvements – parking, deck
Trails – south side of NE 145th (between Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville Village)
Property acquisition
Other projects?
- Property acquisition – what type, for what purpose?

10. Current Park Standards
PARK TYPES
EXISTING ACRES
2005 EXISTING LOS
NRPA STD
2011 PLANNED LOS
TOTAL 2011 UNITS NEEDED
ADDT’L UNITS NEEDED
NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS
2.64 AC
.26AC/1,000 POP
1 AC/1,000
MI.
1 AC/1,000 POP
11.77 AC
9.13 AC
COMMUNITY PARKS
14.36 AC
1.41 AC/1,000 POP
5 AC/1,000
1 – 3 MI.
3 AC/1,000 POP
2 MI.
35.32 AC
20.96 AC
TOTAL PARKS
17 AC.
9.66 AC/1,000 POP
n/a
4 AC./1,000 POP
47.09 AC
30.09 AC
RESOURCES PARKS/OPEN SPACE
75.86 AC
7.47 AC/1,000 POP
NONE
5 AC/1,000 POP
AS NEEDED
58.86 AC
17.0 ACRE SURPLUS
SPECIAL USE PARKS
5.26 AC
.052 AC/1,000 POP
TRAILS (OFF ROAD)
1.78 MI.
.18 MI/1,000 POP
.45 MI./1,000 POP
5.3 MI.
1.72 MI
- Fundamental question: what is our goal?

11. Comparative Park Standards
PARK TYPES
Woodinville
2011 PLANNED LOS
Bellevue
Bothell
Kirkland
Mill Creek
Neighborhood Park Acres/1,000
2.64
1 AC/1,000 POP
MI.
205.17
13.65
73.08 42
Community Park Acres/1,000
14.36
3 AC/1,000 POP
2 MI.
1,468.37
34.57 84 15
Open Space Acres/1,000
75.86
5 AC./1,000 POP
999.34
120.18
296.31
N/A
Public Park Acres as % of City Area
3.07%
12.66%
3.20%
7.39%
10.06%
% of Population living within 10-min walk of public park
79%
86%
80%
Playgrounds per 10,000 residents
2.76
.35
.32
.43
.75

12. Suggested Discussion
What projects or types of projects should be prioritized?
Are park standards adequate? Should we have more/less? Should we employ different standards? How do we know when we’ve met our goals?
- Proper setting for discussion is with the PRO Plan
- Council hasn’t asked for recommendation
- What does it mean to set aside money for parks? What kind of funding source?
- Staff may not agree with your recommendation