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Receive public comment and consider recommendation regarding the proposed 2023 Parks, Recreation and Open Space Master Plan.
Summary
City Council approved a Professional Services Agreement with Berry Dunn on March 8, 2022 to create an updated Parks, Recreation and Open Space Master Plan.
The proposed 2023 Parks, Recreation and Open Space Master Plan provides goals, assessments, standards, recommendations, and strategies for implementation over a ten-year period. Furthermore, the primary objective of the plan is to prioritize community needs and desires through a meaningful and operationalized plan for staff.
Since April 2022, the City of Pflugerville has worked closely with Berry Dunn to lead comprehensive community engagement efforts, seeking input from the community regarding parks and recreation services. Engagement efforts extended far beyond typical master planning engagement efforts generating over 30,000 touch points. The approach was creative and impactful, meeting people where they are at. Input opportunities were multilingual and provided on-site and online input, with a geographically diverse approach.
In addition to the robust community engagement, the proposed 2023 Parks, Recreation and Open Space Master Plan provides an analysis component that includes an inventory of park, facility, aquatics and open space service levels, recreation program needs assessment, benchmarking of resources, budget, operations and staffing assessments, cost recovery study model and park design standards.
Adoption of the 2023 Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Master Plan shall not commit the City of Pflugerville to specific funding level implementation strategies but shall provide guidance for growth of park and recreation services.
The Parks and Recreation Commission will consider recommendation of approval of the plan on Thursday, August 17, 2023.
Comprehensive Plan:
All master plans that are adopted by the City of Pflugerville are an extension of the As...
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