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Ken Christensen, Chair Park Shop
Nick Armstrong, Co-Chair 413 South Bryan Avenue
Mike Novell, Secretary
Bob Kingsbury
Marcia Richards
Paul Baker
Meghan Willis
Josh Durand
Fort Collins, Colorado
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September 27, 2023
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• CALL TO ORDER
• ROLL CALL
o Board Members Present
▪ Ken Christensen – Chair
▪ Nick Armstrong – Co-chair
▪ Mike Novell – Secretary
▪ Bob Kingsbury
▪ Marcia Richards
▪ Paul Baker
▪ Meghan Willis
▪ Josh Durand
o Staff Members Present
▪ Aaron Harris – Sr Manager, Recreation
▪ Mike Calhoon – Director of Parks
▪ Matt Day – Sr Landscape Architect, Park Planning & Development
▪ Rachel Eich – Business Support III
• INTRODUCTION
• AGENDA REVIEW
• CITIZEN PARTICIPATION (10 minutes)
• APPROVAL OF MINUTES
• UNFINISHED BUSINESS
o Boards and Commission Changes
• NEW BUSINESS
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o Board Inputs to the 2024 Strategic Plan
o 2024 Work Plan Development
• BOARD MEMBER REPORTS
• RECREATOR ARTICLE SCHEDULE
Spring 2024 articles before October 6th
• OTHER BUSINESS (30 minutes)
1. RECREATION UPDATE – LeAnn Williams
2. PARK PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT UPDATE – Jill Wuertz
3. PARKS UPDATE – Mike Calhoon
4. 6 MONTH PLANNING CALENDAR REVIEW .
https://www.fcgov.com/cityclerk/files/six-month-planning-calendar.pdf?1677855905
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Park and Recreation Board Meeting
August 23rd
413 S Bryan
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1. CALL TO ORDER
Ken Christensen called to order at 5:34pm
2. ROLL CALL
• List of Board Members Present
Ken Christensen
Nick Armstrong
Bob Kingsbury
Mike Novell
Paul Baker
Meghan Willis
• List of Board Members Absent
Josh Durand
Marcia Richards
• List of Staff Members Present
Mike Calhoon – Director of Parks
LeAnn Williams – Director of Recreation
Jill Wuertz – Sr Manager, Park Planning & Development
Katie Collins – Water Conservation Specialist
Kendra Boot – Sr Manager, Forestry
Kathryne Marko – Manager, Environmental Regulatory Affairs
Rachel Eich – Business Support III
• List of Guests
Learn to Skate / Figure Skating Club Representatives
3. AGENDA REVIEW
• Citizen participation moved to take place during the Learn to Skate unfinished
business discussion.
• Board discussed the resignation of Jon Corley
o Group interviews will be held to replace the position (likely December or
January)
o The Golf Board will be merging with the PRAB; may impact the overall
number of members.
• Reminder to members who will be reaching the end of their terms to let Mike C
know if they will be continuing their time on the board.
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o Bob Kingsbury, Mike Novell, Josh Durand
o Ad Hoc committee has made the recommendation to offer only two or four
year terms.
o Recruitment will take place in January with an appointment in March.
4. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION
• Moved to Unfinished Business
5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Ken Christensen moved to approve the August minutes as written at 5:42pm , Meghan
Willis seconded, and all members approved.
6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
• Learn to Skate Program Follow-up, Update and Overview
o Sara Mendez began the presentation.
▪ User Groups/Allocation of Time
• Showed a snapshot of a typical week of users on ice at
EPIC, largest allocation is freestyle figure skating for drop-in
use (40-46 hours)
▪ Learn to Skate (Recreation Programming)
• Learn to Skate and Learn to Swim programs align with other
Recreation programs to provide entry level program
opportunities for the community.
• Participation numbers (last five years): 1,530 in 2018, 1,414
in 2019, 708 in 2020, 1,137 in 2021, and 1,439 in 2022
• The city uses the Learn to Skate organization to provide
training and curriculum.
▪ Staffing Background
• The department has been working on realignment and
rebuilding full-time staff since long-time Sr Supervisor,
Recreation (Ice) Paul Thibert, retired in 2021.
• Due to increased and immediate safety and understaffing
needs at Northside Aztlan Community Center (NACC), the
vacant Sr Supervisor (Ice) position was moved from the Ice
team to NACC as a facility supervisor.
• Recreation team is currently in the process of hiring the
position that will oversee two programmers and ice techs.
o Decision to move the Sr Supervisor position from Ice
to NACC was made to address safety and staffing
concerns with the understanding that they would
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come back to the City Manager’s Office and ask for
the Ice position again.
• The department will align with best practices in the industry
when filling the vacant Sr Supervisor (Ice) position.
o Will operate differently than a private facility with a
focus on recreation (similar to Aquatics)
o Guest Response/Community Input
▪ Ice skating club board of directors experienced challenges with
communication and experienced a lack of information on who to
talk to about problems occurring at EPIC.
▪ Learn to Skate representatives asked about the status of staffing
for coaches at EPIC.
• Staff expressed that the new Sr Supervisor (Ice) will be
responsible for hiring coaches.
• Private lesson instructors are different positions than Learn
to Skate coach positions – still working on how coaching will
be structured moving forward
• The Recreation Department uses private lessons to teach
basic skills.
• Mike Novell expressed that the City operates entry points for
recreation activites.
• Community members expressed concern that guest
coaching is not allowed.
o Recreation policy states that an organization can hire
their own coaches when ice is rented on their time.
• If someone wants to coach for the City, they are required to
teach a minimum of Learn to Skate time.
▪ Figure Skating Club member asked if they would be able to
develop a regular ice time reservation for the Figure Skating Club.
▪ Figure Skating Club member asked for adjustments to the
schedule of available freestyle ice time, would like to see more
alignment with the PSD schedule.
▪ Club members and board members discussed the need to find a
way that the club could interface with the City moving forward.
o Ken made a motion at 6:45pm that the board recommends the ice staff
look at ice allocation and scheduling (alignment with PSD), the
qualifications to be a private lessons coach (alignment with published
qualifications in the recreator), and the economics with all groups being
served. The board also recommends that the Sr Supervisor Recreation
(Ice) hiring process would give bias to individuals who have a background
in figure skating, and the City would not give different treatment to Ice
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than they do to other programs and organizations the City works with.
Nick Armstrong seconded the motion, all in favor.
• Sustainable Funding Update
o Council has referred to the ballot two initiatives for Sustainable Funding
(3-mill levy property tax, affordable housing; .5 -cent sales tax, split
between Our Climate Future, Transit, and Parks and Recreation and
Pools)
o Letter from Davina Lau was distributed to the board regarding protocol
now that the initiatives have been referred to the ballot.
▪ (see attached document)
▪ If people have any questions regarding the ballot measures, send
them to the Our City webpage.
o Ken discussed the board’s response if the sales tax ballot measure
passes.
▪ If it passes, the board should prepare to go back to council with a
formal thank you.
▪ Nick mentioned the desire to have a strategy in place for how to
direct future CCIP initiatives to include trails and trail expansion
work.
7. NEW BUSINESS
• Junior Park Ranger Program – Nick Armstrong
o Modeled after the Junior Ranger Programs at many National Parks
o Program could operate as a way to reduce vandalism in City parks,
creating buy-in with the youth community in the City.
o Nick Peterson (Community and Business Outreach Program) has
expressed interest in the program.
o Meghan mentioned Sue Schafer (NextGen & Volunteer Services Program
Manager) as a contact for how to approach a youth centered program.
o Mike Calhoon expressed how this would align with the board’s workplan.
▪ Promote environmental stewardship practices that promote natural
resources.
▪ Encourage continued dialogue regarding public safety concerns in
parks.
▪ Implement ways to regularly share the story of Parks and
Recreation in the community.
o Nick is requesting the board to review the plan and make changes; Staff
asked to bring forward what is needed to make this viable.
o Ken made a motion at 7:10pm that the Parks and Rec board fully support
the concept of a Fort Collins Junior Ranger program and would like to
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consider the program as an addition to the portfolio. Meghan Willis
seconded, all in favor.
• Land Use Code Updates
o Presentation began
▪ ERA, Water Conservation and Forestry working on three priority
areas: soil, xeriscape, and trees.
▪ Desire to promote healthy and resilient landscape throughout the
City; proposing changes to municipal and land use code
▪ Presenter’s main questions:
• What general feedback do you have?
• Do you support the proposed draft changes?
▪ Soil Amendment Policies and Compliance
• Key changes
o Code updates that include best practices for soil and
soil health
o Clarified thresholds in the Code.
o Implement comprehensive field inspection program.
▪ Xeriscape – increase rebates and education
• Key changes
o Landscape and irrigation standards for new
residential and nonresidential development or
significant redevelopment
▪ Forestry
• Key changes
o Improve mitigation standards incentivizing tree
preservation
o Create a clear timeframe for who is responsible for
tree replacement in development (increase tree
survivability)
o Timeline:
▪ Planning to go back to Planning & Zoning hearing in November
▪ Will go to Council work session with feedback minutes from boards
on October 10th – First reading will be November 21st
• Tree policy will be implemented in 2024
• Xeriscape and soil codes will implement their policies in
January 2025
o Feedback/Questions
▪ Nick would like to see water wise considerations to update
irrigation timers, education for water salinity, and a City certification
program regarding tree damage to empower HOAs
o Nick made a motion at 7:38pm that the board approve and support the
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Land Use Code updates for Xeriscaping, Soil Amendments, and Urban
Forestry as presented by City staff. Paul seconded, all in favor.
8. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS
No new board member reports.
9. RECREATOR ARTICLE SCHEDULE
• Spring 2024 article due October 6th
• Article will focus on the kickoff and potential engagement opportunities for the Urban
Forestry Strategic Plan and the Strategic Trails Plan.
• Kendra Boot and DK (Dave Kemp) mentioned as staff members to coordinate with
for the article.
• Nick Armstrong and Bob Kingsbury to work on the article together.
10. OTHER BUSINESS
• Recreation Update – LeAnn Williams
o Department has been working through multiple hiring processes
▪ Sr Supervisor, Sports
▪ Fulltime preschool teacher
▪ Sr Coordinator and Sr Supervisor, Ice
▪ Sr Coordinator, Facilities
o The department quarterly meeting took place on August 23rd, included a
biking scavenger and walking scavenger hunt downtown.
o Summer programming is wrapping up, Softball ran late due to rain
o Northside project is moving forward - on schedule to be done by the end
of November
• Park Planning & Development Update – Jill Wuertz
o Working on hiring process for two positions
▪ Landscape Architect
▪ Technical Project Manager
o Working on several development review projects
▪ Willox Farm developer is proposing underground utilities through
Soft Gold Park
o 9/11 Memorial construction documents are out to bid, minor
groundbreaking ceremony planned for September 11th.
o Mail Creek Trail, 90% drawings being reviewed.
o Poudre Trail Connection received the ‘ok’ from the Floodplain department;
the team can now move forward with designs and plans.
o Dovetail Park, sod and other landscape being installed. Opening
ceremony/ribbon cutting plans are in progress.
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o Buckingham Park, new basketball court painted to include lines for
pickleball.
o Bacon Park, internal meeting to start Bacon Park kick off to take place in
September.
• Parks Update – Mike Calhoon
o Coloradoan article regarding a significant fish kill event that occurred at
Sheldon Lake (City Park)
▪ Parks has been in contact with Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW)
and the Environmental Regulatory Affairs group.
▪ Event occurred due to high temperatures, shallow waters, and low
dissolved oxygen – first summer fish kill event since aerators were
put in in 2010.
o Marketing push in progress for the horticulture program
▪ Recreation department participated in a downtown tour that will
mock the tour that will be offered to Council.
▪ Parks will hope to do this on an annual basis to discuss the
financial impacts, resources used, changes made, etc.
o Successfully hired a fourth Park Ranger
▪ Utilized a Natural Areas process to hire an individual on their
eligibility list.
o Completed the 3rd year of EAB (Emerald Ash Borer) treatment
▪ Part of the strategy was to phase the treatment and decline of tree
inventory – will eventually be down to 600-700 Ash trees that will
be protected long term.
o Community Canopy Program is underway.
▪ Tree pick up will take place on September 9th
• 6-month Planning Calendar
https://www.fcgov.com/cityclerk/files/six-month-planning-
calendar.pdf?1677855905
o Additional funds for encampment clean-up
o Recommendations from Ad Hoc Committee
o Oil and gas well setbacks
11. ADJOURNMENT
Ken Christensen adjourned the meeting at 8:13pm.
7 Outcome Areas (Strategic Plan)2
Neighborhood Livability & Social Health
Culture & Recreation
Economic Health
Environmental Health
Safe Community
Transportation & Mobility
High Performing Government
•59.1 Urban Forest Management: Will support the Forestry Division in managing the Fort
Collins municipal urban forest.
•Ongoing (2023: $2,151,618; 2024: $2,240,363(
•59.2 Urban Forest Management – Tree Replacement: Helps support the Forestry Division’s
tree replacement program as existing trees are removed due to safety or poor health.
•Asset Management-Ongoing (2023: $194,843; 2024: $200,100)
•59.5 Emerald Ash Borer Infestation Management: Will support efforts to implement the
Forestry Division’s Emerald Ash Borer Management & Response Plan.
•Continuing Enhancement (2023: $260,500; 2024: $285,500)
•59.6 Urban Forest Strategic Plan: Will support the Forestry Division’s strategic planning efforts
for canopy enhancement and resiliency within the Fort Collins community.
•1-Time Enhancement (2023: $230,310)
•59.10 Urban Forestry Continuing Enhancements: Further support the Forestry Division in
managing the public urban tree canopy.
•Continuing Enhancement (2023: $500,000; 2024: $500,000)
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Outcome: Neighborhood Livability & Social Health
Recreation Department
•43.1 Edora Pool Ice Center (EPIC): Funds the Edora Pool Ice Center (EPIC), including programming,
staffing and ongoing operational needs.
•Ongoing (2023: $1,849,867; 2024: $1,898,051)
•43.2 Mulberry Pool: Funds programming, staffing and ongoing operational needs at Mulberry Pool.
•Ongoing (2023: $346,836; 2024: $357,670)
•43.3 City Park Pool: Funds programming, staffing and ongoing operational needs at City Park Pool, Fort
Collins’ only outdoor public pool.
•Ongoing (2023: $132,657; 2024: $136,221)
•43.4 Senior Center Pool: Funds ongoing Recreation programs, operation and staffing at the pool located
in the Fort Collins Senior Center.
•Ongoing (2023: $169,019; 2024: $174,037)
•43.5 Fort Collins Senior Center and Club Tico Facility: Funds the programs, operations and staff needed
to provide recreation opportunities at the Fort Collins Senior Center and nearby Club Tico.
•Ongoing (2023: $1,219.695; 2024: $1,262,807)
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Outcome: Culture & Recreation
•43.6 Pottery Studio: Funds programming, staffing and operational needs at the Pottery Studio.
•Ongoing (2023: $109,605; 2024: $112,738)
•43.7 Adaptive Recreation Opportunities (ARO): Provides equitable and inclusive recreation
programs and crucial services for individuals with physical and intellectual disabilities.
•Ongoing (2023: $334,800; 2024: $349,523)
•43.8 Foothills Activity Center and Sports: Funds operations and programming at Foothills
Activity Center (FAC) and Recreation’s sports programs.
•Ongoing (2023: $1,504,782; 2024: $1,577,735)
•43.9 Northside Aztlan Community Center: Funds management, operations and programming
at the Northside Aztlan Community Center (NACC).
•Ongoing (2023: $1,501,586; 2024: $1,558,343)
•43.10 The Farm at Lee Martinez Park: Funds operational and programming support for The
Farm at Lee Martinez Park.
•Ongoing (2023: $410,390; 2024: $426,154)
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Outcome: Culture & Recreation
•43.11 Recreation Administration: Funds the Recreation Department’s administrative, financial,
customer service, community relations, communications and marketing services.
•Ongoing (2023: $1,092,989; 2024: $1,136,648)
•43.12 Community Relations and Marketing Services: Funds the ongoing communication and
marketing support of the Recreation Department.
•Ongoing (2023: $129,742; 2024: $132,337)
•43.14 Community Events: Funds the planning, production and staffing of community wide
events such as Kids in the Park, Dogs Day Out, and the 4th of July Parade.
•Ongoing (2023: $22,230; 2024: $22,659)
•43.15 Recreation Facility and Equipment: Supports ongoing repair and maintenance of ten
facilities in addition to some equipment replacement that supports programs and amenities
available to the public.
•Asset Management-Ongoing (2023: $189,500; $195,704)
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Outcome: Culture & Recreation
•43.16 Edora Pool Ice Center Asset Repair & Replacement: Will fund solutions to three
lifecycle issues in the Edora Pool Ice Center (men’s lockers, flooring, & pool deck)
•1-Time Enhancement (2023: $264,380)
•43.17 ARPA Increased Funding for the Reduced Fee Scholarship Program: Funds an increase
to the scholarship subsidy that assists low-income community members to participate in
Recreation programs.
•1-Time Enhancement (2023: $100,000; 2024: $100,000)
•43.19 Facility Improvements at The Farm: Will fund an upgrade to the tack room and add a
shade structure at The Farm that will provide sun and weather protection for participants, staff,
and animals.
•1-Time Enhancement (2024: $120,000)
•43.20 Facility Equipment Replacement – Ongoing Catch up: Will fund important facility
improvements and replacement of aging amenities throughout the Recreation Department.
•Asset Management-Enhanced (2024: $113,249)
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Outcome: Culture & Recreation
•43.23 ARPA Childcare Space Modification at Northside Aztlan Community Center: Funds the
modification of interior childcare spaces and further develops the exterior, southwest side of
the Northside Aztlan Community Center to create a dedicated outdoor play space for the
Recreation Department’s licensed childcare programs.
•1-Time Enhancement (2023: $721,932)
•43.27 Northside Aztlan Community Center Gymnasium Improvements: Funds the purchase
and installation of three drop down volleyball nets at Northside Aztlan Community Center
(NACC).
•1-time Enhancement (2023: $80,000)
•43.28 Customer Database and Registration Software Upgrade: Funds the upgrade of the
Recreation customer database, registration and facility management software.
•Enhancement (2023: $80,000; 2024: $80,000)
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Outcome: Culture & Recreation
Parks Department
•54.1 Community Park and Facility Grounds Maintenance: Supports the maintenance for seven
community parks, community recreation facility grounds, four maintenance shops, and the 4th
of July celebration
•Ongoing (2023: $4,506,359; 2024: $4,668,314)
•54.2 Neighborhood Parks Maintenance: Support maintenance for 31 neighborhood parks and
nine pocket parks owned by the City.
•Ongoing (2023: $3,172,190; 2024: $3,291,793)
•54.3 Hard-Surface Trails Maintenance: Provides maintenance for the 45 miles of City-owned
hard-surface trails located throughout the community.
•Ongoing (2023: $391,045; 2024: $403,965)
•54.5 Infrastructure Replacement Program Enhancement: Will provide necessary resources
and support for the Parks Infrastructure Replacement Program to begin to close the gap
between necessary annual funding and current levels of funding.
•Asset Management-Enhanced (2023: $125,000; 2024: $125,000)
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Outcome: Culture & Recreation
•54.8 Parks Landscape Conversion and Irrigation Infrastructure Replacement: Funds the
design for the replacement of Landings Park irrigation system, turf to native grass conversion
of a portion of the park, and outreach with neighbors to determine areas in which bluegrass
turf can be converted to native grass areas.
•Asset Management-Enhancement (2024: $65,000)
•54.10 1.0 FTE Park Technician for Playground Maintenance: Will add a 1.0 FTE Park
Technician to the understaffed Playground Maintenance team in order to keep pace with
playground inspections as the park system grows and designs become more intricate.
•Enhancement (2023: $65,696; 2024: $84,236
•54.15 Parks Infrastructure Replacement Program: Provides ongoing support for the current
Parks Infrastructure Replacement Program (IRP), which is a core program that repairs and
renovates park assets throughout the existing park system.
•Asset Management-Ongoing (2023: $631,600; 2024: $631,600)
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Outcome: Culture & Recreation
•60.1 Recreational Trail Development: Will continue the design and construction of new paved
recreational trails throughout Fort Collins, as outlined in the 2013 Paved Recreational Trail
Master Plan.
•Capital Project (2023: $2,526,404; 2024: $800,763)
•60.2 Neighborhood Park Development: Continues the development of the City’s neighborhood
park system per the Council-adopted 2021 Parks and Recreation Master Plan.
•Capital Project (2023: $3,798,469; 2024: $3,832,614)
•60.3 Community Park Development: Continues the development of the City’s community park
system per the Council-adopted 2008 Parks and Recreation Policy Plan.
•Capital Project (2023: $758,838; 2024: $113,773)
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Outcome: Culture & Recreation
•55.1 Downtown Parks and Amenities Maintenance: Funds the Parks Department’s outside
grounds maintenance for City owned facilities, parks and infrastructure within the Downtown
core area.
•Ongoing (2023: $2,089,983; 2024: $2,167,543)
•55.2 Downtown Maintenance – Downtown Development Authority Facilities & Infrastructure,
Old Town Square: Funds the Parks Department’s outside grounds maintenance for Downtown
Development Authority (DDA)-owned or maintained facilities and infrastructure with the
Downtown core area.
•Ongoing (2023: $507,592; 2024: $523,817)
•55.3 1.0 FTE Technician, Parks – Downtown Horticulture: Provides support to expand the
Parks Division’s horticulture maintenance for facilities and infrastructure within the Downtown
core, City facilities and surrounding parks.
•Enhancement (2023: $61,251; 2024: $81,563)
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Outcome: Economic Health
•83.1 Parks Lawn and Garden Equipment Replacement: Will provide resources to phase out
hand-held gasoline powered small engine landscape equipment by 2030.
•1-Time Enhancement (2023: $35,000; 2024: $35,000)
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Outcome: Environmental Health
*Community Services Admin
•66.1 Parks Ranger Program: This offer will fund the Park Ranger Program.
•Ongoing (2023: $283,490; 2024: $296,743)
•66.2 Encampment Cleaning and Prevention: Provide safe cleanup of homeless encampments
and provide funding for site work to prevent the creation of encampments.
•Continuing Enhancement (2023: $110,160; 2024: $110,160)
•66.4 1.0 FTE – Park Ranger: Funds needed additional personnel resources for more efficient
and effective Park Ranger patrol coverage across the growing parks and paved trail system.
•Enhancement (2023: $97,949; 2024: $110,751)
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Outcome: Safe Community
•58.1 Streetscape Maintenance: Supports the maintenance of 87 acres of streetscape
(medians and parkways) in the City.
•Ongoing (2023: $1,077,866; 2024: $1,110,177)
•58.2 1.0 FTE New Streetscapes Maintenance: Provides partial staffing and funding for new
streetscape maintenance responsibilities in 2023 and 2024.
•Enhancement (2023: $66,067; 2024: $83,563)
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Outcome: Transportation & Mobility
City of Fort Collins
PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD
2023 Work Plan
Parks and Recreation Board
Parks
Address sustainable funding initiatives to address infrastructure replacement for Parks and Recreation that lack long-
term funding and encourage continued discussion of ways to diversify the revenue base and find new revenue sources to
support both new and aging infrastructure.
Advocate for matters related to the Infrastructure Replacement strategy.
Advocate for long-term consistent funding for Parks.
Review matters associated with Parks Operation & Maintenance.
Promote environmental stewardship practices that conserve natural resources.
Continue to review matters related to the development for new parks.
Encourage continued dialogue and awareness of public safety concerns in Parks
Recreation
Periodically review and offer suggestions for the Recreation Operational Plan action items.
Advocate for matters related to the Recreation capital funding strategy and long-term consistent funding.
Work with Staff to support their community relations and marketing efforts.
Encourage and review efforts to improve access to, and participation in, City programs and facilities for
historically under-served populations.
Encourage continued dialogue, support, and awareness of public safety and security concerns in recreation facilities.
Review policies and staff training procedures and make recommendations relating to safety and security.
Support Infrastructure Replacement for Recreation assets.
Provide feedback and support on upcoming projects in Recreation like the Southeast Community Center, Software
for the registration process, and the CAPRA re-accreditation.
Trails
Continue to partner with Parks and Natural Areas to develop, fund and maintain an interconnected, safe trail system
within Natural Areas and Parks.
Continue to collaborate with FC Moves for an integrated, regional and local transportation network of parks, trails,
bike facilities, pedestrian walkways and accessible recreational facilities.
Encourage proposals to accelerate funding and land acquisitions to build new trails.
Ensure and support the funding of ongoing maintenance and life cycle program of the City’s local and regional trails
Support the Comprehensive Trails Master Plan.
Communication/Collaboration
Deepen the understanding and collaboration with the indigenous populations of this region.
Work with staff to promote awareness and stewardship of the City’s parks, trails and recreation facilities as part of a
holistic public space network.
o Implement ways to regularly share the story of parks and recreation in the community.
o Promote and share parks and recreation information to the community including translation services for
increased equity and access.
o Focus on improving communication with other Boards to achieve common goals.
Collaboration on communication with neighborhood services for available activities with Parks and Rec.
Support collaboration between various departments to better align their master plans such as Parks, Recreation,
Trails, Active Modes, and Transportation.
Gather information relating to Parks, Recreation, and Trails to share with the board.