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City of Tukwila <br />Allan Ekberg, Mayor <br />•' • , 1-111 �'" �11 .0 1 <br />TO: Community Services & Safety Committee AND <br />Planning & Economic Development Committee <br />FROM: Rick Still, Parks & Recreation Director <br />BY: Robert Eaton, Parks & Recreation Manager <br />CC: Mayor Ekberg <br />DATE: February 24, 2020 <br />SUBJECT: Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Draft Plan Review and Final Adoption <br />ISSUE <br />Review, discussion, and adoption by ordinance of the 2020 Parks, Recreation, and Open Space <br />Plan. <br />BACKGROUND <br />An agency has a Parks, Recreation, and Open Space (PROS) Plan for a number of reasons. It <br />helps to establish the parks and recreation needs of a community and identifies strategies to <br />meet those needs. It establishes a 6-year Capital Improvement Plan and provides policy and <br />standards to guide the department for the future. It also serves as the Open Space Plan which <br />is required for the City to be eligible for State and Federal grant funding. Staff is proposing to <br />adopt an updated PROS Plan in 2020 for the following reasons: <br />• The most recent PROS Plan was adopted in 2014 and expired in 2019. <br />• The PROS Plan was budgeted to be updated in 2019 according to the 2019 — 2024 <br />Financial Planning Model and Capital Improvement Program. <br />• The PROS Plan serves as the Master Plan for Parks, Recreation, and Open Space. In <br />order to continue to qualify for Federal and State Grant Funding, this must be updated. <br />• Significant changes have occurred since the current PROS Plan was adopted in 2014, <br />including demographic, financial climate, service providers, and department staffing levels. <br />The plan will help to forecast future trends and their impact on parks and recreation. <br />• The PROS Plan evaluates the parks system, recreation programs, facilities, and events; <br />identifies underserved portions of the community; and provides recommendations and <br />funding strategies to help meet identified needs. <br />• The PROS Plan takes into account the City's Strategic Plan, Comprehensive Plan, <br />countywide planning policies, and the Growth Management Act. <br />The current 2014 — 2019 Parks, Recreation, and Open Space (PROS) Plan was adopted by <br />Ordinance Number 2207 on February 18, 2014 and amended by Ordinance Number 2573 on <br />May 7, 2018 (in conjunction with the Parks Impact Fees update). Staff have been working with a <br />consultant, MIG, since May 2019 to update the PROS Plan. <br />63 <br />