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<br /> Orange County Comprehensive Parks and Recreation Master Plan
<br /> CHAPTER 9- What Does It All Mean:Summary and Findings from Inventories, Research,and Input 9
<br /> B. Review of the Use of Standards for Parks
<br /> and Recreation Plans
<br /> As noted above, the use of standards to determine consultants in the parks and recreation field, it was
<br /> park and facility needs has historically been a key concluded that national or state standards regarding
<br /> component of master plans, including the County's program, service, facility, or area needs for parks
<br /> existing 1988 plan. However, thinking about the and recreation no longer exist.
<br /> use of formulaic standards has changed in the past Over the past 2-3 decades it has been determined
<br /> decades. The County's consultants from UNC- that national or even state standards do not address
<br /> Greensboro were asked to prepare a brief on the the unique nature of individual communities.
<br /> current thinking on the use of standards for parks Common practice today is for communities to devel-
<br /> and recreation planning. op the community-specific standards that reflect the
<br /> The following is their report on the current validity parks and recreation needs of their residents. The
<br /> of standards for parks and recreation planning in following are examples of strategies that would
<br /> 2013 (emphasis added). enable the Department of Environment, Agriculture,
<br /> Standards for Parks and Recreation Parks and Recreation (DEAPR) to develop community
<br /> After a thorough review of the literature, search of -specific standards:
<br /> the internet, and discussions with professionals and
<br /> Strategies to Develop Community-Specific Standards(UNC Greensboro)
<br /> • Elicit residents' (who use County programs, services and facilities offered) input regarding their parks and
<br /> recreation needs via such methods as focus groups,public hearings,and needs assessment,•
<br /> • Elicit residents' (who do not use programs, services, facilities offered by DEAPR) input regarding their parks
<br /> and recreation needs via such methods as focus groups,public hearings, and needs assessment,
<br /> • Prioritize residents'needs based on current/future capital and operational funding;
<br /> • Consult the county's mission, vision,and goals;
<br /> • Evaluate residents'access to parks(walking radius);
<br /> • Assess residents'perception of current programs,services,facilities offered by DEAPR;
<br /> • Appraise residents'satisfaction level with current programs,services,facilities,and areas provided by DEAPR;
<br /> • Calculate a user level of service for current programs,services,facilities, and areas offered by DEAPR;
<br /> • Identify residents'perception of programmatic and facility deficiencies,
<br /> • Identify DEAPR staff's perception of programmatic and facility deficiencies,
<br /> • Inventory current programs,services,facilities, and areas offered by DEAPR;
<br /> • Inventory current programs,services,facilities, and areas offered by other municipalities in Orange County,.
<br /> • Inventory current programs,services,facilities, and areas offered by the non-profit sector(e.g., YMCA),
<br /> • Inventory current programs,services,facilities,and areas offered by the commercial,for-profit sector,
<br /> • Inventory current programs, services,facilities, and areas offered by offered by the State of NC and US federal
<br /> government;
<br /> • Inventory current programs,services,facilities,and areas offered by like counties(e.g. SCORP,see attached);and
<br /> • Examine current programs, services,facilities, and areas offered by for Class ll (population 100,001 —250,000)
<br /> NRPA National Gold Medal Award winners for Excellence in Park and Recreation Management.
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