Title
Adoption of 2016 Olympia Parks, Arts and Recreation Plan
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
The Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee unanimously recommended at their meeting on January 21, 2016 that City Council adopts the plan.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to approve the resolution adopting the 2016 Olympia Parks, Arts and Recreation Plan as written.
Report
Issue:
Whether to adopt the 2016 Olympia Parks, Arts and Recreation Plan. Council provided final feedback on the plan at their meeting on January 26, 2016. Staff made the three changes requested by Council at that meeting.
Staff Contact:
Jonathon Turlove, Associate Planner, Parks, Arts and Recreation, 360.753.8068
Paul Simmons, Director, Parks, Arts and Recreation, 360.753.8462
David Hanna, Associate Director, Parks, Arts and Recreation, 360.753.8020
Dave Okerlund, Planning Manager, Parks, Arts and Recreation, 360.570.5855
Presenter(s):
None - Consent calendar item.
Background and Analysis:
On January 26, 2016, Council recommended the following three changes to the plan:
1. Add West Bay Trail to the map of proposed parks and open spaces
2. Add funding for increased arts programming
3. Move funding for an Aquatic Center Feasibility Study earlier in the plan
The final plan reflects those changes:
1. West Bay Trail has been added to Map 7.1
2. An additional $50,000 has been budgeted annually for increased arts programming starting in 2017.
3. $100,000 has been budgeted for an Aquatic Center Feasibility Study in 2018.
These changes were accomplished by reducing the $5 million in Metropolitan Park District funds budgeted for a “high priority project” to $4.6 million and by reducing the $9 million budgeted for Percival Landing Phase 2 to $8.2 million. If Council would like these projects funded at the original level, this could be accomplished via Council acting in their capacity as the Metropolitan Park District (MPD) Board setting the rate for the MPD at a higher level, and/or through the Capital Facilities Plan process.
The Plan’s Capital Investment Strategy shows these changes highlighted in orange for easy reference. All changes in the plan text since the January 12 public hearing version are shown in “track changes” format.
Options:
1. Approve resolution adopting the plan as written.
2. Approve resolution adopting the plan with additional changes.
Financial Impact:
The Plan’s Capital Investment Strategy details the funding sources for proposed projects in the plan and includes projected revenues from the recently adopted Olympia Metropolitan Park District.