DEPARTMENT: Parks and Recreation
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Xavier D. Urrutia, Director
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City Wide
SUBJECT:
Briefing on the Final Draft SA Parks System Plan
SUMMARY:
Briefing and update on the Final Draft SA Parks System Plan.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The SA Parks System Plan will provide a foundation to guide future planning decisions impacting service delivery to the citizens of San Antonio concerning capital improvement needs, operations and recreation programs. The plan will also include an assessment of the Parks and Recreation Department's Urban Forestry Program and will demonstrate consistency and implementation of the City's SA Tomorrow Plan: Comprehensive, Sustainability and Multimodal Transportation Plans.
The draft system plan identifies four (4) primary goals to guide the parks system over the next ten years: 1.) San Antonio has a RESPONSIVE park system; 2.) The Park System is RESTORATIVE to the community's health; 3.) San Antonio is more RESILIENT because of parks and recreation; and 4.) The City is RESOURCEFUL in creating, maintaining and changing the parks and recreation system. These goals are a reflection of the input received from the community, stakeholders, user groups and park staff. Each goal is complemented by a series of objectives and recommended strategies. In an effort to achieve a RESTORATIVE park system, for example, the plan recommends adopting a Smoke/Tobacco Free Park policy to model and support healthy lifestyles. The plan also recommends the School Park Program adopts targeting locations to support the 10-minute walk access goal as a means to expand park's resources and achieve a more RESOURCEFUL park system.
The draft plan was released online through the Parks and Recreation Department's website on December 17, 2018, and was provided to Mayor and Council the following day. Public feedback on the plan was accepted through February 15, 2019. Park staff conducted an email marketing campai...
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