Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 05/23/1984

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I I I i I I 'i I I I ! I I I I I I I I FORM I METROPOL [TAN COUNCIL DEMOGRAPIllC PROFILE (FY °85 LAWCON/LCMR PROGRAM) PLEASE COMPLETE AND RETURN WITH APPLICATION Project Name: Ramsey Central Park Classfffcatfon'(see 3.a. below): Community Park/Playfleld (3-q mile radius) Source and Dat~ of I]ata: 1980 Census PROFILE CLASS AGES (YEARS) NUMBER PERCENT Pre-Teens 13 or under 3,563 35% ': Teens 14 to 19 !,157 i2%, Young Adults 20 to 34 2,8q~ 28% Middle-Aged Adults 35 to 59 2,281 23% Senior Citizens 60 or over -248 ::2% .TOTAL . .' . . 10,093 100 · '3. EXPLANATION t. What you need to provide--the total population, broken down by the age classes given above, for the service area of the p5oJe~t being.proposed..., .- . .' .... 2. Why you need to provide tt--a portion of the points awarded for need wtll be awarded on the basis of service area population and the way the proposed project appears to serve the various age groups tn that service area, Failure to include this Information will result in n_~opolnts being a,arded for these aspects of need. ' ..~' 'Items to remember: a. The figures must refer to the service area of the proposed project. Ideal~y, the service 'areas of pro]~-(s are as follows: : -' "~ ' : .... "' Neighborhood Park/Playground .......... 1/4 to 1/2 mile radius Con~nunlty Park/Playfield .............. 1 to 1-1/2 mile radius · Co~r~untty Special Use Facility ........ 1 to 1-1/2 mile radius ' Local Trail Corridor .................. 1/4 to 1/g mile either side of trail However, local conditions may mean the service area of a given facility is larger or smaller than the standard given here. The important point t.s that the population figures should refer to the population that will be,served bY the proJect~ not the population of the whole city or town. ' . b. The age breakdown is based on U.S. Census age tabulations. Ideally, your Information should also be tabulated this way. However, it is the general groupings, that are lmpor- , tent (pre-teens, teens, etc.). If Xour data varies by a couple of xears either way, this is not a problem. ., ~ ,. 4. Age data by census tract is available from the 1980 Census. You may be able to get this information from your city planning department. It will be up to the applicant to combine the data from census tracts so as to best reflect the service area of a particular park. To receive tract data from the Council call Charles Smith at 291-6522 and provide the following information: a. The location of the park (a street address would be ideal). b. The classification of the park, according to section 3.a. above. In order to ease the burden of providing this information and to make it as useful to you as possibleo please contact the Council for tract data as early in the application proces's as you can. If ~u use data other than from the 1980 Census~ e.g,, more recent co~nuntty esti- mates, ple)~ n~te:a~d' teli'd~ Why; .... -- ~ ......