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RECREATION NEEDS SURVEY <br />Summary <br />[Mesh together UMN project, and other PSP survey to be more <br />encompassing and average out data] [notes/comments from <br />resident feedback] <br />Surveys are frequently utilized in parks and recreation to assess <br />current operations, determined the direction they are headed <br />and quantify the need for services. Ramsey staff conducted a <br />recreation inventory analysis in 2015 to determine offerings <br />within a 15 minute drive of Ramsey. Public and private entities <br />from the following areas were included: Anoka County Parks, <br />Andover, Blaine, Champlin, Coon Rapids, Elk River, Maple Grove, <br />Nowthen, Ramsey, Rogers, Three Rivers Park District, Elk River <br />School District 728, and Anoka -Hennepin School District 11. <br />The programs gathered from these groups were separated into <br />127 categories and entered into a spreadsheet.This spreadsheet <br />was divided by age group and into non -athletic, athletic non- <br />competitive, and athletic competitive categories, and details <br />of each offering were listed in comment boxes. These potential <br />areas to increase opportunities will be evaluated for feasibility <br />and likely interest and then will be put into a community interest <br />survey to find out which of these areas community members <br />would actually like offered through programming. <br />Following this initial 2015 inquiry, in 2017-2018, Ramsey was <br />selected as one of the University of Minnesota's Resilient <br />Community Partners. There were over 21 projects across 16 <br />different academic departments. Some of which touched on <br />recreation offerings in the City. [findings from U of M survey & <br />resilient communities ] <br />Findings <br />Overall Trends: <br />[Ramsey lacking], [not much provided in the area], [residents <br />must drive far for YMCA] [insert feedback from other survey too] <br />[rework following section, inserted from 2017] <br />Senior Programming: <br />• Programming, especially outdoor and athletic <br />programming, for ages 55+ <br />Youth Programming: <br />• A teen center/teen specific programming <br />• Programming for children and adults with special needs <br />