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CC Work Session 2.4. <br />Meeting Date: 11/22/2022 <br />Information <br />Title: <br />Strategic Plan: Implement Recreation Program Plan - Happy Days and Recreation Overview and Analysis <br />Purpose/Background: <br />City Council's adopted Strategic Plan includes the imperative to: 'Connect the Community through Parks and <br />Trails Capital Improvements along with Recreational Programming' together with a specific action item to <br />Implement and 'Spotlight the Recreation Programming Plan'. <br />The purpose of this work session topic is to provide Council with an overview of park and recreation programs <br />including Ramsey's Fall festival, along with the associated metrics, essentially an examination of operations. The <br />goal of this analysis is to develop consensus on how various recreation programs including Happy Days are <br />conducted for the coming year. <br />For the meeting, staff will provide a presentation that explores and includes the following components: <br />Parks and Recreation as a Service to the Community <br />Comparison of Park and Recreation Services to other City Services <br />Ratio of Community Investment to Individual Investment for programs <br />Analysis of Costs and Revenue for Programs (beginning with Happy Days) <br />Potential changes to program offerings (fees, revenue and cost reductions, with emphasis on HD) <br />Community Investment per Recreation Participant (HD, other example recreation programs) <br />Value of Park and Recreation Services to the Community (return on investment) <br />Economic Benefits of Recreation and Parks <br />Diversity and Opportunity of Recreation Programs <br />Increased Revenue/Savings Forecast for 2023 (aggregated sources) <br />Recreation Ahead Dashboard --Consensus Exercise (feedback and direction for staff) <br />Timeframe: <br />A presentation and overview of Park and Recreation operations (HD and other recreation programs) may require <br />up to 30 minutes, and a minimum of 15 minutes should be allowed to develop consensus on details and aspects of <br />how recreation programs are conducted for 2023. <br />Funding Source: <br />This work session topic will include an analysis of Recreation Services funding and community investment. <br />Responsible Party(ies): <br />Marla Martinez -Flynn and Mark Riverblood will co -present the background information and be available to <br />receive Council consensus on next steps. <br />Outcome: <br />Consensus on Strategic Plan implementation relating to Recreation and Happy Days Programming for <br />2023. <br />Attachments <br />2021 2022 Strategic Plan <br />