City of Reno recently issued the following announcement.
The City of Reno has extended the deadline an additional two weeks for the public to provide input into the Parks, Recreation, and Open Space (PROS) Service Plan. The original deadline was October 31, 2021, but that has been extended to Monday, November 15, 2021 at 9 a.m.
The City of Reno thanks the public for the significant input received to date. The public input received will help inform the updated PROS Service Plan, which will identify current and planned park and recreation facilities, along with a funding strategy for construction and operation of the facilities.
This effort will help implement recreation strategies of the City of Reno's Relmagine Reno Master Plan, including supporting active lifestyles among residents of all ages, and ensuring effective, efficient, and equitable delivery of City services and infrastructure.
When fully complete, the new PROS Service Plan will contain the following:
- Support for policy levels of service, consistent with the Relmagine Reno Master Plan.
- Description and maps of the facilities, improvements or projects to be constructed, the standards of such construction, and the services to be provided.
- Cost estimates for land acquisition, construction, operations and maintenance.
- Financial plan showing how the proposed services are to be provided and funded; this will include capital and operations costs.
The City of Reno last adopted a Recreation Facilities Plan in 2008. Following the Great Recession, very little from this plan was completed due to lack of funding. Most identified facility needs still exist, and funding is an ongoing challenge. The Parks & Recreation Department FY21 Budget is approximately half of what it was in 2008.
The public survey will work to either support or dispute the earlier surveys done in 2007. Should funding be available, a scientific survey will be recommended as well. Through this process, the existing 2008 Recreation Facilities Plan data will be updated with current data, modifications to planned improvements, and provisions for operations and maintenance.
A significant component of the effort includes the identification of partnership opportunities. Therefore, as a component of the update staff has reached out to numerous community partners to identify where potential partnership opportunities exist.
Staff anticipates an updated presentation to Council in spring 2022. Final approval of the Service Plan by the City Council is anticipated by summer 2022.
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