The Parks and Recreation Master Plan is intended to be a significant planning tool to help the city plan for the changing scope of recreational activities. As such it will summarize themes, trends and community priorities, assess available resources, review existing and anticipated demographic conditions and provide strategies for parks, recreation programs and open space needs.

To assist with the project, the City has determined it beneficial to have ongoing community participation, dialogue and direction. Similar to past large scale community based planning efforts, in October 2012, the City Council approved the formation of a fourteen member Parks and Recreation Master Plan Steering Committee consisting of two (2) Parks and Recreation Commissioners, one (1) Civic Arts Commissioner, one (1) Human Services Commissioner, one (1) Youth Commissioner, two (2) Youth Sports Board Members, one (1) Senior Advisory Committee Board Member, one (1) Pleasanton Unified School District Representative, one (1) Pleasanton Downtown Association Representative, one (1) YMCA Representative, one (1) other Local Service Provider plus the addition of two (2) Parent’s-at-large Representatives. 

The Parks and Recreation Master Plan Steering Committee will assist the City with the development of the Parks and Recreation Master Plan by providing adequate public participation and guidance during the planning process.   In addition to the Parks and Recreation Master Plan Steering Committee meetings, there will be significant opportunities for public input. The Master Plan process includes:

• Executive Interviews: Face-to-face interviews with selected stakeholders such as key City personnel, community leaders, school district personnel, etc., to gain valuable perspective regarding needs, expectations and current conditions. 

• Sports Organizations Questionnaires: The purpose of the questionnaire will be to solicit the attitudes and perceived needs of recreation facilities as viewed by user groups in the City.   

• Community-wide Telephone Survey: Conducting a statistically reliable survey of approximately 300 residents estimated to be 12 minutes in length with the goal of achieving a +/- 7.1% margin of error with a 95% confidence level. 

• Three (3) Public Workshops: The workshops are intended to be organized as follows:
• Community Workshop #1: Present the Master Plan process and focus on what the public sees as community recreation characteristics, issues, and current opportunities and constraints to address the community’s issues.
• Community Workshop #2: Focus on special interests (i.e. sports groups, trails/open space, active adult community, youth community, etc.) and their experiences with the facilities in the City. 

• Community Workshop #3: Reflect the citizen input from the first two workshops, summarize the Master Plan process, and seek public comment regarding consensus findings of the first two workshops regarding ranking and prioritization of needs.

To be added to the email distribution list for future meeting notices or related information, please contact Terry Snyder, Administrative Assistant, in the Community Services Department at (925) 931-5340.