Agenda Item # 5
Columbus Consolidated Government
Council Meeting
02/25/2014
Agenda Report # 77
TO: Mayor and Council
SUBJECT: Columbus Parks & Recreation 20 -Year Master Plan
INITIATED BY: Will Johnson, Planning Chief
Recommendation: Approval is requested of the Columbus Park & Recreation
20-Year Master Plan (the "Plan"). Both The Columbus Parks and Recreation
Department ("Parks & Rec") and the Columbus Planning Department have worked on
this plan and recommending approval.
Background: The Parks & Rec Department approached the Planning
Department in 2010 regarding the creation of a long-range comprehensive plan
for parks and recreation facilities and programming. The Planning Department
began the process in January 2011 and completed the project in December 2013.
The Plan was introduced to Council via a presentation on February 11, 2014.
Analysis: The Plan is vast and detailed. It includes a review of the city of
Columbus and functions within it; current facilities and programs; local
insights particular to specific parks and facilities; general and site-specific
recommendations; and a 20-year phasing plan contingent on the availability of
funding.
Financial Considerations: Plan provides a framework to phase in projects when
feasible.
Projected Annual Fiscal Impact Statement: N/A
Legal Considerations: All guidelines for preparing the 20 year Comprehensive
Parks/Recreation Plan have been followed and now requires the adoption by
Council.
Recommendations/ Actions: The Columbus Parks and Recreation Department and the
Columbus Planning Department recommend approval of Columbus Parks & Recreation
20-Year Master Plan.
A RESOLUTION
NO. _____
WHEREAS, the Columbus Parks and Recreation Department has partnered with the
Columbus Planning Department to create a 20-year master plan for comprehensive
park facilities and program planning; and,
WHEREAS, the master plan is a long-range planning document presented
in goals, strategies, and action steps that creates a vision and a guideline
for a coordinated effort to deliver parks, greenways, recreation, and cultural
arts services over the next 20 years; and,
WHEREAS, the master plan does not commit City Council to a funding timeline for
implementation, and the recommendations in the plan will be implemented as
funding opportunities become available.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
That Council of the Columbus Consolidated Government hereby adopts the
attached Twenty Year Comprehensive Parks and Recreation Plan.
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Introduced at a regular meeting of the Council of Columbus, Georgia, held the
day of 2014, and adopted at said
meeting by the affirmative vote of _____ members of said Council.
Councilor Allen voting __________.
Councilor Henderson voting __________.
Councilor Huff voting __________.
Councilor McDaniel voting __________.
Councilor Turner Pugh voting __________.
Councilor Woodson voting __________.
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Tiny B. Washington, Clerk of Council , Mayor
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