Specifications include, but are not limited to: Needs Assessment • Inventory of each of the Dayton city parks including the preparation of a park narrative, base maps, and photo documentation of identified current and potential future park facilities. • An analysis of redevelopment opportunities and constraints at each identified park. • Review of the Oregon Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP). • Identification of current and future parks and recreation needs in Dayton. • Review of most recent census demographics and provide summary statistics and future anticipations related to families, populations and make recommendations based on anticipated future needs. • Review overlapping services including County, School District, and City Services to provide potential collaboration recommendations and/or elimination of duplicated services. Community Outreach & Engagement • Plan a community engagement process that should include a community event, stakeholder meeting(s) and a community survey. • Use engagement events to identify future needs/wants in the community. • Plan for up to two meetings with the Planning Commission for recommendation to City Council. • Plan for a meeting with City Council to present the final plan for adoption. Project Lists, Priority Setting, Cost Estimates & Funding Sources • Identification of current and future parks and recreation needs in Dayton. • Establish a list of projects for each area and identify a priority level based on the needs assessment and community engagement. Priority setting should be identified as Near (less than 5 years), Mid (5‐10 years), and Long (10+ years). This list should be broken out by specific park, trail, and facilities. • Each project should have an estimated cost for budgeting. • Review/discuss financial planning for project completion that may include funding opportunities that are used in other communities to fund Parks and Recreation. This could include SDC ‘s, utility fees, bonds, or other financing methods currently used to fund Parks and Recreation.
