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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgendas/Packets - 1982.03.03 - 39746R. Eric Reickel Manager Jon J. Kipke Assistant Manager Oakl d County ParksxRecreati6n Commission 2800 WATKINS LAKE ROAD PONTIAC, MICHIGAN 48054 (313) 858-0906 February 26, 1982 To the Members of the PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION Oakland County, Michigan Ladies and Gentlemen: A meeting has been called of the PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION as follows: TIME . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wednesday, March 3, 1982 9:30 a.m. PLACE . . . . . . . . . . . . . Parks and Recreation Office 2800 Watkins Lake Road Pontiac, Michigan 48054 PURPOSE. . . . . . . . . . . . Regular Meeting This meeting has been called in accordance with the authorization of Mr. Lewis E. Wint, Chairman, Parks and Recreation Commission. Sincer .y, R. Eric Reickel Manager RER:lle Lewis E. Wint Chairman Marjorie M. Walker Vice -Chairman Velma M. Austin Secretary Don Deni Fred Houghten George W. Kuhn Joseph R. Montante Carol E. Stanley Richard R. Wilcox Addison Oaks • Glen Oaks • Groveland Oaks • Independence Oaks • Orion Oaks • Red Oaks • Springfield Oaks • Waterford Oaks • White Lake Oaks OA KLAND COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION March 3, 1972 1. Call Meeting to Order. 2. Roll Call. 3. Approval of Minutes of February 17, 1982. 4. Approval of Payments; Voucher Numbers 2-122 through 2-201. 5. Bid Item: Irrigation Controllers - Springfield Oaks. 6. Bid Item: Grass Seed - All Parks and Golf Courses. 7. Bid Item: Turf Trucksters. 8. Bid Item: Sand Trap Rake - White Lake Oaks. 9. Bid Item: Picnic Tables & Replacement Parts for Tables. 10. Bid Item: Roller - Red Oaks. 11. Review of Commission By -Laws. 12. Manager's Report. 13. Unfinished Business. 14. New Business. 15. Adjourn. ITEM #5 IRRIGATION CONTROLLERS SPRINGFIELD OAKS The following bids were received by Purchasing for 10 irrigation controllers for Springfield Oaks Golf Course: Century Rain Aid $1415. Sprinkler Irrigation 1350. These irrigation controllers will be used as replacements for the Safe T Lawn -type controllers now in use which are no longer being manufactured. The present irrigation controllers are eight years old and subject to constant maintenance. Staff concurs with Purchasing to award to the low bidder, Sprinkler Irrigation, for $1350. There was $1500 budgeted for this item in the Operating Equipment Budget. C. automatic controllers 8370 SERIES SIX AND ELEVEN STATION IRRIGATION CONTROLLERS ® For residential and commercial application M Proven reliability FEATURES AND BENEFITS ® Four models available — Six and eleven station models — 0-30 minute and 0-60 minute variable station timing models ® Fourteen -day program wheel — Allows every day, every other day or selective omit programming 0 Twenty-four hour clock — Provides selection of start time at half hour increments s Auto/off/manual switch — Allows automatic, semi -automatic and manual operation — Permits elimination of watering cycle without affecting clock or scheduled program ® Rapid advance and pump start circuit standard ® Steel, weather resistant housing with built-in wall hanger and locking cover ® Panel is fuse protected ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS ® Input - 117V ± 3V - 60 HZ • Output - 24V - 60 Hz - 1.25 amp ® Fuse rating - 1.5amp 8370 SERIES ORDERING INFORMATION Nelson Model Description 8371 6 Station, 30 minute timing 8372 6 Station, 60 minute timing 11 Station 30 minute timin 8374 11 tation, 60 minute iming L, i g f GR DS pp� �p pUR5E5 p 1 hs , of PACKS A� for 3'35 d by Purchasing wing bids were recnd golf °°urses the foil°ed for all parks a �269h•p0 grass se po�bell seed' 2402.513 urf supply �° g1d the low b1dder 't> erm�naA sales award the b%d to T to s with purchasing nds Ma`n�enance staff c°near c�2�02.5p' in �the Grou � supply= for ase is budgeted r ur u oney f°r the p c and golf course. (he met for each park a gudg ITEM #7 TURF TRUCKSTERS The attached bids were received for the purchase of four turf trucksters; one for White Lake, two for Springfield, and one for Groveland. These vehicles are used for transportation and light hauling. They will replace old vehicles which will be sold at the County Auction. Groveland's Truckster, Model 530, differs from the golf courses because it has the auxillary 2-speed range transmission which allows for heavier loads, as well as the ability to provide a power takeoff or hydraulic hookup for power accessories. Staff recommends the purchase from Golf Car Distributors, the low bidder, for a total price of $17,482. There is $18,500 budgeted for this purchase. OAK.LAND COUNTY 1982 Feb. 18, Inter -Departmental Menlo Date OAKLAND C011 _---- � REATIU4 COMM, L . Hy11a - Purchasing JOe From: Parks & Recreation Dept • FEB 19 1982 Jon Kipke - To: & # OF-82-58 OF-82-13 Rea, Subject: Turf vehicles, (1 for White Lake, Bids wereceived re on the Txuckster -, as follows; Grovela nd) 2 for Springfield 1 for $4,275.00 $ 129825.00 Distributors Cushman 531 Cushman 530 4,657.00 4,657.00 $17,482.00 Golf Car $4,600.00 $13,800.00 5,000.00 F-Z Go GT7 GT7 5,000.00 $18, 800.00 W. F. Miller F-Z Go NO BID Wilkie Turf vehicle, have a turf -type does similar requirements of that Wilkie Turf the minimum rea riCe of Please note the unit does not meet Toro 1981 GSA p but ice comparison shows the the 1982 price would be (Toro Worky 14eHP)- Apr 904.00. Keep in mind 18 Hp (only total of $18, $4,726.00 for a model 515, of which even higher' n of the old 531 is the newest estparks�last year. d for The Cushmause in bid of $17, I recommend t482.00 from Golf car six wexe purchasehatyou accept the low Distributors.. Joe w 4 n.lu {¢$� ,• G , e 7AR TURF " O/ nis L Get yourself a 3-Wheel Turf- Truckster, and you're well on the way to building a total turf -care system. By itself, the Turf-Truckster is an incredibly practical vehicle. With it, two people can cover more ground (and finish more jobs) hours faster than they could on foot, and it can carry 1500 pounds of payload. And now the Turf-Truckster has a newly designed body that gives your crew 2 headlights for more nighttime lighting, conveniently arranged con- trols, and a handy dashboard pack- age tray. But while the Turf-Truckster has a new look outside, inside you'll find the same rugged power plant that thousands of turf pros have come to depend on. The real beauty of the Turf- Truckster is not in its looks, though. It's in the versatility this vehicle offers. All 7 of the accessory work units described in this catalog (and all existing Turf-Truckster accessory work units) will integrate perfectly with your Turf-Truckster that is equipped with the standard ground speed control governor and the new live hydraulics (optional). And thanks to Cushman's exclusive pin -disconnect system, you can interchange accessories fast, without a single tool. A weathertight fiberglass cab lets the work go on in spite of the weather. Conveniently located controls for dumpinc. aerating, topdressing, spraying, spreading or seeding (with option- al PTO and/or lice hydraulics). ram?" .td i� X PP - Y} tv� y x ITEM p$RA�E sand SPA E `AKE OAKS e purchase of a for th ids were rece'ved he golf The attached b Lake Oaks raps as Well as t n Oaks tr ap rake for wh`te to manta%n the t ringfield and Ole hls unit ,s use * ar units at Sp obsen T aths Ve hate s f,c`a, ven that the lac cart p them eery bene has been pro imited ground and f1nd onstrat`onsl ,t slopes and has chasing from the den' on ur Thr°ugh icult to operate staff recommends pd Pro atb00. unit is doff ecause of this1 f, for a Toro San he 600 balance clearance- $ dderW�ikIe Tur purchase• T second low b, p00 budgeted for this Eauipment surplus. There is m the Operating `l l be taken fro OAKLAND COUNTY Inter -Departmental Mzmua Date February 16, 1982 From: Joe M. Hylla - Purchasing Dept: ) To: Jon Kipke - Parks & Recreation Dept. Subject Rea• # OE-82-51 Bids were received on a Sand Trap Rake for White Lake as follows: W. F. Miller Jacobsen Trap King $3004.00 Lawn Equipment Smithco $479S.00 Wilkie Turf Toro Sand Pro $4600.00 Both the Smithco & the Jacobsen control all attachments mechanically; the Toro is Hydraulically controlled. The Toro and the Smithco both have steering wheels rather than the handle bars as with the Jacobsen. Even so, I must recommend the Jacobsen as it is $1600.00 less than its nearest priced competitor. (see attached literature). Joe OAKLAND COUNTY PARKS & RECREATION COMM. F E B 17 1982 RECEIVED ITEM #9 PICNIC TABLES & REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR TABLES GROVELAND, INDEPENDENCE & WATERFORD COMPLEX Purchasing received the attached bids for 80 wooden picnic tables, #1 pine, pressure -treated, and redwood stained. Twenty- five of the tables are for Groveland and Independence and thirty are for the Waterford Oaks Complex. Staff concurs with Purchasing to buy the tables from the low bidder, Quality Industries, for $8000. There is $8500 budgeted for these tables. You will also note that we received bids for 500 replacement boards and the necessary bolts for existing tables at Groveland Oaks. We recommend this purchase also be placed with the low bidder, Quality Industries, in the amount of $4775. There is $6238 budgeted for these items. The sum of the entire purchase from Quality Industries is $12,775- OAKLAND COUNTY Inter -Departmental Memo Date Joe Hylla - Purchasing Dept. From: To Jon Kipke, Parks & Recreation Subject: Reg. # 0E-82-22 & 0E-82-55 Feb. 11, 1982 Bids were received on 80 each, 6' picnic tables, 500 boards, 1000 each 2" bolts and 1000 each 32" bolts as follows: Jack Golden Tables $103.00 Boards 9.55 2" Bolts .16 32" Bolts .17 Quality Industries 80 Tables 500 Boards 1000 2" bolts 1000 32" bolts $8,240.00 4,775.00 160.00 170.00 $13,345.00 $100.00 $8,000.00 8.95 4,475.00 .12 120.00 .18 180.00 $12,775.00 The Jennings Company felt they could not bid competatively and decided to have their manufacturer (Quality Ind.T bid direct. (I had already sent a bid directly to Quality). The Dan Sorenson Company could not meet all the specifications of the bid (specifically, they could not furnish redwood stained wood materials.) I have enclosed literature from both companies. I recommend accepting the low bid from Quality for a total of $12,775.00. Joe Hylla mJ Pq�kO�A�F NO co F� cRFgr� N o ,� 82 CA. �D NO. 8888-651T Picnic Tables same specifications as below, except to be pressure treated, Quality Industries, Inc. finished with redwood stain. (Also, boards drilled to your specifications.) Hardware to be provided as 215 Mechanic Street, Box 278 — Hillsdale, MI 49242requested on bid. No. 65, 85, 100, 6511 851 PICNIC TABLE Weight: Ground Area: No. 65 - 136 lbs. (61 kg.) 6' x 6' (1.9 m x 1.9 m) No. 85 - 156 lbs. (70 kg.) 6' x 8' (1.9 m x 2.5 m) No. 100 - 65 lbs. (29 kg.) No. 651 - 176 lbs. (79 kg.) 6' x 6' (1.9 m x 1..9 m) No. 851 - 221 lbs. (99.5 kg.) 6' x 8' (1.9 m x 2.5 m) + v-:. W"' +.A4 '1J M` Y�-. v� L Y I...-. 4t..K�tt�*• ..=3,a�a. — SPECIFICATIONS — FRAMES: Shall be 1-518" O.D. galvanized steel pipe (or equal). TABLE SUPPORT ANGLES: Shall be 2" x 2" x 28-1/2" 10 gauge formed steel angle. Table angles shall be hot dip galvanized after fabrication. CROSS BRACE: Shall be 1-1/4" O.D. galvanized steel or equal. SEAT SUPPORT ANGLES: Shall be 10-gauge formed steel. Seat angles shall be hot dip galvanized after fabrication. WOOD SEATS AND TOPS: (For No. 651 and No. 851): Shall be 2 x 10 No. 1 Pine with eased edges and corners in 6 ft. and 8 ft. lengths. The wood shall have pre -drilled holes for rapid assembly. ALUMINUM SEATS AND TOPS: Shall be extruded 1-3/4" x 9-5/8" in 6 ft. and 8 ft. lengths. The aluminum alloy and temper shall be 6063-T5 with a 204-R1 anodized finish. END CAPS: (For aluminum tables) Shall be extruded anodized aluminum. GENERAL: No. 65 and 85 shall be aluminum tables. Nos. 651 and 851 shall be wood tables. No. 100 shall be galvanized frames only, with hardware to attach wood. 12/81 ITEM #10 ROLLER RED OAKS The attached bids were received for a 3000 lb. roller. This piece of equipment will be used at all the golf courses for rolling of greens. In addition, it will be used for an ongoing program of extending the golf cart paths, as well as the patching of asphalt parking lots. The rolling of greens has been done in the past with a very old roller which is about 35-40 years old and has a wooden yoke. This was part of the equipment at White Lake Oaks when it was purchased. Staff concurs with Purchasing to buy the Eager Beaver, Model #SRH-150, from the low bidder, Gregware Equipment, for $4105. There is $4000 budgeted in the Operating Equipment Budget for the purchase. The balance of $105 will be taken from the Operating Equipment surplus. C, V.LAHD � UFJYY �cv� g,— zparimzntu� r effio Date Feb. 11, 1982 From: To: _ Joe Hylla - Purchasing Jon Kipke - Parks & Rec Subject: Rea • # OE - 8 2 - 5 3 Bids were received on a power roller for Red Oaks as follows: Universal Equipment $4250 Gregware Equipment 4105 Calvert Sales 4243 Case Power 4350 All of the above bids are on the Eager Beaver Model #SRH-150. I recommend accepting the low bid from Gregware Equipment at $4105.00. (see attached spec sheet.) Joe OAKLAND COUNTY PAZKS & RECREATION, COMM, FEB 16 1982 ECEIVE MIM ITEM #12 MANAGER'S REPORT ---Sue Cushman of Senator Kammer's office has informed me that,the bill authori- zing a loth Commissioner was signed into law by Governor Milliken the first of January and will be effective March 31, 1982. This calls for a SEMCOG representative from Oakland County. A decision will be up to the County Commissioners to designate that individual to this Commission. ---Tony Franco has asked to be put on the March 24th agenda rather than this agenda as I previously announced. ---I accepted the chairmanship of a Recreation Coordination Task Force for the United Community Services of Metropolitan Detroit. The purpose of this Task Force is to analyze the need to place greater emphasis on coordination of recreation facilities and programs by the local units of government, volunteers and private sector recreation providers. This has become a pressing need because of the cutbacks in service reductions in many local communities. ---I have enclosed a Prospectus for a Collaborative Assessment of Recreation in America that I received at the NRPA mid -year meeting this past week in Washington. I feel it is important enough to make it available to you with the anticipation you night read it and understand the need for more organization in providing parks and recreation services in this country. If you have any ideas pertaining to this, I would like to discuss them with you and refer them to the NRPA, specifically concerning the funding of such a program. ---I will be out of town March 13 through 19 fulfilling my responsibilities as a Regent and chairman -elect of the Revenue Sources Management School in Wheeling, West Virginia. in c 0 IF S�T o-F _ZC? ,FOR ACOLV� gronP ol ea a 'VI a�Jbj duanc tal, ean 'ali 5,-r CA 12 open ,oAoce of f er 3:e r Pa Xr sted jc OT P 3. ate 03�t - .Vi.ce tere -�Ve eft se 3,- to tatyon anY to 30�:a ration Cp�T�NT$ye ASSQ ���ssment abox aO- °sa�- f°x a o. ssess,�ent ge�pz� �'a ewe a c Yx°p i -�x CxouFS To4� ° °al put�lne °� aid ted 4exsons e ayX i �xe�t sexes'' oflzga'�y�ax�°�' � a�a I� �•sseSSse�C, of C °neexe A� o Zn °ZIqeme 4 s 0 -t a g 3G Yaxtlo pats° e�d� 3 ° px$alZa�°� aten`I f°x Yuba and ge�pxt, A ° A yxo•posea Sxxe of Assess o putt-�• 0 WOTI,iag �. 1Px0cess) �,ud�et 0 PROPOSAL FOR A COLLABORATIVE ASSESSMENT OF RECREATION Concern for the Nation's current and future recreation policies and programs has led a number of recreation, park, resource, environmental, private and public service organizations to propose a collaborative assessment of recreation in America, its present conditions, problems and opportunities. The goal of this assessment is to elevate recreation and park concerns in American life. Recreation is a large, growing, and essential part of the Nation's economy and quality of life of its people. It produces substantial social benefits; it promotes health, stimulates labor productivity, enhances social interaction and contributes to community cohesion. It also produces considerable economic activity, generating jobs, revenues and taxes. In 1981, personal expenditures for recreational activity exceeded $200 billion. Leisure expenditures account for $1 in every $8 spent by the American con- sumer. In 1981 $12 billion was spent in this country by foreign visitors in pursuit of recreation. Employment in the recreation industry is estimated at 5,000,000 persons, including a high number of youths and minorities. Recreation encompasses outdoor and indoor activity and is provided by both the public and the private sectors. It relates to the use of dis- cretionary time as well as resource use and the conservation of land and water resources. * Presently 17 private organizations have expressed formal or informal interest in this collaborative effort and have contributed to the development of this prospectus. See Appendix 1. MM Over the past twenty years, major changes in the demographic, social, economic and political structure of the United States have created new forces and conditions affecting recreation opportunity, yet the public policies and institutions promoting recreation today are in large measure the product of the inquiry and recommendations of the Outdoor Recreation Resources Review Commission in 1958-1962. Valuable as that inquiry has been, shaping two decades of successful federal, state and local recreatic and park development, contemporary times and conditions demand a fresh look and .er:^Lou-3 consideration of new policies to meet current and emerging problems. This proposed collaborative assessment of recreation will marshall relevant data, delineate important policy issues, and outline significant alternatives which will be contained in a report on its findings. Concur- rently, the collaboration seeks to involve a great many groups and interests, as a source of information and ideas, and as a means of informing the public. The assessment will serve as a basis on which each of the groups partici- pating in this collaborative effort and others may formulate its own policies and programs. To this end, every interested organization is invited to join the collaboration. Specifically, the national assessment will encompass: * an analysis of the principal economic, demographic, social and political trends in America, as they affect or are expected to affect recreation; * a summary of the effects of these trends on public recreation and park systems and private sector recreation providers; * a delineation of current public policy issues concerning recreation and alternatives for more diverse policies or programs to meet anticipated conditions; -5- * a strategy for effectively communicating the findings of the national assessment, including the development of public awareness of recreation issues. The assessment process will primarily utilize available data and information sources, with maximum attention directed to analysis and interpretation of this information. An assessment period of twelve months is anticipated. Certain research and investigative efforts may continue beyond that time. Among the objectives of the assessment will be the following: * to examine public and private roles and relationships in meeting anticipated recreation conditions; * to assess the impact of recreation and leisure on personal and public health, the economy and the environment; * to examine the land and resource base for recreation, its adequacy and how it might be improved; * to describe anticipated public fiscal needs and to define innovative sources and means of obtaining those resources; * to examine existing and potential intergovernmental relationships in the provision of recreation and park experiences; * to link recreation and park issues with a full range of other public policy, planning and program decisions throughout government. TOPICAL OUTLINE OF REPORT 1. A brief survey and analysis of major governmental and private studies of recreation, beginning with the Outdoor Recreation Resources Review Commission in 1962. 2. Trends affecting recreation over the past 20 years: a. Demographic and economic trends b. Social trends C. Political trends 3. Impacts on the Recreation Estate: a. Record of public and private recreation activities of the past 20 years b. National expenditures for recreation C. Recreation providers: a summary of experiences during the past 20 years 4. Recreation as a part of the American life style 5. Natural resource allocations for recreation 6. Trends and forces expected to influence recreation demand and opportunity in 1990 and 2000 7. Major policy and program issues and alternatives, including a. Recreation as an element of the economy b. Public and private sector roles c. Federal, state, local roles and relationships d. Recreation and health relationships e. Employment patterns and personal time management f. Funding for public recreation delivery systems g. Technical innovation in park and recreation management systems h. Natural resource management/allocations -7- ORGANIZATION, DIRECTION AND MANAGEMENT The comprehensive'assessment will be undertaken by a collaboration of allied private nonprofit organizations. The collaboration is intended to be inclusive; any private not -for -profit group concerned with recreation may join. Interested academic institutions and commercial firms in the recreation and leisure industry will be welcomed. At this time 17 organi- zations have expressed interest in participating in the collaborative effort (see Appendix 1). The assessment process will be under the daily supervision of a project director and associated research staff. The collaboration will have three elements: a citizen's committee on recreation, consisting of nationally prominent persons interested in recreation and park issues; a policy coordination group, consisting of organizations representative of the collaboration as a whole; and assess- ment and issue groups, self-selected to guide, investigate and recommend policy and program options in specific subject areas (e.g. health, economic, natural resources, intergovernmental roles, etc.). These distinct elements will be supported by collaboration staff, and, in perhaps some instances, the professional staff of one or more members of the collaboration. The Policy Coordination Group will be formed from the general member- ship of the collaboration. It will consist of 9 to 11 persons representing the wide ranging interests of the total group. 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STNa be bo Certain groves v s Will jot f 01:Vat Tt Znat-joj:�ally ana, 3ro P ,,,a. 1XI they Sac' Per beT laecbaTlisms eaLicat-3,0rL . OIN F bove-ve% I ot, 10 !,ncjs Ot W:IaL Zatkial tecjl events ulal ulpet I 0a oqoj3be - scass3- met,: ghese IAOI to]: ton tocjet- the effort �ye S,rov,ps 'a arts of 'bi's these helc'l " p 7y ll be . other The e tellt 0 he or-CJ events .,,,,,:,,,teaL IS, sett5"%gs Va axe 'to Xe 5,t i37� ot nt5'Ole I to %a by time anal Will be ,,,,,,te PrOVI 5 atils degreeeffort 03:Cia"rO. ,,,I.teaL to sozeVat eVeTy to inVo Lve -qjjbl3-c other Ic ,teaL . tea, by made t; OT�s 0 of the e%Pe cl St-3"ta . �,t5 events`and yytfotts V3- acaaev.c i37L -I .. r-er-i-P�'e ic " ,S pjr A-je- groves' ideas a,3:lc reorea ,tells a 3- ti.011 I ,Ser inf°rxatioa all wlaeSPread 911 0 solatce tecill toic both as stea, SV�'— repo-ft. Irl APPENDIX 1 COLLABORATION FOR RECREATION The organizations noted below have formally or informally expressed interest in joining the collaboration. Most of these organizations participated in a preliminary discussion and planning session on the topic at the Aspen Institute for Governance at Queenstown, Maryland, on January 11-12, 1982. The Aspen meeting was organized and sponsored by the National Recreation and Park Association. Several other national organizations have been apprised of the proposal and are expected to endorse and participate in the process. American Association of Fitness Directors in Business and Industry American Forestry Association American Recreation Coalition American Society of Landscape Architects Center for Natural Areas National Association of County Park and Recreation Officials National Association of State Outdoor Recreation Liaison officers National Collaboration for Youth National Committee for Urban Recreation National League of Cities National Parks and Conservation Association National Recreation and Park Association Partners for Livable Places Resources for the Future The Conservation Foundation The Nature Conservancy The Wilderness Society APPENDIX 2 A COLLABORATIVE ASSESSMENT OF RECREATION IN AMERICA A PROPOSED STRATEGY FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION The assessment of recreation issues and conditions described previously will require a systematic process to effectively sample a cross section of ' the American public. The state affiliates of the National Recreation and Park Association, in collaboration with other state organizations, are in a critical position to contribute significantly to this aspect of the national assessment. The results of the state -centered assessments would collectively form a national mosaic of perceptions and ideas about the future, while also identifying issues and recommendations which might be unique in a state or regional context. The objectives of state -centered assessment actions would be to sample a broad array of individuals and organizations to: contribute perspectives about recreation values; determine views and ideas about public recreation laws, policies, programs and sites, especially regarding "desirable futures"; recommend specific actions to achieve desired goals; recommend desired public/ private roles; recommend desired roles and relationships between different levels of government. A typical strategy for state activities would include: o Private state park and recreation organization(s) determination (through officer and/or Board action) to take active leadership role. o Identification of other state organizations potentially interested in the assessment process. Other state groups would be expected to represent, among others: recreation users; environment; social equity; special populations; government; business and industry (including private recreation providers); health; education and research; philanthropic institutions; law. o An invitation to collaborating groups to sponsor and participate in one or more in-depth discussion sessions designed to elicit specific views and ideas about desirable recreation conditions and identifying the most critical factors which determine the nature of recreation opportunities and experiences within the state in the near and longer term future. (The typical state agenda might initially expect to address some,,,or all of the assess- ment outline sections identified in Appendix -J? to the Prospectus.) o Determining a specific schedule for assessing state issues, including the planning and convening one or more in -state discus- sion sessions. o Disseminating background issue papers and other relevant background materials (developed by national assessment staff and others) to participants in assessment groups. o Determining other forms of soliciting public views about recreation and parks, especially about desirable Eitiire recreation oprortunitie:. 0 Selecting and securing a site (or sites) suitable for synthesis of information and concentrated and uninterrupted discussions of specific policy and program alternatives and options. 0 Reporting the results of state -level activities (findings and recom- mendations) to the national collaboration. ("Reporting" might include the attendance of a state representative(s) at a national (or series of regional) event(s) if scheduled. o Arranging finance, as necessary to support the above array of state - centered functions. NOTE: While the above scenario is proposed principally to contribute to the national assessment, the information, views, policy and program alternatives developed in this process would be expected to contribute significantly to recreation advocacy and other functions at the state and local levels. APPENDIX 3 WORKING OUTLINE OF ASSESSMENT AND REPORT (DRAFT) RECREATION AND PARKS IN THE AMERICAN FUTURE A. Background A brief survey and summarization of the major governmental and private studies of recreation, beginning with Outdoor Recreation Resources Review Commission in 1962. In particular, as far as can be judged, what actions were taken as a result of each? B. Trends Affecting Recreation An analysis of trends of the past 20 years and probable trends of the next 20 years, as they have and will affect recreation, both indoor and outdoor, both public and private provision of recreation. Since there exists a massive professional literature on these subjects, this effort will be to draw upon that literature, not to initiate or conduct original research. 1. Demographic and economic trends a. Demographic: how many people, by age and sex, by racial or ethnic groups, and by general (regional) location? b. Personal disposable income: national total, average per capita, and distribution among classes of population, including race, ethnic, -age, sex, and other groups. (This section will not explore the use of this income for recreation; that will be considered under a later heading) c. Labor productivity: why the downturn in recent years and what of the future? Influence of "non -work" experiences? d. Inflation has been continuous for many years, has accelerated in recent years, and is currently the object of massive federal programs aimed at control. A brief consideration of history and some careful speculation of the future, each as affecting recreation, is possible from voluminous published sources. e. Energy costs have risen in the past several years and the long-term trend is surely upward (in real terms); the incidence of higher energy costs to date has been studied by various researchers. The effect of higher energy costs on mobility of the population, both locally and on a larger scale, may well have significant effects on kinds, locations, and amounts of recreation. f. Transportation technology and costs have changed in the past and may well change in the future, with effects on recreation. 2. Social trends a. Much larger numbers of people, and larger percentages of the total population, especially older persons, disadvantaged groups, and to some extent younger people, are now living on "transfer incomes" -- i.e, pensions, public support, and support from parents or friends. b. More crime, with violence against persons and against property, has serious implications for recreation and for management of both public and private recreation areas and facilities. Crime is obviously a big and complex subject and care will be used to avoid more consideration of the subject than is relevant to recreation. The possibility must be faced that some crime is, in effect, a form of recreation by those involved. c. The amount and form (timing, etc.) of leisure have changed in the past and likely will change in the future; differences among income, age, sex, and other groups may be significant in their effect upon recreation, and recreation affects the uses made of leisure. d. Public attitudes toward work, leisure, retirement, physical fitness, and risk seem to have changed and likely will change in the future, with effects upon recreation; more persons, especially women, are working today, but workers increasingly demand more rewarding, higher paying jobs which often include opportunities for recreation. A major policy issue for the future is the age of worker retirement and the activities during retirement. 3. Political trends For the past generation, the role of the federal government has expanded in numerous ways, including recreation. The current administration is defining a "new Federalism." How successful is this effort likely to be and what does it mean for recreation? What is the history of federal funds for recreation? The outlook is currently bleakp will it remain so? What innovative statutes have been enacted by the .States? Case studies of local innovations, especially for revenue development and management structure, (The proper role of the federal government in the whole field of recreation is one of the policy issues considered in the final section) C. Impacts on the Recreation Estate 1. Record of recreation activities in the past 20 years a. Attendance at public recreation areas: Federal: National Park System, National Forest System, BIM lands, National Refuge System, Corps reservoirs, TVA, etc. State parks and other State areas City, county, and other local parks and.other areas b. Private facilities - close to home and destination resort C. International tourism to U.S. d. Recreation in the home, especially the use of television, stereo, electronic games, etc.; how far has this affected recreation outside of home, and in what ways? Although statistical data on these activities is lacking, data are available on the technology. How far has all this rise in recreation activity in and around the home affected the demand for both public and private recreation in more distant locations? There has been a substantial rise in ownership of recreation land, for instance. Have home activities stimulated interest in away -from -home recreation, or have they largely met the need for recreation? e. Closely allied to these changes in recreation, both as cause and as effect, have been substantial changes in the technology of recreation --water skiing, snowmobiles, scuba diving, and many kinds of gear have affected outdoor recreation; but the electronic games have equally revolutionized indoor recreation. A brief consideration of these technological changes is essential. f. In all the foregoing, the question must be raised: is the human demand for recreation still rising, or is there evidence of a degree of surfeit? Or some of each? Have demands largely shifted or have they primarily grown with little reduction anywhere? How does this differ among different social groups? 2. National expenditures for recreation, including who makes them and how: An estimate of the total national outlay for recreation, by • significant major components, general location of expenditures (level of government and geographic distribution), and division between public and private expenditures; include at least major trends. Expenditures for the provision of opportunity for recreation, including division of outlays between public and private, and including also major trends, Sources of public funds expended in provision of opportunity for recreation: general tax revenues, special tax sources, user charges, intergovernmental transfers, etc. Public attitudes about paying for recreation opportunity and outlook for possible future changes in attitude. 3. Summary of experiences of recreation providers in the past 20 years: Federal, State, and local governments providing opportunity for recreation; how have they handled their various problems? If they have been faced with budget inadequacy, how have they handled that? Include a discussion of present and anticipated condition of capital facilities, staffing changes, use of volunteers. Experiences of public and private agencies and groups providing recreation opportunities for the elderly. Experiences of public and private agencies and groups providing recreation opportunity for disadvantaged groups or special populations within the total population. Experiences of public and private agencies and groups providing recreation opportunity for children and youth, D. Social/Cultural Conditions 1. Recreation as a part of life style: demand, need, and opportunity; the psychology of recreation in high technology society. By age, sex, income, and other groups, by broad recreation destinations, regional differences. How is recreation pursued to complement or offset the strains of work or of life? Extent of and reasons for variations among groups and individuals. How far do general programs meet the needs of all groups, or worsen the position of some? Trends toward "organized" recreation versus other forms. The Land and Resources Base for Recreation. A consideration of the kinds of lands and resources now and potentially available for recreational use: The lands vary widely, from vast wildernesses to small black -topped city lots; they are managed by many owners and public agencies for varied purposes, oftentimes for uses other than recreation. The focus of this chapter, it must be emphasized, would be the land -base for recreation. It would sort through the land base available, how it is used, and the potential for adding to the base and intensifying use. The introduction would begin broadly, considering the recreation base in all its variety, but would then move to the land base. The chapter would not spend a lot of time dealing, for example, with properties needed for private health spas. 1. Introductory discussion of the kinds of lands and resources used for different kinds of recreation. a. Certain recreational activities require special lands or resources (e.g., swimming requires water, downhill skiing requires a slope) while other activities, su�-- as walking or jogging can be accommodated on many terrains. Some resources required or desired for recreation are usually found in remote areas while others, particularly built facilities (such as gymnasiums) are most cost-effective if provided near concentrations of users. The introduction would establish the conceptual and philosophical base for the chapter's consideration of the land base, current and potential, for recreation. b. Ownership of recreational resources. The closing of the introductory section would introduce the two major sections of the report --one dealing with the private sector, the other with the public sector. 2. The private sector. The kinds of lands owned by the private sector; management objectives; a. The kinds of recreational use provided by the private sector (in all its variety, from downhill skiiing, campgrounds, health clubs, etc.). b. The uses of private lands and how they are similar in some cases, different in others, from uses of public lands, thus attempting to sort out the kinds of recreation which might primarily be provided by the private sector and the kinds where the private sector plays a role that complements the public lands (and vice versa). C. The potential for additional private sector provision .of resources, including a discussion of the economics of private recreation. d. The private sector's response to new user demands, economic realities (investments in acquisition and development, shifts in services offered, etc.) 3. The public sector. The large majority of land used for outdoor recreation is in public ownership --local, state, and federal. Analyses of land ownership by governmental level (and in the case of the federal government, by management agency), uses of the various lands, and manage- ment direction, would provide the bulk of the chapter. a. The public land base and how it came to be, tracing the history of the establishment of the local, state,:. and federal recreational lands. b. The geographical distribution of public land and how amounts of public land per capita by state and region (or driving range of major metropolitan areas). C. How the various public lands are managed --that is, statutory mandates and agency management direction. d. Trends in use, by agency, location, kinds of uses, seasonal variations, etc. e. Private sector contributions to public land management -- by for -profit and non-profit organizations. f.. Conflicts among users of the public lands (including, conflicts between different kinds of recreationists. g. Public agencies' response to new economic situation and user demands --acquisition, management programs, search for funding. (This might be illustrated through a few case studies.) F. Policy Issues and Alternatives The preceding sections laid out the facts, and described current and future conditions and trends. This section will delineate major public policy issues and alternatives for public policy decisionmakers. G. Appendices A series of appendices will illustrate certain public laws and executive documents which would be useful in the implementation of public policy and program alternatives, public -private agreements, and other legal options for providing recreation opportunities.