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HomeMy WebLinkAboutVPA Presentation Q3 2017SBStat City of South Bend Q3 -August 29, 2017 Current Projects: Forestry Crew vs. Contractor Analysis 2 City Cost Contractor Cost Difference % Yearly Base Level Forestry Service $ 659,605.10 $ 1,280,960.00 $ (621,354.90)94% $66,482.00 $205,045.00 $238,513.50 $149,564.60 $63,400.00 $483,000.00 $424,260.00 $310,300.00 $- $100,000.00 $200,000.00 $300,000.00 $400,000.00 $500,000.00 $600,000.00 Tree Installations Pruning Tree Removals Tree/Limb Failures City Service Total Contractor Service Total$624,775.10 $1,280,960.00 CITY COST CONTRACTOR COST CITY COST VS CONTRACTORS Current Projects: Event Registration Software Assessment •Updated City Website in 2018 •Residents access registration for events and programming via the VPA website, to then access WebTrac •WebTrac is clunky and not user friendly –doesn’t allow for guest check-out •Assessment will include a wants/needs analysis, which will inform the functional requirements gathering 3 Current Projects: City Motto 4 Core Value Doing Unique Current Projects: City Motto –Youth Response 5 Current Projects: Fitness Center Update •Promotion •Bring a Friend = 1 Month Free •Potential Project between VPAX and Business Analytics to monitor effectiveness of promotion •Concession Changes for Food Options •Auto-Pay for Gym Membership 6 Current Projects: Park System Equity—Preliminary Analysis •Two analyses were done for VPA: ParkScore and GRASP •ParkScore assessed the equity and accessibility of our park system •GRASP assessed the quality of our park system •Our analysis included both to find where they intersect to reveal gaps in service •The large areas are where the access may be beyond a 10 minute walk and where the demographics of the neighborhood reflect potential need •City-owned lots, potential Tax Sale lots, and vacant lots were included to demonstrate the availability of land/space in the areas of need and to help identify potential new park locations 7 Recreation Division Mission Statement: Session 1 What We Do All Recreation team members came to the meeting with a list of 10 things they do We placed those activities in a “bucket”, or broader theme Who We Serve We discussed who the division’s primary customer may be What We Have We brainstormed a list of assets and resources available to the team Aligning What We Do We discussed our value proposition, or how we get what we have to who we serve 8 Post Session 1 Leadership Discussion •Primary Customer •Everyone, Entire Community •Categories •Cultivating a Healthy Community •Caring for Our Shared Spaces •Serving Where the Gap Exists •Building Connections •Value Proposition •People, Places, and Spaces Ready for You 9 Recreation Division Mission Statement: Session 2 •What We Do (part 2) •We reassigned everyone’s activities from Session 1 in the new buckets •What We Want •We brainstormed what the division wants to achieve in the community •Mission Statement •We used the themes from What We Do and What We Want to come up with ideas •Where Do I Fit? •Ended the session thinking about where personal activities fall in the buckets 10 What We Do & What We Want What We Do Enrich lives Create opportunities Cultivate opportunities Build memories “Set the Stage” Invest Build trust Create memories Unify the community What We Want Create memories Healthy community Vibrant community Inclusive, everyone’s included Unity, unified community 11 Mission Statements Building memories and including everyone –It’s Our Job Enriching lives for a healthier South Bend Uniting our community for a healthy South Bend Providing opportunities to enrich lives and create memories Uniting our community to enrich lives and create memories Creating opportunities to enhance lives Cultivating opportunities to unite the community 12 Next Step: Recreation Program Audit •Potential project for Q4 SBStat meeting •Analysis of all Recreation programs to evaluate their social impact, cost recovery rate, other service providers, etc. •This will help us determine a plan of action to ensure all Recreation services align with new mission statement 13 Celebrating Our Values •My SB Parks and Trails 14