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HomeMy WebLinkAboutVPA Q3 2019_FinalVPA Q3 | September 19, 2019 Park Health Dashboard Progress & Updates •Business Analytics worked with Facilities & Grounds to create processes to maintain Park Health Dashboard info in SharePoint •Existing platform •Live data tracking •Mobile entry •Data integrity •Facilities & Grounds have kept the data up to date and accurate Public-Facing Dashboard •Goals •Sharing our work with the community •Creating opportunity for dialogue around parks •Civic user testing •Feedback on dashboard –both the information and how it's displayed Pre-Feedback Dashboard •Dashboard •Out of the information we have, what do people care about? What will people understand? •How can we present this information in a way that that makes sense to someone who doesn’t work at VPA? •Less "in the weeds" on parks operations Feedback Survey •Survey •Pre-dashboard •Familiarity & interest in operations •Post-survey •Was the information useful? Did the information make sense? •Was it easy to use? Would you look at this? Survey Results –Initial Responses •7 responses •Friends –fairly narrow demographics, but all interested/engaged with the City and community •Insights •Purpose and audience of dashboard is not clear •Some language is not user-friendly •Some visualizations don't make sense or are hard to read Survey Results –Initial Responses •Feedback on Park Health Dashboard -Dashboard Updated Dashboard •DASHBOARD •Using the initial feedback to update dashboard •Added information •Added more context to calculation of park score •Added ability to see park score by park type•Updated •Updated confusing data visualizations and language•Corrected Skilled Trades and Graffiti data•Removed •Decreased detail in Skilled Trades, Parks Maintenance•Removed data that does not apply to pocket parks from pocket park page •Removed Specialty Parks as we don't have as much control over those •Left to do•Add more context about the use of the dashboard Continuing Feedback •Feedback in public meetings, focus groups •Share feedback link whenever dashboard is shared •Link to feedback on the dashboard itself Next Steps Public Park Health Dashboard •Public Release •Announcement •Home on website •Civic user testing project –first formalized project completed in the City •Feedback & Updates •Continuing feedback Public Park Health Dashboard •Release periodic updates –Trails 365 •Project-level dashboard •Baseline Metrics –Mowing Score, Maintenance Score, Planning Checklist •Additional Metrics –River Window Maintenance Indicator, Safety Indicator •Potential expansions •Parks -branching out from just operations •Venues dashboard •Riverfront dashboard Timeline •September 2019 •Initial feedback, development of feedback form •October, November, December 2019 •Continued feedback -friends, family, public meetings, events •Continued iteration on dashboard –finalizing visualization structure, language •December, January 2019-2020 •Possible addition of new data •February 2020 •Plan for launch –home on website, advertising plan, etc. •March 2020 •Final version of public dashboard, approved by VPA •April 2020 •Launch of public dashboard •May 2020 and beyond •Continued improvements, additional information Other Projects •Boomer Analysis •Looking back on first summer of Boomer •Gathering data in the future –SMS feedback at events •Calculating Economic Impact •Economic impact from events •Development related to parks •Impact of My SB Parks & Trails Celebrating Our Values Celebrating Our Values •Improvements in 17 Neighborhood Parks! •~$2 million •Single largest investment we've made in our neighborhood parks at one time •Adding restrooms, playground improvement,facilities improved $265,000 62%$7,510 2% $20,000 5% $130,000 31% TOTAL RAISED: $422,510 Naming Rights Commemorative Major Donations Grants Howard Park Fundraising Progress •Naming Rights Sold: •Zamboni •Interactive Water Feature •Community Room (1 of 3) •Fire Pits (2 of 2) •North Event Lawn •Naming Rights Pending: •South Event Lawn •Howard Park Commons •Community Rooms •Playground Mural •Renaturalized Area •Upcoming: •Second City Fundraiser –10/22/19 •Skate-it-Forward Day of Giving –10/16/2019 •Two outstanding potential grant awards