Outdoor Amenity Functional Plan

Presented to:

Spruce Grove City CouncilJune 18, 2018

Background

• Continues the planning work that was started in Playbook 2029

• Provides context to initiatives within the corporate plan

• Keeps up to date on local, regional and national trending

Playbook 2029Spruce Groves Outdoor Facility Strategy

Presented 7 strategies• Maximize use and expand capacity• Adjust supply to meet current and projected needs• Enhance/maintain quality, safety and sustainability• Control operating costs/cost recovery• Collect/maintain data• Winter sport and recreation facilities• Strengthen/pursue partnerships

Outdoor Amenity Functional Plan2018

Scope included• Joint use sites• Henry Singer Ballpark• Outdoor Ice• Additional Outdoor Amenities/localized Trends• Wheeled sports

Joint Use Sights Identified for Enhancements

• Spruce Grove Composite High School• St Thomas Aquinas and St Marguerite Schools• Greystone Centennial School• Brookwood School

Spruce Grove Composite High School

• Move backstop and infield south

• Reestablish a 100m by 60m field

• Relocate basketball court

St Thomas Aquinas and St Marguerites Schools

• Upgrade Ball diamond

• Remove sand volleyball replace with Junior Soccer

• Rebuild east Soccer pitch

Greystone Centennial Middle School

• Upgrade Ball diamond

• Install trail system

Henry Singer Ball Park

• Install warning tracks• Fencing upgrades• Backstop upgrades• Bleacher pads• Bull pens

Outdoor Ice

• Where possible include leisure ice with boarded rinks

• Geographic gaps in service

• Support amenities and site adjacanies

• Off season use

Beach Volleyball• Supports the concept of

a sport and Recreation Campus

• 6 court competition facility

• Makes use of existing investments (parking, washrooms, etc)

Wheeled Sports

Challenges• Negative behavior• Safety• Not a beginner park• Hidden• Perceptions

Opportunities• Boarding is an Olympic sport• High female growth• Creative/artistic• Boarders from the 80’s and

90’s are parents• Self directed• Spontaneous

Re-Imagined Central Park

Expanded Multi Use Park1. Existing Diamond2. Existing Field3. Existing skate park (Bowel)4. New Skate park Area5. Playground/picnic areas6. Fitness, horseshoes, Adult uses7. Pump Track8. Mountain Bike skills park9. Existing sledding hill10. Existing Outdoor rink11. Seasonal program space

Skate Park Program

• Supervision• Security• Safety• Training• Events &

Activities• Travelling

Skate Park

Pump Tracks

Mountain Bike Skills Park

Additional Operational Work

• Develop minimum outdoor development standards for all major amenity types• Site prerequisites• Site preparation requirements• Surfacing, fencing, barrier standards• Safety

• Develop standardized maintenance and operational protocols

• Continue to monitor trends• Beach Volleyball• Pickleball• Cricket• Support spontaneous/self directed recreation

Internal & External Collaboration

• Minor Sport group conversations• Youth Conversations• Presented to CAPS Team• Present to Joint Tech Committee• Discussed with Engineering, Public Works and Corporate

Communications, Enforcement Services, Recreation• Presented to SLT• Future Presentation to COW

Proposed Next Steps – Short Term 2019 to 2021

• Re-Imagined Central Park - $3,300,000 • Business plan 2019 • Design - 2020• Construction – 2021 to 2022

• Beach Volleyball - $661,000• Design – 2020 • Construction – 2021

• St Thomas & St Marguerite School - $1,100,000• Design - 2021• Construct – 2022 to 2023*

Proposed Next Steps – Long Term 2022 to 2027

• Spruce Grove Comp - $423,000• Design - 2022 • Construction -2022-2023

• Henry Singer - $463,000• Design – 2022 • Construction – 2022-2023

• Outdoor Boarded Rink - $1,000,000• Design - 2022• Construct – 2023

Greystone Centennial Middle School $730,000• Design – 2024 • Construct – 2025–2026

• North East Skating Trail - $400,000• Design – 2024 • Construct - 2025

• Brookwood Field - $990,000• Design – 2026• Construct – 2027-2028

Questions?