A. Introduction and Process The City of Winter Park is approaching the completion of constructing its first larger multi‐purpose regional Community Center. This new center will replace the previous neighborhood focused center, which was contracted for operations by the Boys and Girls Club. The total building square footage of the new community center is approximately 39,000, and includes the parks and recreation department offices, a youth room, a fitness center, a teen room, a gymnasium with one regulation basketball court or two cross courts, a computer/media room, a seniors area, a kitchen, two large multi‐purpose rooms that are dividable, and a small outdoor aquatic center. New staff is being hired to complement and supplement the existing staff in the operation of the facility. GreenPlay, LLC, was contracted to fully explore programming, core services, optimum cost recovery, management, and operational aspects of the community center, and to compile a Programming Plan to assist in the management and operation of the facility. This Programming Plan is intended to be a comprehensive management tool to assist the City in continuously meeting the needs of the neighborhood, community, and area residents. The Programming Plan healthy lifestyle includes programming for all of the different backgrounds, demographics, age groups, and income levels. The Programming Plan process includes: • A Demographics and Trends Analysis including Sustainability for Healthy Lifestyles • A Needs Assessment including a comprehensive Public Input Process with numerous stakeholders participating in Focus Groups and a Statistically‐Valid Communitywide Survey • Recommendations for complete facility programming • A Space Utilization Analysis for all ages – older adults, adults, youth, teen, and families, with an emphasis on long‐term sustainability including identification of Prime Time and Non‐Prime Time Capacity of Programming Space for complete Facility Programming Recommendations • Identification of Potential Programming Partnerships including Mather’s Café and Mather Lifeway Community Initiatives • A Staffing Analysis, including a Benchmarking Analysis of local community centers, Organizational Chart, Compensation Model, and Job Descriptions • An Operational Budget Projection and revenue analysis • An Operational Five‐Year Pro Forma and revenue analysis The City of Winter Park staff, Winter Park Health Foundation, key stakeholders, and decision makers shared valuable information and previous planning efforts and were very involved at critical points in the development of the Programming Plan. The details and results of the process are included in the following sections of the Plan. Strategic Recreation Facilities Plan
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