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Home My WebLink AboutDraft Chapter 4 Inventory JCPRAB Oct 1 2014 docx (1)Chapter 4 EXISTING FACILITY & PROGRAM INVENTORY / CHAPTER 4 EXISTING FACILITY & PROGRAM INVENTORY Introduction The Jefferson County Parks and Recreation system consists of an impressive array of facilities, parks, natural areas, open spaces and community centers. These important public resources benefit both residents and visitors alike, and as studies show – also contribute the local economy by attracting businesses, supporting workers, and raising property values. Other important benefits include public safety, clean air and water, habitat, community cohesion, health and fitness, and quality of life. This inventory lists the individual facilities, parks, sites and resources, splits them into categories, and also rates them by their condition and level of utilization as compared to capacity. Categorization of the parks aides in understanding as well as maintenance and operation of the park system. The categories used in this inventory include: Neighborhood Parks; Community Parks; Regional Parks; Natural Open Space Parks; And, Special Use Parks. Each park provides a specific type of recreation experience and opportunity to park visitors. Descriptions of each category are provided in the body of this inventory. The Jefferson County Parks and Recreation system is actually a subsystem of many other parks and recreation resources including the City of Port Townsend, Washington State, the National Parks, local schools and the private sector. Descriptions and inventories of these resources are included in order to better understand the entire system as well as Jefferson County’s role within that system. Table 4.1 summarizes the parks owned and managed by the Jefferson County Parks and Recreation Department. The system provides a wide variety of parks that range from active to passive recreational use. The County has 23 parks and 6 community centers that include 1,151.2 acres that serve local needs as well as county sites with walking/biking trails, water access, picnicking, sports, athletics, wetlands, natural areas and wildlife habitat open spaces. Table 4.1 Jefferson County Parks Total Acreage Planning Area Geographic Location PARKS Neighborhood Parks County Courthouse Park 2.0 6 Port Townsend Irondal e Community Park 3.0 4 Port Hadlock Quilcene River Park/East 1.0 10 Quilcene Sub-total 6.0 COUNTY/COMMUNITY Bob Bates Field 12.0 6 Port Hadlock Cape George Trailhead 43.0 2 Port Townsend Chimacum County Park 14.0 6 Chimacum East Beach County Park 1.0 3 Marrowstone Island Hicks County Park in Shine 1.0 8A Port Ludlow Irondale Beach County Park 12.5 4 Port Hadlock Lake Leland County Park 9.0 10A Quilcene North Beach County Park 1.0 1 Port Townsend Quilcene County Park 8.0 10 Quilcen e Quilcene Sports Park/DeemaSmackman Field 14.0 10 Quilcene Sub-total 115.5 REGIONAL Beausite Lake County Park & NW Kiwanis Camp 30.0 6 Chimacum Gibbs Lake County Park 601.0 6 Chimacum H.J. Carroll County Park and Trail 50.0 6 Chimacum Larry Scott Trail 7.0 (8.5 miles) 1 Port Townsend Lower Oak Bay County Park 30.0 7 Port Ludlow Upper Oak Bay County Park 5.0 7 Port Ludlow Sub-total 723.0 RESOURCE CONSERVANCY NATURAL OPEN SPACE Indian Island County Park 140.0 3 Port Hadlock Broad Spit County Park 43.8 10 Quilcene Total Conservancy 183.8 RECREATION FACILITIES SPECIAL USE AREAS Regional Facilities Jefferson County Memorial Athletic Field 5.0 1 Port Townsend Jefferson County Fairgrounds 27.7 1 Port Townsend Jefferson County Horse Park 80.0 2 Quimper Community Centers Port Townsend Community Center 1.0 1 Port Townsend Brinnon Community Center NA 11 Brinnon Coyle Community Center (Laurel B. Johnson Center) 1.0 9 South Toanodos Gardiner Community Center 2.0 5A Gardner Tri-Area Community Center 2.0 4 Port Hadlock Quilcene Community Center 4.1 10 Quilcene Total Recreation Facilities 122.8 TOTAL JEFFERSON COUNTY PARKS 1,151.2 Neighborhood Parks: Neighborhood parks are designed to serve citizens close to home. They are distributed throughout the County and are generally 3-5 acres in size. They are used for non-supervised or casually organized neighborhood recreation activities and generally benefit a square mile section (one-half mile radius). Typically a neighborhood park accommodates a variety of activities including children’s playground, restrooms, links to bike and walking trails, picnicking and picnic shelters, open grass for passive use, outdoor basketball courts and can include multi-use youth fields. Jefferson County has a total of six acres at three Neighborhood Parks. The Jefferson County Neighborhood Parks and features are listed in Table 4.1 which are: Table 4.2 Neighborhood Parks General Inventory of Facilities Acres Ownership Ballfields/Backstop Barbecues Boat Ramp/Dock Picnic Shelter Sports Court Fishing/Fish viewing Nature Areas Picnicking Play Areas Restrooms Walking/Jogging Tennis Courts Picnic Reservation Camping Stadium & or Bleachers Court House Park 2.0 x x x x x Irondale Community Park 3.0 x x x x X x Quilcene River Park/East 1.0 x x x x TOTA L Acreage Neighborhood Parks 6.0 Community Parks: Community Parks are larger that neighborhood parks but smaller than regional parks. Community Parks often include unique or specific uses with special features that are designed to serve as a focal point for community-wide or sub-urban and rural areas of the County. Some relatively small parks are included in the Community Parks category because they provide important access to very attractive saltwater beaches like North Beach in Port Townsend, as well as fishing lakes like Lake Leland near Quilcene. Generally community parks allow active recreation. Playgrounds, picnic areas, passive use areas, trails, boat launches, restroom and ball fields are all offered in the Jefferson County Community Parks. There are thirteen Community Parks with 180.5 acres in Jefferson County spread throughout the County Planning Areas and within the three Districts. Listed in Table 4.3 are the Jefferson County Community Parks’ acreage, features and locations which are: Table 4.3 Community Parks General Inventory of Facilities Acres Ownership Ballfields Barb ecues Boat Ramp/Dock Picnic Shelter Sports Court Fishing/’Fish viewing Nature Areas Picnicking Play Areas Restrooms Walking/Jogging Tennis Court Picnic Reservation Camping Stadium & or Bleachers Bob Bates Field 12.0 X x x Cape George Trailhead 43.0 X x x Chimacum County Park 14.0 X x x x East Beach County Park 1.0 X x x x x Hicks Co. Park Shine 1.0 X x x x x x Irondale Beach Community Park 12.5 X x x x Lake Leland Co. Park 9.0 X x x x North Beach Community Park 1.0 X x x x x x x Quilcene County Park 8.0 X x x X x x Quilcene Sports Park/Smackman Field 14.0 X x TOTAL Acreage Community Parks 115.5 Regional Parks: Regional Parks with significant acreage have the ability to serve the entire County population and beyond. There six significant sites that are Regional Parks in Jefferson County Typically they serve regional resources and focus on active and passive recreation, regional trails systems, access to significant waters, camping, fishing, hiking, boating, picnicking in some cases recreation vehicle camping. Table 4.4 Regional Parks General Inventory of Facilities Acres Ownership Ballfields Barbecues Boat Ramp/Dock Picnic Shelter Sports Court Fishing/fish viewing Nature Areas Picnicking Play Areas Restrooms Walking/Jogging Tennis Court Picnic Reservation Camping Stadium & or Bleachers Beausite lake County Park & NW Kiwanis Camp 30.0 X x Gibbs Lake County Park 601.0 X x x x x H.J. Carroll County Park & Trail 50.0 X x x x x x x x x x x x Larry Scott Trail 7.1-ac 8.5-mi X x x x Lower Oak Bay County Park 30.0 X x x x x x x x x Upper Oak Bay County Park 5.0 X x x x x x x x x TOTAL Acreage Regional Parks 723.1 Resource Conservancy/Natural Open Space: Open Space parks typically include significant acreage and feature access to lands and waters in their natural state. Left largely undeveloped, they serve as preservation areas for protected habitat and species. The waterfront parks are linked to the adopted Shoreline Master Plan. Passive recreation includes boating, fishing, picnicking, hiking, birding, beachcombing, wildlife viewing and other passive activities. Table 4.5 Natural Open Space Parks General Inventory of Facilities Acres Ownership Ballfields/Backstop Barbecues Boat Ramp/Dock Picnic Shelter Sports Court Fishing/Fish viewing Nature Areas Picnicking Play Areas Restrooms Walking/Jogging Tennis Court Picnic Reservation Camping Stadium/Bleachers Indian Island County Pk 140.0 x x x x x x Broad Spit County Park 43.8 x TOTAL Acreage Natural Open Space Parks 183.8 Special Use Areas: Special Use Areas are specialized facilities and parks with single-interest recreation. Due to the wide variety of specialized functions for Special Use areas, there are no minimum sizes, but it is important that these parks are large enough to support the intended use. Table 4.6 Special Use Area Parks General Inventory of Facilities Acres Ownership Ballfields Barbecues Boat Ramp/Dock Picnic Shelter Sports Court Fishing/fish viewing Nature Areas Picnicking Play Areas Restrooms Walking/Jogging Tennis Court Picnic Reservation Camping Stadium & or Bleachers Regional Facilities: Jefferson County Memorial Athletic Field 5.0 x x x x Jefferson County Fairgrounds 27.7 x x x x x x x Jefferson County Horse Park 80.0 x Community Centers: Port Townsend Community Center 1.0 x x Brinnon Community Center NA Coyle Community Center(Laurel B Johnson) 1.0 Gardner Community Center 2.0 Tri-Area Community Center 2.0 Quilcene Community Center 4.1 TOTAL Acreage Special Use Parks 122.8 County Recreation Facilities: Jefferson County Parks and Recreation offers a number of recreation and sport facilities within its system which provides for the park site to add recreational programs and experiences for its citizens and visitors to the County. Table 4.7 provides a Facility Inventory Summary with a number of the primary facilities highlighted and described below in the summary table. Table 4.7 Sport & Recreation Site Amenities Total Units Parks & Facilities SPORT FIELDS Baseball Field 300+ youth grass lighted 2 Memorial & Bob Bates Field Baseball Field 250+ grass 3 Memorial, Bob Bates & HJ Carroll Fishing (1-dock) 5 Football Field 1 Memorial Field Soccer Grass Field 2 HJ Carroll & Memorial Field OTHER ATHLETIC FACILITIES Basketball Court outdoor uncovered 3 Courthouse Park, Irondale Park & HJ Carroll Park Challenge Course/stations 1 (11-stations) Gibbs Lake Park Tennis Court unlighted outdoor 2 Courthouse Park & Quilcene Park Trails [hiking] 2-miles Gibbs Lake & Indian Island Park INDOOR FACILITIES Arts/crafts/pottery room (sf) 2,000 PT Comm. Ctr/ Chimacum Ctr Auditorium/staging/meeting facilities (sf) 13,500 Jefferson County Fair & Event Ctr Classrooms/meeting rooms (sf) 28,100 County-wide Communit y Centers (sf) 14,000 PT Senior. Ctr (upstairs), Chimacum Tri-Area Center, Quilcene Comm. Ctr, Brinnon, Center & Gardiner Community Center Conference Center 1 Beausite Lake County Park Gym (sf) 3,400 Port Townsend Community Ctr Interpretive Centers/Signs NA Larry Scott Trail, HJ Carroll Park & Lower Oak Bay Park Museum 4,000 Jefferson County Museum Recreation/Teen Center (sf) 2,000 Port Townsend Comm. Ctr OTHER FACILITY AMENITIES Boat Launch freshwater 1 Lake Leland Boat Launch saltwater 2 Upper Oak Bay & Hicks Park Boating Non-motorized 3 2-fresh: Gibbs & Leland Lake & 1-salt Lower Oak Bay Campgrounds 5 County-wide Disc Golf 1 HJ Carroll Park Dog Park/Walk 1 Cape George Trailhead Park Gardens 1 HJ Carroll Park Historic Features 1 Irondale Beach Park Horse Trails 1 Cape George Trailhead Park Playground uncovered 4 Irondale Park; Upper Oak Bay Park, Quilcene Park & HJ Carroll Park Picnic table w/o shelter 40 County-wide Picnic shelter-group use 5 County-wide Restroom permanent 53 County-wide Stadium 1 Memorial Field Swim Beach 3 1-fresh Gibbs Lake Park; 2-salt Hicks Park & Indian Island Park Shellfish 1 Indian Island Park Waterfront freshwater access 5 County-wide Waterfront saltwater access 8 County-wide Note: Detailed descriptions of each park site are included in Appendix A Jefferson County Programs and Services Jefferson County Parks and Recreation has historically offered a variety of recreational program opportunities throughout the year. These recreation programs are linked to the parks system. Each supports and enhances the other. Youth sports leagues have been a long term focus of Jefferson County Parks and Recreation. The Port Townsend Recreation Center free drop in program supports youth afterschool, offers health and fitness classes, and is a focal point for kids and their families in the community. Jefferson County recreation programs, similar to its parks, operate within the context of a larger system. The June 19, 2012 Exploratory Regional Parks and Recreation Committee’s report contained a thorough inventory of all recreation program providers in the area. Table 4.7 provides the organizational provider in the public, non-profit and private sectors and the programs they provide to users of recreation services in East Jefferson County. Table 4.7 (following the table data is a narrative of definitions) Organizational Provider Water Based Programs Cultural and Community Special Events Sporting Special Events Afterschool Programs Special Interest Classes Recreational Sports Leagues Competitive Sports (Club or Scholastic) Day Camp (Traditional and Sports) Overnight Camp (Traditional and Sports) Drop in Family Recreation (Indoor) Teen Center Infant and Pre-School Child Care Volunteer Lead Special Interest Clubs Mentorship Health and Safety Programs Special Recreation Programs Public Private Partnerships Funding Source:PF/public; M/membership;P/private PUBLIC SECTOR City of Port Townsend X X X X X X PF City of Port Townsend Events X PF City of PT Library X X X X X PF JC Health Department X X X X X PF JC Juvenile Services X X PF JC Parks and Recreation X X X X X X X X PF JC Park & Recreation District 1 X X PF JC Solid Waste Division of Public Works X X X PF JC Sheriffs Dept X X X X PF Jefferson County Fairgrounds X X X X PF JC Library District X X X X PF Peninsula College X X X PF Port of Port Townsend x x PF School - Brinnon S. D. X X X X X X X X PF School - Quilcene S.D. X X X X X X X X PF Schools - Chimacum S.D. X X X X X X X X PF Schools - Port Townsend S.D. X X X X X X X X PF State Park at Dosewallips X PF State Park at Fort Flagler X X X X X X PF State Park at Fort Worden X X X X PF WSU Extension/ 4-H X X X X X X X X X X X X PF NON PROFIT SECTOR Andy Mackie Music X X X PF P Admiralty Audubon X X X M Organizational Provider Water Based Programs Cultural Special Events Sporting Special Events Afterschool Programs Special Interest Classes Recreational Sports Leagues Competitive Sports (Club or Scholastic) Day Camp (Traditional and Sports) Overnight Camp (Traditional and Sports) Drop in Family Recreation (Indoor) Teen Center Infant and Pre-School Child Care Volunteer Lead Special Interest Clubs Mentorship Health and Safety Programs Special Recreation Programs Public Private Partnerships Funding Source: PF/public; M/membership; P/private Port Townsend Swim Team X X X X X PF M Backcountry Horsemen X X M Churches X X X X X X X X X X X X M PT Farmer' s Market X M Chim Farmers Market X M Quilcene Farmers Market X M CARA X X M Jr. Football PT Braves X X M Jr. Football Chimacum X X M Little League East Jefferson X X M Little League- Port Townsend X X M Little League - South Jefferson X X M Make Waves X X X M Marine Science Center (Berk Museum) X X X X X M NANDA X X Key City Public Theatre X The Chameleon Theater & School for Young Actors X X The Mandala Center X X X X The Paradise Theatre School and Artist Salon x The School for Young Actors X X x P Port Ludlow Hiking Club X M Port Townsend Basketball Club X X M PT Running Club X X M Schools – Private X X X X X X X P East Jefferson Rotary X X M Service Club- PT Kiwanis X X M Service Club- PT Rotary X M Service Club- Quilcene Lions X M Service Club - Elks X M Organizational Provider Water Based Programs Cultural Special Events Sporting Special Events Afterschool Programs Special Interest Classes Recreational Sports Leagues Competitive Sports (Club or Scholastic) Day Camp (Traditional and Sports) Overnight Camp (Traditional and Sports) Drop in Family Recreation (Games or Aquatics) Teen Center Infant and Pre-School Child Care Volunteer Lead Special Interest Clubs Mentorship Health and Safety Programs Special Recreation Programs Public Private Partnerships Funding Source: PF/public; M/membership; P/private Service Club - Soroptomists X M Special Olympics & Rec Clubs X X X X X X M p Teen Center at Chim. School X X X X X PF Trails - Peninsula Trails Coalition X X M Trails - Quimper Trails Assn X M OLYCAP C.C. Brinnon X X X PF Community Center in Gardiner X X X X PF OLYCAP C.C. Quilcene X X X X X PF OLYCAP C.C. Tri Area X X X X PF Camp Beausite Kiwanis X X X X M PT Senior Association X X X X X M Teen / Young Adult Boiler Room X X X X X PF Jefferson Historical Society X X X X PF M NW Maritime Center, WBF X X X X X X X X X X X M YMCA X X X X X X X X X X X x X X X PF M Wooden Boat School X X X X X P Centrum X X X P Woodworking School Fort Worden X X X X P Rat Island Rowing Club X X X M Recyclery X X X X X X X P The Gathering Place X X X X P Environmental Camp Fort Flagler X PF Boy Scouts of America X X X X M Camp Fire X X X M Girl Scouts of America X X X M PRIVATE SECTOR PT Golf Course X X X X P Pre-Schools X X X X P Rose Theatre X P Uptown Theatre and Drive In X P Organizational Provider Water Based Programs Cultural Special Events Sporting Special Events Afterschool Programs Special Interest Classes Recreational Sports Leagues Competitive Sports (Club or Scholastic) Day Camp (Traditional and Sports) Overnight Camp (Traditional and Sports) Drop in Family Recreation (Games or Aquatics) Teen Center Infant and Pre-School Child Care Volunteer Lead Special Interest Clubs Mentorship Health and Safety Programs Special Recreation Programs Public Private Partnerships Funding Source: PF/public; M/membership; P/private Evergreen Fitness X X X P Gold’s Gym X P Port Townsend Athletic Club X X X X P Dance Studios X X P Martial Arts Studios X X P Broken Spoke Bicycle Shop X X P Outfitters – Kayaks X P Outfitters – Scuba X P Outfitters – Mountain Climbing X P Outfitters – Horse Packing X P Definitions: Cultural and Educational Special Events Periodic events such as concerts, parades, dance, festivals, and shows with a cultural focus. Examples include but are not limited to the Rhody Festival, Concerts on the Dock, the Studio Tour, and the Port Townsend Kinetic Sculpture Race, or the Centrum Acoustic Blues Festival. Sporting Special Events Non-interscholastic, periodic events such as races, tournaments, contests, or meets with a sporting focus. Examples include but are not limited to the Ranger Run, the 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament, the Rat Island Regatta, or fishing tournaments. After-school Programs Regularly scheduled childcare, typically for ages pre-school to sixth grade that usually occurs at a dedicated facility, primarily so that the parents can work during the times before and after school. Programs usually take place in an enriched environment with adult supervision in which the child can pursue his personal goals such as homework, casual sports, or arts and crafts. Food is usually provided. Some afterschool programs include structured educational or recreational classes or activities. The typical age for afterschool programs is pre-school up to sixth grade. After sixth grade many children are either: considered old enough to be home alone (a high risk choice for middle school and high school ages); are enrolled in more structured activities like sports or clubs; or go to free drop in locations such as the library or the recreation center. After-school programs are sometimes subsidized for those who cannot pay a fee, are often seen as a ‘prevention’ measure in the public health community, and are often formed in partnership with the public schools. Cultural and Educational Special Interest Classes Non-sporting educational enrichment classes and activities in groups or one-on-one, taught by an expert, that usually occur on a regular basis such as piano lessons, photography class, writers workshop, language, voice lessons, dance, martial arts, woodworking etc. Classes are usually for a fee and are often focused on training or developing a specific skill or knowledge base. Sporting Special Interest Classes Sporting educational enrichment classes and activities such as swimming lessons, fencing lessons, sailing lessons, rowing lessons, or ski lessons. Such classes are often intended to overcome barriers to entry to a specific sport by safely orienting individuals to activities, equipment, facilities, while building needed skills. Recreational Sports Leagues Non-interscholastic team sports leagues with game rules that emphasize recreational, cooperative, non-competitive, and community values over competition. Examples of recreational game rules include equal play time, no score kept, no standings kept; rules that increase scoring by lowering defense and increasing offense such as no double team or no goal keeper; off sides allowed, no tournament play, no uniforms, no try-outs, coaches not allowed to choose players, awards for teamwork or cooperation, and so on. Examples include the co-ed recreational adult softball, and co-ed recreational children’s basketball and soccer. Interscholastic Sports Individual and team sports organized by schools. Usually starting in middle school, that follows the rules of their state athletic association for competition purposes. Rules are requirements are strict and competition is held as the main goal. In most schools, interscholastic sports also includes science and cultural competition such as, knowledge bowl, odyssey of the mind etc. Summer Day Camp A category of childcare designed to follow the ‘traditional camping model’, usually for younger children grades kindergarten to 5th grade, provided so that parents can work while children can enjoy the values of the summer season such as being outside, exploring, understanding nature, pursuing skill based activities and so forth. Usually there are a wide variety of structured and semi-structured educational activities in which the children have an element of choice. For many parents, summer day camp is a replacement for school. In many locations, summer day camp is highly subsidized and is seen as critical to the functioning of the family. Summer day camp is different from sports camps because it lasts all day, addresses a wide variety of the child’s needs, and is not focused on a specific skill. Swim Lessons, Aquatics Swim lessons and aquatics are given their own category in this inventory because they are so highly specialized, facility focused, and unique. Swim lessons usually prescribe to a specific curriculum, are based on levels, taught by highly skilled and trained instructors in controlled environments. Swim lessons are unique because of the focus on safety and life-long skills. Youth Competitive Club Sports Always organized in the private sector, competitive club sports for youth embrace competitive values and are available in almost every imaginable team or individual sport. Most common is baseball, football, and soccer. Competitive sports usually align themselves with district, state, and national associations that provide services such as rules, oversight and insurance. Examples are little league baseball, club soccer, and club football. Many competitive clubs focus on recreational values and development for younger players in order to have a pool of competitive players to draw from as the children get older. Teen Center Enriched, choice focused, casual, social, facility based child care for teens to drop in during high risk times usually before and after school, but also sometimes weekend nights and summers. Teen centers are seen as safe ‘hang-outs’ and they feature music, food, games, television, recreational pick up sports, casual mentorship, role modeling adults, and a low level of supervision. Teen centers often promote cultural or sporting events like climbing competitions, talent shows, or concerts. Teen centers are often created to prevent health and safety problems such as drug and alcohol use, teen pregnancy, etc. Teen centers usually do not require registration or fees. Examples include the teen center in the Chimacum Schools, the free drop in recreation program at the Jefferson County Recreation Center in Port Townsend. Free Drop in Recreation Making a recreational facility available for anyone to use during specific hours. Typical activities include ping pong, pool, foosball, gymnasium play, climbing wall, video games and the like. Families often participate together, friends might meet at the facility, and all ages are welcomed. Supervision is usually provided, but pre-registration is not required. Child Care Care for infants and very young children in a specially designed facility or by a private party in their home, usually for a fee, but often subsidized. Usually provided so that parents can work. Volunteer Special Interest Clubs Similar to a special interest class, except lead by a volunteer lay-person not a paid expert, and organized in a group setting. The club usually focuses on an activity, a project, an event, preparation for a contest etc. The leader provides guidance, facilitation, and support to help the club organize. Special interest clubs span a huge range of activities for youth and adults and they include the extension programs of the land grant universities like 4-H, school based clubs that are organized by teachers, and clubs focused on values such as religion or service. Mentorship Mentorship is partnering an adult with a child with the goal of forming a supportive relationship. The most common example is Big Brothers/Big Sisters of America. Often, but not always, it is implied that the child needs more positive adult support, advocacy, relationship, and mentorship in his or her life. Increasingly mentorship programs are facility based in public locations such as schools or churches. Health and Safety Programs Health and safety programs include a broad variety of services such as school nurses, police in schools, prevention curricula taught in schools, free clinics, nutritional programs, screening, education, free dental and health clinics and so on. They are included in this inventory because there are components of health and safety in many recreation programs. Special Recreation Programs Special recreation is a category of services with the common goal of helping people with special needs to find, adapt, and access recreational and leisure activities. Examples include competitive sports such as the Special Olympics, and recreational activities such as the special recreation club. Similar to educational integration that occurs in the public schools, a trend is recreational integration and inclusion of all people into existing programs. Inclusion is achieved by adaptation of rules and equipment, provision of special support, and assistance with access. Public Private Partnerships A public private partnership is created when a government owned resource (such as recreation center or athletic field) or government funds (such as tax revenues) are used by an organization in the private sector, to provide a service. Justifications for public private partnership include: the service is needed but unfilled by government, the service has broad community benefits, the service is efficient, the service is temporary, the service is flexible, the service requires expertise or equipment government does not have, or the partnership creates leverage for other benefits such as fundraising. Public private partnerships are almost always based on legal agreements such as leases, contracts for services, licenses, concession agreements, etc. Key component of modern public/private partnerships are performance standards and transparency both of which are needed to insure accountability to the general public. Examples of public private partnership in recreation include leasing of public land to little league sports , granting a license to build a horse park on public land, contracting with a landscape company to care for Memorial Field, giving city tax funds to the YMCA to provide childcare programs, or rent free use of a school building by a gymnastics team. Funding Source: Public Funding [PF] - Public funding includes public tax base dollars from federal, state, city, county, special tax districts and local sources. Funds come thorough congressional appropriation, state taxes or revenue sources and local taxes, assessments and fees. Membership [M] - Funds are secured from individual members through fees, membership dues, contributions and gifts and are used to operate facilities, services and programs primarily for the use by the members. These can include private clubs, foundations, associations, faith-based groups, scouting organizations and quasi-public organizations. Private [P] – Commercial businesses funded through fees and charges that provide programming and outdoor resource-based and user-oriented recreation in the private sector. Jefferson County Administration, Services, Park Operation, Maintenance and Budget The Jefferson County Parks and Recreation is a division within the Jefferson County Public Works Department. The Department offers a range of recreational programming opportunities throughout the year, in addition to several special events, ceremonies and seasonal activities. The County provides programs that include classes, drop-in youth programs, team sports, health and fitness as well as volunteer programs to maintain the quality of the park system. Recreational facilities include a variety of opportunities that includes campgrounds for campers, fishing access and boater launch facilities, beaches, picnicking, playground, disc golf and scenic trails throughout Jefferson County. The County has a traditional recreation facility to provide programs at the Port Townsend Recreation Center. Additionally the Department owns, maintains, operates and schedules events and activities at the Jefferson County Memorial Athletic Field. To meet the need and demand, programs are offered at the various parks and facilities throughout the three County Districts. Administration: The Department serves as liaison to the Jefferson County Parks and Recreation Advisory Board. The JCPRAB members are appointed by the Jefferson County Board of Commissioners and represent the three county commissioner districts within Jefferson County. In addition to the department administrative responsibilities of capital planning/projects, community program coordination and budget management, the Department manages two areas of responsibility which are (see organizational flow chart below) the recreation services and park maintenance operations. Recreation Services: Recreation Services include a diverse range of community programing as well as special events and activities. Recreation services provide a seasonal link to the community to the recreational programs scheduled through the Jefferson County web-site www.countyrec.com . In addition to the access for online activities, the site provides information on upcoming events and activities and access to the various park sites with listing of facilities and amenities. Parks Operations and Maintenance: Park Maintenance is responsible for 1,151.2 acres of parkland at 23 parks and 6 community centers throughout East Jefferson County. The Parks and Recreation Department maintains lawns, landscaping, playgrounds, fields, courts, restrooms and picnic areas. . They work in close coordination with those sites that have either a seasonal or extended caretaker services provided at the park. Annual Budget: The Jefferson County Parks and Recreation budget includes revenue and expenditures which provide the resources for the operation of the division. Additionally, the annual budget provides a special fund account for capital projects. Annual expenditures in 2015 are $554,548. Department Organization: The Parks and Recreation Manager reports to the Public Works Director and is responsible for the management of the division’s daily operations and long range planning as well as supporting the work of the Jefferson County Parks and Recreation Advisory Board. The Parks and Recreation Division is part of the larger Public Works team which also includes Roads Maintenance, Solid Waste, Engineering Services, and Finance. Public Works staff provide a wide variety of support services such as finance, human resources, project management, and maintenance support to the Parks and Recreation Division. / Federal, State, City of Port Townsend, the School Districts and Special Districts Recreation Resources: Within Jefferson County and particularly in East Jefferson County, there are a number other public agencies and special districts that are substantial and key to providing opportunities for public recreational enjoyment. These additional public lands provide a variety of parks, recreation facilities and open spaces. Federal agencies play a major role in the landscape of Jefferson County. Olympic National Park and the Olympic National Forest play a vital role for County residents as well as visitors to Jefferson County. State agencies that include the Washington Department of Natural Resources (WDNR), Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) and Washington State Parks (PARKS) are a major footprint to the landscape of Jefferson County and the recreation facilities and opportunities are a major benefit for the recreating public. Federal Inventory: Table 4.9 East Jefferson Federal Agencies Total Units Geographic Location SPORT & RECREATION SITE AMENITIES Agency Site OTHER ATHLETIC FACILITIES Trails [hiking] X National Forest National Park Collins base camp to The Brothers Wilderness: Interrorem trails Dosewallips INDOOR FACILITIES Cabin rental 1 National Forest Interrorem OTHER FACILITY AMENITIES Bird watching X National Forest Seal Rock Campgrounds 88 National Park National Forest National Park Collins (15 sites) Fall View(30); Interrorem (3); Rainbow (group camp); Seal Rock (40) Dosewallips (33) Fishing 2 National Forest National Park Collins (fresh);Seal Rock (salt) Dosewallips (fresh) Historic Features 1 National Park Interrorem Ranger Cabin Picnic table w/o shelter 55 National Park Collins (15); Mount Walker (3);Seal Rock (40) Picnic shelter-group use 1 Vault National Forest Collins (1) Restroom 5 National Park Collins (vault) Interrorem (vault); Mount Walker Viewpoint (vault); Rainbow (vault);Seal Rock (flush) Shellfish X National Forest Seal Rock Waterfront freshwater access X National Forest National Park Collins (Duckabush) Dosewallips River Waterfront saltwater access X National Forest Seal Rock (Hood Canal) The Olympic National Forest, funded through the U.S. Congress, has seven sites for a total of 56-acres with a variety of camping opportunities, scenic view, hiking and access to the Olympic National Park as well as fresh and salt water access for public recreational use, the National Forest sites are Collins (6-acres), Elkhorn (7-acres),Falls View (7-acres), Interrorem (1-acre) Mount Walker Viewpoint (2-acres) Rainbow (3-acres) and Seal Rock (30-acres). The Elkhorn site is currently closed due to a road wash-out and the Rainbow site with group camping is currently closed but will re-open in 2012. In 1988, Congress designated 95% of Olympic National Park as Wilderness. The Olympic Wilderness is a part of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Portions of the Olympic National Park is located in both Jefferson and Clallam Counties. The National Park Service is funded through the U.S. Congress under the Department of the Interior. Five National Park campsites, with over 120 acres, are located in West Jefferson County they are: Kalalock (100-acres), Queets (3-acres), Hoh (5-acres), North Fork Quinault (2-acres), and Graves Lake 9-acres). These sites provided a variety of camping, fishing, hiking trail, water access and other recreational opportunities. In East Jefferson County the National Park Service provides the Dosewallips campgrounds. The park is 425-acres with campsite, fishing and hiking trails. Currently road to the campgrounds has washed out but camping remains open which requires 5.5-mile of backpacking to reach the trail head and camping area.. East Jefferson County State Agencies: East Jefferson County is fortunate to have a variety of Washington State Parks that range from historic sites to salt and fresh water access points. State Parks are funded through the State general fund. There are 14 park sites that cover over 2,606-acres. There are eight sites available for camping and provide a number of recreational activities that range from beach and water recreation, trails, field and team sports, interpretive activities, wildlife viewing, boating access and buoys and historic interpretation. The sites that are available for reservation are: Fort Flagler State Park a 784-acre marine camping park surrounded on three sides by 19,100 feet of saltwater shoreline. The park rests on a high bluff overlooking Puget Sound, with views of the Olympic and Cascade Mountains. Many historic buildings remain at this 19th-century-established military fort. Fort Worden State Park and Conference Center a 434-acre multi-use park with over two miles of saltwater shoreline and a wide variety of services and facilities. The park rests on a high bluff overlooking Puget Sound. Many historic buildings remain at this 19th century military fort. The Fort Worden Collaborative, directed by Washington State Parks, have laid the groundwork to build a vital partnership economy that will preserve and enhance the extraordinary resource of Fort Worden State Park for generations to come. Fort Worden provides a calendar of workshops, performances, lectures, exhibitions, and other events open to the public. Old Fort Townsend is a 367-acre marine camping park features 3,960 feet of saltwater shoreline on Port Townsend Bay. The heavily wooded park has a rich military history dating from pioneer days. The 10-acre Mystery Bay Marine Park is reachable by car or boat. The park features 685 feet of saltwater shoreline and offers a spectacular view of the Olympic Mountains. Anderson Lake State Park is a remote day use park of cedar, fir and alder forest mixed with freshwater marshes. Surrounded by 410 wooded and wetland acres, the park slopes down to the 70-acre lake and abounds with birds and wildlife. Dosewallips State Park is a 425-acre, year-round camping park with 5,500 feet of saltwater shoreline on Hood Canal and 5,400 feet of freshwater shoreline on either side of the Dosewallips River. The park is unique in that it offers both freshwater and saltwater activities. All camp areas are grassy and located in scenic, rustic settings. Pleasant Harbor State Park is an overnight moorage facility only. It features 120 feet of moorage dock, and boaters may stay up to three consecutive nights. Moorage is on a first-come, first-served basis. Visitors may enjoy fishing, rafting, motor boating and scuba diving. There are no services or potable water at the park. Triton Cove State Park is a 29-acre day-use park with 555 feet of saltwater shore on Hood Canal. This small park provides an ADA-compliant boat launch with access to near-shore fishing. Future plans include possible camping facilities. Five other state park sites are available for day-use with saltwater access for beach walking, clamming, scuba diving and fishing. The HJ Carroll property (560’ of saltwater shoreline), Right Smart Cove State Park (200’ saltwater shoreline), and Hood Canal State Park Tidelands (10,455’ saltwater shoreline) and Toandos Tidelands (10,455’ saltwater shoreline) are accessed by boat. The By water Bay State Park/Wolfe Property with 16,092’ of saltwater shoreline provides primitive campsites and interpretive signage. HJ Carroll Property access boat only Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife provides ten public sites providing both fresh water and salt water access for fishing, boater access and shellfish gathering. Three sites providing fresh water lake access with boat launches for fishing are at Crocker Lake (1-acre), Tarboo Lake (1-acre) and Leland Lake. The Quilcene River Access (1-acre) provides river access and hiking trails. Point Whitney Tidelands (10-acres) with 2,000’ of saltwater beach provide shellfish, boat launch, fishing pier and visitor center. Washington Department of Natural Resources manages over 45 properties and 23,000 acres in East Jefferson County to provide important economic and environmental benefits for the County. In March 2011 the Public Lands Group prepared the draft Forests for the Future: An Asset Management Strategy for State Forestlands in East Jefferson County. As stated in the document, “these public lands become increasingly important for Forest Land Base, Timber Revenue, Recreation and Environment.” The 45 DNR properties inventoried are Trust Lands managed for Common School, Forest Board, University or Natural Areas. As stated in the draft Forests for the Future, “due to the dispersed nature of the state timberlands, management for recreation in East Jefferson County provides accessible outdoor recreational opportunities close to most people who live in the county and near population centers, including Port Townsend, Chimacum, Port Ludlow and Quilcene. Many of these public lands are increasingly valued and used by the local citizens for hunting, fishing, walking, mountain biking and as open space.” The summarized inventory is from the summarized spreadsheets from the Forests for the Future draft report. In 2010, the Washington State Legislature initiated the Discover Pass which helps preserve public access to recreation lands managed by the Washington State Parks Commission, the Washington State Department of Natural Resources and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. The Discover Pass revenues replace lost state General Fund support for these recreation lands. East Jefferson State Inventory: Table 4.10 East Jefferson State Agencies Total Units Geographic Location SPORT & RECREATION SITE AMENITIES Agency Site SPORT FIELDS Softball field 60x250 grass 2 State Pks Fort Worden & Old Fort Townsend OTHER ATHLETIC FACILITIES Tennis Court grass lighted outdoor 2 State Pks Fort Worden Trails [hiking] 23.4-miles unknown State Pks DNR Fort Worden ,Fort Flagler & Bywater Bay/Wolfe Property Anderson Lake, Cape George, Dabob Bay Natural Area, Devils Lake, Gibbs-Beausite Lakes,Mt Jupiter, Tala Point 80,Teal Lake East, West Jacob Miller,Zelatched Point Trails [bike] unknown DNR Gibbs-Beausite Lakes Trails [ATV] unknown DNR Beaver Valley & Egg and I Trails [horse] unknown DNR West Jacob Miller INDOOR FACILITIES Auditorium/meeting facilities (sf) 1 State Pks Fort Flagler & Fort Worden Classrooms/meeting rooms (sf) 3 State Pks Fort Flagler, Fort Worden & Marine Science Center (501c3) Conference Center 2 State Pks Fort Worden (75- person) Gyms 1 State Pks Fort Worden Interpretive Centers 2 State Pks Fort Worden & Bywater Bay/Wolfe OTHER FACILITY AMENITIES Boat Launch freshwater 1 4 State Pks WDFW Anderson Lake Crocker, Tarboo & Leland Lake, Quilcene River Access Boat Launch saltwater 6 State Pks Fort Worden (2w/ floats), Fort Flagler 2w/dock, Mystery Bay Marine 1/dock, & Triton Cove Boating Buoys 29 State Pks Fort Worden (8), Old Fort Townsend (7), Fort Flagler (7) & Mystery Bay (7) Campgrounds 134 RV 273 Units 12 Primitive State Pks Fort Worden (80/25/3) Old Fort Townsend (0/40/3) Fort Flagler (14/120/4) Dosewallips (134/273/12) Fishing 4 4 6 State Pks WDFW DNR Fort Worden, Old Fort Townsend & Pleasant Harbor & Triton w/dock Crocker, Tarboo, Leland & Quilcene River Camp Harmony, Devils Lake, Duckabush Upper, Gibbs-Beausite Lakes, Penny Creek, Silent Lake Gardens 1 State Pks Fort Worden Historic Features 4 State Pks Fort Worden, Rothchild House, Old Fort Townsend & Fort Flagler City, Port and Schools The City of Port Townsend, the Port of Port Townsend as well as the East Jefferson County School Districts plus other non-profit and private businesses and organizations, are major entities that provide a wide range of recreational opportunities. City of Port Townsend Inventory: The 2011 The City of Port Townsend adopted their Parks, Recreation and Open Space Functional Plan that represents the city’s vision, goals and objectives for the development of parks and open space in Port Townsend for the next six years and beyond. Several key themes emerged from the public involvement for improving and expanding park & recreation services which include trails (nature, hiking, walking),linear parks – connecting current inventory, additional park & open space on the west end of town, upgrading repairing facilities/properties that already exist, recreation programs for all ages (especially youth & teens),preserving habitat and wildlife corridors, development of additional street ends for Mini/Pocket Parks and develop a multi-use Aquatic Center. The city currently has a park inventory of 57.1 acres (Pocket/Mini, Neighborhood, Community and Regional Parks). Using 7.6 acres/1,000 citizens as the LOS standard the current park system falls Table 4.11 City of Port Townsend Total Acreage Geographic Location PARKS City Limits of Port Townsend LOCAL Pocket/Mini Parks Adams Street Park 0.1 Bell Tower .01 Rotary Park 0.1 Gateway Park (Triangle Mini Park II) 0.2 Baker View Park 0.1 Parkside Drive Park 0.5 Sub-total 1.01 Neighborhood Parks Sather Park 6.6 Bobby McGarraugh Park 2.1 Pope Marine Park 0.9 Sub-total 9.6 C OUNTY/COMMUNITY Chetzemoka Park 6.4 Sub-total 6.4 RESOURCE CONSERVANCY NATURAL OPEN SPACE 13th and Hancock Park .8 35th Street Park 12.8 Elmira Street Park 1.0 Kah Tai Lagoon Nature Park 80.0 Bishop Park 4.2 Total Conservancy 98.8 Total Parks 115.9 NATURAL OPEN SPACE 69.8 Total Overall Parks 86.9 RECREATION FACILITIES SPECIAL USE AREAS Beautification Areas Master Gardener’s Park (Triangle Mini I) 0.1 Triangle Mini Park III 0.2 City Entrance 0.8 Do g Park at Chetzemoka 0.6 Jackson Tidal Park NA Mountain View Commons (1 site) Mountain View Pool (1 site) Golden Age Club (1 site) Union Wharf NA Larry Scott Memorial Trail 9.2 Tyler Street Stairs 0.1 Terrace Steps/Haller Fountain 0.4 Port Townsend Golf Course 55.7 Port Townsend Skate Park (1 site) Trails 31 miles 12.2 acres short of meeting the recommended LOS standard of 69.3 acres. Table 4.12 City of Port Townsend Total Units Geographic Location SPORT & RECREATION SITE AMENITIES SPORTS FIELDS OTHER ATHLETIC FACILITIES Skate park 1 On Monroe Street INDOOR FACILITIES Classrooms/meet ing rooms (sf) 17,900sf 6 City-wide (6,000 sf) Mountain View Commons (11,900sf) Gym 4,000sf Mountain View Commons (YMCA lease) Interpretive Centers 6 Chetzemoka Park, Union Wharf, Gateway/Triangle Mini-Park II, Triangle Mini-Park I, Kah Tai Lagoon Nature Park & Port Townsend Municipal Course Golf Course 1 Port Townsend Municipal Course Swimming Pool (indoor) 1 Mountain View Commons OTHER ATHLETIC FACILITIES Tennis Court unlighted outdoor 2 Mountain View Commons OTHER FACILITY AMENITIES Waterfront saltwater access 15 City of Port Townsend Boat Launch saltwater/transient moorage 2 City Dock & Union Wharf Picnic table w/o shelter 30 City wide Picnic shelter-group use 3 Union Wharf, Bobby McGarraugh Park, Kah Tai Lagon Nature Park & Chetzemoka Park Playground uncovered 4 Chetzemoka Park; Pope Marine Park, Chetzemoka Park & Bobby McGarraugh East Jefferson County Schools Inventory: Five public school districts are located within East Jefferson County. The largest is the Port Townsend School District with nearly 1,700 total students attending Grant Elementary School, Blue Herron Middle School and the Port Townsend High School. The school’s nearly 70-acres provide a variety of sports and recreational opportunities on a broad range of site amenities. As Table 4.13 depicts, the District has baseball, softball, soccer, football and multi-purpose fields as well as recreational and tennis courts. Indoor facilities provide meeting and multi-use rooms as well as auditoriums and gymnasiums. Chimacum School District serving grades K-12th has over 1,100 students and diverse site facilities providing ball fields, a 400-meter / 6-lane track and outdoor tennis courts. Covering over 60 acres the District provides additional indoor facilities with gyms, multi-purpose rooms and an auditorium. As with other local districts Chimacum provides a number of playgrounds at their facilities. One of the smallest school districts is the Brinnon School District that serves students from K-8th grade have a playground, soccer and softball fields as well as a field house. In the southern portions of East Jefferson County is the Quilcene School District serving nearly 290 students and provides a football field, recreation play courts, soccer and softball field as well as gym and indoor activity rooms. Priority of use of school fields and facilities remains with each school district but as a secondary use, the districts work with local sports and recreational groups to provide access to recreation facilities and fields to serve the greater community demand in Eastern Jefferson County. Table 4.13: East Jefferson County Schools Total Units Geographic Location SPORT & RECREATION SITE AMENITIES Distr ict School SPORT FIELDS Baseball Field 300+ youth grass lighted 2 Chimacum Port Townsend ES/MS/HS (1) High School (1) Fields Multi-purpose 1 Chimacum ES/MS/HS Football 60x360’ grass 3 Port Townsend Port Townsend Quilcene Grant ES (1) Blue Herron MS (1) K-12th (1) Recreation Play Courts 3 Chimacum Port Townsend Quilcene K-2nd Grade (1) Grant ES (1) K-12th (1) Soccer Grass Field 210x330’ 4 Brinnon Chimacum Port Townsend Quilcene K-8th Grade (1) K-2nd Grade (1) Blue Herron MS (1) K-12th Grade (1) Softball 60x250’ grass 6 Brinnon Chimacum Port Townsend Quilcene K-8th Grade (1) ES/MS/HS (2) Blue Herron MS (2) K-12th Grade (1) Track 400-meter/ 6-lane 2 Chimacum Port Townsend ES/MS/HS (1) Blue Herron MS (1) OTHER ATHLETIC FACILITIES Tennis Court unlighted outdoor 8 Chimacum Port Townsend ES/MS/HS (4) Port Townsend HS (4) INDOOR FACILITIES Arts/crafts/pottery room (sf) 4 Chimacum Port Townsend Port Townsend Quilcene ES/MS/HS (1) Blue Herron MS Port Townsend HS (1) K-12th Grade (1) Auditorium/staging (sf) 3 Chimacum Port Townsend Port Townsend ES/MS/HS (1) Blue Herron MS Port Townsend HS (1) Classrooms/meeting rooms (sf) 1 Port Townsend Lincoln Bldg/ Adm Gym (sf) [field house] 6 Brinnon Chimacum Port Townsend Port Townsend Port Townsend Quilcene K-8th Grade (1) ES/MS/HS (1) Grant ES (1) Blue Herron (1) Port Townsend HS (1) K-12th Grade (1) OTHER FACILITY AMENITIES Playground uncovered 5 Brinnon Chimacum Chimacum Port Townsend Quilcene K-8th Grade (1) K-2nd Grade (1) ES/MS/HS (1) Grant ES (1) K-12th Grade (1) Special Purpose District’s Inventory There are a variety of special districts provided under Washington Statutes that exist statewide that provide infrastructure and services in a wide range of areas including fire control, libraries, ports and hospitals. In some cases, special districts play an expanded role in providing outdoor recreation opportunities, conservation and resource management services. The Jefferson County Parks and Recreation District #1 formed in 1984 with the purpose of providing social, recreational, inspirational, economic development, safety and security needs for the Toandos Peninsula community. In 1992 the Laurel B. Johnson Community Center building was dedicated and in 2002 the District was expanded. The Port of Port Townsend is a special purpose district created through Title 53 RCW and maintain and develops property and facilities to promote sustainable economic growth, provide community access to Port facilities and services, and to protect and maintain community resources and maritime heritage. The Port provides public use opportunities at many of their facilities for recreation. Other special purpose districts include the Jefferson Healthcare Hospital, the Jefferson County Library District and the Jefferson County Conservation District. These special Districts provide a wide-range of educational programs, workshops, classes and events. They provide support groups, community forums, seminars and symposiums. Table 4.14: Special Purpose Districts Total Units Geographic Location SPORT & RECREATION SITE AMENITIES Agency INDOOR FACILITIES Airport 1 Port of PT Jefferson County Airport Classrooms/meeting rooms (sf) 1 JCP&R #1 Community Centers (sf) 1 JCP&R #1 Laurel B. Johnson Community Center OTHER FACILITY AMENITIES Boat Launch saltwater 5 Port of PT Boat Haven, Gardner Launch Ramp, Port Hadlock Launch Ramp, Mat Mats Launch Ramp with dock, Quilcene Marina Boat Marina 3 w/ 575 slips Port of PT Port Hudson (66 slips), Boat Haven (450 slips0 & Quilcene Marina (50 slips) Campgrounds [sites] 60 Port of PT Point Hudson (RV sites) Swim Beach 1 Port of PT Quilcene Marina Shellfish 2 Port of PT Fort Worden Beach & Point Hudson Waterfront saltwater access 2 Port of PT Fort Worden Beach & Point Hudson