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HomeMy WebLinkAbout4.A. Presentation of Parks and Recreation Survey Results - . CITY OF SHAKOPEE MEMORANDUM To: Mayor and City Council Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Mark McNeill, City Administrator From: Mark Themig, Facilities and Recreation Director Meeting Date: February 23, 2004 Subject: Parks and Recreation Survey Results Recommended Future Action INTRODUCTION The Parks and Recreation Advisory Board has requested a joint work session with City council to discuss the survey results, and present recommendations for future action. BACKGROUND In 2003, the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board recommended to City Council that the City undertake a Parks and Recreation needs assessment of residents to get their opinion on Parks and Recreation services. In addition to their current satisfaction, the Advisory Board wanted feedback on future needs, as well as priorities of service should reductions become necessary. City Council appointed the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board and a Citizen Task Force to develop the survey. City staff was responsible for working with the Task Force and Advisory Board to develop, refine, and finalize the survey questions. Council authorized an agreement with Scott County to develop and administer an internet based survey, which was conducted during October and November of 2003. Scott County staff developed the online survey using their survey software, compiled the results, and submitted a report to the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board at their December 22,2003 meeting. SUMMARY OF KEY FINDINGS Number of Respondents 628 households, or approximately 5% of the survey sample, responded to the survey. Although this is a low percentage of respondents, if this were a random sample survey, 372 responses would have been necessary to have a 95% confidence level that the population as a whole is within +/-5% of the responses. Furthermore, 629 responses would have been necessary to have a 99% conference level that the population as a whole is within +/-5% of the responses. (As some of you may recall, the random sample telephone survey methodology considered last year would have involved 400 households.) Another way to look at the results is to consider the quantity of information received. For example, if the City were to try to get feedback through a community forum or neighborhood meeting process, it would likely require significant efforts to get . participation from 628 households. ~ Findings of Respondents Shakopee Park and Recreation Facilitv Use Within the Past Year 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 'of? ~"' ~0' ~"' ~ !/;"' 0"' ~'I> ~'+- ~o<::- ~,'6 ~'6 0<:' ~'6 ,,~'Ii t/>/lj .,.0~ ,0 q ,,'If .~q, .~ ~CJ 00 ~ ~ ~~ 0'?' /$-0 ,? ~ ~ . 0 ~'6 -#'Ii 0 'v '?'*' 0' ~~ ~v ~<::> ~ "(-CS, ~'Ii ~CJ o~ ~ ~ ~ ~o cP cP~ .~ ,,'li $1.0 ~'6 ~'lj ,?~'6 C":) .~ 0<::- <b~ o~ Participation in Recreation Activities Within the Past Year 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% ~ ~ ., ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ F.! ~ ~ <.. 'F.! 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Swimming Lessons, Open Ice Skating, Music in the Parks, Micro Soccer, T- Ball/Nearball, Gymnastics have highest participation . 270 respondents (43%) have not participated in any recreation programs during the past year. . 221 respondents (35%) participated in a sports association program Types of Facilities Lackinq Outdoor Item Number of % of Total Respondent5 Respondents Bicycle/walking trails 213 34% Natural areas 189 30% Outdoor performance area 163 26% River boat dock 134 21% Children's playqrounds/play equipment 122 19% Picnic shelters 102 16% Golf course 102 16% Soccer fields 65 10% Baseball/softball fields 64 10% Interpretive/historic areas 60 10% Sand volleyball court 57 9% Other 81 13% None 111 18% 40% 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% .<;,..'" ~ ~ CF ~ It-> '" b'" b'" ~ !l- rQ. ~0 ~~ !,,0 t$>0 00 ~flJ ~ ,)~ ~~ ~~ &0 <5'oS o'S' ~O .~O:J itf'6 ,,'" ..;flifl- ,s."l f:''li ~c,o t$- ~ ~<:J'tI ~ ~~o.($ ~ifI-~ ~'b-~ t$- ~ ~ .r:,&c. 00 t::JOc.P "'~ .~ ~'lJ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ .; ~ ~(j "l'li 'IS ~ ~ ~ .~ & ~ ",0 ~ t::J'IY <(i 000 lPo:$ ~'/j ~rQ.~ o~ ~'It~ ,~ ."'~ /S~ ~ Ci . Indoor Item Number of % of Total Respondents Respondents Swimming pool 333 53% Fitness facility, e.g., cardio/strength training 228 36% Indoor playground/play equipment 185 29% Teen center 168 27% Multi-use indoor facility for soccer, tennis, and other sports 154 25% Additional sheet of ice 110 18% Racquetball 99 16% Climbing wall 97 15% Performance area, e.g., auditorium 95 . 15% Aerobics studio 89 14% Basketball courts 71 11% Senior center 60 10% Banquet facilities 54 9% Meeting rooms 54 9% Other 32 5% None 111 18% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% ~ ~ ~ # ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ # ~ ~ 0~ ~0 ~ ....'IJ' ~o 0 ,'IJ' 0 0 R> ~ cP 0 ,~ 0 o~ ~o .~ '" rAC$ !;:oV I. t- ~ ',s' ,,0 ... ~ I.v ,tiP ~~ / .~ ~ ~ ./ ~ ~ ~ / ~ # ~ ~ # c.,~ <<" J>OO ...0'< .c<;:o'lJ' reJ::.O 't'P ,g>~ ~ ~~(S; ~0 ~ ~'>. &~ ~ <Q <Q ~'> ,?-'$ . Importance of Services Not Important Very Important Service 1 2 3 4 5 Mean Trails 1% 3% 9% 27% 60% 4.41 Open Space/Natural Areas 4 6 22 29 40 3.95 Community Parks 3 7 22 33 35 3.89 Community Center 7 9 23 29 32 3.700 Neiqhborhood Parks 8 10 22 27 34 3.699 Recreation Proqrams 10 8 25 30 28 3.59 Sports Associations 16 9 21 27 28 3.42 Aquatic Park 12 13 23 26 25 3.41 Sports Complexes 12 12 26 26 24 3.37 Senior Activities 32 12 22 18 17 2.76 Skate Park 35 18 27 11 10 2.41 5 4.5 4 3.5 3 2.5 2 1.5 1 0.5 0 ~ # ~ # ~ ~ ~ <l~~ &or$> .'$,r$> q1-~ '" ,'l} .;> q c})~ Q,t$i rft'l} . ill !..'6- .~ !(:\ # ~ ~ '$,V ?to ~~" 'I!o..0 ~'{j cP~ .o,"f ~'(j 'I!o..V ,:,~ ~ ~ s;:.q ""cfJ C::) j-'l} ~ ~V ~ ~o "f "f (!? ~ If cf>~ cf>~ . ~ ,,0'ti o~ " e;,0 e;,~ ~<I} ((;-fl,v e;,~ e;,~ 0<::- o~ . Other Recreational Facilities Used Facility Number of % of Total Res ondents Res ondents 275 44% 190 30% 167 27% 81 13% 35 6% 17 3% 12 2% 65 10% Ii 10% Ii None .Oakotah! Sport and Fitness (Prior Lake) C1Chaska Community Center (Chaska) m Lifetime Fitness Center (Savage) . Northwest Athletic Club (Burnsville) II Flagship Athletic Club (Eden Prairie) .Ripped Gym (Shakopee) II Other If a similar facility to those listed above were available in Shakopee and the cost to use it were about the same, would vou use it instead? Number of % of Total Respondent::. Respondents Yes 355 57% Unsure 171 27% No 84 13% . Interest in Facilities Made Available in the City Not Interested Very Interested Facility 1 2 3 4 5 Mean Indoor Water Park 18% 10% 17% 17% 38% 3.47 Expanded Cardio/Strength 15 11 27 22 26 3.31 Area Indoor Lap Swimminq 18 15 20 19 27 3.21 Indoor Playqround 23 14 21 17 25 3.05 Coffee/Snack Bar 20 21 25 17 17 2.91 Multi-Use Indoor Facility 22 20 22 18 18 2.89 Teen Center 24 16 26 19 15 2.84 Aerobics Studio 24 18 29 15 15 2.78 Expanded Gymnasium 22 20 29 17 11 2.77 Performance Area 24 22 29 16 9 2.63 Senior Center 30 17 28 16 9 2.58 On-Site Child Care 37 16 19 14 14 2:52 Racquetball/Handball Courts 31 21 24 13 10 2.51 Additional Sheet of Ice 41 19 19 9 13 2.34 Climbino Wall 37 20 23 12 8 2.31 Meetino Rooms 33 25 27 10 4 2.27 Banquet Facilities 36 24 26 9 4 2.21 4 3.5 3 2.5 2 1.5 1 0.5 0 ~~~~~~~,,~/~,~#,# & ~ .~ ~ CJ << c; C:). ~ 0 c; . ~ c; ~o ~ <(-0 <:J ~~0 0<:-~ ~~" ~,~~ f.>{;:-"8 ~O& -<.,00<:- i>~'? 04.~"" (:-~<:-CJ ~& 0~ @~ ~"{;:-00 .i>~ ~{;:-~ w<<"8 0& . f.>>S- ,.'}~ ccP" 't:;.0'O 0'~ 'i?'r/;-O (<,'0 ~& ~rti rh~0 t?-~~ {::-~ (J ~00 {::-& ,~?S . tj-cYO cOO" ,~ 00 .;i>? i~ ~'O 0<< #~O <Q'Ii cV'~ ~~ . <v~ ~ ,?-?S ~ # ~ ~ <v~ . Support for Improvements to Park and Recreation Services Not Important Very Important TVf)e of Imf)rovement 1 2 3 4 5 Mean Additional Trails 3% 6% 17% 26% 48% 4.1 Land Acquisition for Preserving 7 11 22 27 32 3.67 Open Space, Natural Areas, or Passive Park Use Community Center Expansion 11 11 18 21 39 3.64 Land Acquisition for Future 8 11 27 29 24 3.50 Active Park Needs Developing Undeveloped Land 9 10 27 31 23 3.49 for Parks Community Park Improvements 7 10 31 31 21 3.48 Neighborhood Park 10 14 32 27 17 3.27 Improvements 4.5 4 3.5 3 2.5 2 1.5 1 0.5 0 Additional Trails Land Acquisition for Community Center Land Acquisition for Developing Community Park Neighborhood Park Preserving Open Expansion Future Active Park Undeveloped Land Improvements Improvements Space, Natural Needs for Parks Areas. or Passive Park Use . Open-Ended Responses Respondents provided 62 pages of open-ended responses. In order to help sort through this data, we have consolidated the responses from the 62 pages down to 34 (AttachmenfA), trying to capture common themes in the responses. PRIMARY CONCLUSIONS The Parks and Recreation Advisory Board reviewed the results at their December and January meetings. There is an extraordinary amount of data that was collected, especially from the open-ended responses. In order to provide focus for the discussion, staff and the Advisory Board developed the following primary conclusions: . Trails: The use of trails for biking and walking is the most common recreational facility use. Trails are also rated highest in terms if importance, and have the most support for future-improvements. . Natural Areas and Open Space: Acquisition of land for natural areas and open space is also a high priority, and. deemed an important service. . Parks: Community Parks have the second highest park and recreation facility use, and are deemed to be more important than neighborhood parks. Respondents frequently cited the need for more parks as the City develops. . Community Center: 61% of respondents have used the Community Center, and expansion of the Community Center ranks third in support for improvements to the parks and recreation system. Indoor swimming, expanded cardio/strength training, and indoor playground are the three most desired amenities. Other Conclusions: . Condition of Parks: Comments on the condition and quality of maintenance for parks and other recreation facilities varied considerably. However, in summarizing the open-ended responses, there appears to be a need for more maintenance in both larger community parks and sports complexes. . Aquatic Park: Respondents commented that the Aquatic Park building needs to be replaced. . Ice Arena: Second sheet and better heating were the most frequent requests. . Recreation Programs: Overall, respondents were mostly satisfied with the quality of Recreation Programs (with 1 being not satisfied and 5 being very satisfied, the mean score was 3.52). . Sports Association Programs: Respondents were also mostly satisfied with the quality of sports association programs (with 1 being not satisfied and 5 being very satisfied, the mean score was 3.57). . Promotion of Services: Most respondents would prefer to get information on our programs and services in a quarterly brochure. However, there were a significant number of responses in various categories that indicate residents don't know about all of our services. . Online Registration: 66% of respondents indicated that they would register for programs online if we would provide this service. RECOMMENDED FUTURE ACTION The Advisory Board is recommending the following steps be taken to respond to the primary conclusions form the survey: Trails . Update the City's trail plan to reflect the growth that has occurred since 1998 (the last update), and to provide vision for the future. . Continue to require trails and trail connections as development occurs. . Identify breaks in existing trails and plan for those connections. - Acquisition of Land for Open Space, Natural Areas, and Active Park Areas . Update the City's Park Master Plan to reflect the growth and parkland acquisition that has occurred since 1998 (the last update). . Identify search areas or specific parcels of land for potential acquisition either through purchase or through the development process. Community Center . Review the plans that were developed as part of the 1999 referendums. . Analyze the options for providing enhanced services. . Bring forward an updated plan and recommendation for City Council consideration. Community and Neighborhood Parks . Continue to plan for development and redevelopment of community and neighborhood parks as part of the annual Capital Improvement Program. Staff will continue to analyze the remaining data and develop plans for addressing concerns and suggestions. Finally, the Advisory Board discussed undertaking a visioning process for Parks and Recreation. I would anticipate more discussion on this at an upcoming meeting. . 2003 Parks and Recreation Survey ~ Open Ended Responses (34 Pages) 1c. Comments on small neighborhood parks in Shakopee Responses Number of Responses Nice to have for smaller children 11 No parks in the .area/need parks in the area 11 Concern about glass/litter/animal droppings 10 Need to have activities for all ages(tots, youth, teens, adults) 10 They are nice 9 Concerns about equipment (need more, unsafe, need updating) 8 Small parks are an asset/are important 8 Are well maintained 7 Appreciate the close proximity 4 More upkeep needed/less well-kept 4 Need restrooms/restrooms need to be open 4 Youth that "hangout" at parks make feel unsafe 4 Concerned about grafiti and vandelism 3 Good 3 Need Shade 3 Needs work on the grounds--shrubs/weeds 3 Room for improvement 3 Some good....some not so good 3 Like the new equipment 2 More ice hockey/skating rinks 2 More neighborhood parks 2 Need some supervision 2 Nice additions have been made 2 Out-dated 2 Would like larger facilities 2 Ballfields could be kept up more 1 Best parks are at the schools 1 Compared to other local parks they are not as nice 1 Don't see anybody using them 1 Free outdoor wading pool 1 Hiawatha is now excellent 1 Keep them simple 1 Like the ice rinks and warming houses 1 Lions park is too small 1 More ballfields are needed 1 More Frisbee Golf 1 , More picnic tables 1 Need Archery targets 1 Need drinking facilities 1 Need more in new developments 1 Need recreation sponsered kids activities 1 Not friendly 1 Parks are planned for age of area in future...not now 1 Pave rinks for rollerhockey 1 Plan neighborhoods as a forethought 1 Skating rinks need to be in better condition 1 Slower speed signs needed on streets near parks 1 Smaller parks sometimes only open space and no equipment 1 Stop taking cash for parkland dedication 1 There isn't much to them 1 They are generic 1 - 2003 Parks and Recreation Survey Open Ended Responses (34 Pages) They are sufficient 1 Trails leading to the park 1 Would like a dog park 1 - 2c. Comments on larger Shakopee Parks Response NurnberofResponses Needs more maintenance 20 Limited number of parks/need more 15 Well Maintained/Clean 10 Good variety of equipment! activities 9 Enjoy trails 7 Lions Park is good 7 Playground equipment (updated, more of, needs maintenance: 7 Restrooms (need them/need to be open) 7 Concern about males/youth that hangout at parks 6 Frisbee Golf is good 6 More police patrol 6 Memorial Park is nice 5 They are decent 5 Need archery range 4 Like swimming pool 3 Need more trails 3 Needs to be handicap accessible 3 Shelters are great 3 Use them often 3 Great 2 Lions park gets a lot of use 2 Need drinking fountain 2 A lot people use them 1 Ballfields need pitching mounds 1 Bigger parking lot at Huber Park 1 Community building at Lions Park is nice 1 Concern about taking away part of Lions Park 1 Don't know where they are located 1 Don't like Memorial Park 1 Don't see anything special 1 Each park is unique 1 Expand Frisbee Golf 1 Geared to those with smaller children 1 Glad they are part of the community 1 Go to Prior Lake parks b/c updated and fun 1 Lack of accessibility by trails 1 Large parks feel more welcoming 1 Larger parks for baseball with baseball amenities . 1 Like Full court basketball 1 Like helicopter 1 Like history information 1 Like tennis courts 1 Like the large size 1 Like Veteran's Memorial Park 1 Lions Park has variety 1 Lions Park there are areas that are unsafe 1 Make people clean up pavilion 1 More activities for teens 1 More attractions 1 More basketball courts are needed 1 . More focus on larger parks 1 More lighting in parking lots 1 More toddler swings 1 More trees 1 More walking paths 1 Need a dog park 1 Need dog waste bags available 1 Need more cooking areas 1 Need nicer areas for parents to sit 1 Need parks in middle of town instead of on the outskirts 1 Newer parks are good 1 Recommending for family reunions b/c of amenities 1 Seem inferior compared to other communities 1 Tennis courts need attention 1 Too crowded 1 Too much softball 1 Want indoor public pool 1 Want outdoor community workout weight room 1 Want outdoor public pool without sand 1 Want rollerblade rentals 1 Waterpark is unique 1 . 3c. Comments on sports complexes in Shakopee Responses NUlnberofResponses More maintenance 16 Tahpah is nice 10 Need more facilities 6 Well Maintained 6 More lights/burn out often 5 Need to be updated(fields/equipment) 4 Fees seem to be expensive 3 More parking 3 Restrooms (need more/need to be open) 3 Excellent 2 Excited about soccer fields 2 Good variety of activities 2 Have improved a lot 2 Indoor pool needed 2 More baseball fields needed 2 Muenchow is nice 2 Need archery targets 2 Use regularly 2 Ballfields need amenities 1 Benches needed at Muenchow 1 Concern about people who hang out 1 Don't like regulations on concessions 1 Enjoy activities 1 Heavily used 1 High school fields are nice 1 Hours don't work for parents schedules 1 Less graffiti 1 More fields 1 Need another sheet of ice 1 Need better scheduling 1 Need community golf course 1 Need more softball fields 1 Need regulation little league field 1 Need safer soccer fields 1 Not enough space for everything 1 Riverview is not level 1 Softball fields at Tahpah are not maintaine( 1 Sprinklers don't work properly 1 Thank you to volunteers 1 . 4c. Comments on Shako pee Aquatic Park Response NurnberofResponses Like the aquatic park 26 Needs to be updated(buildings, pool, etc.) 26 Cost is too expensive 12 Like sand bottom 12 Concern about safe water/cleanliness 8 Not open late enough (in the day & in the year) 8 Need indoor facility 7 Concern about cleanliness of changing rooms 6 Don't like sand bottom 6 Need more shaded areas 6 Need yearly memberships available 6 Don't like refreshments/need others 5 Needs more amenities 5 Like the waterslide 4 Concern about lifeguards/staff 3 Lifeguards are good 3 Too crowded 3 Well maintained 3 Affordable 2 Slide is always being fixed 2 Too shallow 2 Don't need to change anything 1 Don't want to pay more 1 Good Size 1 Hard for people with wheelchairs 1 Hours are good 1 Include as price of community center 1 Like the refreshments 1 Like th'e zero entry 1 Need lazy river 1 Need more teachers for swimming lessons 1 Need wave pool 1 Needs more sand 1 New parking lotis good 1 Separate food and water areas 1 Too many rules 1 Too small 1 Water depth signs needed 1 Water too cold 1 5c. Comments on the Shako pee Community Center Responses Number of Responses Need indoor swimming pool 48 Need more/updated exercise machines 22 Needs to be expanded/too small 20 Add more amenities 17 Concern about kids hanging oLit 13 Needs more variety/more things to do (for kids, adults, teens) 13 Add another sheet of ice 12 Expand weight room & fitness areas 11 Separate aerobics room/weightroom needed 8 Good walking path 7 Need more racquetball courts 6 Nice facility 6 Concern about maintenance/cleanliness of building 4 Crowded 4 Fees are good 4 Like the playtime for kids 4 More selection of aerobics classes 4 Use on a regular basis 4 Concern about staff (interaction w/kids, friendliness) 3 Not family friendly 3 Skateboard park is good 3 Subpar--not as good as other facilities 3 Meeting room is good 2 More open skating hours 2 More supervision needed 2 Need indoor tennis courts 2 Need more open skating time 2 Needs area for kids to play 2 Needs to be less expensive 2 Provide daycare 2 Staff is good 2 Average facility 1 Do not need a 2nd sheet of ice 1 Equpiment is good 1 Like the playtime for kids 1 Like the skate rental 1 Machines didn't work well 1 More non-structured activities needed 1 Outdated 1 Rules need to be enforced 1 Services are good 1 Well maintained 1 5e. Comments on fitness/recreational facilities within the Shakopee Community Center Responses Number of Responses New fitness equipment needed/need equipment upgrades/more 20 Larger area needed for fitness equipment 16 Don't use 9 Like walking track 9 More activities needed/wider variety/too basic 8 Need indoor pool 8 Need second sheet of ice 6 Expand walking track/walking track too small 5 Brighten up walking track 4 Good improvement have been made 4 Ice arena is too cold 4 Too Crowded 4 Concern about unsupervised kids/more supervision is needed 3 Expand types of aerobics classes 3 Facility is good 3 Need a trainer/someone to show how to use equipment 3 Needs to be bigger 3 Needs to be updated 3 Longer hours needed 2 More family oriented activities needed 2 More meeting room space needed 2 More open skate time is needed 2 Use it often 2 Cardio equipment breaks down a lot 1 Disruptive when children are on track 1 Don't mind paying more to make it a better place 1 Equipment too public 1 Ice arena is nice 1 More basketball courts is needed 1 Need swimming lessons 1 Need to offer class in radio/tv broadcase 1 Need to open track up for strollers 1 Need water aerobics 1 Not enough value to join 1 Skatepark is nice 1 Sub par facility 1 There should be no charge for walking track 1 Too expensive 1 Undersized 1 Used only for library 1 Walking track needs to be cleaned 1 Would like steam room 1 . 6c. Comments on Shakopee Community Center's ice arena Response Number of Responses Second sheet of ice needed 23 Better heating needed/too cold 10 Nice facility 7 More open skating needed 6 More skating lessons needed 3 More changing rooms so they aren't co-ed 2 Open hockey for adults 2 Always clean sheet of ice 1 Concession area could be improved 1 Display open skate hours 1 Is there room for growth 1 Like the walkers for new skaters 1 Need different hours 1 Need to enforce rules 1 Nice open skate 1 Nice skate rental 1 Only used as a spectator 1 Only used for open skate 1 Too expensive 1 Used for skating lessons 1 Why do other cities use it for the same price 1 Would like to use for other things in summer 1 Youth open hockey is good 1 #7e. Comments on bike and walking trails in Shakopee Response NurnberofResponses Need more/more connections 64 Like the trails 41 Need to be maintained better 32 Concern about debris/garbage 16 Need replacement bridge to Chaska 16 Generate a map of all of the trails 7 Clean up after dog should be enforced 5 Should be green space, parks, trees 5 Concern about winter plowing 4 Light up paths 4 Like the connections 4 Need better patrolling 3 Need to connect to larger systems 3 Would like to not have them cross streets 3 Concern about access near Lions Park 2 Concern about broken glass 2 Crossing under CR 79 is dangerous 2 Need better access to trails 2 Need directional signs 2 Concern about Vierling Drive crossing 1 Didn't know so many existed 1 Don't like hunters in the area of the trails 1 Hard to drive through backyards 1 Need a concession stand near the bridge 1 Need distance markers on trails 1 Need dog waste containers 1 Need drinking fountains 1 Need picnic tables 1 Should be in all new developments 1 . Bc. Comments on open space/natural areas Responses Number of Responses Need to save/need more 20 Like it 6 Need a dog park 5 Add signs at Lake O'Dowd 1 Continue to provide near natural areas 1 Disappointed 1 Every place is being destroyed 1 Fine 1 Invest in the riverfront 1 Like to go to different places 1 Need activities in these areas 1 Need drinking fountains 1 Need info where these areas are at 1 Need more parks 1 Need restrooms 1 Need to be better maintained 1 Need to be used more passively 1 Need trails to these areas 1 Not enough being done to save these 1 Only use the trails 1 Slow the development 1 They have improved 1 j"' . 9c. Comments on Shakopee Skate Park Response NurnberofResponses Need to enforce rules/need supervision 12 Needs to be expanded 7 Nice to have it 7 Concern about profanity 5 People are respectful of beginners 2 Concern about garbage 1 Concern about older kids 1 Don't use it 1 Should have time only for younger kids 1 Too crowded 1 Unsure where this is at 1 Well supervised 1 . 10. Have you or members of your household used some other location or facility in Shako pee for recreational purposes during the past 12 months? Response Number of Responses Archery Range 1 Baseball Fields 2 Shakopee Public Schools Baseball Fields/Softball Fields 2 Basketball courts 2 Elementary School Fields, Playgrounds 19 Tennis Courts 5 Junior High (gym, pool, and .fields) 10 Other 1 School gyms 4 Bike Paths, sidewalks, streets 4 Bowling 1 Library 1 Boy Scout Cabin 1 Canterbury Park 4 Chaska Community Center 4 Cleary Park 2 Community and Local Shakopee Parks 11 Dakotah Fitness 14 DNR River Trail 2 Frisbee Golf 2 Downtown 1 Lake O'Dowd 1 Golf Courses 5 Gym at the Mall 1 Hennepin County Parks 1 Old Bridge 3 Jackson Town Hall 4 Ladies Workout Express 1 Log Cabin at Lions Park 4 Louisville State Park 1 Minnesota River Valley Refuge 1 Own Home and Yard 1 Outdoor Ice Rinks 1 PUblic Access to River 1 Raceway Park 1 Snowmobile Trails 2 State Parks 1 Lakeville Parks 1 St. Paul Parks 1 Valleyview Baptist Church 1 Valleyfair 1 Bloomington Parks 1 Paul Bunyan Trail 1 . 10c. Comments on other recreational facilities in Shakopee. Response NurnberofResponses More maintenance 1 Pool at the Community Center needed 1 Replace Minnesota River bridge for trail 1 Children are supervised 1 Dakota has amenities that I would like here 1 West High School and Red Oak fields in bad sl 1 Need Off-Leash Areas 1 . 11. Which recreation sport activities (in or outside of Shako pee) have you or members of your household participated in during the past 12 months? Response Number of Responses Dog Park 5 Aerobics Classes 2 Broomball 2 Fishing 2 Gymnastics 2 Hunting 2 Racquetball 2 Snowmobiling 2 Baseball 1 Belly Dance 1 Biking 1 Boat Launching 1 Boating 1 Bowling 1 Camping 1 Canoeing 1 Community Ed. Classes 1 Cricket 1 Gun Range 1 Hiking 1 O'Dowd Park 1 Reading 1 Rollerblading 1 Snowshoeing 1 Target Shooting 1 Ultimate Frisbee 1 Weight Training 1 Wrestling 1 . 12b. How can we meet needs for individuals with disabilities? Please comment on the type of service we can provide. Response NurnberofResponses Better park/trail accessibility and equipment. 4 More adaptive programs. 3 More accessible pool 3 Any services would be good. 1 More adaptive equipment at the Community Ce 1 Better Community Center accessibility. 1 Community does a good job. 1 Temperature at Jr. High pool too low. 1 . 13b. Comments on recreation programs. Response Number of Responses Programs need more structure 1 Alphabet adventures is great 2 Swimming instructors are excellent 2 Ball programs are fine 1 Need more swimming sessions 1 Would like to register for more than 1 session 1 Cheerleading was fabulous 1 Soccer coaches need more notice 1 We need schedules sooner 1 Coaches all have different rules 1 Aquatic classes for preschool are to large 1 Didn't know that we offered all that we do 12 Didn't like dog obedience to cramped 1 Micro soccer was great 2 Near ball was good need to teach basics 1 Enjoy the Senior Citizen Outings 2 Adult softball needs more organization 1 Instructors need to bring the kids downstairs 1 Good programs, I like the variety, teenage coaches arl 6 Gymnastic classes spend to much time stretching 1 How well does the city target low income and elderly 1 Not much offered for single people 1 I enjoy the trips 2 Just moved here, but plan to become involved 2 Micro soccer should be in the spring 1 Programs are well supervised 1 Need better response time to calls 1 Need to be more flexible on age for classes 1 Move music in the parks around and on other nights 1 Programs need to be more organized and marketed b 1 Indoor lessons are great, outdoor needs more structur 1 Is there room for growth 1 Some of the intructors are better than others 1 Class was great 1 Gymnastics are good 1 Have the Baseball Assoc. take over nearball 1 Need a way to let new residents know what's going on 1 Most of our activities are through the school 1 My child is to young 4 Give people a warning that a class might be canceled 1 We were impressed with the recreation activities offen 1 Need more choices for teens all year, especially in the 1 Need more Senior programs and trips 1 Need more open skating times 1 Would like to have an archery range again 2 Were new residents, we will be big Community progra 2 Basketball was run great, Baseball and football seem' 1 class size of classes is to limited 1 Overall good, HS coaches need special training 1 Rather have money spent on parks than special purpc 1 . 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This is to confu: 1 Some events were canceled due to low enrollment ant 1 Aerobics are awesome 1 Skating & swimming were average, to much playing 3 the ages for our family do not fit most programs 1 Community Center offers allot of programs 1 Programs are cost effective and ran by professionals 1 Adult softball is to expensive, hard to get sponsors 1 The city needs to provide basketball over boys 7 and ( 1 A nice park and bandshell for derby days would be nic 1 Need better equipment and variety for playtime 1 The county museum did excellent work on towns in thl 1 Instructors expect to much of 2-3 year olds 1 The carnival needs more games, the lines are to long 1 Swimming registration is frustrating, you have to be in 1 Need more aerobic choices 1 Aerobic instructors need to teach alternative moves 1 One nearball team had to many good players 1 They're wonderfull, like to see more sports offered for 1 Programs are great, cost wise and we have spend fan 1 Need more professional teachers not High school kids 1 Wasn't organized. 1 Leadership seemed questionable 1 We are involved in ECFE 1 Weare members at Dakotah 1 We just had a baby, but we will use them 1 We need more outdoor sports & new sports in parks 1 We really enjoy Family Fun night & playtime 1 We were pleased with summer swimming & t-ball 1 Newer residents, I can see we are missing out on allol 1 Were now doing these activities with our grandchildrer 1 Weare to busy with work and 2 kids 1 Need more program choices 1 Would to see fly fishing program 1 Would to see age enforced for open hockey 1 Want an adult hockey league started 1 Summer programs cater to stay home moms, parents 1 " 14b. Comments on sports association programs. Response Number of Responses Didn't know about these activities 1 Will use when kids get older 7 Do we have sand volleyball leagues 1 Need better return phone calls for adult sports 3 Coaches are terrific 1 Need more organization 2 Dakota is making thoussands on hockey, swimming a 1 To busy for these programs 2 During adult activities beer should be allowed 1 Expect to enroll in many classes as kids get older 1 Fields are danderous, rock, divot & holes 1 Not enough restrooms 1 Games schedule should be evened out. 1 Umpires should turn the lights on sooner 1 Girls basketball has serious issues 1 Girls basketball didn't have preperation for coaches 1 Good programs 2 Hockey & wrestling seemed organized not soccer 1 How does the city reach out to low income 1 I live by Tahpah & didn't know we had adul softball 1 I'm disappointed in Youth Baseball3rd grade and ovel 1 I don't see basketball for 7 year olds 1 Where does the money go that's collected from Assoc 1 Impressed with baseball, basketball is too political 1 I would adult basketball leagues in the daytime 1 Need Park & rec. gyms not affiliated with the schools 1 community weight room would be cool 1 It seems expensive to get very little assistance 1 Jr. High coaches need more experience 1 Lighting issues during early spring games 1 Need more activities for adults 1 inexperienced coaches 1 Need more basketball courts and soccer fields 1 Nicely organized 1 Good coaches 2 Not enough teams my son was left out of basketball 1 Not enough options or notification about program avail 1 Need more Senior Citizen programs 1 Notification of sport is out of season at times registraH 1 Our son is just starting in hockey 1 Really like tennis program 1 Football is behind other communities 1 Tackle should occur sooner than 5th grade 1 Selection process for traveling is not always fair for ba 1 Shakopee has a great basketball program 1 Soccer is wonderful 1 rewarding winners with candy and making losers run i: 1 Soccer for my 9 year old was poorly run 1 Soccer needs referees 1 Need longer seasons 1 . Soccer was fun, everyone got to play not like t-ball 1 Some coaches were more organized, could have goUt 1 Adult softball is getting to expensive 1 Tennis is a great program 1 sports associations do a good job get out information 1 Coaches don't just build up their own kids 1 teams need to divided equally, some teams were padc 1 Thank you for bringing back girls youth basketball 1 Baseball & basketball were great, soccer to expensive 1 Baseball & basketball were well run, soccer was poor' 1 the better organized the program is, the better the pro! 1 the boys basketball is especially well run 1 We need newsletters letting us know when things star 1 Hockey is doing a great job, unlike volleyball 1 Program fees should be enough, kids shouldn't have t 1 Baseball needs help, coaches should coach because' 1 Always errors on schedules, always playing the same 1 More communication is needed between Park & Rec l 1 Need more space 1 We have been happy 1 We need an indoor tennis facility 1 Need more ball fields, basketball gyms and another sl" 1 We need to see closer officiating 1 Softball complex should be state of the art 1 I recommend changing the designation to USSSA 1 Would like adult volleyball not having to share with oth 1 Would like to see more adult tennis 2 Wresting, baskeball & football, good value, well run 1 Baseball extremely overpriced have to coach, be ump 1 . . 15. What type of outdoor park and recreation facilities do you feel are lacking in the City of Shakopee? Response Number of Responses Dog Park 14 Indoor Poo\1W aterpark/Pool 10 Ice Rinks 8 Tennis 8 Not Sure 5 Canoeing/Renting Canoes 4 Aquatic Park 3 Archery Range 3 Baseball Fields 3 Fishing/Fishing Pier 3 Add bridge between Chaska & Shakopee 2 Amphitheater 2 ATVTails 2 Basketball Courts 2 Adapted equipment for people with disabilities 1 Beach/Swimming area 1 Better boat launch 1 Bike trail to Chaska 1 BMX Bike track 1 Cricket 1 Frisbee Golf 1 Mountain biking trails 1 Nothing--it has a price 1 Park area near Sun Path with tennis 1 Park/facility at east end of town 1 Playground at Huber Park 1 Playground equipment for older kids (8-12) 1 Public skaing oval 1 Riverfront park 1 Shaded areas at smaller parks 1 Sidewalks 1 Skateboard Park 1 Skating hours for ice rink 1 Snowmobiling 1 Target shooting 1 Trails south of the city 1 Youth football fields 1 . 16. What type of indoor park and recreation facilities do you feel are lacking in the City of Shako pee? Responses Number of Responses Indoor and outdoor pool 11 2nd Sheet of Ice/ice arena 3 Don't know 3 Childcare area for parents when working out 2 Gym area 2 Hot tub, sauna, daycare 2 Nothing 2 Activities for adults with disabilities 1 All of the above 1 Batting Cage 1 Equipment at the community center 1 Golf practice range 1 Gymnastics 1 Health Club (Lifetime, Bally, Northwest) 1 Indoor walking 1 . . 20. Have you or members of your household used any of the following fitness/recreational facilities during the past 12 months? Response Number of Responses Curves 12 Northwest (various locations) 11 Bally's (various locations) 6 YMCA (various locations) 6 Gym at work 3 Chanhassen Community Center 2 Eden Prairie Community Center 2 Ladies Workout Express 2 Lifetime (various locations) 2 Apple Valley Community Center 1 Bloomington Ice Arean 1 Cascade Bay Waterpark 1 Cleary Park 1 Edinburough Park 1 Hotel pools/hot tubs/saunas 1 Jazzercise 1 Jr. High swimming pool 1 Maple Grove Community Center 1 Mendota Heights Comm. Ctr 1 Oak Point Pool (Eden Prairie) 1 Playworks 1 Safari Island (Waconia) 1 Shakopee Community Center 1 Shakopee's Outdoor facilities 1 TAGS gymnastics 1 Various Ice Arenas 1 Victoria Field House 1 , . 21a. Type of facility not listed that you would like. Response Number of Responses 50 meter indoor lap pool & indoor cycling 1 Additional full-size baseball field 1 An easier form of exercise Ike yoga & stretch in 1 Batting cage indoor 1 Computer faculty 1 Cross country skiis, ice skates & boat/canoe re 1 Free indoor walking area/running track 2 Golf course 2 Golfpractice indoors 1 Golf simulator 2 Indoor firearm range 1 Just more covered picnic areas 1 Lazy river in pool, roller skating rink 1 More neighborhood small playgrounds 1 More parks & bike trails, on 16 and 18 1 More walking trails 1 outdoor hockey rinks 1 Outdoor pool that doesn't have a sand bottom 1 Outdoor waterpark 1 Pet area 2 Sauna, hot tub, towel service, tanning 3 Several counter current swimming pools for tra 1 Skateboard park 1 Something more with the arts 1 Teen center should have music opportunities 1 Indoor and outdoor tennis courts 1 The city shouldn't have to entertain residents 1 There should be a free skate park 1 Time set aside for seniors 1 Trap, skeet and rifle range 1 . . 26a. Moved from? Response Number of Responses Aitkin 1 Ames, IA 1 Apple Valley 10 Boston, MA 2 Arlington 1 Austin, TX 1 Barnes, WI 1 Beaver Dam, WI 1 Bismarck, ND 1 Bloomington 29 Rice Lake, WI 1 Blue Earth 1 Blue Spring, MO 1 Brooklyn Center 1 Brooklyn Park 2 Buffalo, NY 1 Burnsville 23 Byron Center 1 Champlin 2 Chanhassen 4 Chaska 5 Chatfield 1 Circle Pines 2 Cologne 1 Columbus, IN 1 Coon Rapids 2 Dayton, OH 1 Denver, CO 2 Des moines 1 Duluth 1 Eagan 9 Eden Prairie 33 Edina 2 Elko 1 Excelsior 1 Fairmont 1 Fargo 1 Farmington 2 Fayetteville, NC 1 Franklin, TN 1 Golden Valley 3 Grand Forks 1 Gurnee, IL 1 Hastings 2 Hopkins 4 Indianapolis, IN 2 Inver Grove Heights 2 Jonesboro, GA 1 Jordan 2 Kalamazoo, Ml 1 . Lake Dallas, TX 1 Lakeville 8 Little Canada 1 Mankato 4 Maple Grove 3 Maplewood 1 Mendota Heights 1 Minneapolis 7 Hutchinson 1 Minnetonka 9 New Hope 3 New Prague 1 North Branch 1 Olathe, KS 1 Olivia 1 Olmsted Falls, OH 1 Omaha, NE 2 Oshkosh, WI 1 Palo Alto, CA 1 Peoria, IL 1 Plymouth 4 Prior Lake 8 Richfield 7 Robbinsdale 1 Rochester 2 Rock Island 1 Roscoe, IL 1 Rosemount 2 Roseville 1 San Antonio 1 San Jose, CA 1 Savage 13 Schereville, IN 1 Seatlle, W A 1 Shoreville 1 St. Louis Park 9 St Paul 4 Thorton, CO 1 Vadnias Heights 1 Walnut Creek 1 Watertown, MN 1 Watertown, SD 1 W St. Paul 1 Wisconsin Rapids, WI 1 Woodbury 2 Worthington 1 . . Additional Comments Response - 1.) Privatize the community center. Stop wasting our tax money. 2.) Don't over do those new soccer fields. That project went overboard. We do not need that many fields that are such a limited use activity. 3.) Require all developers to add more neiQhborhood parks . A dog park would be nice, or changes made to existing parks that would allow dogs within their borders - that would be better. . A growing area such as Shakopee needs to consider a lot of alternatives as the city continues to grow. A couple of comments I would make is that one reason people moved here from more crowded areas is that it is more scenic and peaceful . A healthy community is responsible to all of citizen's. In 100 years, is Shakopeean's going to look back and know that good decisions were made on behalf of the greater community. The world seems in turmoil, programs for children, youth and adults - A therapeutic type of water pool would be great!!! Water therapy is wonderful for folks with arthritis, fibromyalgia and other conditions. There should be an access of some type so folks in wheelchairs may enjoy the pool. A slope access and a lift would be areat - Absolutely stop destroying the natural areas with the barrack style townhouses. Hold developers responsible for replacing all the trees that they clear-cut. Make this a beautiful place to live where our children will want to stay. Now is the chance - Again please don't waste resources on a second sheet of ice!!!!! - All Shakopee community areas are very nice. Tahpah park is quickly being outgrown, and could use batting cages. - An indoor pool and expansion of the community center would definitely convince me (and my spouse) to join! - Answers to question depend as upon "where" as "if'. Living on the Shakopee-Savage border, I know little about Shakopee facilities and services because they are much farther than comparable facilities and services in Savage, which we freauent more often - As I stated, we live in the new Southbridge Development, which is on the far eastern edge of Shakopee, there is not much available, Shakopee Parks & Rec. wise over in our area. I understand there will be more being developed by Red Oak Elementary - As new residents: most facilities are maintained well, however many are not of high quality. Playing surfaces are generally good, but over used. The grass areas were either done on a low budget or receive more use than they can handle. - As Shakopee grows larger, more thought is required to provide green spaces. I often read and hear that the city can not afford the land for the parks. The developers and the new homes and apartments should pay for this. - Awesome survey! Thanks for putting this together! - Being somewhat new to Shakopee. the only park I am aware of is Prairie Bend. I believe if I knew where more parks, walking/biking trails were, I would take advantage of them. The same with classes/activities that are available to adults at the community center - Besides the sidewalks in our area -I'd like to see bike/walking trails on the south side of 169. We are in the Pheasant Run Addition behind the hospital and there's not much going on for scenic walking paths. - Develop the riverfront/make more trails and nature areas/ clean-up what we have - Do a survey on out door ice rinks and try to justify their existence. - Don't let homebuilder's (and other's) greed destroy the beauty and character of this area. It would be nice to see the Community Education and Recreation offerings expand, especially for teenagers. - Excellent survey. I hope you get good responses and that the city is well represented by them. Thank you! When I first moved here, people were polled and results tallied and the city leaders chose to act in opposition to the majority - For those without computer access, this is an unfair survey--I realize it's fast and easy, but for folks who are suppose to go to the library to answer, and don't have a clue how to turn the computer on, this is way too much work. - Get an indoor pool that the community and the high school can have together. Build it by the community center and the high school - Glad this is being done---hope people respond - Golf Course Would Be A. Source For Income And Employment to Shakopee. - Good job on the existing parks, but we need more - Great survey. I have seen the discussions about these issues on Public Access TV. I think Shakopee needs to plan their growth well, and parks and rec. is a huge part of keeping the Community active and "out of trouble". - I am an avid snowmobiler and would like to make sure that the snowmobile trails along 169 are preserved and the trail that runs along the river are kept in use for snowmobilers. - I am interested in lap swimming. What I would like is a lap swimming pool that is available at various times, where swimming lessons would not interfere with normal lap swimming times. . . - I am sure that we will use the parks and community center more in the next five years, we plan on building a house in Shako pee in the spring in the Westchester neighborhood and raise a family here. - I am uncomfortable using the river trail by myself. My husband is not always willing to go with me but it feels very unsafe. Is there anything that could be done so transients are not attracted to that area? Thank you - I am very concerned that we are not creating more walking trails and parks such as Hyland Park in Bloomington or the beautiful parks in Eden Prairie. - I am very glad that I moved out here. The only thing I would comment on is transportation to and from downtown Minneapolis. I don't know how many people drive it every day but if something isn't done in the future the traffic situation is Iloinll to Ilet worse - I believe the CC is out dated and is in desperate need of expansion. With limited activities to choose from, it's not worth the membership fees. The gym in over run with inconsiderate teenagers. Regulations either need to be enforced or installed. - I cannot stress enough the importance of a second sheet of ice, which can be used by various other groups besides the hockey association. The other sports associations would grow to love the facility and wonder how they ever Qot alonQ without it. . I can't see hauling dirt in the Huber Park area, as it is nothing but a flood plain when the rain is abundant. The community center needs an exercise area for our people. . I do not want to pay for aOny expansion to a community center that is already under-utilized. The recommendation that it should not have been built should have been heeded. - I don't think Shakopee needs to provide more land for parks, they just need to better utilize the parks that they do have. And have a swimming pool that is not used by the high school for their events. - I enjoy living in the City of Shakopee. However,ol Jive behind the hospital and found that outside the two schools located there, there are no city parks. Also, I would like to belong to the community center but not until there are more facilities . I enjoyed completing the survey. Just wish I could participate a little more in the city parks. - I feel it very important to have an off-leash dog area. I think people would be willing to pay a handsome fee for this access close to home. - I feel that it is important with our explosive growth in Shakopee to plan and set aside green space, parks, and nature areas to maintain the beauty and quality of life in Shakopee. Neighborhood parks are an important part of buildinll community - I feel that the city has had good programs for youth, particular the smaller children. Once the children get to be teens the city schools help pick up some of the gap but that could use improvement for off school times. - I have been living in Shakopee for over 55 years. Alii can say is "Where has our nice little town gone" Personally there is too many people here, When is ever going to stop. We were a nice community 25 years ago. Now we can't even QO anvplace without drivinll I have no idea where any of these rec. Areas or trails are... It would be great to be informed. Can I have info. Mailed to me??? XXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXXX, Shakopee, MN 55379.... I would love to access the parks and trails - I hope Shako pee will keep many areas open for wildlife and natural settings. I'd really like to see a place where people can walk indoors for exercise and not have to pay for it, or a very in.expensive fee. I feel Shakopee is growing too fast - I hope something happens with the Community Center. It seems like such a waste--my family of 5 hardly EVER goes there. - I hope you find interest and value in the comments of the Shako pee residents responding to this survey. Shakopee is becoming so populated so quickly; we are losing the small town "charm" that drew us here in the first place. Outstandinll value could be - I just moved to Shakopee and am very interested in how the city is considering developing their parks and recreation facilities. I believe it is very important to home and business owners of the city of Shakopee. I look forward to becominll involved with - I just want to stress again how much I'd love to have a trail connecting South bridge to the Minnesota River trail. A trail along 18 (and 21 when it goes in) would also be wonderful. - I like the web-site based survey--and would much more likely to a survey online than through the mail. "m lazy J guess. Thanks, Kent Sundberg . I love the city and I absolutely love the school district! I am very impressed with the way the City and School Board have prepared for the large influx of people to the city and have planned for further growth. . I realize that I have been quite critical of the community center and its programs but I am currently and have been for years working in the Community education area and know what should be happening. . I realize that the Southbridge area has grown very fast, but I feel that the city of Shakopee has not done anything to make this area feel like part of Shakopee. My family very rarely visits downtown Shako pee. . . - I really appreciated being able to take this survey and would love to be able to have my opinions heard like this more in the future. - I really think Shakopee is missing a great opportunity in not developing its riverfront land more. - I spent 2 years in BurnsviJIe and was much more impressed with their parks. One in particular that I thought was fantastic was about 3/4 mile off Cliff Road on Kennelly-i forget the name. It had 2 football/soccer fields, 2 hockey rinks, warmino house - I think it would be wonderful to have a work out facility like lifetime, etc with child care or child activities at a reasonable price. - I think the city of Shakopee has a lot to offer from the standpoint of parks and recreation. Because of this I don't feel it is in the best interest of the city to spend a lot of money on new parks and recreation projects. - I think the city should put a stop to all the building going on around here. The city parks that we have are beautiful and we should be so lucky to have as many as we do. We don't need parks all over the place, people need to get out and exercise - I think the Community Center and the facilities around town are all well need things. I feel that we need to add to some of those and other need to be maintained better. - I think we definitely need an indoor swimming pool that the public can use. - I walk by many of the parks in town at regular intervals and very seldom see anyone using the facilities with the exception of the ball fields and swimming pool. I think we have sufficient park space in the developed areas of Shakopee. I also think the city needs a policy requiring developers to construct and furnish park areas in their develooments at no cost - I want to reinforce the fact that I have seen nothing but development of natural areas around us with little or no regards to trees ponds etc. There is so much traffic on18 now that it is unsafe to try to walk over to Southbridge where there are parks - I was pleased to fill out this survey and applaud the city of Shakopee for doing this. It helps to make me feel like I am part of the community and it's decisions. Thanks - I would like to see a baseball and softball complex for YOUTH ONLY. IN one location. That way parents would not have to drive in ten different directions. - I would like to see a neighborhood park in Horizon Heights and would support that as I have lived here 14 years. I wouldn't mind tennis, skating rink and a ball field. Along with some playground equipment. - I would like to see higher user fees for facilities than just raising taxes for landowners. - I would like to see improvements and additional parks with out seeing huge jumps in property taxes. Cost effective, sensible spending. - J would like to see more recreational programs offered for families and for children of preschool and elementary age. I think that the current offerings cover the basics, which are mainly youth sports. - I would like to see more walking trails constructed in my end of town. The southern part. By S1. Francis Hospital. - I would like to see the city exceed the surrounding communities in the development of recreational activities and their park system. It sets the tone for the type of community that you develop and the kids that grow up in that community. - I would love to become involved in this somehow. I think this is an important part of this growing community and would be very appealing to families/couples considering buying in Shakopee. - I would love to see a full court Basketball court on the park behind my house between Independence and Ormond off of Crane. A lot of Neighborhood guys would Like the same. A city Strength a conditioning gym is needed. I now drive 20 miles round trip - J would really like to see an off leash dog park. This would need to have a pond for the dogs to swim. . J would really like to see the community center expanded to include a good workout area with weight machines. stationary bicyles, stairmasters and treadmills. I would also like to see two or three racquetball courts to be used for wallevball as well as racquetball . I'd like to re-stress my desire for local parks. The density in housing is increasing and there are fewer small parks to support the needs of the children living in the higher density neighborhoods. What I've seen in the neighboring townhome complexes ultimately creating congregation of these kids at places business owners will not want them. These kids will float to the nearest open business area the "Hang Out". The smaller local parks would keep kids close to home . "m in favor of an indoor pool, but need teachers for swimming lessons. As for more ice? Don't think so. Let another town build one and share ice time. Otherwise, limit the quantity of teams. - I'm Interested in what the development plans are for the space between Pampas, Ormond and Independence - . - In general Shakopee has a large number of parks, facilities etc. That many other communities can't match. f believe that we have to spend more on maintenance for and improvement on the existing parks and facilities. Also, let's buy any and all useful land we can afford, maybe a little more than we can afford, to ensure we have adequate land resources for the future - In order to pass a vote to expand the community center, it would have to provide a significant benefit to senior citizens. - In the Leisure Ledger column, it would be nice to see a short paragraph listing the upcoming weeks activities such as Family Fun nights or other open swim times or open skate times. You could also mention if an activity is cancelled due to a tournament - In this age of lost jobs and falling wages and benefits, I don't believe that the city should be taking on frivolous projects. - It's great you are using the internet for feedback. Very progressive. Thanks for listening. - It's really great to live in a community that conducts surveys to actually find out what the residents are interested in. I think a large indoor water park and children's play area would be a great idea. Please build a public golf course. - Looking for more walking/bike trails around Dean Lake South bridge area - More early childhood programs... - More parks sound wonderful, but from what I can see, the neighborhood park near us (Holmes) is rarely used and not kept up. The weeds are over knee high. I think we need to concentrate on maintaining the parks we have before we add too much more. - More police patrolling at parks after hours would be nice. For example living by scenic heights park there is allot of activity going on late at night. - Most of the programs I just read about I didn't even know existed. - Most often you have too large a price tag on these types of items. - My biggest complaint with the Shakopee parks is that most of the parks are located so far west of us. For those of us living on the East side (specifically in the Southbridge community) we need to drive clear across town to get to a park - My priorities would be an indoor facility for tennis in the winter and an indoor aquatic facility with zero entry pool that could be used by the disabled rather than having to go to Dakotah or the Chaska Community Center. Thank you for providinQ the survev - Need a nice park by Deans lake with small boat access and picnic tables. Connected by trail to the south bridge area. - Nice survey - Nice to see adult women behind the counter. Please oh please build the bridge between Chaska and Shakopee. Or somehow have a path that is accessible by a street bike (non-mountain bike). - Once again, I like to see city install speed sign around new park after completion. My suggestions is 15 MPH. Right now some cars drove by more than speed itshould be and especially is big truck. Thanks. ~ One more thing...1 would never let my kid go to the skatepark. Everytime we walked by there this summer for baseball or soccer, the bad language was loud and the kids were rude. Too bad everyone has to walk past there to get to the ball fields ~ Overall I am very happy to live in Shakopee!!! ~ Overall, we as a family are pleased with the city of Shakopee and it's park and recreational facilities. We are also aware that our community continues to grow at a very fast rate. To keep up with this growth rate, the city will definitely have to expand parks . Parks and recreation areas are an important ingredient of what makes a community a great one, lets improve ours! - Parks and Recreation do a good job! I would like to see Shakopee continue to preserve our natural surroundings and acquire land for future parks and playgrounds, trails and retain its small town atmosphere. Once the land is gone it's too late. Thanks! - Parks, trail systems, and recreation are very important and are extremely worthy investments for our tax dollars. Please continue to grow these resources. - Paved bike trail connecting wild life refuge near 169 bridge (north CR 18) and Murphy's Landing Trail near the river if possible. - Please (city council members and other who make policy for our community) open your minds to the needs of Shakopee (our community!), to have Vision and to expand our services so that we may grow internally as we are growing externallv. - Please consider a second sheet of ice and an indoor water park. We would be members of the community center if these things were added. - Please consider adding another indoor that could be used for competitive swimming as well as recreation. Weare a growing community and I feel that we should be proactive, as pool space is already tight. - Please do more expansion into the community center; lets not have to go to other towns to use theirs. -. - Please fix the bridge over the river! - Please improve the community center! Besides the hockey arena, it's an underutilized facility. Please put in more bike trails south of the city on Marschall. People who Jive in this area are stuck walking or biking within their neiQhborhood as they ca loves doinQ this. - Please keep parks in smaller areas cleaner and patrolled at night due to vandals - Please remember that Shako pee is much larger than the old "in town" Shakopee. We live on the East side of Shakopee and there is NOTHING from the city of Shakopee out here that I am aware of. We pay much higher taxes due to the hiQher value of our home - Please take Shakopee parks program slow. We pay more in taxes than our parents do living on Crystal Lake in Burnsville and we don't even live on a lake! With talks of needing a new high school the taxes will go up again. - Question 24 addresses development and land acquisition. I prefer to see land left undeveloped. Those of us along Eagle Creek Blvd. Have been grieving for years at the development of the beautiful land near and adjacent to Dean Lake into commercial and industrial - Rebuilding the Chaska/Shakopee swing bridge may attracted people from that community to Shakopee. Same thing said about the Bloomington ferry bridge and memorial park. - Remember when Caucasian was the first on the list? - Routine maintenance needs to be taken care of at the parks we now have. Trees need to be trimmed and pruned, shrubs need to be pruned, weeds need to be pulled or treated. - Sell the Community Center for private development. - Shakopee has a nice variety of recreational opportunities to offer. As Shakopee grows, it is clear that additional opportunities will be needed. Cost must be kept in mind and also to serve the larger numbers first then the special interest Qroups - Shakopee has many services as listed. We don't use them all the time because we go to Lifetime, and because we're in Savage; we head that direction more than going downtown Shakopee. However, we do some shopping in Shakopee. such as our bank. - Shako pee is growing way too fast to keep up with the numbers of children/adults that use or will be using these types of facilities. More will be required for the future with the growth that is now taking place. Bottom line: SLOW down the buildinQ - Shakopee need to improve its parks and preserve some green space and natural areas. The thing that attracted us to Shako pee was the "Country atmosphere" That need to be preserved and is what separates Shako pee from Burnsville or Apple Vallev. - Shakopee should have a fenced in dog recreational area, where owners can let their dogs run off leash. I would pay for a yearly pass, put it out by O'Dowd or Thole lake, or down by the river. - Some of the parks that I visited, where kind of dirty and boring. Some need more color, Le., Flowers, plants. Playground equipment seems old and outdated; some parks are getting better. Need more neighborhood parks in more of the newer housinQ developments - Thank you and I look forward to seeing the unaudited results of this survey. This survey was also filled out as a household and it was unfortunate that both sexes could not be filled out. BTW: Why is it significant? - Thank you for allowing me to partake in this survey and adding a few comments. I am a 32-year-old professional who has lived in Shakopee, MN for the past 6 years. I moved here in 1998 when I took a job with Nordic Track, located in Chaska. - Thank you for asking for our input! . - Thank you for asking for the input of those within the community. Community involvement will help to build the success of a city especially the parks and recreation department! - Thank you for asking my opinion. - Thank you for giving us the opportunity to have a survey. - Thank you for the opportunity and it's nice to see things like this. It just means people are interested in positive changes for the community! - Thank you for the opportunity to participate. I appreciate the effort that the Park and Recreation Board and staff to try to understand what the community's future needs and concerns are. Thank you for this survey. If anyone would like to talk about an adaptive program, my name is XXXXXXXXXXX. My number is XXX-XXX)(' - THANK YOU I FEEL THE PARKS AND TRAILS IN THE CITY SHOULD BE KEPT UP AND NOT TO FEEL LIKE WE NEED EVERYTHING AT OUR DOORSTEPS. - Thank you. Good luck. - Thanks for conducting the survey. - Thanks for doing this over the internet - Thanks for making this so easy to do, and thanks for asking my opinion. I really feel like my thoughts were important to this decision. - Thanks for the opportunity to participate and be informed about the park and recreation area of Shakopee. It is a great city to live in with lots of things to do should we so choose. - The boat landing at the MN River needs some maintenance. - The city has done a very poor jOb in planning neighborhood parks in the new development parts of Shakopee. When we moved here we were and still are very disappointed with the amount of parks. - The city of Shakopee is wonderful. I love that we are close to the "big" city, but still have the peace and solitude of a smaller town. - The Community Center Rocks! The people are friendly and it's a great atmosphere--what better than to make it even bigger to provide a HUGE area for people to meet and get healthy in the process! - The current parks are great. More parks, tennis courts, etc. Need to be added in the newer areas of Shakopee (Le., Sun Path area) - The last time we remember completing a survey for the city, the findings were disregarded and the city followed it up with another survey! The second survey surfaced some different findings! We believe this was during Laurent's term. - The majority of my activities are done outside of the Shakopee area. We golf, bike and play tennis a lot. Those types of facilities are what we look for. We would like bike trails to have easier access to than having to drive. - The other member of our household is Male. - The park going in the greenfield area where independence Ave., pampas court are directly next to it,.... Please....1 mean please.... Put a hockey rink in there!! Hopefully all the other neighbors are not only telling me but are letting you know - The thing that I see lacking in Shakopee is a good community center with a pool and workout facility. That is my main concern. - The three most important things to me are 1- a weight lifting facility, 2- a bridge on the river to Chaska 3- A much improved boat launch area with sufficient parking space, current set up is way behind the current population levels - The town of Shakopee really needs something for teens to do!!!! - The trail connected to Chaska again. - There are not enough interesting trips planned for adult groups. I am not interested in going to Casinos. I would like to go to the Ordway, Fitzgerald Theater, Guthrie......all the places where most seniors cannot go because of difficulty drivinQ at niQht - There are other things that obviously come first when it comes to the city budget such as police and fire, however I feel it would be very beneficial to see annual funding provided to the Park and Recreation department of Shakopee. - There is tremendous growth and interest in youth hockey - and not enough ice - we are traveling to Breck and Dakota to play in the Shakopee program - why? This doesn't occur in any other sport - all surrounding comminutes provide 2 sheets for this reason - This doesn't have anything to do with the survey, but I hope Shakopee has a balance between townhomes and single homes. Right now I feel that town homes are outpacing single homes. - This is a very thorough survey. It does not address priorities within the city's budget framework, though. Rather, it serves to rank-order a "wish list" for residents. This is useful as far as it goes. However, Park and Rec. programs are not essential - This is a very well done survey. Thank You. - This survey took way too long on myoid computer! Good, in-depth survey. I hope the older people of our community participate in this survey, which can only be done on the computer. - Walking! biking trails have a lot of garbage on them. Especially the trail that travels to Canterburry!Seagate and highway 83. Some garbage on trails by residential areas just before Cub Foods. Trail that leads to the Old K Mart Mall. - We feel that Shakopee very much needs natural, undeveloped areas to use for walking trails, birdwatching and appreciation of natural beauty, knowing this would take a larger area including woodland, wetland and possibly other type areas. - We have not lived in Shakopee very long, but are interested in getting to know the area better. We are VERY impressed with Shakopee. We should not have taken part in this survey because we know very little about the park/rec. Areas. - We are extremely interested in parks and recreation for outdoor use primarily. Specifically, biking and hiking trails as well as natural areas. Playgrounds are not of interest. We are interested in visiting parks with a natural feel and enioyment. - We enjoy the walking trails immensely but would very much like to see a few benches placed along the trails, perhaps by private donations or funded by the Parks Department. Thanks you for your consideration to this matter. - We have lived here 2 months and have not had time to enjoy all the things Shakopee has to offer. We hope over . time to enjoy all the things available to us. We like the rural feel of the community. \ - We have lived here for about 9 months and are still exploring what services Shakopee has to offer. I'm sure as we acclimate to the area we will have stronger opinions on surveys such as this. - We have lived in the Horizon Heights Addition on hwy 16 for over 20 years. The taxes we have been paying for all those years have never benefited us in any way as far as playgrounds, facilities, parks, bike paths, etc. In other words, I'm very disappointed Shakopee has a lot to offer if you live in town, but for those of us living in the fringe areas, the park system has passed us by. I guess we should just shut up, pay our taxes and drive into town to enjoy the amenities that evervone else in town has - We just moved here end of June, like it here so far. Lots of growing families may need more parks. - We just moved to Shakopee, so we haven't had a chance to enjoy your parks. We feel that having parks for our kids is great. We didn't have many parks where we come from. - We live in the Southbridge development off of county road 18. Some of the "common" areas developed as parks by the city have been seeded for grass, but then left unattended the entire season. This causes either a plethora of weeds and craborass - We live south of town and would like to see more bike trails along Marschall for ex. or co, rd 79. It would be nice to link the Fishing Pier and O'Dowds Lake to 10th street with a bike trail. J believe many residents would enjoy this. - We need a better community center!!!!! - We need an indoor pool in Shakopee! With the size of Shakopee, there is no room at the Junior High Pool for swimming lessons, Barracuda Swim club to practice, etc., Shakopee High School Swim Team, Diving Team, etc. . We need an indoor Shakoppe pool that would be open to the public all year around. It should have a large fitness center with it. . We need to improve our .parks and walking trails to compete with all surrounding communities. We our growing by leaps and bounds it's time for our parks to grow and attract growing families into our community. Thanks for the survey, Qood idea! . WE REALLY ARE A BIG CITY NOW, IT'S ABOUT TIME WE GET THINGS THE OTHER CITIES HAVE. . We really need additions to the community center - Waterpark, second sheet of ice, fitness equipment, to reflect our growing community and serve our children. . We will soon be moving to Savage, but will miss Shakopee. Could you have a "community resident" (lives within 10 miles) reduced fee for the future glorious community center or present aquatic park? - We would strongly support further development of the community center to include an indoor play area and pool for kids. - When designing a questionnaire please consider that not all people have large screens. In order to read the questions; I had to constantly scroll left to right. I found it annoying. - When we moved to town 14 years ago I wondered how we would get involve in the community. Having 5 kids under the age of 7 at the time I knew that involvement in the schools would be the answer. - While we enjoy the neighborhood parks, we have noticed a decline in the upkeep. I've been disappointed to see equipment installed wrong and broken equipment not fixed in a timely manner. (Stans Park) We were also quite concerned this summer at Lions . Why does every sports field have to have baseball fields?? We need more clean and level open fields with large interactive wooden playground equipment that fits all ages, room to fly a kite, run after butterflies, play tag, and maybe lav in the orass . Will fully support additions to the community center to include indoor aquatic pool (zero entry), more exercise equipment, bigger weight room, separate aerobics room with all equipment right there (steps, weights, bands), indoor child plavino area. . With the explosion of building that has occurred in Shakopee I feel very strongly that we need to seriously look at our "green" space and incorporate more into the planlJing. I think developers should be forced to comply with maintaininQ a laroer "oreen . Would like to see an ATV trail or ATV/Motorcycle park.... - Would like to see a city park built out near the Southbridge Community. . Would really like to see some type of large indoor waterpark facility for the community. - Would use a mulit - facility park/recreation center that could combine indoor/outdoor park, waterpark, ball/soccer fields, offer activities as the community center, banquet, gym facilities such as Dakotah Sport & Fitness- all for a reasonable membership . You have done a fine job in current parks and recreation, the only thing I see that needs improvement/expansion would be the community center/pool. . You have misspelled the "Munchow park" name. It was named after George Muenchow and I'm pretty sure you have it wrong one the survey. George gave a lot to Recreation in this community for a lot of years. Please get it right.