Park Structures
Special event management and seasonal rentals have become a vital revenue stream for many park and recreation programs. Park structures provide various opportunities for hosting public events and attracting more visitors with extended seasonal programming. This area contains resources applicable to construction, maintenance, and preservation of environmental centers, pavilions, picnic grounds, and historical buildings within our parks.
Active and Passive Vehicle Barriers Guide
US Homeland Security, 2010
The purpose of this guide is to assist dam owners and operators in understanding the need for vehicle barriers as part of an overall security plan and familiarize security personnel with the various types of active and passive vehicle barriers
ADA Implications in Facility Layout
Presenter: Kimberly Paarlberg, RA, 2018
This is a slide deck from a presentation focusing on 2017 updates to ICC A117.1 - Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities
Dog Parks 101
Trust for Public Lands, 2019
People have many questions about “the right way” to build a dog park and want to bring together the right combination of people and resources to make it possible. Based on those discussions, as well as some interviews and even some personal experience, we have put together thisguide.
Facilities Operations & Maintenance - An Overview
Don Sapp, 2017
Facilities operations and maintenance encompasses a broad spectrum of services, competencies, processes, and tools required to assure the built environment will perform the functions for which a facility was designed and constructed.
SAMPLE - RFP for Town-wide Parks and Property Maintenance Services
Town of Southwest Ranches, 2020
The Department is soliciting proposals from qualified and experienced firms for the Town Wide Parks and Property Maintenance Services including the furnishing of all labor, materials, tools, equipment, machinery and services for proper maintenance which for the purposes of this RFP, shall include, but is not limited to litter, trash, debris removal and proper disposal, mowing, edging, hedge trimming, selective trimming, tree maintenance, and various other maintenance tasks.
SAMPLE - Parks Quality Standards Manual
Palm Beach County Parks and Recreation, 2019
It is the intent of this manual to clearly identify expectations relative to desired maintenance and to provide employees with the basic information and direction needed to effectively perform their work.
SAMPLE - RFP for Parks, Facilities, and Playgrounds Master Plan
City of Goleta, 2017
The City seeks to retain the services of a consultant firm, or firms working in partnership, to carry out a comprehensive Parks, Facilities and Playgrounds Master Plan. This effort will require close coordination with the City and other community special interest groups. The main objectives of the process are to create a planning document for parks that will address capital improvements and ADA accessibility projects, priorities, funding strategies, maintenance standards and costs.
SAMPLE - Maintenance Management Plan Presentation Slides
City of El Paso, 2019
Justification and outline for a public meeting, focusing on the city Parks and Recreation Maintenance Management Plan.
SAMPLE - RFP - Golf Course Management and Operation Services
Morris County Park Commission, 2013
The intent of this Request For Proposal is to select a Golf Management firm tooperate, maintain and market the public golf courses owned by the park commission.
SAMPLE - RFP for Campground Improvement Project
Helix Water District, 2020
RFP is requesting proposals to provide evaluation, predesign, and design engineering/architectural services for a campground improvement project.This request for proposals describes the project, the required scope of services, the proposal submittal requirements, and the Consultant selection process.
Smart Parks
Cartegraph Systems, Inc, 2019
A 7-Step guide to park asset management
2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design
US Department of Justice, 2010
This guidance provides detailed information about theDepartment’s adoption of the 2010 Standards including changes to the Standards, the reasoning behind those changes, and responses to publiccomments received on these topics.
Unleashed - Off-leash Dog Park Design Trends & Planning Tips
PlayCORE
Designing a meaningful dog park involves several steps, including selecting the rightsetting, ensuring the location and context within the setting is meaningful for diverse users, choosing a good mix of equipment and accessories to ensure usability, and adding landscaping to complete the space. In addition, considering the size of the space in relation to layout and design typology is also important to ensure the dog park is comfortable for both dogs and their owners.
"DCNR's Top 10 Best ""Green/Sustainable"" Practices for Recreation and Conservation"
PA DCNR
By following these practices you will be able to develop sustainable sites that are practical, conserve resources and have a positive impact on the environment.
Reopening Recreation Facilities During COVID-19
ePACT
To encourage the safe, effective delivery ofprogramming as states lift stay-at-home orders and rollout phased reopening strategies, ePACTconducted a sector-wide survey of communityorganizations that provide recreation and childcare programs to find out how the sector is preparing facilities, staffing, programs, and members for the reopening of their facilities and launching of new programs.
