Recreation Services Provided through Community Partnerships

Number of users benefiting from structured recreational opportunities provided by community-base partners:

• 2007: 12,100
• 2008: 28,500
• 2008 target: 28,500
• 2009 target: 33,400

Number of users benefiting from non-structured recreational opportunities provided by community-based partners:

• 2007: 12,500
• 2008: 34,300
• 2008: 34,300
• 2009 target: 38,900

Financial match leveraged through community-base partners:

• 2007: $2,200,000
• 2008: $6,000,000
• 2008 target: $6,150,000
• 2009 target: $5,192,500

About this measure: This measure considers the success of King County Parks efforts to expand public recreation opportunities using community-based partnerships. The Community Partnerships and Grants (CPG) Program is the primary tool that Parks uses to develop community-based partnerships. This measure includes the number of public users benefiting from new community-based public recreation development projects and the amount of additional community investment leveraged for construction, operations, and programming.

Influencing factors: Factors influencing successful community-based partnerships include wherewithal of community-based organizations, flexibility in King County's CPG grant parameters, overall capital investment, availability of land for recreation development, and commitment to the comprehensive King County empowerment of community-based partner organizations.

Strategy going forward: Continue making strategic investments via the Community Partnerships and Grants (CPG) Program. Increasingly seek acquisition opportunities that support new community-based recreation development projects.

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