Pleasanton Parks and Recreation Master Plan

2-22 Pleasanton Parks and Recreation Master Plan Section Two – Recreation Facility Needs Assessment 2014 The sports organization questionnaire obtained information regarding the number of players and teams in each league or sports organization, age ranges of the players, what seasons they play, if they travel outside Pleasanton to play, if they participate in tournaments, ratings of field/facility maintenance and scheduling, projections of growth, and facilities they have the greatest need for both now and in the future. Detailed information was requested for each division in the sport regarding the number of players, the size of facility required, and the time and place of all games and practices. This information is used as a supplement to the telephone survey results and as a means to better define peak day demand (number of participants who will be involved in a given activity on the busiest day of the year) and convert that to the number of facilities required to meet the needs of this segment of the recreation market. Information regarding which of the existing facilities are currently being used by the sports groups provides an understanding of the inventory of sports facilities regarding usage for adult sports, youth sports, and practices. 2.9.1 Facility Needs Summary This is a key portion of the Master Plan that brings together information from various public and staff input, as well as other relevant studies and analysis, and distills them into a broader overall picture of recreation in the form of recreation facilities that can support the needs of the Pleasanton citizenry to achieve the community vision. Since all of the needs identification tools are directly or indirectly based on input from community residents, it is fair to say that all of the needs identified are significant and important to some portion of the community. However, it is generally helpful to attempt to determine which needs have the highest priority level as perceived by the qualitative or quantitative information gathered. Qualitative information, worth two points each, is derived from the statistically valid phone survey and demand formulas for facility needs. Quantitative data, worth one point each, includes interviews, public meetings, questionnaires, trends and program needs analysis. The Facility Needs Summary (Exhibit 2.9‐1) uses this numerical ranking system to establish relative priorities; the more needs identification tools that indicate a particular need, the higher the point total and the higher the ranking. From this list, the top four facility needs are (in order of highest priority): 1. Synthetic Turf Multi‐use Sports Fields (combines multiple inputs such as lighted sports fields, synthetic turf sports fields, multi‐use sports fields and soccer fields) (10) 2. Dog Parks (8) 3. Swimming Pools (5) 4. Community Center (5)