Pleasanton Parks and Recreation Master Plan

3-4 Pleasanton Parks and Recreation Master Plan Section Three – Recreation Programming Recommendations 2014 Summary of Needs: The City of Pleasanton offers an exceptional level of service in meeting the needs of the community for recreation and leisure programs, youth and family sports programs, classes and special events. A review of current trends and changes in demographics helps provide insight into the potential lifestyle changes the community anticipates and will assist the Community Services Department to meet the changing needs and demand for a dynamic community. A detailed report is found in the Appendix ‘C’ and is summarized throughout this chapter. The “top 5” needs are summarized in the list below:  Preferences and strong participation in youth sports, especially soccer and basketball  Needs for teen programming and space allocation  Needs for adequate indoor space for meetings, programs and special events and health/fitness programs  Needs for renovation existing facilities and addressing functionality of spaces for specific programs and uses  Needs for accommodating a growing senior population and new programs, particularly in health and fitness 3.3.1 Emerging Trends Keeping pace with the shifting environmental and social fabric of a City is what Community Services Departments do best, because they have almost constant contact with day‐to‐day facility and program users. There are larger emerging trends however, that are not quite as easy to identify. These trends can be organized into the following five major subject areas, which will be the focus of this section:  Demographic Shift  Changing Life Styles  Society and Economy  Sustainability  Parks and Recreation Demographic Shift Our nation is slowly aging, resulting in an increase in percentage of mature adults (65 + years) by 130% by 2030. This will put additional pressures on the existing senior center to handle higher participation. Pleasanton’s population per household has increased slightly from 2.72 persons in 2000 to 2.78 persons in 2013. This is a result of more families moving into the city as well as the birth rate. This will add more youth program participants. Within the City of Pleasanton, Hispanic populations increased by 10.3% and Asian populations increased by 25.9% between 2000 and 2010, and cultural diversity is anticipated to continue to increase into the future. This will put pressure on recreation programs to become more culturally diverse and inclusive to remain relevant to the population shift.