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I �� <br /> Park and Recreation Commission Workplan <br /> STRENGTHS AND WEAHIVESSES <br /> Community <br /> ❑ Growing diversity of ethnic population <br /> ■ Wide variety of ideas, cultures, cultural events <br /> ■ Communication problems <br /> ❑ Great and growing economic diversity <br /> ■ Lower income population requires more funded services, provides lower tax base <br /> ■ Greater number of wealthy residents <br /> ❑ Volunteerism <br /> ■ Strong (seniors at Fair Oaks where individuals see direct tangible benefits) <br /> ■ Weak (other interests, e.g., arts, fund raising) <br /> ❑ Lack of sense of community , <br /> ❑ Renters less able to protect income form federal and state taxes <br /> ❑ Citizens spend proportionately more of their total income, i.e., sales tax <br /> ❑ Rental payments subsidize property tax payments of owners <br /> City Government <br /> ❑ Staffing <br /> ■ Teambuilding needed among City department heads/management <br /> ■ Increasing need for multilingual, ethnically diverse staff <br /> ■ Current staff are extremely flexible <br /> o Ability and willingness to implement change <br /> ❑ Lack of automated information systems support <br /> ❑ Lack of funds (probable decreases in level of services) <br /> ❑ Bad city image ("Deadwood City") <br /> ■ Downtown Days poor quality vendors, publicity, etc. <br /> ■ Acceptance of shoddiness <br /> ■ Willingness "to settle" <br /> Volunteerism—Parks and Recreation Department Related <br /> o Strong, well regarded Parks and Recreation Program <br /> o Facilities <br /> ■ Parks (generally good shape) some play structures require replacement (Spinas, <br /> Stulsaft, Fleishman) <br /> 1990 Strategic Plan APPENDIX 1 page 3 <br /> , <br />