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85 City of Elk River - Parks and Recreation Master Plan Chapter 6: Implementation <br />> Qualitative Data <br />• Continue city-wide survey on a regular basis and evaluate trends over time. <br />• Conduct satisfaction surveys of recreation activity participants. <br />• Create evaluation for associations and other groups who regularly use <br />facilities. <br />• Interview park users to find out how they got there, why they came, how <br />long they stayed, and the importance of the park’s different attributes and <br />facilities. If done regularly this can be informative in terms of trends. <br />• Conduct focus groups to gather information about park use habits and <br />desires for future park system directions. <br />• System Analysis. <br />• Identify progress on marketing plan goals. <br />• Identify improvements implemented based on individual park master plans. <br />• Outline steps taken toward implementing system plan recommendations <br />and priorities. <br />• Evaluate the ability to fund the desired system. <br />• Summarize the amount of outside funding (partnerships, grants, etc.) <br />secured. <br />• Identify challenges and what steps have been taken to address them. <br />> A Plan that Grows and Changes with the Community <br />A great parks and recreation system not only measures progress by assessing <br />community needs and satisfaction but also responds to meet those needs. <br />Recreation is dynamic and evolves rapidly. New recreation activities and <br />equipment emerge (disc golf and the mountain bike are examples), and recreation <br />trends ebb and flow. <br />Elk River in particular is, and will continue to be, a growing community with <br />new and additional parks and recreation needs. This evolution means flexible and <br />adaptive parks, facilities, and programs are a must. It also means regular Parks and <br />Recreation Master Plan review and refinement based on community feedback. <br />A periodic review of this plan to make sure that priorities and recommendations <br />are still relevant and that progress is regularly tracked is an essential action. This <br />plan itself will need to be updated from time to time as the city continues to <br />evolve. Through these steps, Elk River will have a park system that meets the <br />needs of the community today, tomorrow, and for generations to come.