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4 • Has strong social value • High level of customer interface exists • High partnering capability • The programs support or utilize the facility Recommended Core Programs The core program areas highlighted on the city website include: • Community Special Events • Arts and Culture • Summer Camps • Ice Programs • Recreational Sports Programs • Senior Programs RECREATION TRENDS ANALYSIS National, regional, and local recreation trends are a vital component of overall program planning. The Parks and Recreation Department utilized The Sports and Fitness Industry Association’s (SFIA) Sports, Fitness & Recreational Activities Participation Report to track national and regional trends. The latest report available for analysis (2018) is detailed in this plan in Appendix A. This is the most comprehensive trends analysis available before the COVID-19 pandemic that started in early March. National and regional trends should be compared to local trends. A local trends analysis compared to the regional and national trends will make a recreation program plan a comprehensive one. This type of trends analysis can only be accomplished through a local survey best administered by a consultant. Staff recommends pursing a local analysis in 2022 or 2023 once we get past the pandemic and have a few years of participation data for the (FTCEC) Furniture and Things Community Event Center. This could be part of a department master plan process. Another tool is the benchmark tool of park metrics offered by NRPA for the Great Lake region. When comparing Great Lakes agencies to the US average, team sports, community special events, fitness enhancement classes, and health and wellness education were all identified as top five most provided program areas offered regionally and nationally. Details on this park metrics are in Appendix A. INTEGRATING TRENDS INTO PROGRAMMING When a community gap is identified, programmers refer to trends to understand the nature and type of programmatic options that seem to be working across the country. These programmatic candidates can then be analyzed in the local market context. Based on nationwide trends two areas that continue to grow in participation are the Outdoor Adventure programming, off road marathons and Esports. Continuing to leverage the new park amenities such as the Nature Play Area at Woodland Trails Regional Park as a program opportunity via outdoor recreation and