The City of Sierra Madre’s Community Services Commission is looking for three motivated, enthusiastic, creative, and friendly volunteers to serve on the City’s Parks Master Plan Subcommittee. The City welcomes any interested residents to apply.

Parks Master Plan Subcommittee – 3 Vacancies for Community Members At Large

The Committee will be comprised of two (2) members of the Community Services Commission and three (3) community members at large. Community & Personnel Services Department staff will be the liaisons to the committee. The committee will be subject to the Brown Act and therefore meet in a public place with posted agendas.

The committee will be appointed by the Community Services Commission on August 16, 2010, at the regularly scheduled meeting. The committee will review, amend and develop the adopted Parks Master Plan 2001. The following specific tasks below have been assigned to the subcommittee to make recommendations to the Community Services Commission regarding changes to the Parks Master Plan.

Tasks assigned to the Parks Master Plan Subcommittee:

1. Review the 2001 Parks Master Plan and 2005 Scorecard and identify accomplishments as well as needs not yet met since the last review.

2. Review the City’s park inventory by touring all the parks and recreation and school facilities located in Sierra Madre.

3. Analyze the demographic and population characteristics of the community including evaluating factors of age, income, gender, education, ethnicity, median income and project projected population changes.

4. Create a Standards Analysis – a park classifications and guidelines which apply to the community of Sierra Madre. Existing facility should be compared against standards to determine acreage and facilities required to meet present and future needs of the community.

5. Community Input Process – determine the park and recreation needs of the community. Includes public meetings, focus groups, and surveys. From feedback, quantify specific needs of the community.

6. Prioritize needs and make recommendations for implementation – summarize priorities and make recommendations toward the acquisition, development and maintenance of parks, recreation areas and opens spaces for the next five to ten years. Create an expenditure analysis to help implement the plan.

7. Implementation – establish framework and methods for public officials to use in implementing the master plan. Policies, ordinances or resolutions as well as sources of funding are recommended so that the plan can become a reality. Also, an action plan provides specific priorities and budget estimates for the first ten years of the plan.

Applications are due by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, August 6, 2010. Submit applications to the Community & Personnel Services Department at the Community Recreation Center, 611 E. Sierra Madre Boulevard. For an application, please visit www.cityofsierramadre.com look for commission/committee applications. For more information please call (626) 355-5278.