Click here to download the SF FY 2007-2008 (city-wide) Capital Budget. RPD capital projects that were recommended are on pages 12-14 of 25. RPD capital projects that were not recommended can be viewed on pages 14-21 of 38.
If you have the patience and the time to read through this, you will be amazed to learn:
- It takes 21.9 million dollars to build a swimming pool in San Francisco
- Capital planning is a capital expense (to the tune of 1.5 million dollars)
- Erosion Control
- Rehabilitation of Sports Fields
- Mitigation of Hazardous Materials
- Security and Lighting
- Signage and Information
- Renovation of Chinese Recreation Center
- Renovation of the Coffman Pool
- Support for Community Gardens
- Renovation of Harvey Milk Center
and much, much more (less)
RPD NEWS
Clean and Safe Neighborhood Bond Passed by Voters on February 5, 2008
Click here to read about the $185 Million bond and what it will do to improve our parks, trails, athletic fields, trees, waterfront open space, and restrooms.
Recreation and Park Department and other city agencies continue to receive average ratings in 2007 City Survey
In the 2007 City Survey, released in April, respondents rated city parks with a C+ grade, a rating that has remained stable for the past few years. Frequency of park visits has remained constant over the past few years as well. The ratings of recreation program quality were significantly lower this year than in 2004. RPD is featured in Chapter 5 (pages 35-39) of the 2007 City Survey. Click here to download the full survey.
Highlights of RPD’s public report card include:
• 34 percent of respondents report going to a city park at least once a week in the past year, and 24 percent visit parks at least once a month.
• Residents of Districts 1, 2, 5, 7, and 8 give higher grades to their parks than people living in other districts.
• Residents living in Districts 5 and 8 are the most likely to visit a park at least once a month.
• Residents of South and Eastern Districts are less likely to visit parks at least once a month.
• African Americans are the least likely ethnic group to visit a City park. Whites are the most likely to visit a park: 41 percent of white respondents visit a park at least once a week and are 2.4 times more likely than African Americans to visit a park at least once a month.
New RPD Commission President Elected In January 2007
Larry Martin, Longtime Labor Union Figure, Takes the Wheel
Click here to read the press release.
RPD POLICIES AND PLANS
New Volunteer Policy
After years of non-resolution, RPD Management and the Commission has approved a Volunteer Policy that park advocates find very exciting! With help from NPC, the Department recognized that to make everyone's efforts more productive, staff should develop work plans for each park, detailing projects that volunteers can work on. In addition, volunteers can now help to envision and implement future landscape improvement projects, as well as perform agreed tasks that gardeners do not have time for. To read the new RPD Volunteer policy, click here.
RPD Draft Open Space Acquisition Policy
Click here to download the policy.
RPD Significant Natural Resource Areas Management Plan
Click here to download the Significant Natural Resource Areas Management Plan (draft).
RPD Park Inspections -- How Is Your Park Rated By RPD?
The Recreation and Park Department (RPD) rates parks based upon compliance with Prop C standards. RPD reports that inspections occur twice each year. To search for your park's score, click here. To read about the standards used to rate your park, click here.
2004 Recreation Assessment Report
Click here to download Leon Younger's 2004 assessment for RPD which reported dramatic shortages of recreation facilities such as playfields, basketball courts, skate parks, and nature trails in our city.
RPD MANAGEMENT AUDIT
Click here to read the first-ever RPD Management Audit.
Click here to read NPC's response.
Click here to send your comments to General Manager Yomi Agunbiade and copy NPC.
