RESOLUTION NO. ___________, SERIES 2022
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A RESOLUTION URGING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PARKS FOR ALL ACTION PLAN RECOMMENDATIONS TO EQUITABLY INVEST IN AND ADVANCE THE LOUISVILLE METRO PUBLIC PARKS SYSTEM AND THE LOUISVILLE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT. (AMENDMENT BY SUBSTITUTION)
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SPONSORED BY: COUNCIL MEMBERS FOWLER, ARTHUR, PIAGENTINI,
DORSEY, AND PRESIDENT JAMES
WHEREAS, the Louisville Metro Council (the "Council") has a desire to advance equity across the Louisville Metro area; and
WHEREAS, Louisville Metro is known as a city of parks; and
WHEREAS, since August 2021, the Parks For All Initiative (the "Initiative") has been underway, completing a comprehensive examination of the Louisville Metro Public Parks System ("Parks System") to gain a full understanding of the planning, budget process, existing plans and strategy documents, parks and recreation operations, and elected official priorities; and
WHEREAS, the results of the data gathering process for the Initiative were presented to the Parks and Sustainability Committee at its October 20, 2022 meeting; and
WHEREAS, the Parks For All Action Plan ("Action Plan") is shaped by three categories of Louisville Metro data: park and recreation site data, community data, and public input data; and
WHEREAS, parks, trails, and recreation were identified by Louisville Metro residents as among the top three factors that make a community a "great place to live"; and
WHEREAS, 95% of households in Louisville Metro have visited parks in Louisville Metro within the last year; and
WHEREAS, investments in the Parks System are significantly lower than 17 comparably-sized peer cities with parks and recreation public spending at 37% of the peer-city average, parks and recreation staffing at 53% of the peer-city average, and the most recent 5-year average of total parks and recreation spending (operations + capital) at 45% of the peer-city average; and
WHEREAS,...
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