Pleasanton Parks and Recreation Master Plan

P a g e | 20 A P P E N D I X B Comet Max Demoss 2012 Outdoor Sculpture Bronze and Silver on pink granite Firehouse Arts Center Joyful Empowerment TBD 2012 Bronze Sculpture TBD Rock, Paper, Scissors TBD 2012 Outdoor Sculpture TBD Recommendations  The City contributes approximately $50,000 annually towards the development and maintenance of public art throughout the community. The City should evaluate developing a 1% to 2% for the Public Art program as part of future capital developments and earmarking the annual contribution solely towards maintenance of public art. This percentage of funds could be “pooled” to fund the design and development of public art components of future park developments. Currently many public agencies statewide and nationally successfully operate such a program. Sustainable Practices Existing Conditions While the City of Pleasanton has currently taken initial steps in the development of sustainable practices, the City is encouraged to develop a strategy that fully engages stakeholders in the process of identifying and implementing sustainability improvements within existing parks and in the development of new park facilities. An initial phase for the City would include conducting assessments, identifying opportunities and establishing objectives, benchmarks, or targets for specific activities. Efforts to develop and implement sustainable principals in the planning, design, construction and operation of park facilities within the City will have immediate results in best practices, costs savings, public perception and leadership within the community. Sustainability has become an overarching concept through which we understand the rational and reasonable consumption of resources. Sustainability is generally regarded through three lenses: economy, society and environment. Advocates of sustainability emphasize the importance of establishing linkages among these three dimensions to fully implement sustainable practices. Sustainability within the operations of parks and recreation is frankly the nature of the business. Parks and recreation departments nationwide fortify the social, economic and environmental landscapes within the local communities. Sustainability could provide the vehicle for addressing many of the City’s most pressing challenges, such as better aligning the design and construction of parks with their long- term maintenance, storm water retention, water quality, and the economic values of sustainability that provides operational savings, thus providing additional funding for long-term capital. The following is a potential list of sustainable practices which City of Pleasanton could include within the sustainable management system for Parks and Recreation. These include: