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ANALYSIS OF
ANAL Y SIS OF

the report. The asset Inventory provides a wealth
THE FINDINGS of field collected data on all park properties.
The Community Engagement process yeilded
several distinct and separate buckets of data,
some of which carry statistical validity and others
The consultant team was tasked with assembling which are candid and personal. The Needs
a profile of the existing Kansas City parks and Assessment provided analytical data on multiple
recreation community, critically evaluating the facets of the department’s operations.
existing park assets, assessing the community
need, and ultimately developing a road map for At the outset of this exercise, the consultant team
the department to follow for the next 10 years. understood it needed to utilize this new and fresh
The process by which the team analyzed these data set to establish objectives and strategic
findings is loosely represented by the Venn actions the department could take to reinforce
diagram below. and achieve is existing mission. The team pulled
data and conclusions from each of these families
Essentially each of the previous chapters in this of data to develop that strategic action plan. This
report represent different families of data that lend section of the report begins to lay out the steps
their own unique flavor and value to this social the department will take to implement that plan.
science exercise. For instance the Community
Profile offers macroscopic statistical data on the
Kansas City population which reinforces more
granular and anecdotal found in other areas of

Community Asset

Profile Inventory

• Demographics • Park/Facility Inventory
• Alternative Provider Inventory
• Plan Review • Partner Inventory
• Rec Market Study

Strategic

Action

Plan

Community Needs

Engagement Assessment

• Statistically Valid Survey • Level of Service Analysis
• Departmental Staff Survey • Rec Trend Analysis
• Commissioner Interviews • Benchmarking
• Social Pinpoint • Financial Analysis
• Pop Up Events
• Open Houses

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