Facility and Fields Usage Study

The Glen Ellyn Park District Board had a lengthy discussion at the July 21 meeting on the need for a facility and fields usage study. This is a topic that I added to the agenda; information about it is available on page 50 in the board packet.

A facility and fields usage study would answer these types of questions for every programmable space in the park district (rooms, fields, courts, etc.):

1. What is the purpose of the space? (preschool room, multi-purpose room, full-sized foot ball field, etc.)
   
2. How many hours per week can it be used?
3. What is the average number of hours per week it is used?
4. What is the average number of participants in this space each week?
5. For fields, what is the average number of hours per week that the field is unplayable? (because of weather, field conditions, etc.)

With a study like this in place, the Board will be able to make future capital spending decisions based on data rather than anecdotal evidence. This study will identify spaces that are under- used or over-used.

Staff will look into this and the Board will continue discussing the need for a usage study at the August 4 workshop meeting.

Vouchers and Ackerman Sports Complex

Glen Ellyn Park District voucher lists will now be available on-line after the Board voted 6-0 at the July 21 meeting to add these to the website. Voucher lists show all of the payments that the park districts makes, month by month.

Staff also presented information about the Ackerman Sports Complex (ASC) at the July 21 meeting. The Board will need to approve hours, fees and budgets for this facility. Information about these items is available in the board packet beginning on page 32. The Board will discuss this again at the August 4 Workshop Meeting.

I suggested making access to the ASC walking track free for Glen Ellyn residents. All other parts of the facility will require a fee in order for residents to use them. Staff said this would be considered.

July 21 Board Meeting

The next GEPD Board Meeting is Tuesday, July 21 at 7:00 at the Spring Avenue Recreation Center.
The agenda is online here.

For the first time, the Board Packet is also online. It is available here.

The Board will discuss fees, budgets and hours for the new Ackerman Sports Complex for the first time. Documentation and memos relating to this are available in the board packet.

The Board will also discuss the need for a facility and fields usage study.

The public is always welcome to attend board meetings.