Capital Project

 

A Capital Project is generally a capital improvement or value-added asset project estimated at more than $50,000 and with a life expectancy greater than 5 years.

Urban Forestry Capital Project

An Urban Forestry Capital Project is generally a capital improvement or value-added asset project estimated at more than $50,000 and with a life expectancy greater than 5 years. These are multi-year projects involving pruning of trees, removal of diseased or dangerous trees, clearing of brush, controlling for erosion, and re-planting of new forest species.

Natural Area Capital Project

A Natural Area Capital Project is generally a capital improvement or value-added asset project estimated at more than $50,000 and with a life expectancy greater than 5 years. These are multi-year projects designed to restore and enhance remnant native plant and animal communities on open space properties. Examples of projects could include large-scale weed control, revegetation, soil stabilization, interpretive signage, or access improvement, such as trail construction and rehabilitation.

Acquisition

Acquisition is the purchase of real property. Acquisition costs include purchase price, real estate, and various professional fees.

Jurisdictional Transfer

Jurisdictional Transfer refers to the acquisition of real property through transfer of ownership typically from another City agency and occasionally from a State or Federal government entity.

PROJECT CATEGORIES

Parks

Parks are land properties under 40 acres in size, with natural features and built facilities providing for passive and active recreation. Historically, parks have been conceived to provide a natural, pastoral environment for leisure activities in urban areas.

Regional Parks

Regional Parks are multi-use park and open space properties over 40 acres in size, such as Buena Vista Park and McLaren Park.

Squares

Squares are designed parks, such as Union Square, historically evolved from the initial parcel subdivision map. The Recreation and Park Department uses the term "square" by convention or history. Historical squares would typically provide areas for passive recreation, such as picnicking, sunning, strolling, or dog walking, such as at Alamo Square. Today's squares also provide for active recreation and organized activities, such as children's play at Washington Square and soccer at Franklin Square.

Mini-Park

Mini-Park is often a small neighborhood park designed on a vacant parcel or underutilized right-of-way.

Open Space

Open Space is a land property not programmed for active, facility-based recreation. Open space generally accommodates a variety of passive recreation activities, such as walking, hiking, meditation arts, wildlife observation, or outdoor natural science classrooms for schoolchildren. Some lands, such as Brooks Park and Bay View Hill, are entirely dedicated to open space, while some contain open space in combination with programmed areas, such as McLaren Park. Open space may contain Significant Natural Resource Areas.

Playgrounds

Playgrounds are recreation facilities designed to provide for programmed outdoor activities, such as organized and individual sports. Historically, the term "playground" came into favor with the recreation movement in the beginning of the 20th century. While accommodating sports fields and courts, playgrounds may also include naturalistic features (i.e., Crocker Amazon Playground).

Play Areas

Play Areas are generally designated for children's play outdoors and include children's play structures and areas for sand play, water play, running and tumbling (i.e., Duboce Park Play Area).

Children's Play Structure

Children's Play Structure is a designed apparatus for children's outdoor play.

PROJECT CATEGORIES (cont.)

Recreation Center

Recreation Centers are large recreation facilities providing for many organized indoor activities. These often include a multi-use gymnasium for indoor court sports (i.e., volleyball and basketball) and other uses (i.e., tai chi, dance, and tumbling), as well as multi-purpose community gathering rooms.

Pools

Pools are public swimming pools owned and operated by the Recreation and Park Department. The department owns and operates 8 indoor swimming pools and one outdoor swimming pool.

Clubhouses

Clubhouses are small multi-purpose facilities providing for some indoor recreation. Clubhouses typically include a multi-purpose area for a variety of uses, such as ping pong and other table sports and games, as well as programs for small children.

Master Plan

Master Plan is a planning vision for capital improvement of regional parks and properties of cultural and historical significance.

ABBREVIATIONS/ACRONYMS

S = Short-term project to be completed within three years of full design and construction funding
L = Long-term project to be completed within five years of full design and construction funding
F = Long-term reforestation project
LNA = Long-term natural areas restoration project
SNA = Short-term natural areas restoration project
AQ = Acquistion
CH = Clubhouse
PG = Playground
GC = Golf Course
RC = Recreation Center
PK = Park
PS = Play Structure
PF = Play Field
MP = Mini Park
SR = Senior Center
CG = Community Garden
PL = Master Plan