Implementation Framework

This chapter provides the bridge from goals and policies to actions. Here, we apply the goals and policies in the Plan to propose specific improvements to our parks system.

The chapter starts by defining three types of park improvements: sustaining, strategic, and visionary.

Next, the chapter summarizes the Plan's proposed park improvements by tier, by timing, and by funding source. Proposed improvements for each park in our system are summarized in Table 6-4. Tracy will need additional parks as the city grows. The chapter summarizes future park needs, identifies parks that are already in the planning stages, and identifies areas where future parks would fill access gaps.

Tracy also needs additional recreation facilities and amenities. We summarize facility needs, based on the Plan’s standards, and describe how to relate facility and amenity needs with park improvements. Finally, we look at the costs of improvements, and a funding strategy to achieve our goals. The funding strategy applies not just to capital improvements but also to programming, maintenance and operations.

Implementing this Plan successfully will require coordination across City departments, and annual monitoring of progress.