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City of Lakeville
NRPA Metrics Comparative Analysis
In early 2018, Staff at the request of the Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Committee
(PRNRC) completed a National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) 2017 Agency
Performance Survey. By participating in the survey, cities throughout the country can compare
one another’s Parks and Recreation departments in 8 categories: Agency Responsibilities,
Facilities, Workload, Activities, Agency Operations, Personnel, Capital Budget and Effectiveness.
METRO/REGIONAL SIDE BY SIDE ANALYSIS These six cities within 25,000 to 80,000
population were chosen due to their completeness of data (with 10 additional cities still in the
process of inputting/updating their data) and the fact that many metrics within this database
are also normalized to allow comparison between even upper and lower ends of this 25,000 –
80,000 population range (e.g. – population per facility, population per acre of park, operating
expenditures per capita etc.) Only the metrics of greatest strength or gaps were selected by the
PRNRC for use in this summary report.
NATIONAL METRICS COMPARISON A National comparative analysis of Lakeville with 117
cities across 34 states from the NRPA database was also reviewed by PRNRC. National Metrics
were only noted when they also supported a gap noted in the Metro/Regional Metrics. All of
this was done to help reduce complexity and improve clarity/simplicity in this report which
focused mainly on our Metro/Regional comparative group.
After evaluation of 16 spreadsheets of NRPA data (8 national, 8 Metro/Regional) PRNRC and
staff highlighted key areas of comparative strengths and gaps which are summarized below
(Primarily from the Metro/Regional group with a few noted from the National Group as
previously mentioned).
THE APPENDIX: The detailed side by side source data comparing Lakeville with the six other
Metro/Regional municipalities group is included in the appendix for NRPA categories of
Agency Responsibilities, Facilities, Activities, Workload, Agency Operations, Capital Budget and
Effectiveness. One National detailed source data spreadsheet for the NRPA category of
Effectiveness is also included as background and is included in the Appendix as well.
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RESPONSIBILITIES
FACILITIES (page 7)
STRENGTHS GAPS
o Art Center
o Senior Center
o Indoor and Outdoor Ice Rinks
o Playgrounds
o Diamond fields: baseball – adult
o Dog park
o Current Nature Center
o Sports Fields
o Tennis/Pickleball Courts
o Indoor Sports Complexes (Not in NRPA
Facilities category currently)
o Community Center and/or Recreation
Centers
o Outdoor Performance Amphitheatre
o National data showing 2 senior centers per
population sizes just slightly larger than
Lakeville.
o Full function Outdoor/Environmental
Learning Center vs. current Nature Center
capabilities.
o Community Gardens
WORKLOAD
STRENGTHS GAPS
o Total number of parks
o Number of acres of developed open space
for which the department has management
responsibility over or maintains
o Number of acres of undeveloped open
space for which the department has
management responsibility over or
maintains
o Total number of trail miles managed or
maintained by the agency
o Total parks contacts
o Number of operated buildings
o Square footage of operated buildings
o Total number of programs offered
o Number of fee-based programs
o Lowest number of building contacts
STRENGTHS GAPS
o Operate and maintain parks and facilities
o Provide Recreation programming and
services
o Operate, maintain, or manage trails,
greenways and or blueways
o Administer or manage tournament/event
quality outdoor sports complexes
o Administer or manage tournament/event
quality indoor sports complexes
o Manage large performance outdoor
amphitheater activities/programs
o Administer community gardens
o Operate, maintain, or contract tourism
attractions
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ACTIVITIES
STRENGTHS GAPS
o Of the 24 activity types that were listed in
the NRPA survey, 18 are offered by Lakeville
Parks and Recreation Department
o Aquatics (community partnerships with
school district and Life Time Fitness pools)
Note:
These partnerships contribute to a level of
availability of Aquatics programming due to
a present lack of these types of Parks and
Recreation facilities.
o Programs for people with disabilities
o Before and after school care
o Pre-School classes
o Specific teen programs
o Indoor Aquatic Center programs
Note:
Lack of facility space is an obstacle for the
department and its ability to offer more fee-
supported programming
AGENCY OPERATIONS (page 10)
GAPS
o Lowest operating expenditure funding level for Parks and Recreation
o Lowest percentage of revenues for Parks and Recreation
o Lowest percentage of funding for Recreation
PERSONNEL (page 12)
STRENGTHS GAPS
o Number of volunteers and volunteer hours
o Low level of funding for full-time staff and
FTE’s
CAPITAL BUDGET (page 11)
STRENGTHS GAPS
o Amount of agency’s capital budget
designated for new development and
acquisition over next 5 years.
o Lack of Investment in general obligation
bonds authorized for Parks and Recreation. o National group ranges from median of 5
million to upper quadrant start of 12 million
dollars in general obligation bonds
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EFFECTIVENESS (pages 13 and 14)
GAPS
o Lowest operating expenditure funding level for Parks and Recreation per capita
o Lowest percentage of revenues for Parks and Recreation per capita
o Low FTE’s per 10,000 population
o Acres of parks per 1,000 residents
o Lowest quartile of per capita spending in the National Group
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APPENDIX PAGE
Agency Responsibilities 6
Facilities 7
Activities 8
Workload 9
Agency Operations 10
Capital Budget 11
Personnel 12
Effectiveness 13
National Effectiveness 14
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Agency Responsibilities
Lakeville
Parks & Rec
Dept.
Eagan
Parks &
Recreation
Inver Grove
Heights Parks &
Recreation
Owatonna
Park &
Recreation
Plymouth
Parks and
Recreation
Shakopee
(City of)
Woodbury
(City of)
1 Agency Responsibilities
a. Operate and maintain park sites Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
b. Operate and maintain indoor facilities Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
c. Operate, maintain, or contract golf courses No No Yes Yes No No Yes
d. Operate, maintain, or contract campgrounds No No No No No No No
e. Operate, maintain, or contract indoor swim
facility No No Yes Yes No Yes No
f. Operate, maintain, or contract outdoor swim
facilities/water parks No Yes Yes Yes No Yes No
g. Operate, maintain, or contract tennis center
facilities No Yes No Yes No No No
h. Operate, maintain, or contract tourism
attractions No Yes No Yes No No No
i. Provide recreation programming and services Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
j. Operate and maintain non-park sites Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
k. Operate, maintain, or manage trails,
greenways, and/or blueways (TGB)Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
l. Operate, maintain, or manage special purpose
parks and open spaces Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
m. Manage or maintain fairgrounds No No No No No No No
n. Maintain, manage or lease indoor performing
arts center Yes No No No No No No
o. Administer or manage farmer's markets No Yes Yes No Yes No No
p. Administer community gardens No Yes Yes No Yes No No
q. Manage large performance outdoor
amphitheaters No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes
r. Administer or manage professional or college-
type stadium/arena/racetrack No No No No No No No
s. Administer or manage tournament/event
quality indoor sports complexes No Yes Yes No Yes No Yes
t. Administer or manage tournament/event
quality outdoor sports complexes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
u. Conduct major jurisdiction wide special
events Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
v. Have budgetary responsibility for its
administrative staff Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
w. Include in its operating budget the funding
for planning and development functions Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
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Facilities
Lakeville Eagan
Inver
Grove Owatonna Plymouth Shakopee Woodbury
1
Jurisdiction population per facility or activity areas
within facilities:
a. Recreation centers 10,700 12,886.5 41,254
b. Community centers 64,200 33,800 77,216 41,254 69,240
* Community Art Center 62,000
c. Senior centers 62,000 64,200 33,800 25,773 41,254
d. Teen centers 41,254
e. Fitness center 64,200 33,800 25,773 41,254
f. Gyms 21,400 33,800 25,773 20,627
g. Stadiums 64,200 41,254
h. Ice rink 20,666.7 64,200 16,900 25,773 25,738.7 6,875.67 9,891.43
i. Arena 64,200 77,216 41,254 34,620
j. Performance amphitheater 64,200 25,773 41,254 34,620
k. Indoor track 64,200 41,254
l. Nature centers 62,000
2 Jurisdiction population per outdoor facility:
a. Playgrounds 1,409.09 1,459.09 2,414.29 2,343 1,795.72 1,718.92 1,648.57
b. Totlots 31,000 1,459.09 20,627 6,924
c. Community gardens 64,200 33,800 77,216
d. Basketball courts 4,960 2,377.78 4,828.57 25,773 3,217.33 2,946.71 4,072.94
e. Multiuse courts -basketball, volleyball 25,773
f. Tennis courts (outdoor only)10,333.3 2,070.97 2,816.67 4,295.5 2,490.84 6,875.67 2,663.08
g. Diamond fields: baseball - youth 5,636.36 4,280 2,600 1,982.54 3,676.95 13,751.3 2,387.59
h. Diamond fields: baseball - adult 20,666.7 64,200 25,773 19,304 41,254 13,848
i. Diamond fields: softball fields - youth 12,400 4,585.71 1,982.54 15,443.2 8,250.8 9,891.43
j. Diamond fields: softball fields - adult 15,500 4,585.71 5,633.33 3,221.63 19,304 5,156.75 8,655
k. Diamond fields: tee-ball 2,695.65 1,982.54
l. Skate park 64,200 25,773 77,216 41,254 69,240
m. Dog park 62,000 64,200 25,773 25,738.7 41,254 69,240
n. Ice rink (outdoor only)3,100 2,377.78 3,755.56 12,886.5 7,019.64 6,875.67 17,310
o. Rectangular fields: multi-purpose 1,945.45 5,633.33 2,147.75 2,144.89 3,462
p. Rectangular fields: cricket field
q. Rectangular fields: field hockey field
r. Rectangular fields: football field 25,773 20,627
s. Rectangular fields: lacrosse field 4,769.23 25,738.7
t. Rectangular fields: soccer field - adult 7,750 3,221.63 5,156.75
u. Rectangular fields: soccer field - youth 2,384.62 5,633.33 2,147.75 4,125.4
v. Overlay field
w. Multipurpose synthetic field 69,240
3 Jurisdiction population per golf facility:
a. Driving range stations 845 1,154
b. Regulation 18-hole courses 33,800 25,773 69,240
c. Regulation 9-hole courses
d. Executive 9-hole courses 33,800
e. Executive 18-hole courses
f. Par 3; 18-hole courses
g. Par 3; 9-hole courses
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Jurisdiction population per swimming/aquatics
facility.
a. Aquatics centers 64,200 25,773 41,254
b. Swimming pools (outdoor only)25,773 41,254
c. Indoor competitive swimming pools: 50 meters
d. Indoor competitive swimming pools: 25 meters 33,800
e. Other indoor competitive swimming pools
f. Indoor separated diving well 33,800
g. Total indoor competitive swimming pools 16,900
h. Indoor pool designated exclusively for leisure (i.e.
non-competitive)33,800 25,773 41,254
i. Therapeutic pool 33,800
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Activities
Lakeville
Parks & Rec
Dept.
Eagan
Parks &
Recreation
Inver Grove
Heights Parks &
Recreation
Owatonna
Park &
Recreation
Plymouth
Parks & Rec
Shakopee
(City of)
Woodbury
(City of)
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Percentage of agencies offering the
following activities:
a. Health and wellness education Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
b. Safety training Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
c. Fitness enhancement classes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
d. Team sports Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
e. Individual sports Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
f. Racquet sports Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
g. Martial arts Yes No Yes No Yes Yes No
h. Aquatics No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
i. Golf Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
j. Social recreation events Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
k. Cultural crafts Yes Yes No No Yes No No
l. Performing arts Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes
m. Visual arts Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes
n. Natural and cultural history activities Yes Yes No No Yes No No
o. Themed special events Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
p. Trips and tours Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
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Percentage of agencies offering the
following Out-of-School Time (OST)
activities?
a. Summer camp Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
b. Before school programs No No No No No No No
c. After school programs No Yes No No No No No
d. Preschool No Yes No No No Yes No
e. Full daycare No No No No No No No
f. Specific teen programs Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No
g. Specific senior programs Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
h. Programs for people with disabilities No No No Yes Yes No Yes
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Workload
Lakeville
Parks & Rec
Dept.
Eagan
Parks & Rec
Inver Grove
Heights Parks &
Recreation
Owatonna
Park &
Recreation
Plymouth
Parks and
Recreation
Shakopee
(City of)
Woodbury
(City of)
1
Number of individual parks or non-park sites
the department/agency maintains and/or
has management responsibility over:
a. Total number of parks 60 56 28 28 69 34 51
b. Total park acres 1,088 1,385 844 596 1,566.35 634.2 3,323
c. Total number of non-park sites 3 7 0 3 10 0 0
d. Total acres of non-park sites 27 50.54 0 185 156.7 0 0
Total number of parks + non-park sites (a+c)63 63 28 31 79 34 51
Total acres of parks + non-park sites (b+d)1,115 1435.54 844.00 3394.54 1723.05 634.20 3,323
2
Number of acres of developed and
undeveloped open space for which the
department has management responsibility
over or maintains:
a. Developed 486 485 432 486.00 1,566.35 582.2
b. Undeveloped 1,121 900 412 1121.00 156.7 245.1
3
Total number of trail miles managed or
maintained by the agency 118 162 29.1 16 168.41 60 143
4
Number of buildings and the square footage
of the buildings operated by the agency:
a. Number of operated buildings 6.3 10 10 4 5 7
b. Square footage of operated buildings 73,520 198,000 135,487 308,943 268,641
5
Number of programs the agency offers
annually and the number of people (i.e.,
contacts) served by these programs:
a. Total number of programs offered 349 3,263 1,560 602 2,070 686 550
b. Number of fee based programs 301 3,248 1,400 421 2,056 675 496
c. Total program contacts (estimate as
necessary)13,536 264,592 9,900 31,428 16,575 31,500 78,000
6
Number of contacts (e.g. participants, users)
of the agency's parks and facilities per year:
a. Total building facility contacts 77,684 1,824,657 450,000 812,600 500,000
b. Total park facility contacts 1,240,000 99,548 600,000 260,000 600,000
c. Total facilities and parks contacts 1,317,684 1,924,205 1,050,000 0 1,072,600 1,100,000 0
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Agency Operations
Lakeville
Parks & Rec
Dept.
Eagan
Parks &
Recreation
Inver Grove
Heights Parks &
Recreation
Owatonna
Park &
Recreation
Plymouth
Parks and
Recreation
Shakopee
(City of)
Woodbury
(City of)
1
Agency's total annual operating
expenditures $3,658,040 $9,767,800 $6,823,942 $2,120,522 $11,002,264 $5,324,300 $7,930,398
2
Percentage of agency's total operating
expenditures for the following categories:
a. Parks 65 14 60 42.9 38 40
b. Recreation 21 80 40 23.42 61 20
c. Other 14 6 33.68 1 40
3
Percentage of agency's total operating
expenditures for the following categories:
a. Personnel services 68.0%66.0%52.8%68.4%47.1%52.0%55.0%
b. Operating expenses 32.0%28.0%45.5%11.2%41.1%29.0%37.0%
c. Capital expense not in CIP 0.0%6.0%1.7%20.4%10.7%19.0%8.0%
d. Other (describe below)0.0%1.1%
If "Other," please describe:
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Percentage of agency's total operating
expenditures from the following sources:
a. General fund tax support 79.0%48.0%14.7%40.0%11.9%69.0%40.0%
b. Dedicated levies 0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
c. Earned/generated revenue 20.0%48.0%85.2%44.2%70.2%31.0%60.0%
d. Other dedicated taxes 3.0%0.0%0.0%
e. Sponsorships 0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%
f. Grants 1.0%1.0%0.1%14.8%0.0%0.0%
g. Other (describe below)0.0%17.9%0.0%
If "Other," please describe:
5 Agency's total annual non-tax revenues $768,750 $4,600,000 $4,209,363 $1,946,422 $3,326,813 $1,666,600 $4,294,035
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Capital Budget
Lakeville
Parks & Rec
Dept.
Eagan
Parks &
Recreation
Inver Grove
Heights Parks &
Recreation
Owatonna
Park &
Recreation
Plymouth
Parks and
Recreation
Shakopee
(City of)
Woodbury
(City of)
1
Agency's total capital budget for the next 5
years and total capital budget for the fiscal
year:
a. Capital budget for next 5 years $13,118,964 $5,400,000 $5,032,000 $2,970,000 $25,554,800 $9,742,600 $11,081,566
b. Capital budget for the fiscal year $2,086,606 $1,365,000 $2,542,000 $699,680 $10,183,800 $2,802,600 $2,375,954
2
Percentage of agency's current fiscal year's
capital budget designated for the following
purposes:
a. Renovation 49.0%89.0%94.0%100.0%82.0%25.0%70.0%
b. New Development 16.0%11.0%14.1%75.0%15.0%
c. Acquisition 35.0%0.0%6.0%3.9%
d. Other 0.0%15.0%
If "Other," please describe:
is Equipment
replacement
3
Dollar value of authorized general
obligation bonds and revenue bonds
authorized for the agency this year
a. Value of general obligation bonds
authorized $0 $0 $0 $29,500,000 $0
b. Value of revenue bonds authorized $0 $0 $0 $0
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Personnel
Lakeville
Parks & Rec
Dept.
Eagan
Parks & Rec
Inver Grove
Heights Parks &
Recreation
Owatonna
Park &
Recreation
Plymouth
Parks and
Recreation
Shakopee
(City of)
Woodbury
(City of)
1
Number of funded employees at your
agency:
a. Number of full-time employees 22 44.45 30 16 42.2 22 30
b. Number of non-full-time employees 211 223 293 369 352 171
c. Total annual hours worked by non-full-
time employees 31,732 85,532 71,655 61,842 61,913 4,500 94,036
d. Total number of full-time equivalent
employees (FTEs)37.26 85.57 64.11 45.73 71.97 24.16 75.21
2
Percentage of total full-time equivalents
(FTEs) involved in the following operational
areas:
a. Administration 20.0%35.0%17.7%18.7%19.8%5.0%10.0%
b. Operations/Maintenance 55.0%25.0%60.4%62.5%62.2%58.0%65.0%
c. Programmers 20.0%40.0%13.5%18.8%15.6%32.0%20.0%
d. Capital development 5.0%0.0%0.0%2.4%5.0%5.0%
e. Other 0.0%8.4%0.0%
3
Number of volunteers and number of
annual hours worked by the volunteers at
the agency
a. Number of volunteers 434 915 431 1,650 15 230
b. Total hours worked by volunteers 5,105 8,370 2,179 18,125 19,500 200 1,100
4
Percentage of agency's that have staff
covered by collective bargaining (i.e., are
union members)Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
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Agency Summary Effectiveness Ratios
Lakeville
Parks & Rec
Dept.
Eagan
Parks & Rec
Inver Grove
Heights
Parks & Rec
Owatonna
Park &
Recreation
Plymouth
Parks and
Recreation
Shakopee
(City of)
Woodbury
(City of)
1 Operating expenditures per capita $59 $152 $202 $82 $142 $129 $115
2 Revenue per capita $12 $72 $125 $76 $43 $40 $62
3
Total revenue to total operating
expenditures 21.0%47.1%61.7%91.8%30.2%31.3%54.1%
4 Total tax expenditures per capita $47 $80 $77 $7 $99 $89 $53
5
Park operating expenditures per acre of
parkland $2,185 $987 $2,135 $3,013 $3,190 $955
6 Operating expenditures per acre of parkland $3,362 $7,053 $8,085 $3,558 $7,024 $8,395 $2,387
7
Operating expenditures per acres of parks
and non-park sites $3,281 $6,804 $8,085 $2,715 $6,385 $8,395 $2,387
8 Operating expenditures per FTE $98,176 $114,150 $106,441 $46,371 $152,873 $220,377 $105,443
9 FTE's per 10,000 population 6.01 13.33 18.97 17.74 9.32 5.86 10.86
10 Acres of parks per 1,000 residents 17.55 21.57 24.97 23.13 20.29 15.37 47.99
11 1,033.33 1,146.43 1,207.14 920.46 1,119.07 1,213.35 1,357.65
12 Number of acres per park 18.13 24.73 30.14 21.29 22.70 18.65 65.16
13 Number of participants per program 38.79 81.09 6.35 52.21 8.01 45.92 141.82
14 Ratio of fee programs to all programs 86.2%99.5%89.7%69.9%99.3%98.4%90.2%
15
Ratio of building attendance to park
attendance 6.3%1,832.9%75.0%312.5%83.3%
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Agency Summary Effectiveness Ratios (National Group)
Lakeville Parks and Recreation Lower Quartile Median Upper Quartile
1 Operating expenditures per capita $59 $59 $105 $157
2 Revenue per capita $12 $12 $29 $62
3 Total revenue to total operating expenditures 21.00%15.90%29.70%43.20%
4 Total tax expenditures per capita $47 $41 $75 $108
5 Park operating expenditures per acre of parkland $2,185 $1,866 $3,121 $5,195
6 Operating expenditures per acre of parkland $3,362 $4,988 $7,860 $14,669
7 Operating expenditures per acres of parks and non-park sites $3,281 $4,901 $6,314 $10,570
8 Operating expenditures per FTE $98,176 $71,806 $98,176 $152,873
9 FTE's per 10,000 population 6.01 5.3 10.8 16.1
10 Acres of parks per 1,000 residents 17.55 7.5 12.5 20.5
11 Number of residents per park 1,033.33 1,207.90 1,585.80 2,199.90
12 Number of acres per park 18.13 13.7 20.3 28.8
13 Number of participants per program 38.79 15.1 71.6 274.4
14 Ratio of fee programs to all programs 86.20%75.90%86.70%96.70%
15 Ratio of building attendance to park attendance 6.30%18.80%38.40%75.00%