Community Recreation Centers: Assignments

Facility Types:

Each student is required to visit ONE of facilities listed below.. Your visitation report should be submitted to the Instructor via email 

charles.hammersley@nau.edu

You may only select one facility. Select ONE (1)   facility type for your visitation from the following:

Facility Visitation Evaluation Format:

Select either the Indoor or Outdoor Evaluation Format for evaluating your selected facility

INDOOR FACILITY EVALUATION FORMAT

I. General Information

1. Name and address of facility:
2. Name of Agency that manages the facility:
3. Name and phone number of the facility manager:
4. Date facility was constructed:
5. Total indoor area of the facility (square footage):
6. Total outside acreage of the facility:
7. How was the facility financed?

II. Site Selection

1. Topography and drainage: Describe the immediate topography surrounding the facility (level, sloping, etc).
2. Prevailing winds and natural barriers: Identify the prevailing wind direction and how drainage is diverted.
3. Original Building, Renovated (date) or added on:
4. User access (pedestrians, cycles and cars): Describe the location of roads, sidewalks, mass transit, bike paths etc.
5. Accessibility for special needs users: How have the facilities been built/modified to meet the needs of those with special needs? wheel chair ramps, water fountains, bathrooms, signage, hand rails etc.
6. Parking: Identify the total number of parking spaces and bike racks available.

III. Traffic Circulation

1. Congested areas: Identify any areas where participants will be crowded.
2. Relationships to other areas (flow): Describe how the areas relate with each other and the flow of pedestrian traffic within the facility.

IV. Surfacing Materials

1. Floors: List the types of flooring used in different areas of the facility.
2. Walls & Ceilings: List the types of materials used in the walls and ceilings of the facility.

V. Acoustics: Identify any acoustical materials used to reduce the amount of noise in the facility.

VI. Illumination

1. Lighting: Identify the different types (matched with their location) and adequacy of the lighting used in the facility.
2. Windows: Identify the location and adequacy of the windows in the facility.

VII. Climate Control

1. Heating and Air Conditioning Types: Identify the specific types and size of heating and air conditioning units.

VIII. Electrical Systems

1. Fire & Smoke Alarms: describe the type and location of any fire and smoke alarms.
2. Security System: Identify is there is any security system used and any information about its type.

IX. Additional Information: Include any additional information that is unique to this facility.

X. Summary: Develop a summary of the facility. How it meets current demands and any deficiencies that you have identified.

XI. Diagram the facility: The diagram does not have to be to scale, but must include all areas of the facility.

Grading:  5 points per question (excluding questions I a-c)

charles.hammersley@nau.edu

OUTDOOR FACILITY EVALUATION FORMAT

I. General Information

1. Name and address of facility:
2. Name of Agency that manages the facility:
3. Name and phone number of the facility manager:
4. Date park/area was constructed:
5. Total acreage of the park/area:
6. Total camp spaces (tents/RV/handicapped):
7. How was the park/area financed?

II. Site Selection

1. Topography: Describe the park/area topography (level, sloping, hilly, etc).
2. Prevailing winds and natural barriers: Identify the prevailing wind direction and any natural barriers (trees, hills, dells)
3. Hydrology: Identify the presence of surface and/or subsurface water and the drainage pattern of any water present..
4. Annual climate: Describe the monthly precipitation, temperature hi/low.
5. User access (pedestrians, cycles and cars): Describe the location of roads, sidewalks, mass transit, bike paths etc.
6. Accessibility for special needs users: How have the facilities been built/modified to meet the needs of those with special needs? wheel chair ramps, water fountains, bathrooms, signage, hand rails etc.
7. Orientation: Describe the orientation of activity areas with respect to sun and wind direction. Be sure to identify the concerns for participants and also for spectators.
8. Environmental Concerns: Identify the proximity of the park/area to outside sound/sights/air quality etc.
9. Vandalism: Describe any problems with vandalism listing the types (tagging, breakage, theft etc) and frequency.

III. Support Facilities

1. Bathrooms: describe the total number of bathrooms and the types of bathrooms used (flush, portable, pit/vault).
2. Maintenance Buildings: Identify the size and type of support building for maintenance.
3. Concessions: Identify the type and size of any concessions buildings and the services offered from them.
4. Interpretive: Describe the location and type of any educational/interpretive buildings, kiosks, amphitheaters or visitor centers.
5. Entrance or Gate: Identify the location and size of any Entrance station or Gatehouse.

III. Traffic Circulation

1. Congested areas: Identify any areas where participants will be crowded.
2. Traffic Control: Identify the width, clearance/height and location of any roadways, sidewalks, bike/horse paths, ATV paths and the flow of pedestrian traffic within the park/area.

IV. Control Systems

1. Surface: Describe the materials used to construct any roadways, sidewalks, bike/horse paths, ATV paths.
2. Signage: Identify the location and types of signage used and the materials used to construct the signs.
3. Lighting: Identify the types, locations and illumination (foot-candle)of all lighting used in the park/area.
4. Barriers: Identify the types, locations and materials used to construct any travel (car, pedestrian, bike, horse etc) barrier used in the park/area.
5. Fencing: Identify the types, location and materials used to construct any fencing used in the park/area.
6. Utilities: Describe the types of utilities (electrical, water, sanitation, drainage, communications present in the park/area.

V. Environmental

1. Soils/Rock: Identify the dominate soil/rock type and any secondary soil types present in the park/area.
2. Turf: Identify the dominate turf's present in the park/area.
3. Trees/Shrubs: Identify the dominate types of trees and shrubs within the park/area.
4. Animal Inventory; Identify the animal and bird species which live within the park/area. Also list any concerns relating to the animals habitat or behavior which may impact the park operation.

VI. Maintenance: Describe the routine maintenance performed in the park/area (mowing, surfacing, painting, pruning etc)

VII. Additional Information: Include any additional information that is unique to this facility.

VIII. Summary: Develop a summary of the facility. How it meets current demands and any deficiencies that you have identified.

IX. Diagram the facility: The diagram does not have to be to scale, but must include all areas of the facility.

Grading: 3 points per question (excluding questions I a-c)

charles.hammersley@nau.edu

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