Module Two: Community Recreation Centers

Site Visitation Assignments

Facility Types:

Each WEB student is required to visit two different types of facilities. 

Your visitation report should be via email charles.hammersley@nau.edu

You may only select one facility from each category. Select two facility types 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

Using an OUTLINE format, PLEASE RESPOND TO ALL ITEMS LISTED BELOW.

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 specific 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 specific types (metal halide, low-pressure sodium etc.) of lights used matched with their location and evaluate the 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. References: Cite all references and contacts used to complete your report. Use the APA format.

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

OUTDOOR FACILITY EVALUATION FORMAT

Using an OUTLINE format, PLEASE RESPOND TO ALL ITEMS LISTED BELOW.

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.

IV. 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.

V. 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 specific types (low-pressure sodium, metal halide etc.) and locations 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.

VI. 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.

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

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

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

X. References: Cite all references and contacts used to complete your report. Use the APA format.

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

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