A presentation overview of the operations of the Burien Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services Department, prepared for the Dept's citizens advisory board.

1. Department’s Vision
Enrich & inspire our community
through quality
experiences, people, and places.
Department’s Mission
Promote a healthy, livable
community with opportunities for
physical activity as well as personal
and cultural enrichment.

2. Recreation Services
Recreation Programs Rental Facilities
 Toddlers through Senior Citizens
Scheduling space for the
 Active & Passive community’s needs
 For Multiple Interests  Parks & Athletic Fields
 Health & Exercise  Seahurst Park Picnic Shelters
 Sports & Athletics
 Visual & Performing Arts  Burien Community Center
 Outdoor/Environmental Programs
 Special Events  Moshier Arts Center
 Other Interests  Artist Studio Rentals
 Over 1200 individual programs  Dottie Harper House
offered per year!
 Annex (Tenant Leases Only)

3. PARKS
Maintenance, Operations & Development
RECREATION
Cultural Services Youth & Family Adults & Seniors

4. Moshier Arts Center --Instructional Classes
City-Wide Arts Special Events
Arts Commission
Economic Development Role

5. Youth
Gymnastics, Karate, Dance, Summer Day Camp
Teens
Free After-School & Late Night Drop In
School Break Trips
Monthly socials for developmentally-disabled
Family Events & Programs
Night of the Pumpkin , Dad-Daughter Valentine Dances,
Spring SpEGGtacular, Kids Day, Family Evening GYM JAMs
Rental Facility Scheduling
Burien Community Center, Athletic Fields, Picnic Shelters, Parks
Dept ‘s Promotion
Recreation Guide brochures, website, ,eNews, and more

6. Adults
•Exercise
•Pilates, Zumba, Yoga, Cardio, Boot Camps, Conditioning
•Dance
•Ballroom, Belly Dance, Tap, Hula
•Enrichment
•Informative Workshop & Classes, Trendy Topics
•Sports
•Drop-In Volleyball
Seniors
•Classes
•Exercise, Art History, Computer, Day Trips
•Drop In
•Cards, Wii Bowling, Art Studio, Friday Flicks
•Services
•Senior Shuttle, Meals on Wheels, Legal Advice
•Volunteer Opportunities

7. Why Is City Recreation
Different?
First Obligation: City Residents
Comprehensive Program -- Beyond Physical Activities & Exercise
Volume of Cultural Events
Keep Programs as Low-Cost & Affordable As Possible
Create Large Gatherings That Develop Sense of
Community Among Residents

8. Challenges On Horizon
 Meeting The Needs of Burien’s Low Income Families
 How To Provide Preferred Recreation Facilities?

9.  Embraced by the community
 Provides a more modern facility
 Attracts more participants
 Primarily used by seniors & preschool families during
daytime during school year & all ages after-school &
evenings
 Previous facility (“Annex”) is leased to community non-
profit groups

10. YOU Are Needed!!!
 Promote parks and programs to people in community
 Encourage neighbors & friends to participate in
programs and use their parks
 Advise us on new recreational needs and interests
 Be the VOICE of the community for the Dept, and the
voice of the Dept to the community.

11. THANK YOU
BURIEN PaRCS
DEPARTMENT
ADVISORY BOARD!
Jean Spohn
Christopher Ndifon, Sr.
Ed Dacy
Sheryl Knowles
Hiede Holmes
Annie Morton
Daniel Mendes