This is a presentation on the partnership efforts of the Mason Community Center. Presenation was made at the Ohio Parks & Recreation Association 2011 Annual Conference in Cincinnati and the 2011 Great Lakes Park Training Institute.
51. Architect of Record: MSA Michael Schuster Associates Construction Manager: Turner Construction Programming Consultant: Ballard King & Associates Design Consultant: Champlin Haupt Architects Architect of Record (2003 School): Voorhs, Slone, Welsh, Crossland Architect of Record: MSA Michael Schuster Associates Construction Manager: Turner Construction Programming Consultant: Ballard King & Associates Design Consultant: Champlin Haupt Architects Architect of Record (2003 School): Voorhs, Slone, Welsh, Crossland
Editor's Notes
Market driven approach – what do they do well that we don’t
NRPA did an online survey a few years ago of NRPA membership database – A national health partnership study to establish a baseline of information – how prevalent on health partnerships The survey asked what type of health partnership and practice Question asked – how many of you work for an agency that partners with other organizations to promote health? Who do you partner with? The answers are similar to the type of partnership we should be working on for both health and facilities - it’s repositioning
The competition pool is 457,555 gallons with the deep water pool. 7 feet at the shallow end to 12 feet at the deep diving area. Moveable floor will be a great feature with just the touch of a button. IT is a vertically adjustable hydraulic Ram constructed by Aquatic Development Group (ADG). Leisure pool is 164,000 gallons with zero depth entry, gadgets gizmos, etc… Water Slide Tower (shown on the next slide) houses the 24 feet tall 160 feet long water slide. As you can see the water slide tower at the front of the facility is a distinguishing feature.
Pros- Prevents Duplication- savings of millions to avoid building new athletic facilities – use the current Community Campus is centrally located and accessible to the entire community. Assists to derail the anti-public recreation campaigns which have been increasing the past few years. Some communities have strong anti-public recreation campaigns that have been successful in defeating bond levies for new community centers. Our project and Medina received some negative criticism at first from local private clubs but that was squelched when it was shown how community tax dollars were being well utilized in a joint-use facility. Athletic Business has this as a main article in its October 2002 publication. Resource Pool- Maintenance specialists in the school- HVAC, trades, etc… Mason and our department are new the the facility business Teachers next door at the high school make great instructors. We also utilize the new high school for computer labs and art studios. Students can be a great resource to work in the facility- student work programs We will need hundreds of part time employees- we already developed a good relationship with the school and they have already expressed interest to get students involved to work in our facility. Streamlines the Bid process- Cons