The FY23-28 Capital Improvements Program (CIP) for the Department of Recreation reflects a continuing effort to provide recreation facilities and program services for all populations to participate in leisure activities. Emphasis is placed on increasing program opportunities for populations with special needs such as youth, senior adults, and persons with disabilities. Currently, the Department of Recreation is responsible for managing the following facilities: seven senior centers, 23 community/neighborhood recreation centers, four indoor and seven outdoor swimming pools, Good Hope Spray Ground, and a recreation warehouse.The latest Recreation Facility Development Plan, 2010-2030, contains several Recreation initiatives, including a...
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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION AND OBJECTIVES
The FY23-28 Capital Improvements Program (CIP) for the Department of Recreation reflects a continuing effort to provide recreation facilities and program services for all populations to participate in leisure activities. Emphasis is placed on increasing program opportunities for populations with special needs such as youth, senior adults, and persons with disabilities. Currently, the Department of Recreation is responsible for managing the following facilities: seven senior centers, 23 community/neighborhood recreation centers, four indoor and seven outdoor swimming pools, Good Hope Spray Ground, and a recreation warehouse.
The latest Recreation Facility Development Plan, 2010-2030, contains several Recreation initiatives, including a comprehensive facilities assessment for all existing sites in the FY23-28 CIP. It covers community/neighborhood recreation centers, senior centers, and indoor and outdoor pools, and was the primary reference guide for long-range recreation capital facilities development through 2030. The projects recommended in the FY23-28 CIP are consistent with this plan.The Recreation Facilities Refurbishment project focuses on the assessment and refurbishment of existing Recreation facilities.
The Facilities Site Selection: MCG project in the General Government section of the Capital Improvements Program includes site selection for the North County Regional Recreation and Aquatic Center.
The Department of Recreation, the Revenue Authority, and the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC) together provide the residents of Montgomery County with a variety of public leisure and recreational amenities: parks and athletic fields; community recreation centers; indoor and outdoor swim facilities; golf courses; indoor ice rinks; and indoor tennis facilities. Expenditure and revenue data are presented at the end of this section.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Addition of funds for a new Net Zero project for design and construction to improve the Holiday Park Senior Center building facade, including window replacement and a new building envelope for the center.
- Complete construction of the South County Regional Recreation and Aquatic Center in FY23.
- Add funds to the Recreation Facilities Refurbishment project to provide a structured process to ensure that all recreation center facilities are refurbished through repair or replacement of facility components.
- Program construction funding for the Swimming Pools Slide Replacement project to ensure the safety of pool operations through the repair or replacement of slides.
- Program construction funding for remaining project work at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Indoor Swim Center. Reconstruction of the pool deck will be completed for compliance with Americans with Disabilities Act requirements.
- Add funds for Net Zero energy conservation measures and to replace masonry, windows, and other building envelope components of the Kennedy Shriver Aquatic Center.
- Update the Glenmont Outdoor Pool to allow for extended season use of the outdoor pool both prior to Memorial Day and after Labor Day to cushion the impact of the Kennedy Shriver Aquatic Center closure during construction.
- Include a Poolesville Services Co-Location Study in the Facility Planning: MCG project.
- Complete implementation of the shared, on-line booking and sales software application used by the Office of Community Use of Public Facilities, Montgomery County Recreation Department, and the Montgomery Parks division of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission in February 2022.
PROGRAM CONTACTS
Contact Melanie Sasse of the Department of Recreation at 240.777.6800 or Shantee Jackson of the Office of Management and Budget at 240.777.2751 for more information regarding this department's capital budget.
CAPITAL PROGRAM REVIEW
Twelve ongoing projects totaling $97.4 million comprise the six-year capital program for the Department of Recreation, representing a $41.1 million or a 29.7 percent decrease from the amended FY21-26 program of $138.5 million. This decrease is primarily due the completion the South County Regional Recreation and Aquatic Center project. These reductions are partially offset by cost increases for the Kennedy Shriver Aquatic Center Building Envelope Improvement project, a new Holiday Park Net Zero Initiative project, and the addition of FY27 and FY28 funding for Level of Effort projects. The KID Museum project will also be closed and excess funds removed since KID Museum support is in the operating budget.
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