Issue: 636   Date: 10/31/2002 Translation service available on Nov. 5 200 election date at University City, Missouri

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               Survey on Heman Park Recreation Facility

University City has proposed a one-fourth of one percent sales tax increase to fund a new gym and improvements to the Heman Park Pool and Recreation Facility. In order to gain citizen input on the plans for the project, city officials invite residents to express their opinions by filling out and returning the survey below. Please fill in and return the survey to (by 11/29/2002): St. Louis Chinese America News, 8611 Olive Blvd., Jeffrey Plaza, St. Louis, MO 63132. Contact Phone: 314/432-3858.

Please enter your age and gender:

Age 

Sex 

Male 
Female 

Please enter your street name:

Please enter your ward number where you live:

1. What facilities at the Heman Park Recreation Facility have you used in the past 12 months? Please check all that apply:

Fitness rooms
Indoor soccer field
Track
Basketball court
Swimming pool

If you don't use any of the Heman Park recreational facilities, please explain why:

2. The City has put on the November 5, 2002 ballot Proposition K, which if approved would increase the sales tax by 1/4 cent to renovate and upgrade the outdoor Heman Park pool and the recreation center, including the fitness center. The monies also would be used to fund the building of a new year-round gym, which would include basketball/volleyball courts, an elevated track and shower and locker rooms.

Under the proposal, the basic structure of the pool would remain the same. The renovations would include replacing all the piping and the lining of the pool. The proposed improvements would include some of the following. Please check ALL areas that would meet your needs and should be included in the design.

Please check ALL areas that would meet your needs and should be included in the design:

Zero-depth entry to the pool (Also ADA access)
OR 3ft depth entry with wheelchair lift 
12 lap lanes maintained as in current design
Deck lighting
Water slide
Additional water toys (fountains and slides)
Improved baby pool

Improved shower/locker area
Shower curtains in women's shower area
Air conditioning in the shower room area

If you selected the baby pool above, please select other additional features that you may like to see:

Zero-depth entry
Fountain spray/water play area
Shade cover
What other improvements would you like to see?

What kind of uses would you like to see added, expanded or upgraded at the recreation center? Please check all that apply:

Offices for city Parks and Recreation staff
Offices for non-profit sports groups
Indoor swimming pool
Fitness center
Outdoor swimming pool
Indoor basketball courts
Indoor track
Indoor soccer field

Indoor tennis courts
Computer room
Senior center
Kitchen facilities
Meeting rooms of various sizes
Sauna/whirlpool
McDonald's-type play area for children

If you selected the Senior Center above, please select additional features you would like to see:

Senior dining area
Rooms for activities/programming for seniors

Are there any other services you would like to see added, expanded or upgraded?

3. General schematic plans have been drawn up to renovate and improve the existing pool. There are also general schematic plans to improve the facilities within the current recreation center, including the fitness center, and to build a new year-round gym next to the current soccer facility. The gym would include basketball/volleyball courts, an elevated track and shower/locker room facilities.

We would like your opinion on the need to develop a long-term MASTER PLAN for the recreation center complex before making some of these improvements.

OPTION 1: Begin renovating and expanding the recreation center in the spring of 2003 and renovations and improvement of the existing pool in the fall of 2003 based on the plans outlined above.

OPTION 2: Begin to gather citizen input for the development of a Master Plan for the Heman Park Recreation Facility complex with the goal of beginning construction of the major addition by early 2004, expanding the fitness center by summer 2003, and renovating the Heman Park Pool in the fall of 2003.

Please choose whether you would like to see the City follow Option 1 or Option 2:

4. Would you be willing to serve on any future committees dedicated to planning recreational facilities for University City?

Yes 
No

If yes, please provide the following contact information:

Name 
Street Address 
City 
State/Province 
Zip/Postal Code 
Country 
Home Phone 
E-mail