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The goal of the Department of Parks and Recreation is to serve all of the residents of the City of Miami by providing safe, clean, and wholesome recreational, educational and cultural activities in order to promote a sense of community.
- Pursuing a minimum of 10 outside sources of funding.
- Hosting more than 3 million persons in recreational activities in the major parks facilities.
- Providing lunches and snacks to children during the summer months at our city parks.
- Establishing a minimum of five new partnerships with private and/or non profit organizations in providing enhanced and new programs.
- Expanding the summer Learn To Swim Program to reach no less than 3,000 youths and adults citywide.
- Implementing an after school homework assistance and tutoring program at all major recreation facilities.
- Enhancing technology opportunities by developing computer labs at 9 parks.
- Increasing participation in the summer art, music and cultural activities of the "Heart of Our Parks" program by 10%.
- Implementing a citywide soccer league for children through six major parks.
- Pursuing additional excellence in parks for at risk youth.
- Increase volunteer participation in internship programs for at-risk youth.
- Promote advertising through public art in the parks.
- Increase services in the Disabilities Division by servicing more than 350 disabled persons each week by providing leisure transportation, independent living skills, and activities.
- Provide child care services in the form of lead testing for approximately 90 day care children and food services for 187 day care/pre-school participants.
- Increase the number of special events in the City of Miami by 5%.
- Providing a safe and clean environment through the Operations Division by increasing the level of involvement in the construction, renovation, and maintenance of athletic fields and turf, irrigation systems, landscaping, reforestation, invasive plant management, and boat ramp operations.
- Complete at least $2.5 million worth of Capital Projects in City parks utilizing funds from the Homeland Defense/Neighborhood Improvement Bond, and the Safe Neighborhood Parks Bond Program, State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the Florida Inland Navigation District.
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