Cook Park Plan of Management - Rockdale City Council

7. Implementationtargets and performance indicatorsIn establishing a programme of implementation, LMPA and Council requires a means todemonstrate that the program for the strategies outlined has been achieved. These areidentified as performance indicators. For detailed performance targets and indicators forCouncil owned Community Land as required under the Local Government Act NSW (1993)refer to the following chapter on Council Owned Community Lands.Success in the implementation of some strategies can be more easily measured in quantitativeways than others, but all must be measured by some means if performance is to be evaluatedand strategies refined over time.In particular, the following are considered practical and useful survey methods that may covera number of targets and performance measuresExit and user surveys:• A questionnaire carried out at 5 year intervals accompanied by a survey of usernumbers in parts of the Park; qualitative and quantitative in nature. This survey/questionnaire will cover such diverse matters as measures of changes in park usage,visitor experience and perceptions, etc.Specific Web surveys:• Surveys on Council’s website; these can be designed as questionnaires requestingfor example input on the implementation of particular programs and feedback onreview in management strategies.Log of letters:• Review of letters, emails etc. received each year (positive and negative) onvarious subjects in the Park indicating changes in praise and criticism of the Park’smanagement according to performance. Some care must be exercised in specificinterpretation and this method should be used to measure general trends and commontopics rather than letter by letter.Photographic survey:• Taken at key and consistent locations every 5 years to establish degrees of change,either positive or negative. This should be compared with aerial photographs reviewedevery 5 years.Enjoying The Park And BayEnjoyment of the Park can be to some extent measured by the number of visitors to the Parkand the extent to which the Park is cared for and appreciated. This is also a measure ofhow much the local people and visitors believe that it is genuinely a shared public resource.Due to its size, the variety of experiences within the Park and also it’s foreshore location,simple usage may not be an adequate measure. Length of stay and satisfaction level shouldalso measured.General Target:To ensure that there is equity in public access within the Park.clouston associates • landscape architects • urban designers • landscape planners JUNE 201047