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CITY OF LITTLE CANADA - PARK SYSTEM MASTER PLAN19 <br />Recreation Facility Service Standards <br />The Recreation Facility Service Standards identify a minimum level of service for recreation facilities, such as ball <br />fields, courts, etc. to assure convenient access to recreation. The Standards list the desired minimum number of <br />facilities, the existing number, and note any excess or deficiencies. The recommendations/notes section relates <br />to the recommendations outlined in the objectives in Chapter 5. <br />Recreation trends vary and flexibility is needed to respond to changing needs and new activities/uses. <br />Consideration should be given to public access to other non-city facilities when infrastructure decisions are <br />made. Surplus or deficit does not automatically mean the need to add or remove facilities. However, it does <br />indicate the potential to re-position the facility mix within the park system to better meet needs. Numbers alone <br />do not tell the whole story as facility usability is affected by quality, size, access, durability, etc. The guidelines <br />are intended to give the City flexibility in replacing unused or poor quality facilities with facilities for popular <br />activities at any given time. <br />The population of Little Canada according to the Met Council’s estimate for 2016 is 10,101. <br />TABLE 2.3 RECREATION FACILITY SERVICE STANDARDS <br />FACILITY SERVICE AREA <br />MINIMUM <br />NUMBER PER <br />POPULATION <br />STANDARD <br />RANGE <br />CURRENT <br />NUMBER <br />EXCESS/ <br />DEFICIT <br />RECOMMENDATIONS/ <br />NOTES <br />Indoor <br />Gyms <br />(full size) <br />10-15 minute <br />travel time <br />1 gym per <br />20,000 0-1 2 0 <br />7 non-city gyms <br />available for city <br />use: 2 at Little <br />Canada Elementary <br />School, 1 at St. <br />John’s School, 4 <br />at Roseville Area <br />Middle School <br />Swimming <br />Pools / <br />Aquatics <br />15-30 minute <br />travel time <br />1 per 20,000 <br />to 40,000 <br />(pools should <br />accommodate <br />3-5% of total <br />population at a <br />time) <br />0-1 0 0 <br />Swimming beach at <br />Gervais Lake Beach, <br />nearby facilities at <br />Como Regional Park <br />Pool, Shoreview <br />Community Center, <br />and Maplewood <br />Community Center <br />Playgrounds 1/2 mile 1 per 5,000 2-3 5 +2 <br />Focus playgrounds in <br />neighborhood parks. <br />Develop a large all- <br />inclusive playground <br />at Pioneer Park <br />Pleasure <br />Skating Ice <br />Rinks <br />1-2 miles NA NA 2 outdoor 0 <br />1 at Firebarns, 1 <br />at Roseville Area <br />Middle School <br />maintained by the <br />City