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H:\LTCANADA_CI_MN\0T6124526\1_Corres\A_Meetings\2021-09-08 City Council\2021-09-08 Pioneer Park Phase 1 Master Plan Memo.docx MEMORANDUM TO: Little Canada Parks & Recreation Commission FROM: Josh Shields, Senior Project Landscape Architect with Bolton & Menk, Inc. Madeline Dahlheimer, Project Landscape Architect with Bolton & Menk, Inc. DATE: 08 September 2021 RE: Pioneer Park Phase 1 Master Plan ACTION REQUESTED: The City Council is asked to receive the final draft of the Pioneer Park Phase I Master Plan and provide direction on: •STEP 1: Develop construction plans for initial project features •STEP 2: Identify funding strategy for desired initial project •STEP 3: Determine Critical Project Timeline BACKGROUND & PHASE 1 RECOMMENDATIONS: Bolton & Menk will be presenting the final Pioneer Park Master Plan Phase 1 document at the upcoming September 8th City Council Meeting. This document is a culmination of input gathered over the past year and a half and represents desires by the community, and guidance by city staff, the Parks & Recreation Commission, and City Council. The final master plan is a working document aimed at guiding ongoing improvements at Pioneer Park. It will serve as a tool for Parks staff to strategically work through phased implementation of identified improvements, including strategic outside funding opportunities. Anticipated planning-level costs for each recommended improvement are included, along with a short description of why an improvement was included and what the vision is towards measuring successful implementation. Though this document does provide more detail on ‘focus projects’ it also considered ongoing trail repairs and maintenance, potential programming opportunities and provides city staff with the flexibility to continue revising this document as they work through improvements or the community’s needs change. This document assigned priorities for each of the recommended park improvements. These priorities, rated 1-5, align with desires heard through community input and during the planning process. Priority 1 projects represent features desired by the community which was mainly the focus of the Master Plan process. They may also represent projects that need to occur prior to starting other priority needs. Priority 5 projects, though still desired, either did not garner immediate need or may require more time to properly plan for successful implementation. It is important to note that, as a working document, these priorities establish a guideline for implementation, yet not all priority 1 project need to be implemented before moving on to priority 2, 3, etc… Some less priority projects may require less capital, will not interfere with construction of higher priority project so may be implemented more quickly. A few higher priority projects may take more time to fully vet to ensure proper sequencing within the park and may occur later than some of the lower priority projects.