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Pioneer Park Master Plan Phase I | City of Little Canada, Minnesota Project Understanding/Project Approach 1 PROJECT UNDERSTANDING Pioneer Park is one of Little Canada’s primary community parks. Strengthening its identity as the city’s community recreation park, as identified in the 2018 Park System Master Plan, will guide successful park master plan development. Existing park facilities include both active and passive recreation opportunities. Engagement completed in 2020, in partnership with the University of Minnesota (U of M) Resilient Communities Project (RCP), supports the need to strike a balance between these uses. Using the city’s park system master plan and previous engagement report, Bolton & Menk will develop and refine design concepts for Pioneer Park which reflect the mission and vision statements for the city parks and trails system. In the past five years, we have assisted more than 20 communities with park master planning to reflect their citizens' evolving needs. These efforts have helped communities develop right-size improvements to balance active and passive recreation within their parks, accommodate desired programming, and consider available and ongoing resource needs. Bolton & Menk facilitated the element priority needs discussion for Pioneer Park with the Little Canada City Council, Parks and Recreation Commission, and members of city staff in March 2021; we are coming to the table with a deep understanding of the outcomes that will make this process a success. We heard the city council’s desire to solidify a vision to improve primary focus features (trail lighting, playground, and water feature), elements echoed in the Request for Proposals. The city is ready to get shovels in the ground with a park plan that provides a proactive implementation plan aligned with funding opportunities. Josh and his team will harness their landscape architecture and engineering expertise to identify improvements to address safety and accessibility concerns, creatively integrate park facilities and amenities, and recognize ongoing maintenance and lifecycle needs. Through our project team, the city will have access to a broad range of specialty services at Bolton & Menk, including project funding, stormwater management, artificial turf and athletic complex design, and project communication. We are committed to assisting Little Canada develop improvements for Pioneer Park so it continues to offer a vital respite for residents and a great place for the community to gather. PROJECT APPROACH We have reviewed the Request for Proposals and propose the following approach to successfully complete the Pioneer Park Master Plan according to the provided schedule and to the satisfaction of the city council, Parks and Recreation Commission, and community. Review Existing Information As Little Canada’s city engineering consultant, Bolton & Menk is familiar with the city’s 2018 Park System Master Plan. Most recently, our team has been coordinating with our engineering staff on the Gervais Mills Park and Spooner Park improvements. We are also familiar with the U of M RCP Final Engagement Report prepared at the end of 2020; we reviewed this