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<br />Park Board Minutes <br />July 10, 2017 <br />P a g e | 2 <br /> <br /> <br />5. New Business <br />Review Comprehensive Park Plan Process <br />Mr. DeGardner introduced Candace Amberg, Senior Landscape Architect from WSB <br />and Associates. She is on hand to provide the Board with an overview of the 2040 <br />Comprehensive Plan process as it relates to parks and trails. She will also discuss <br />NorthPointe and Woods Edge Park Updates. <br />2040 Comprehensive Plan <br />Ms. Amberg described that she worked on the 2004 Plan update, the 2030 Plan and <br />now she is working on the 2040 Comp Plan. She passed around a Park Plan Update <br />and noted the meetings & engagement process to date. She stated, current public <br />feedback has included residents saying that they value natural open space and would <br />like more trail connections to the downtown Lino area. <br />Ms. Amberg discussed the Engagement Process, Survey, Community Open House, <br />Meetings and Blue Heron Days in August. Ms. Amberg encouraged the Park Board to <br />act as Ambassadors for this project to get as many people involved from the community <br />as possible. <br />She describes this process as “reviewing key issues as it relates to the parks plan and to <br />reaffirm goals and policies that were set in the 2030 Plan.” This includes all the GIS <br />mapping to be updated as to be current with today’s existing conditions as well. <br />Pat Huelman and Andrew Levi discussed goals for more funding as it relates to items <br />identified as goals in the new Comp Plan. Funding for Parks is currently limited. Mr. <br />DeGardner mentioned that Grants have been more difficult to acquire and noted that at <br />this time it would be helpful if during the Comp Plan process the community <br />communicated to the City and the City Council that they would like general funds <br />allocated for Parks and Trail improvement in the future. <br />The Board discussed the athletic facilities in our parks, and the need for more facilities <br />for organized recreational needs, such as ball fields and tennis courts. Recreational <br />amenities being provided to our residents balanced with the aging infrastructure of our <br />parks is the concern. Ms. Amberg describes that this new Park Plan guide should be <br />the document that is the guide to show our Vision for where future amenities could be <br />located.