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87 Page 8 Planning and Zoning Commission October 24, 1979 Mr. Short next reviewed the proposed park policies which would accompany the park plan. These were: (1) Continue to improve the,city's parks according to an ,established system approach.: Basically, a system would be adopted and parks developed accordingly:utilizing existing facilities. (2) The extent of recreational facilities provided should vary by land use districts. In other words, parks would be concentrated in areas,where,the city proposed development should occur,ie;, the urban sewer districts,expansion residential districts, and rural residential districts. No park facilities would be provided within rural areas. (3) The first priority for park acquisition and development should,be for parks in the urban service districts. More funding was available for these parts of the city. (4) The second priority for acquisitionand,de- velopment should be parks in the expansion residential districts. Mr. Short indicated that funding focused on different types of facilities each year; for instance,i.f the LAWCON,application had been directed at access to Reshenau Lake, it may have fared better if that was what the DNR and LAWCON were in- terested in funding that year. He noted the Park Board had done more in their, park plan than most cities for not having had a consultant work with them. However, refinement of that plan would help them in their grant applicationS. (5) Community play fields should also serve neighborhood park functions.This would be true,part-iculariy i,n.the southeast part.of the city. (6) Multifamily developments should provide on -site parks. Mr. Heath felt this should be in the ordinance; Mr. McLean noted the ordinance presently encouraged this bUt did not require it. (7) The extensive wetlands.and regional parks planned mini- mized the need for passive parks in Lino Lakes. The clty's need was for more active recreation, as the passive uses were already provided for. Passive ac- quisition should be a low priority for the city. (8) Parks should be associ-, ated with drainage areas in order,to consolidate public property. If there was a park dedicatedin an area that already had,wetlands, it would be reasonable and practical to Consolidate the two as long as it was not a safety hazard. (9) Parks should be developed in conjunction with school sites wherever possible particularly community playfields. Mr. Reinert asked if these were standard policies, and Mr. Short replied that they were custom-made for Lino Lakes. At. Mr. Reinert's request, Mr. Short indicated they would look for any general, park policies that could be added that the city thought appropriate. Mr. McLean suggested a policy statement be made concerning bicycle paths. He also asked whether a firm statement should be made indicating that the county park area --which they were proposing another addition to --plus the municipal park plan was all the city intended for the community and no other metro parks would be acceptable. Mr. Short felt this could be added as a policy, which would reinforce some of the city's answers to Metro's questions. Mr. Short indicated Metro was requesting information be provided in answer to some questions regarding Metro Systems as part of the park plan. These were (1) Land use policies and municipal actions to be taken to minimize conflicts between existing regional parks designated in the systems statement and ad- jacent uses which exist or are proposed. This referred to what policies the city had concerning property adjacent, to regional parks, whether the city proposed any land use such as industrial that would be in conflict with that use. Mr..McLean,felt the city could not agree with this, as a conflict ex- isted on the Otter Lake Regional Park; Mr. Short indicated this would be addressed in another question. Mr. Reinert felt there were no conflicts as far as city parks being in conflict with the regional parks.