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12 Chapter 10 - Parks, Greenways and Trails The Parks, Greenways and Trails chapter is an update that builds on the strong history of parks and natural resource planning in Lino Lakes, including the 2004 Parks, Natural Open Space / Greenways and Trail System, which was updated in 2011 as part of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan update, and adopted by reference in Chapter 2, the Resource Management System Plan. This chapter of the 2040 Comprehensive Plan brings together and replaces those separate studies with a cohesive plan that reflects the community’s long held belief that ongoing development must be in harmony with preserving the innate character of the city. The common vision and goal that has been carried throughout the various comprehensive plans and park plan updates is a continued focus on preserving the natural open space character of the city. This plan includes an update to the park service areas and added three new parks (identified as L, M and N on Figure 10-1). This chapter will be used as part of development review to determine park dedication requirements and will help the city decision-makers when making capital improvement plans. Chapter 11 - Community Facilities The purpose of this chapter is to provide goals and policies for community facilities, inventory the various community facilities within the City of Lino Lakes, and to identify future community facility needs to accommodate the need for new services. One update from the 2030 plan is a note that the public works building has outgrown their current space due to the continued growth of the city. The City Council will continue to evaluate options for improvements. Chapter 12 - Implementation The Comprehensive Plan is the principal tool for guiding the development of Lino Lakes. The community’s vision for the future will be realized only if the plan is implemented. The purpose of this section is to provide guidance on using the plan. Using the plan requires balancing the community aspirations and adapting to conditions that will change over the life of the plan. It also provides a “to-do list” of work the city should do to ensure that the plan is implemented in the future. SUMMARY Staff recommends approval of the draft 2040 Comprehensive Plan with three changes: 1. Approval of a change to the 2040 Utility Staging Plan (Figure 3-4), (Figure 8-4) and the corresponding text to reclassify the Holly Court properties as utility staging 1A as requested by the landowners. 2. Approval of a change to the Planning District 4 text outlining conditions that would need to occur for the city to consider the requested Lundgren/Noren requests. 3. Approval of a change to the Planning District 3 text to add a new bullet “As the City continues to work with MnDOT, Anoka County and Ramsey County on proposed County Road J improvements and an upgrade to a full interchange to I-35E, the city will evaluate