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Resource Management Vision, Goals and Policies The Citizen Comprehensive Plan Advisory Panel refined the goals and policies prepared by the Citizen Visioning Committee to guide the Comprehensive Plan. Additional policies related to the RCWD /Lino Lakes Resource Management Plan (RMP) were also added. The city's Resource Management System Plan is based on the vision statement and revised goals and strategies from the Community Amenities and Natural Resources portion of the Vision document. Goals and strategies from other sections of the visioning document, such as Transportation or Commercial and Economic Development, are presented in the corresponding comprehensive plan chapter, but were also used as a basis for development of this Resource Management System Plan chapter when appropriate. The following vision, goals and policies were developed from the goals and strategies identified by the Citizen Visioning Committee and the Comprehensive Plan Advisory Panel to achieve the vision for community amenities and natural resources, which is included in four categories: 1) parks, trails, open space and recreation, 2) natural resources and amenities, 3) land use policies and practices, and 4) other ecological challenges and threats. 2030 Vision for Parks, Trails, Open Space and Recreation The city has provided Lino Lakes residents with a comprehensive array of well- maintained parks, interconnected trails, natural open spaces and greenways, and recreational opportunities for their enjoyment and recreation. It also has preserved and enhanced the community's natural environment and special character. Goal 1: Continue development and maintenance of recreational activities that serve the identified needs of the community and people of all ages, including, where possible, neighborhood parks, larger multi -use area parks and the regional park. Rationale: The city's parks and recreational facilities are important community assets enjoyed by residents. The demand for and use of these assets will grow as the city's population expands over the next 25 years. Policies: 1. Continue to pursue the development of a multi -sports complex either on the city-owned property at Birch and Centerville Roads or another suitable site. 2. Foster and maintain cooperation between the city and school districts to facilitate joint use of indoor and outdoor facilities for organized and recreational activities. 3. Utilize the Rice Creek Regional Park as an aesthetic and recreational community amenity with continued sensitivity to the preservation of biosystems and ecosystems within the park. 4. Acquire, reserve and develop sufficient park and open space land to fulfill the identified and projected needs of the present and future population. 5. Continue collaboration with the YMCA and similar organizations to provide recreational facilities for the entire community. 6. Continue, whenever possible, inclusion of neighborhood parks in future developments and planned redevelopments. 7. Direct and manage activities in an appropriate manner by balancing the use of programming activities in the neighborhood parks. 2 -2 • •