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Program Statement/Cost Analysis Lino Lakes Park Bond Referendum Planning Lino Lakes Park Bond Referendum Program Statement /Cost Analysis Date of Last Revision: I /8/98 To: Lino Lakes Park and Recreation Commission Rick DeGardner, Parks and Recreation Director Barry Bernstein, Recreation Supervisor Mike Hoffman, Lead Maintenance From: Jeff Schoenbauer, Vice President Brauer & Associates, Ltd. Overview: This program statement and cost analysis provides background and costing information and general recommendations for use by City staff and the Park and Recreation Commission for referendum planning. The statement is divided into four parts as requested by staff: referendum items, cost analysis, master plans for selected parks, and user group survey for field design. Referendum Items Based on review of the 1996 community survey and Vision 2000 statement, my understanding of the city's park and trail system needs, and current community park, trail, open space trends, the following referendum items are suggested for consideration: • • Youth and Adult Atheltic Complex ► Neighborhood Park Improvements ► Trails and Greenways Development • Ecological Preservation • The extent to which each of these items is focused upon should be determined as part of your referendum planning process that takes into consideration input from the community through open public meetings, user group meetings, special interest group meetings, etc. Keeping an open mind as to what the community will support and adjusting your referendum package to acknowledge resident's input is a key factor in referendum success and cannot be overstated. Keep in mind, too, that part of the challenge is to educate the community about the value and benefits of a developed park and trail system, including personal, social, economic, and environmental. I also suggest that you avoid identifying one referendum item as a priority over another, at least until you have a greater sense of where the community wants the emphasis put. Instead, each item should be positioned as important community needs that offer varying types of direct and indirect benefits to community residents. I also suggest linking the items together so that voters understand that each item in the referendum package has an impact on the quality of life in the community, even though they as individuals may not directly use a particular facility. For example, the athletic complex is beneficial to all residents in that it reduces overuse impacts to neighborhood parks and removes highly programmed activities from neighborhoods to more appropriate facilities, thus reducing noise, traffic, and clutter from residential areas. Cost Analysis - Neighborhood Park Improvements As requested, a cost analysis was completed for selected items within various parks. The following table provides a summary of the costs associated with the various parks. Note that this information is not a complete listing of all park improvements, only those that staff had not previously costed -out in- house. Brauer & Associates, Ltd. -- File C: \docs \97\97- 27Iinorei\program.wpd