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• • Date: June 30, 2003 To: Rick Degardner Michael Grochalla City of Lino Lakes 600 Town Center Parkway Lino Lake, MN 55014 From: Jeff Schoenbauer, Executive Vice President Brauer & Associates, Ltd. Re: Proposal for Comprehensive Parks, Recreation Facilities, Open Space /Greenways, and Trails System Plan Rick and Michael, I'd like to start by thanking you for the opportunity to sit down and review your park system planning needs. We look forward to working with the City to update the past plan and integrate numerous other planning studies into a cohesive system plan to guide future decisions. With our working knowledge of the City, it is our expectation that we can be thorough yet cost - effective in our work effort. The following outlines a proposed work plan for the study, which is consistent with other system plans we have completed in recent years. Our goal is to prepare a system plan that is visionary yet realistic and achievable. As we discussed Rick, the work plan is broken down into three phases that allows us to move from assessment of the current situation to planning to implementation in a logical, focused manner. This is particularly important in your situation where we want to take advantage of past planning work and avoid duplication of planning efforts. Please feel free to suggest modifications to the work plan as you see fit to meet your needs. Proposed Work Plan The work program outlines the tasks we recommend based on our understanding of the project to date. It is our expectation that the work program will be refined as the project gets underway and as the planning issues become more clearly understood. As noted, we recommend three phases: • Phase I — Assessment and Analysis • Phase II — System Planning • Phase III — Implementation Planning The following considers each of these phases in greater detail. Phase 1 — Assessment and Analysis Objective: To assess and analyze all aspects of the Lino Lakes parks, recreation facilities, open space /greenway, and trail system as outlined in the Park P /an Content letter dated May 29, 2003 and listed below. This includes undertaking public process that provides the opportunity for interested stakeholders to participate in the planning process. 1