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throughout the city. <br />Flexibility of Implementing the Park and Trail System <br />Plan <br />As with the greenway system itself, it should be understood that a <br />certain <br />degree of flexibility in meeting the objectives set by the park and trail <br />system <br />plan is warranted. This could be considered in the same light as showing <br />greater flexibility with respect to lot sizes, road widths, and setbacks <br />in order <br />to provide more open space and resource protection opportunities. This <br />greater flexibility is not to suggest deviating from the principles of <br />the <br />plan, which must be adhered to if a balanced park and trail system is to <br />be <br />achieved within the city. What is suggested is that the physical location <br />and <br />makeup of specific park and trail elements be considered on a case -by- <br />case <br />basis whereby the vision of the plan is still realized, but with greater <br />flexibility <br />as to how that actually occurs on the ground. The ultimate location of <br />parks <br />and trails and their physical size, orientation, and inter- connectivenes411 <br />are all <br />factors that need to be considered within the context of the overall <br />greenway <br />system and community development footprint. Site - specific natural <br />resource <br />characteristics and development opportunities and constraints will all <br />play a <br />role in how park and trail issues are ultimately resolved. <br />Worth noting about the greenway and trail corridor systems is that once <br />completed, the user experience will be that of a being in a largely <br />uninterrupted natural setting the leads from one park setting to another. <br />Section 5 - Administration <br />.....One option for ensuring the protection of key ecological resources <br />is public <br />purchase of the property. The city is fortunate to already have a <br />significant <br />portion of some of the most diverse ecological systems already protected <br />by <br />city and county parks. In some cases, it may be advantageous to purchase <br />additional significant properties that can not be protected in any other <br />way. <br />However, given the land area already under public ownership, such as Rice <br />17apxo_ &_PexpeanovBoap5- XtrLoO_Alvo_Aaxecr <br />12 <br />