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City Park System Memo 10/17/79 Page 7 The location of such a park is generally determined by the assets of the land rather than a search for a specific tocation. It is feasible for a neighborhood, community, or district park to be incorporated in a city park if such development is compatible with the intended uses. The service area for the city park is the entire urban area. It is intended to serve groups of people of all ages, keeping in mind that younger children will normally use such facilities when accompanied by adults. Although Mounds View currently does not enjoy such a park facility, the Rice Creek Open Space totalling 30.5 acres in Mounds View could potentially fall in this category. Joint Agency Developments A park-school may be developed as a neighborhood or cortenunity park, and size of the joint development should be smaller than is separate sites were developed by the individual agencies. The facilities included represent the functional needs of each agency. The intent of the park-school concept is to satisfy one or all of the foltowing requirements: Avoid duplicating of facilities (unless existing facilities are over-taxed) coordinate services, and/or diminish the land needs of each agency. Joint developimnts might also take place between the park board and a private agency. Such development may be done independent of, or in combination with, a park-school. The type of facilities in this development may include those facili- ties of a neighborhood or comnunity park or center, as weli as those which rreet the needs of the private agency. The intent of park board-private agency develop- trent is identical to the criteria established for the park-school. Existing tqounds View Parks in this category: Edgewood School/Park - 19.8 acres Pinewood School/Park - 4.8 acres Red Oak School/Park - 2 acres City Squares and Triangles City squares and triangles are small parcels of land that are intended to provide an attractive neighborhood setting,afford a quiet restful breathing spot in a business district or a congested residential neighborhood, or as a setting for a civic center or point of interest. These parks are generally small in size and limited to aesthetic develapment only. Existing Mounds View Parks in this category: Special-Use Parks Pinewood Court -.5 acres Laport Drive Park - .5 acres Woodale Drive Park - .5 acres County Road H-2 Park -.5 acres Special-use parks are designed for a single interest and are large enough to accommodate the use intended. Examples of special-use parks wouid include: camps, aquariu�, boulevards, tennis centers, planetariums, museu�, nature centers, parking facilities, golf courses, zoos, etc. Existing Mounds View Parks in this category: Ardan Park - 8.8 acres (arboretum)