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Goal 4: Minimize future costs for public facilities and services by maximizing existing facilities . Policies: a. Ensure that full utilization of existing public facilities is achieved prior to making new public improvements . • Goal 5: Develop an extensive parks and open space plan to service neighborhood and community needs. Policies: a. Classification of existing and proposed park space shall---be__subject to standards established by the Metropolitan Council. b. Develop parks and open spaces in a manner which incorporates the natural amenities of the City. c. When available, acquire tax forfeited lands for use in the parks and open space plan. d. Solicit the input of citizens in the planning and development of park and open space. e. Provide for safe and convenient pedestrian and bicycle access to parks and open space. f. Plan and develop parks and open space in relation to similar facilities in adjoining communities . PLAN Parks and Open Space Mounds View has long viewed the acquisition of land for use as parks and open space with the utmost importance. Meeting the present and future needs of the City will require that the City continue this practice. Though Mounds View-'-s park systemisis adequate, certain deficiencies do exist. Among the more prominent _ of these is the lack of a substantial in-place trailway system for pedestrian and bicycle traffic . However, plans are drafted for the design and location of such facilities which would not only link inter-City parks but, also, provide access to parks within adjacent communities. Public Utilities Although electrical service to the City of Mounds is adequate, a number of the lines are above ground causing frequent interruptions in service as well as being unsightly. The City should attempt to locate these service lines below ground when the opportunity arises - quite possibly as part of road reconstruction or rehabilitation.