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Item No. 2 <br />Staff Report No. <br />Meeting Date: January 2, 2001 <br />Type of Business: W.K. <br />WK: Work Session; PH: Public Hearing; <br />CA: Consent Agenda; CB: Council Business City of Mounds View Staff Report <br />To: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From: Michael Ulrich, Director of Public Works <br />Item Title/Subject: Discussion Regarding Park Survey and Comprehensive Plan <br />Date of Report: August 29, 2018 <br /> <br />A topic of discussion at past Park and Recreation Commission meetings has been the need for a <br />Comprehensive Park Plan. Staff has been preparing the long-term capital improvement plan in <br />much the same manner each year. Typically playground equipment has been upgraded as funds <br />will allow and somewhere in the neighborhood of every seven to ten years. Questions leading up <br />to this discussion has been, “Are we doing what the Community wants”. Staff is aware of the <br />immediate Park Infrastructure replacement needs and some future plans, such as paving of area <br />walking paths, but again, are we fulfilling the needs and desires of the community. <br /> <br />Two things that would help answer these questions and provide direction, establish priorities, and <br />identify possible funding sources would be to: <br /> <br />A. Hire a consultant to do a Comprehensive Park Plan which would identify the <br />current condition and amenities of the parks, establish useful life of equipment <br />and formulate a future plan of what would be the best use for the park, in <br />terms of activities in the park. <br />B. Conduct a formalized public survey of the community to determine what the <br />needs and desires are for the parks, both now through several future years. <br /> <br />Staff does not have any cost estimates for conducting either of these projects at this time. Perhaps <br />a larger survey could be conducted to receive additional information on other City Services. The <br />Park and Recreation Commission fully supports this recommendation and has directed staff to <br />present these issues to the City Council. <br /> <br />Staff seeks Council direction in this matter. <br /> <br /> <br />_________________________________ <br />Michael Ulrich, Director of Public Works <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />C:\Mike's documents\staff reports\Parks\Park Comp Plan Survey.doc