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City of Mounds View Comprehensive Plan ________________________________________________________________________ 63 Community Facilities The term community facilities includes a wide range of buildings and facilities which are provided by the City or other governmental agencies as a service to citizens. Community facilities include parks and open space, public buildings, public utilities, and schools. These facilities are in place. No new facilities are anticipated. Some redevelopment and expansion of existing facilities may occur as facilities and equipment age in the future. Parks and Open Space Parks and open space areas in Mounds View include municipally owned and operated neighborhood and community parks and special use facilities. There are nine neighborhood parks, three community parks, and one special use park. Figure 10 on page 66 shows the location of parks and Table 18 on page 64 illustrates the facilities present at the various parks in Mounds View. The City of Mounds View also owns and operates a nine-hole public golf course and driving range. Public Buildings Mounds View public buildings include City Hall which includes the city administrative offices and the police department, the public works maintenance facility, the community center, the golf course club house, and park shelters. Figure 10 on page 66 shows the location of the Mounds View public buildings. Public Utilities The City’s water system includes one 500,000 gallon elevated storage tank, a two million gallon reservoir, and six wells. Mounds View pumps an average of 1.5 million gallons of water per day. The system has adequate capacity to handle its needs into the foreseeable future. Figure 11 on page 67 shows the water system. There are two regional sewer interceptor sewer lines and a lift station operated by the Metropolitan Council. Treatment occurs at the Metropolitan Waste Water Treatment Plant. The Mounds View sanitary sewer system consists of municipal sewer mains, force mains and four lift stations. According to Metropolitan Council estimates total sewer flows will rise from current flows of 535 million gallons per year to between 579 and 767 million gallons per year. The system has adequate capacity to handle existing and potential future development. Figure 12 on page 65 shows the sanitary sewer system.