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<br />City of Mounds View | 2040 Comprehensive Plan <br />DRAFT May 8April 17, 2019 <br /> <br /> <br />Chapter 4: Parks, Trails, and Community Facilities | 4-6 <br /> <br />In addition to City parks, Ramsey County Parks and Trails are included in <br />the Metropolitan Council’s Regional Park System. Within, and adjacent to <br />Mounds View, is the Rice Creek North Regional Trail, and water trail, which <br />includes portions of Anoka and Ramsey counties. The trail cuts through the <br />extreme southeast corner of Mounds View. Facilities include a pedestrian trail, <br />water trail (Rice Creek), and parking/portage area. <br />PLANNED PARKS AND TRAILS <br />Mounds View is a developed suburb. There are no proposals for new <br />parks within the city. There are a number of sidewalks, trails, and extensions <br />proposed to improve options for active transportation. Proposed trails and <br />sidewalks generally connect segments that are missing to close gaps in the <br />network. Proposed trails/sidewalks connections are mapped in Figure 4-2. <br />COMMUNITY FACILITIES <br />Mounds View public buildings include City Hall (which includes city <br />administrative offices and the police department), the Public Works <br />maintenance facility, the community center, park buildings, and park shelters. <br />All community facilities are mapped in Figure 4-3. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Mounds View Community Center <br />and YMCA <br />The Bel Rae Ballroom was built in <br />1964, and was remodeled and <br />expanded to become the Mounds <br />View Community Center in 1998. The <br />Center includes a banquet facility with <br />a 400-person capacity, meeting <br />rooms, gymnasium, fitness equipment, <br />teen center, game area, and daycare <br />center (operates independently). <br />In 1998, in an effort to save money the <br />City Council eliminated the Parks <br />Department and replaced its staff <br />through an outside management <br />agreement. The outside manager <br />would operate the Community Center <br />and run the City’s park & recreation <br />programs. The City entered into an <br />agreement with the YMCA in 1999, <br />and have renewed agreements every <br />five-years. <br />The YMCA administers the <br />Community Center operations and <br />recreational programing, and is <br />overseen by the YMCA Advisory <br />Board, which includes two City <br />Councilmembers, Parks, Trails & <br />Forestry Commissioners, community <br />members, YMCA staff and City staff. <br />The Advisory Board provides <br /> <br /> <br />•Heat Source Map, illustrating <br />popularity of walking/jogging routes <br />(Stava Labs, 2019). The most used <br />route is on the Medtronic campus. <br />Formatted: Centered <br />Formatted: Font: 8 pt, Not Italic, Font color: Auto <br />Formatted: Caption <br />Formatted: Font: 8 pt