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<br />City of Mounds View | 2040 Comprehensive Plan <br />DRAFT September 21, 2020 <br />Chapter 7: Implementation | 7-11 <br /> <br />Investigate market demands for the Community <br />Center and consider re-allocating space and/or <br />expansion to meet the needs of the community <br />and the adjacent City Hall Park. <br />City staff with direction from <br />elected officials and <br />commissions <br />Short-term <br />Explore opportunities for studying access to <br />healthy food. <br />City staff in coordination <br />with local and regional <br />healthy food advocates <br />Medium-term <br />Goal 3: Improve connections between local trails and regional trail systems. <br />Complete the City’s trail and sidewalk master plan <br />with connections to trails/sidewalks in adjacent <br />cities. <br />City staff in coordination <br />with regional trail partners. <br />Medium-term <br />Coordinate with Ramsey County and DNR for <br />improvements to the Rice Creek Water trail and the <br />regional trail system. <br />City staff in coordination <br />with Ramsey County and <br />DNR staff <br />Medium-term <br />Goal 4: Conduct inventory and needs analysis of park facilities to address if parks are addressing <br />the needs of the immediate neighborhood and the larger community. <br />Identify gaps in facilities, and program <br />improvements through the CIP and annual <br />budget. <br /> <br />City staff, parks recreation <br />and forestry commission <br />and elected officials <br />Short-term and <br />ongoing <br />Consider repurposing of under-utilized properties <br />in a manner that achieves the highest and best <br />use and increases the value (not limited to <br />monetary) to the community while mitigating <br />impacts on surrounding neighborhoods. <br />City economic development <br />staff, commissions and <br />elected officials <br />Long-term <br />Study park dedication fees and how they are <br />handled by other municipalities. <br />City staff and parks, <br />recreation and forestry <br />commission <br />Short-term <br />Goal 5: Create a pollinator friendly community. <br />Encourage pollinator friendly practices in private <br />gardens. <br />City staff, parks recreation <br />and forestry commission <br />and private property owners <br />Short-term