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City of Mounds View 1 2040 Comprehensive Plan <br />DRAFT November 27, 2019 <br />Goal 3: Improve connections between local trails and regional trail systems. <br />• Complete the City's trail and sidewalk master plan with connections <br />to trails/sidewalks in adjacent cities. <br />Coordinate with Ramsey County and DNR for improvements to the Rice Creek <br />Water trail and the regional trail system. <br />Goal 4: Conduct inventory and needs analysis of park facilities to address if <br />parks are addressing the needs of the immediate neighborhood and the larger <br />community. <br />• Identify gaps in facilities, and program improvements through the <br />CIP and annual budget. <br />• Consider repurposing of under-utilized properties in a manner that <br />achieves the highest and best use and increases the value (not <br />limited to monetary) to the community while mitigating impacts on <br />surrounding neighborhoods. <br />• Study park dedication fees and how they are handled by other <br />municipalities. <br />Goal 5: Create a pollinator friendly community. <br />• Encourage pollinator friendly practices in private gardens. <br />• Partner with local schools. <br />Goal 6: Maintain, repair, and improve the City's stormwater system <br />infrastructure as necessary. <br />EXISTING PARKS AND TRAIL NETWORK <br />Parks and open space areas in Mounds View include municipally owned <br />and operated neighborhood and community parks and special use facilities. <br />There are nine neighborhood parks, three community parks, and one special <br />use park. These publicly owned parcels are highlighted in Figure 4-1. <br />The City owns several properties that do not have a designated use. Many of <br />these are not publicly accessible or consist of wetlands and flood plain. The <br />City intends to consider the land's highest and best use, which may be leaving <br />it as open space. <br />City trails and sidewalks are identified in Figure 4-2. The City plans to <br />complete a trail segment along Mounds View Boulevard, with connections to <br />the Rice Creek North Regional Trail (east), and planned trails in Spring Lake <br />Park (west). The City has added sidewalks as part of its street reconstruction <br />program. It is the intent that every household be within a 1/4 mile of a sidewalk <br />or trail, and that all busy roads have a sidewalk or trail. <br />Chapter 4: Par <br />Rice Creek North Regional Trail <br />Master Plan <br />The 14-mile Rice Creek Regional Trail <br />extends from the Chain of Lakes <br />Regional Park Reserve in Lino Lakes <br />(5,500 acres), to the Mississippi River <br />in Fridley. Within Ramsey County, the <br />trail passes through a wildlife corridor <br />adjacent to the Arden Hills Army <br />Training Site, and through Long Lake <br />Regional Park in New Brighton (217 <br />acres). <br />Anoka and Ramsey counties are <br />conducting a trail master plan. The <br />main activity center will be in and <br />around Building 189 in Arden Hills. <br />Within Mounds View, planned <br />improvements include: <br />Commented [WL3]: This change was requested by RCWD. <br />Please advise if it is appropriate. This goal previously stated: <br />"Maintain the City's storm water infiltration system and <br />coordinate with Rice Creek Watershed District to optimize <br />their efficiencies, and repair or re -purpose inefficient systems." <br />at Old Hwy 8 to include improved <br />water trail access, fishing area, <br />restrooms, increased parking. <br />• Overflow parking at Edgewood <br />Middle School. <br />(Below) Proposed Development (south <br />section). Mounds View is highlighted <br />in yellow. <br />ks, Trails, and Community Facilities 1 4-2 <br />