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PARKS, RECREATION & FORESTRY DEPARTMENT LONG TERM FINANCIAL PLAN MISSION STATEMENT The mission of the Parks, Recreation a Forestry Department is to enhance the good quality of life in the City of Mounds View with the provision of opportunities for leisure recreation activities, social activities, health and wellness programs and to provide the community with a variety of park facilities, aesthetic open spaces and greenspaces and multi-use trails. SERVICES OFTHE DEPARTMENT 1 . RECREATION PROGRAMS Recreation Programming services enhance the good quality of life through leisure recre- ation• activities offering all city residents the opportunity for participation, enjoyment, socialization and physical activity regardless of economic status, race, religion or ability. 2. PARK IMPROVEMENTS Park Improvements includes the development and implementation plan for park facility replacements as a means of promoting safe and functional recreational facilities in the parks and to promote additional park recreational facilities through the development of a park improvement plan as recommended by the Parks and Recreation Commission. 3. PARKS MAINTENANCE Park Maintenance cares for the community's infrastructure investment of parks and natural settings, greenspaces, open spaces and trailways ad to prepare park facilities for safe and functional use by the community. 4. PARK PLANNING Park Planning provides for park facilities for the many diverse interests of the commu- nity in an effort to provide the entire community with options for participation in leisure recreational activities through comprehensive and futuristic planning of parks and facilities. • 5. FORESTRY The Forestry Program preserves and supplements the existing green canopy through reforestation and tree disease programs and provide additional support services relative to plants, shrubbery and shade trees for the enjoyment of city residents today and in the future.