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City of Mounds View Comprehensive PIan <br />c. Maintain separate sanitary and storm water management systems. <br />d. Ensure coordination among all utility improvement programs. <br />e. Ensure the full utilization of public facilities and services prior to making new public <br />investments. <br />f. Minimize the impact of required utility facilities and services on surrounding uses. <br />Goal 6: Improve, maintain and redevelop parks and open space to serve <br />neighborhood and community needs. <br />Policies: <br />a. Classify and make improvements to parks and open space in accordance with <br />metropolitan standards. <br />b. Program recreation open space improvements with a capital improvement program and <br />update it on an annual basis as provided by the City Charter. <br />c. Develop an extensive and varied year round recreation program that is suited to the needs of <br />all age groups within the community. <br />d. Parks and open space shall be developed and improved to take maximum advantage of <br />natural features such as Spring Lake and Rice Creek. <br />e. If economically feasible, tax forfeited and state trust land shall be acquired for public use as <br />they become available. <br />f. Both active and passive recreation areas will be maintained throughout the community. <br />g• <br />Parks and open space shall be equitably distributed and maintained throughout the <br />community, taking care that sufficient facilities are available and tailored to meet the life <br />cycle needs of the neighborhoods they serve. <br />h. Private developers will be required to set aside a portion of their land for public use. Where <br />this is not feasible or desirable, developers will be required to contribute cash in lieu of land <br />to be used for the purchase and/or development of recreational open space or facilities. <br />61 <br />