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1987 LONG TERM PLAN <br />Page Sixteen <br />3. The City cannot rely on Federal, State or County <br />dollars to develop the park system since the <br />qualifications are so specific and monies so tight. <br />4. Recreational activites will probably not grow as it <br />is the opinion that offerings are at a satisfied <br />saturation point. Activities will be modified to <br />keep in step with the times. <br />The parks will continue to be developed with the <br />provision by the City Council of at least 1/2 mill <br />levy of approximately $29,000 per year to be used for <br />the implementation of the five year capital <br />improvement plan. This 1/2 mill amount would <br />increase the number of years to complete the plan to <br />about 14 years. <br />Staff estimation of park development in Mounds View is this. <br />The City has six neighborhood parks, which are designed for <br />high intense active use by neighboring residents. The <br />neighborhood parks are located in strategic areas, although a <br />park is lacking in the south and west side of Silver Lake <br />Road and Highway 10. The problem is that these neighborhood <br />parks do not offer the number of various facilities required <br />for active use. Most only offer a ballfield and tot lot for <br />summer use and skating rink for winter use. Additional <br />facilities such as sandlot volleyball courts, horseshoes, <br />vida courses, basketball courts, bocceball courts, badminton, <br />and other such activity facilities are needed. The neigh- <br />borhood parks still need additional facilities to achieve <br />their designed function. <br />The City Hall Community Park is greatly used and adequately <br />designed. Silver View Park needs additional development to <br />achieve full potential. The parking lot pavement and curbing <br />is the number one priority. Next priority is the softball <br />field lighting which would double the number of teams that <br />could play at Silver View. The third priority would be <br />additional activity facilities such as volleyball court, <br />bocceball. court, vida course and horseshoes. <br />During the years 1987-88, it is the ambition of Parks, <br />Recreation and Forestry Department to provide more activity <br />in the parks by offering more low cost play facilities such <br />as horseshoe courts, sand volleyball courts, bocceball courts <br />and other "quick -play" facilities. The other ambition is to <br />L� <br />