Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 02/11/1999

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November 9, 1998 Draft Park and Recreation Policies It is the policy of the City to: I. Continue to coordinate planning efforts with the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area program on establishing a regional trail along the Mississippi River that includes rest areas, scenic overlooks, and interpretive stops. 2. Construct or redesign neighborhood parks as needed over time with resident's input to better serve their needs and create neighborhood ownership of parks. ..3.. Develop a process to improve use and efficiency of under-utilized or ineffective park parcels. 4. Cooperate with school districts to develop and maintain joint-use school-park facilities. 5. Continue to expand safe and convenient on and off road trail systems, which interconnect schools, parks, community recreation facilities, neighborhoods and other community activity centers, 6. Continue to acquire land and right-of-ways along Trott Brook for a regional hiking trail. 7. Take advantage of opportunities to tie into surrounding community's park and trail plan. 8. Rename ditch 66, and continue acquiring land along it for an important trail system link. 9. Create a separated and landscaped paved trail along planned parkways of Industry Avenue and 153rd Avenue. 10. Encourage parkland dedication of areas within the proposed greenway corridor. . I I. Promote use of conservation easements, land trusts, transfer of development rights or other unique tools to retain areas of significant natural resources in the City open space inventory. 12. Require cash in lieu of parkland dedication for subdivisions in rural areas unless the park dedication includes lands within the greenway system. 13. Continue to create separated paved trails on high traffic roads as opportunity arises. 14, Employ standards that meet the Americans with Disabilities Act for all public and priv. ate trail facilities. 15. Update the Comprehensive Park, Open Space and Trail Plan to provide direction in future parkland acquisition and development. 16. Study the need for a community center that would provide a variety of recreation activities (other than just athletics) for people of ail ages, ethnicity and abilities. 17. Continue to coordinate park and recreation planning with neighboring governmental jurisdictions. 18. Study the possibility of establishing a trail along the railroad track right of wayg' v0 h. lc.k~ woo[(~ City of Ramsey Comprehensive Plan Page 82