Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 09/12/1996

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These issues relate ~to PROGRAMMING: 13. The county land local leisure providers should work cooperatively to administer more recreation 15rogramming in county parks. 14. The county iis rich in natural and cultural history. A clearinghouse for this information is needed so that programming and program planning will be as diverse as possible. I5. Creative pro, gram cooperation should be sought to best utilize scarce funding sources. This may o~cur in park development, park maintenance and activity programming. 16. Cooperation with schools should continue and new programming methods should be identified and evaluated on a continual basis. 17. Networks b~tween agencies, schools, and community education programs shorild be fostered. Contact list should be developed and updated regularly. These issues relate to NATURAL RESOURCES: 18. There is a n~eed to identify environmental issues and concerns within the county and to develop goals and objectives that leisure providers can work towards. 19. Anoka County should advance the idea of conservation easements and work with conservatio~ groups to create and implement goals and objectives of natural resource protection alnd preservation. 20. Cooperativ~ arrangements to protect and preserve city and county natural area investments ishould be established; i.e. prairie management, wetlands water quality, wildlife popnlations, etc. 21. Comprehensive wildlife management programs are needed to continue to address issues related to urban encroachment on wildlife habitat. 22. The county should focus their efforts on natural resource based programs and facilities. The county Should inventory and identify unique natural areas and work towards preserving ~nd protecting those areas. Methods could involve other agencies and may include conaervation easements, acquisition or land covenants. 23. If additional special feature attractions are added to the Anoka County Parks System, they should be natural resource based.