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Bikol. AssoCiates Memornn dum DATE: iApril 6, 1994 TO: FROM: RE: ICommissioners David Bawden, Benjamin Deemer, and Terry Hendriksen lSteven Jankowski, City Engineer ~William Weber, BRW, Inc. ISteven Schwanke, RLK Associates ?William Smith, Biko Associates, Inc. iBackground Information on Trail System Planning EXISTING TRAIL SYSTEM GOALS The 199J backgrom plan inclc are prose: Comprehensive Parks an, d Open Space Plan was reviewed to gather ~d information on the City s trail system and related planning efforts. The !dod 22 parks and open space goals. The goals that relate to the trail system kted below: A ~long range Capital Improvement Budget and Program (CIP) should be de,eloped to provide efficient use of park ]and [and trails] to meet the expanding needs of people. R~reational facilities should be designed to meet the needs of people, esl~ecially at the neighborhood level. Planning for park [and trail] development, land acquisition and programs should be coordinated with adjacent communities, the school district, the CoUnty, the State, the Department of Natural Resources, and other go~ 'ernmental bodies. P.' ~-k~s and open space [and trails] should be developed and improved to take m ximum advantage of natural features such as Lake Itasca, Sunfish Lake, Tr ~tt Brook, natural drainage areas, wooded areas, or other significant ph ~sical features. G~.at effort should be made to preserve land along Trott B~ook to link a major trail system across the City wtfich could eventually. tie in with the Rum River an~t Central Park in the northeast corner of the City. Consideration should be given to implementing this through selected acquisitions, trail easements, and scenic easements as well as park dedications.