Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 10/09/2014

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Master Plan Content Requirements and Funding Process Each master plan for regional parks, park reserves, and special recreation features must include information for each of these items: • Boundaries and acquisition costs. A list of parcels to be acquired and the estimated total cost and schedule for their acquisition, and information on natural resources, site suitability, special assessments, potential contamination based on data from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and other conditions that affect acquisition of the site or location of the boundaries. • Stewardship plan: A program for managing park property, including activities, expenses and anticipated revenue prior to developing the property for recreation purposes. Planned non - recreation uses and disposition of revenue from such use should be detailed. • Demand forecast: The recreational demand to be met by the site as identified by the Council, the regional park implementing agency, or other sources. • Development concept: A plan for recreational development and natural resource management that should include: Description and location of planned development and natural resources management projects. Approximate capacity of each facility. Mapping of existing and planned local and regional trail connections to the site and information on how they relate to development within the park. Wayfinding signage plan, indicating the types of signs and general locations within the park. Information on the source and location of drinking water that is adequate for the recreational uses of the park. Schedule and cost estimates for each project. Conflicts between recreational and natural- resource management needs in developing the park /trail unit should be addressed and resolved. Amendments to an acquisition -phase master plan should be made prior to funding recreation and visitor support facilities if there is insufficient detail on the scale and cost of the facility. Alternatively, the final design /engineering phase of a proposed facility should be funded first, with construction funding provided in a separate capital improvement grant. • Conflicts: Identification of conflicts with other existing or proposed projects or land uses affecting the park/trail unit, including steps necessary for their resolution. • Public services: A description of any non - recreational public services and facilities, such as roads or sewers, needed to accommodate the proposed recreational use, including the timing of these services and the arrangements necessary to provide them. • Operations: Rules, regulations or ordinances affecting the site, including estimated operations and maintenance costs and sources of revenue to operate and maintain recreation facilities and to manage natural resources in the park/trail unit. The operations plan should indicate how energy to operate and maintain the park unit is being managed and conserved. The plan should