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

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• Collaborate with local agencies to develop a Bicycle and Pedestrian Wayfinding Best Practices Guide • Collaborate with Metro Transit or local transit providers to determine the feasibility of the following actions: - Promoting regional parks at bus stops - Exploring options for siting new park- and -rides near or adjacent to regional parks, or new regional trails near park- and -rides or fixed -route transit lines - Promoting a transit day pass or family pass to regional parks - Providing free rides to large special events in regional parks - Adding transit stops that are convenient to regional parks and trails Planning - Strategy 3: Joint - powers agreements for regional trails are encouraged. Regional park implementing agencies are encouraged to enter into joint - powers agreements with local governments regarding the acquisition and operations /maintenance of regional trails. Joint - powers agreements need not be identical, but regional park implementing agencies are encouraged to negotiate arrangements that: • address the primary issue of how trail land ownership is controlled and how the trail is going to be managed, and • ensure that the trail will be open to all people (not restricted by residence). The trail should be treated as a truly regional facility, since it will be eligible for regional and state funds to finance its acquisition, development and operations /maintenance once the Council has approved a master plan for the regional trail The duration of the joint - powers agreements should last the expected life of the trail and should be included in the trail master plans submitted to the Council as an assurance that any funds provided by the Council for the trail would be spent consistent with the Council- approved trail master plan. Regional trails usually extend through several communities. Unlike regional parks, where the regional park implementing agency owns the park and usually coordinates with one or two local governments, regional trails affect several local governments and the land on which the regional trail travels may not be owned by the regional park implementing agency. The regional park implementing agency may lease the trail land and manage it through a joint - powers agreement with a local jurisdiction. Regional park implementing agencies should include a copy of any joint - powers agreements as part of the regional trail master plan. This assures the Council that any funds it provides or passes on for the trail's acquisition, development or operations /maintenance will be consistent with the Council- approved master plan.