Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 03/09/2017

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Park and Recreation Commission 5. 3. Meeting Date: 03/09/2017 By: Mark Riverblood, Engineering/Public Works Information Title: Recommend Work Plan for the Park System of the Comprehensive Plan,and City-wide Parks Master Plan Purpose/Background: The purpose of this case is to approve a 2017 work plan and budget for the Parks Recreation and Open Space Chapter of the Comprehensive PlanandCity-wide Parks Master Plan. Please see the attached January Progress Report to the Planning Commission for important detail and background on the Comp Plan processes. Notification: Public notifications are on-going throughout the 2017 City-wide Comp Plan process. Observations/Alternatives: Attached is a work plan and budget developed at the request of Staff, combining the resources of Landscape Architect Bruce Jacobson and LHB Inc. This is what the Commission is being asked to recommend to City Council for consideration at their March 14th 2017 regular meeting. As an informational item,the following is a'snapshot' of various planning work that is being done concurrent with the Comp Plan, and those consultants who will be working with Staff and the Boards and Commissions in these endeavors: .Transportation Plan: WSB (with SRF on Parking Structures) .Park System: Jacobson/LHB/WSB .Water System Plan: Bolton &Menk Inc. . Sanitary Sewer: BMI .Water Supply: BMI .Natural Resources: City Staff Et. al. .Housing: City Staff Et. al. .Land Use: WSB .Economic Development: Ehlers/ACG Consulting . Concept Plans: Louks/WSB The proposed 2017 work plan and budget are attached. The existing Chapter Parks Recreation and Open Space is also attached for review. (The content was developed over ten(10)years ago,and includes some information that is out of date with existing plans and policies.) For the meeting, Staff will review the work plan in detail. Funding Source: The parks planning occurring in 2017 is anticipated to cost approximately $50,000 in consulting work, and this amount is included in the parks Professional Services line item of the General Fund budget.