CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
MEETING DATE: MARCH 2, 2016
PREPARED BY: Chris Ghione, Community Services Director
APPROVED BY: City Manager
TITLE
BIKEWAYS, TRAILS, PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN UPDATE
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
RECOMMENDATION
1. Receive report on the Bikeways, Trails, Parks and Recreation Master Plan Update; and
2. Provide staff with any additional direction or input, if desired.
BODY
COUNCIL PRIORITIES, GOALS & STRATEGIES:
Ongoing Priorities
Supporting youth
Protecting the environment
Enhancing public safety
2016 Focus Areas
Planning Our Community
Participating in Regional Initiatives
REPORT NARRATIVE:
The Bikeways, Trails, Parks and Recreation Master Plan Update (Master Plan) process began in the Spring of 2015. The Master Plan will weave together three separate plans to create a current, comprehensive and community-driven tool for the City to use to prioritize improvements and investments. The Master Plan will also help support goals and programs to improve our city's health, environment, connectivity and recreation options.
The purpose of this update is to provide a brief check-in with the Council in regards to the plan. It is also intended to provide the Council with an outline of the remaining process for updating the plan. The Council may use this opportunity, if desired, to provide alternative direction to City staff and the consultants, MIG, Inc., in the process moving forward.
OUTREACH AND COMMUNITY INPUT
During the first several months of the project, staff and the MIG conducted extensive community outreach to identify how residents are using the current system as well as to identify assets, challenges and opportunities for the updated Master Plan. Outreach efforts included:
* Six "intercept surveys" in which staff and consultants set up an interactive exercise in public places in order to gather input from people who might otherwise not attend an outreach event. These events were held at the CRC, in public parks...
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