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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-01-29 Parks Commission Meeting Enclosure CITY OF OAK PARK HEIGHTS PARKS COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA MONDAY, JANUARY 29, 2018 6:00 P.M. AT CITY HALL I. Call to Order II. Approval of Agenda III. Approve Parks Commission Minutes—December 18, 2017 (1) IV. Department/Commission Liaison Reports A. Arborist B. Public Works Director C. Other/Commission Liaison Report V. Visitors/Public Comment This is an opportunity for the public to address the Commission with questions or concerns not on the agenda. Please limit comments to three minutes. VI. Public Hearing None VII. New Business Comprehensive Plan—Parks and Trails (2) VIII. Old Business A. 2018 Budget and Capital Positions (3) IX. Annual Meeting of the Parks Commission (4) X. Reconvene Regular Meeting XI. Informational A. Next Meeting: Monday, February 26 at 6:00 p.m. at City Hall B. Council Meetings: Tuesday, February 13 at 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 27 at 6:00 p.m. XII. Adjourn TPC3601 Thurston Avenue N,Suite 100 2 Anoka,MN 55303 Phone:763.231.5840 Facsimile:763.427.0520 TPC@PlanningCo.com MEMORANDUM TO: Eric Johnson FROM: Scott Richards DATE: January 25,2018 RE: Oak Park Heights—Comprehensive Plan 2018 TPC FILE: 226.10 The City of Oak Park Heights has recognized the need to update the Comprehensive Plan 2008 to both satisfy Metropolitan Council requirements and provide ongoing direction for development and land use, housing, community facilities, transportation, utilities,and parks and trails. Since March 2017, City Staff has worked with the Planning Commission on the Comprehensive Plan 2018 chapters. It is now necessary to have the Parks Commission provide input and develop the park and trail plan element to satisfy Metropolitan Council requirements. The City Council has recognized this as an update to the plan and not a totally new detailed document. The Parks Commission should review the draft text and map as attached. A list of some of the discussion points is as follows. Staff will follow up at the February meeting with the revised sections. Discussion Points Please find as follows discussion points to be discussed by the Parks Commission: 1. The Parks Commission should review the Introduction section as well as the Existing Parks and Trails map for any changes or corrections. 2. The park issues in the Issues Identification section should be reviewed. This is a list from the 2009 Plan that should be updated with Parks Commission input. 3. The park goals and policies in the Goals and Policies section should be reviewed. This is a list from the 2009 Plan that should be updated with Parks Commission input. 4. The 2009 proposed plan maps for Autumn Hills Park, Brekke Park, Cover Park, Oak Park Crossing Park, Swager Park and Valley View Park are attached. The Parks Commission should review and suggest updates. 5. The draft Capital Park Needs Ranking as discussed by the Parks Commission in December is attached and will be discussed at the January meeting. Exhibits 1. Draft Parks and Trails Introduction, Physical Profile, Issues Identification, and Goals and Policies Sections. 2. Draft 2018 Existing Parks and Trails Map 3. 2009 Proposed Plan Maps for Autumn Hills Park, Brekke Park, Cover Park, Oak Park Crossing Park, Swager Park and Valley View Park 4. Draft Capital Park Needs Ranking Conclusion The Parks and Recreation Commission should review the issues listed above and provide direction to Staff. The revisions will be brought back to the Commission at their February meeting. Pc: Jennifer Pinski PARKS AND TRAILS - INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION The Parks and Trail section of the Oak Park Heights Comprehensive Plan is built on the foundation created with the first Comprehensive Bicycle and Pedestrian Trail System Plan of 1995, the 1999 Comprehensive Park and Trail System Plan and the 2008 Comprehensive Park and Trail System Plan. The 2018 Comprehensive Plan acknowledges that the community is almost completely developed and anticipates that there will be little, if any, expansion of the City limits in coming years. The population growth and number of households is expected to grow slightly, to over 5,000 persons, and remain stable. It is expected that the City's population will continue to age, especially with the large numbers of elderly housing units. In recognition of the demographics of the community, this plan seeks to provide opportunities for recreation for all ages. The 2017 Community Survey asked residents about the current park and trail system and they stated that it was one of their favorite aspects of living in Oak Park Heights. Respondents had the following opinion regarding the condition of City parks and trails: 1. Excellent — 23.2 percent 2. Above Average — 56.9 percent 3. Average — 16.2 percent Respondents utilization of a City Park or trail is as follows: 1. Every day — 17.0 percent 2. A few times per week — 37.8 percent 3. On occasion — 26.8 percent The City recognizes that the community is almost completely built out and new park land will not be created as a result of land subdivision. The continuing emphasis in coming years will be on improvements within the existing parks and trail connections within the community and connections to surrounding communities. ., Ilre.,:: Comprehensive Plan 2018 -,., : ' City of Oak Park Heights Page 145 PARKS AND TRAILS - PHYSICAL PROFILE EXISTING PARKS AND TRAILS The Oak Park Heights park system offers numerous City parks distributed throughout the City and a trail system that nearly connects all parts of the community. The park facilities offer a full range of recreational activities. A list of the existing parks is as follows. A map of the existing park and trail locations is found on a following page. The City of Oak Park Heights contains six established parks. The parks vary in size, location, and service. Parks play an important role, not only in their overall recreational benefit to the residents of Oak Park Heights but as a crucial destination point directly related to the establishment of trails. All are interrelated and each portion from the park land itself, all the way down to a single picnic table or foot of trail, plays an important role in completing a recreational link, therefore adding to the comprehensive system. Valley View Park is the largest park within the City and is intended as a City-wide passive park for hikers, picnics and nature. It is viewed by the City as a very unique and positive amenity in the community given its dense vegetation, variation in topography, wetlands, and array of existing and potential uses. The park is an important link between the east portion of the City and Osgood Avenue (via its entrance drive, and/or through Brekke Heights or Valley View Estates residential subdivisions). Adjacent to the Valley View Park is Oak Park Crossings Park. Brekke Park is a high quality, intensively utilized City park intended as an active area for field games and a playground area for toddler age and older. It is located adjacent to State of Minnesota land controlled by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and serves as a community playfield for residents in the south-central portion of the City, primarily between Osgood and Oakgreen Avenues. The City will continue to work with the DNR to allow utilization of the property for open space, limited recreation and trails. In 2007, the City purchased the property at 5502 Osgood Avenue, adjacent to Brekke Park and created a disc golf course. Swager Park serves as a neighborhood playground along the linear park system. The park is fairly centralized within the community and is located within an Xcel Energy easement. A trail has been constructed within the easement from just east of Swager Park, through the City to Highway 5. t . F�' Comprehensive Plan 2018 iZ '., -;c `' City of Oak Park Heights Page 146 ,r k, PARKS AND TRAILS - PHYSICAL PROFILE Cover Park is the oldest and smallest park in the City and provides an active area for residents in the Village of Oak Park Heights neighborhoods who are otherwise somewhat segregated from the north and western portions of the City. A year-round park building,and parking lot was added in 2017. Autumn Hills Park and Haase Recreational Area serves as a neighborhood park and is surrounded by the Boutwells Landing senior community. The park serves as a focal point for residents from all areas of the City with the large play equipment area and a park shelter with restrooms. The recreational area features trails, utilities and natural areas adjacent to the Autumn Hills neighborhood and the Environment Living Center of the Stillwater Area High School. Oak Park Crossing Park is the City's newest park. It has a playground, park shelter, walking trails,and prairie grass plantings. It was developed on the former Allan S King ask disposal facility and is adjacent to Valley View Park. On the following page is a list of the existing park components for each of the six City parks. Trail connections have been constructed over the past two decades to provide important linkages between neighborhoods, commercial areas, and parks. In 1995, when the Comprehensive Bicycle and Pedestrian Trail System Plan was completed,the only trail routes available were a few sidewalks located in the area adjacent to the City of Stillwater and limited trail connections to existing parks. In the last 23 years,the City has developed an off-and on-street trail system that enables the pedestrian or bicyclist to move safely throughout the City. There are many linkages and crossings that must still be addressed. Currently, the trail system in Oak Park Heights includes 10.5 miles of municipal separated,off-street trails;4.0 miles of municipal on-street trail routes;5.8 miles of State trails;and.3 miles of private trails. The City will continue to focus on making linkages, especially with development and redevelopment projects. North/south connections, especially along Oakgreen and Osgood Avenues,as well as crosswalks on or under these roadways,will continue to be a priority. The Existing Parks and Trails Map on a following page indicates the system current as of 2018. lY.t ^r ., `s Comprehensive Plan 2018 `� City of Oak Park Heights Page 147 PARKS AND TRAILS - PHYSICAL PROFILE EXISTING PARK COMPONENTS Valley Brekke Swager Cover Autumn Oak Park View Park Park Park Hills Crossing Park Park Park Size 57 acres 13 acres 1.4 acres 1 acre 24 acres 35 acres with ✓ wi Picnic Shelter with bath ADA Al bath ✓ access ADA access Baseball/Softball V Hockey Rink free ate free ate 10" with Warming House with shelter ADA with bath with shelter access Basketball Court V V ✓ Tennis Courts ✓ Soccer/Open Field youthoY only, Fall Play Set V V A/ 1/ ✓ ✓ Swing Set V V ✓ V 1/ Spring Animal V Horseshoe Pit V Grills ✓ V V V ,/ Picnic Tables V V 1/ i/ 1/ ✓ Bench/Seat V V If 1/ ✓ Bike Rack/Stand 1 ' V V V Trail/Path Connection V V V ✓ ✓ ✓ Disc Golf Course ✓ Signage '/ 7/ 1/ ✓ ✓ ✓ Source: City of Oak Park Heights f`,, 11, gF F ( ,�,.` Comprehensive Plan 2018 i = City of Oak Park Heights Page 148 PARKS AND TRAILS - PHYSICAL PROFILE INSERT EXISTING PARKS AND TRAILS MAP Comprehensive Plan 2018 -. 7 =z. 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N- 44 Welleri ,11W . ■ ► II= psi C Off Street Trail heights On Street Trail N PARKS AND TRAILS-ISSUES IDENTIFICATION NOTE: THE FOLLOWING ISSUES ARE FROM THE 2009 PLAN FOR DISCUSSION GENERAL PARK ISSUES • Provide opportunities for all ages to participate in lifetime fitness through the use of trails,tennis courts,cross-county skiing,and other activities. • Develop recreational and environmental education programs to familiarize people with the parks. • Decide if and how coordination with the recreational needs of the County,athletic associations,civic groups,etc.can be accomplished. • Create Oak Park Heights monument signs with plantings welcoming visitors to the City. • Year-round parking at parks and indoor recreational facilities are needed. • Plan for parks as a unified system with consistent hours of operation. • Determine whether existing and proposed park areas are desired for year-round or seasonal usage and what effect this will have on park facilities and design. • Discuss how park and playground buildings can be constructed to be compatible with surrounding urban or rural activities in regard to scale, design, color, setbacks,and materials. • Define the means by which park development can minimize impacts on adjacent properties,i.e.,off-street parking,screening,landscaping,setbacks,etc. • Continue to explore joint park use with Oak Park Elementary and adjacent facilities. • Link all parks within the City through a system of trails. • Identify in what park situations lighting would be appropriate or necessary. It is possible that this may only be accomplished as plans for each park or trail are established. VALLEY VIEW PARK • Welcome the public to the park with an inviting landscaped entry. • Identify park boundaries and aid visitors in locating picnic and trail facilities with improved signage. • Allow safe access to the lower area of the park with an improved trail system. • Work with the Minnesota Department of Corrections on access on the north side of their property to connect the entrance road to the trail system. • Update the existing playground equipment including providing new swings and slide. • Develop recreation and environmental education programs that would familiarize people with the park. Comprehensive Plan 2018 City of Oak Park Heights Page 151 PARKS AND TRAILS - ISSUES IDENTIFICATION MOELTER/EXCEL PROPERTY (OAK PARK CROSSING PARK) • Obtain a commitment from Xcel Energy on potential development of active and passive facilities within the A.S. King Plant ash disposal facility. Potential improvements could include: a. Pavilion and Picnic Shelters b. Amphitheater with Terraced Seating c. Additional Trails d. Observation Platform e. Formal Gardens f. Parking Areas g. Playfields BREKKE PARK • Explore expansion and improvements to the existing Brekke Park picnic shelter. • Develop a Summer skateboard course on the concrete surface of the hockey rink. • Promote the disc golf course as an additional new amenity in the park. • Explore potential sale of a portion of the property along Osgood Avenue for single family purposes. • Work with Washington County on construction of a tunnel under Osgood Avenue to provide safe access from Brekke Park to the trail and park system to the east. • Consider the development of a parking lot on the property adjacent to Osgood Avenue. • Develop a park shelter/gazebo on the property adjacent to Osgood Avenue. • Improve and update play equipment. • Install additional facilities in the eastern portion of the park including a picnic shelter, landforms, tricycle raceway and plantings. • Consider a trail with an east/west orientation along the existing parking lot and edge of the park. • Consider purchase, if available for sale, of the DNR managed property to the south of Brekke Park. SWAGER PARK e Consider the park as a linear park segment within the trail system, rather than a destination in itself. O Create a landscape plan that provides additional trees and shrubs in the developed park area. • Provide benches, picnic tables within the park. Comprehensive Plan 2018 - c ' City of Oak Park Heights Page 152 PARKS AND TRAILS - ISSUES IDENTIFICATION • Plant prairie grass/native trees in that area to the west of the developed park area, and including the area west of Oldfield Avenue. • Research and install non-conductive play stations within the park. • Provide exercise stations within this area. • Consider constructing permanent restroom structure. • Install tree/fence screening along the northern boundary of the park. • Consider eventual removal or replacement of fence as needed along the south boundary of park with neighborhood involvement. • Provide lighting along trail and at the crosswalk at Oldfield Avenue. • The City shall take park land dedication for potential redevelopment area north of Swager Park. COVER PARK • Upgrades to building or new construction. • Improve/enlarge parking lot. • Maintain/improve perennial planting slope. • Repair hockey boards. • Consider integrating Cover Park with Moelter/Xcel Property. AUTUMN HILLS PARK AND HAASE RECREATIONAL AREA • Provide a tot lot for ages five and under. • Make all recreational facilities equipment disability accessible. • Develop an amphitheater area to the north of the park shelter. • Provide irrigation for grass and tree plantings within the park. • Provide a small interactive water feature. • Add bike racks near the park shelter. • Provide connections to the Boutwells Historic Village area to the south of the park and explore programs and cross-utilization of both facilities. GENERAL TRAIL ISSUES • Restore prairie areas where possible along the trail system. • Construct educational environmental kiosks and signs at Valley View Park, by City Hall, at Autumn Hills Park, and in other appropriate locations along the east/west trail corridor. • Provide benches, resting areas, picnic tables, water fountains, and exercise courses along trails. ' Comprehensive Plan 2018 , f K,..„..., .r.1 City of Oak Park Heights Page 153 Y r. PARKS AND TRAILS - ISSUES IDENTIFICATION • Complete the striping of the southern edge of the Andersen Office Building parking lot with a trail lane and stripe a crosswalk over Osgood with signage between Osgood and Valley View Park. • Separate active (or motorized) uses from passive (walking) use on City trail systems. Study whether certain motorized vehicles for elderly or disabled individuals may be allowed on the trail system. • Improve trail signage where necessary to (1) denote the type of trail; (2) to give direction as to where they lead; and (3) to warn vehicles of trail crossings, on- street routes, etc. for safety purposes. • Look at options and locations for lighting of trail corridors. • Assure that all new trail construction is disability accessible. • The size of trails involves two factors: width and length. The minimum recommended width for multi-use trails is eight feet, although it is beneficial in many situations to provide increased width depending upon the use and location. The length of trails should be varied to provide choices for users. • The location of trails within the community may be constructed in one of three general ways: 1) on street, separated by a painted line, 2) off-street, but parallel to the road surface like a sidewalk, or 3) completely separated from the road and not necessarily parallel to it. • Work with the City Engineer to define the right-of-way widths that are necessary to establish trails along designated roadways; for instances: an eight foot trail necessitates, at a minimum, a 20 foot easement and 10 foot level bench (construction) area. Many times, additional temporary easement areas are needed to grade surrounding areas. • Consider developing cross-country trails throughout the City. NORTHERN OAK PARK HEIGHTS TRAIL ISSUES • Link Oak Park Heights to Stillwater and Bayport by way of Mn/DOT's proposed trail on Highway 95. • Provide interconnections with the Stillwater trail system whenever possible. • Link Sunnyside to Mn/DOT's trail. • Link Sunnyside to the bluff area by way of Lookout Trail. • Find a way to link Lookout Trail to the west. • Link the homes west of Osgood Avenue to the south and east and define the best trail routes along both sides of Osgood Avenue to a point north of Highway 36 (possibly 62nd Street). • Provide access from the homes north of 62nd Street and east of Osgood Avenue to the area south of Highway 36. Comprehensive Plan 2018 City of Oak Park Heights Page 154 PARKS AND TRAILS - ISSUES IDENTIFICATION EASTERN OAK PARK HEIGHTS TRAIL ISSUES • Mn/DOT shall provide a bike trail along the south side of Highway 36 from Osgood Avenue to Peller Avenue. • Provide trails on both sides of Osgood Avenue through the City. • Provide access for those residents east of Osgood Avenue to safely cross Osgood Avenue and access the mall, Swager Park, and Brekke Park. • Define where the designated crosswalk(s) should be south of Highway 36 on Osgood Avenue. • Provide linkages and trails throughout the A.S. King Plant ash disposal facility once it is capped. • Provide interconnection with the Bayport trail system whenever possible. WESTERN OAK PARK HEIGHTS TRAIL ISSUES • Provide a trail on the north side of 58th Street from Oakgreen Avenue west to Memorial Avenue. • Connect the Highway 36 frontage road to 58th Street on the west side of Menard's. • Complete interconnections between the commercial and residential areas to the 58th Street trail and the Xcel easements trail system. • Link Baytown Township with the Oak Park Heights trail system. • Provide interconnection with the Lake Elmo trail system wherever possible. • Provide trails on both sides of Oakgreen Avenue. • Connect the Pondview Condominiums at the southwest corner of Highway 36 and Oakgreen Avenue to the rest of the trail system. • Provide safe crossings on Oakgreen Avenue. Comprehensive Plan 2018 City of Oak Park Heights Page 155 PARKS AND TRAILS — GOALS AND POLICIES INTRODUCTION Goals and policies reflect the community's direction as it relates to its recreation system and provides more detailed guidance on park and trail development. Park and trail goals and policies were developed through an analysis of the issues identified in the Issues Identification phase of the process. Additionally, the policies were adopted to reflect the community's direction in land use growth and the resulting need for additional park land and facilities. As with any policy plan, it is important to read the statements together rather than as disjointed declarations. Although conceptual development may leave the map out of date, it is expected that policies are more enduring. NOTE: THE FOLLOWING GOALS AND POLICIES ARE FROM THE 2009 PLAN FOR DISCUSSION SYSTEM GOALS • Protect, preserve and improve environmentally sensitive areas and natural resources in all parks and trail corridor areas. • Establish and maintain recreation facilities that maximize participation and overcome physical or economic limitations which may prevent equal opportunity, regardless of age, race, sex, religion, or place of residence. • Plan and maintain an attractive and diverse system of parks that address the park needs of all segments of the community. • Provide linkages within Oak Park Heights as well as to neighboring communities and regional systems by a safe and convenient multi-use trail/sidewalk system. SYSTEM POLICIES • Develop an ongoing planning process for the establishment of parks and trails which responds to the Comprehensive Land Use Plan Policies as well as those identified herein. • Identify present and future park/trail needs on a regular basis for evaluation by the Park Commission and City Council. • Review the established park/trail plans on a yearly basis to ensure that needs and priorities are up to date. Comprehensive Plan 2018 City of Oak Park Heights Page 156 g Y, G inY PARKS AND TRAILS —GOALS AND POLICIES • Prepare a master plan for each component of the park/trail system to be used as the basis for development. • Promote public participation in the planning process via the Park Commission hosting forums for open discussion of issues, by newsletter, and the City's website. • Identify the means by which to implement park/trail administration and operations (i.e., by the Park Commission and City Council policies, procedures, and ordinances). PROGRAMMING/DEVELOPMENT POLICIES • Create and maintain an attractive, diverse, and interesting system of urban parks/trails. • Create a City-wide park and trail system designed to minimize conflicts between pedestrians and motor vehicles. • Minimize park and trail construction costs by constructing trails in conjunction with State, County, and City street improvements. • Work with Mn/DOT on trail/sidewalk connections and construction as part of the St. Croix River Crossing and Highway 36 improvements. • Parks and trails are constructed on a priority basis, according to capital improvement plan/available funds with the trail priorities as follows: o Trails along major streets which focus on pedestrian and bicycle safety and which provide direct access to City/regional destinations and parks. o Trails that will serve the most intensely used areas. o Trail construction within existing parks and upon municipal property. o Trail inclusion within new park/subdivision development. o Completion of links between existing trails and other communities. • Park priorities may be: o Establishment of parks in undeveloped areas or newer parts of the City. o Creation of neighborhood and community-wide parks. o Upgrade/improve upon existing park equipment. • Utilize utility rights-of-way for trails or linear parks. • Encourage the private sector to provide recreational opportunities/facilities. • Provide support facilities in conjunction with trail development. • Fully organize and outline new recreation programs prior to initiation and implementation. • Determine where the establishment of user fees is appropriate to combat recreation costs. • Determine under what circumstances unsolicited gifts and donations will be accepted if they are free of obligations or potential future impacts. Comprehensive Plan 2018 City of Oak Park Heights Page 157 PARKS AND TRAILS — GOALS AND POLICIES • Determine under what circumstances volunteer efforts will be utilized to expand the City's recreational elements. • Active use recreation areas should be designed for year-round use with an established system of maintenance. • Park and playground buildings should be compatible with surrounding urban or rural activities with regard to scale, design, color, setbacks, and materials. • Park and trail development should minimize impacts on adjacent properties through provisions for, but not limited to: o Adequate off-street parking. o Appropriate orientation and location of buildings and activity areas. o Screening, buffering, and landscaping. o Adequate setbacks and physical separation. • Coordinate facility development with the needs of community residents, Parks Commission services, athletic associations, civic groups, etc. • Maximize park accessibility by City residents to best serve the area. • Coordinate yearly park events. • Consider the long-term costs of maintenance and operation in a facility's design and development. • Preserve existing physical site amenities (natural or man-made) and encourage the establishment of new site amenities when planning and developing park areas. FACILITY PURPOSE AND DESIGN POLICIES • Establish park and trail facilities which provide recreational as well as functional uses. • Provide varying types of trails to be used as the basis of planning and development for the multiple use trail system, defined as a comprehensive trail system for the integration of a variety of compatible non-motorized trail uses (pedestrian, bicycles, roller skating, cross country skiing, etc.). • Grades of trails should not exceed five percent to ensure disability accessibility or eight to ten percent for all others. • Design and construct trails according to the standards established by the National Park and Recreation Association, the State Department of Transportation, and Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (see Trail Design Standards attached herein). • The inclusion of environmental sensitive areas (river frontage, native prairie, bluffs, unique vegetative associations, etc.) into park or trail facilities should be considered to contribute to the overall recreation system. Comprehensive Plan 2018 • "" City of Oak Park Heights Page 158 ems: PARKS AND TRAILS—GOALS AND POLICIES • Land for parks will be acquired, planned and developed according to the Park Classification System contained herein which specify the appropriate sizes, locations,service areas and equipment to best serve the City. • Prior to the development of each park area,a design plan will be prepared which shows the types, locations and sizes of proposed facilities and estimated costs. • Prior to the development of each park area,a design plan will be prepared which shows the types,locations and sizes of proposed facilities and estimated costs. • Park facilities and buildings should be compatible with surrounding urban or rural activities with regard to scale,design,color,setbacks,and materials. • Maximize park accessibility by City residents to best serve the area in which the facility is located by requiring either vehicular or pedestrian access to both (depending on the size and classification of park). • Potentially develop dual-use corridors incorporating bicycle and pedestrian corridors with ski touring or sledding routes during the snow season. • Maintain all trails in good repair and ensure that designated trail segments are kept open and clear of snow throughout the year unless designated as winter use trails. • Consideration shall be given to safety, visibility, and emergency access into parks when acquiring land or planning for their development. • Develop a policy for motorized vehicle use in City parks or on trail areas. • Bicycles shall only be allowed upon paved surfaces within the City as designated by ordinance. Mountain biking is allowed on trails designated for this purpose. • Develop, and update as needed, policies for mountain bike and in-line skate usage. • Define the types of parks which exist and are to be established in the City and develop policies for each(see Park Design Standards herein). MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION POLICIES • Provide for the efficient maintenance and operation of clean, orderly, controlled, safe, and attractive parks and trailways. Park maintenance and operation shall safeguard the physical condition of trailways from deterioration or damage due to weather,vandalism,or other natural or human causes. • Develop a clear and concise system of park and trail graphics and signage that direct people along trails and into parks to specific points of interest. • Define specific park and trail safety rules. PUBLIC RELATIONS AND COMMUNITY ISSUES POLICIES • Develop ways in which to promote citizen interest and involvement in the City's park and trail system. d � Comprehensive Plan 2018 a+"' City of Oak Park Heights Page 159 PARKS AND TRAILS — GOALS AND POLICIES • Continue to update and distribute the pamphlet that shows the trail routes, parks, service and public facilities. • Monitor characteristics of use, safety, and other factors periodically throughout the park and trail system. • Provide facilities/services to all residents of the community. • Develop ways to organize community recreation programs and facilities to maximize participation and overcome physical or economic limitations which may prevent equal opportunity, regardless of age, race, sex, religion, or place of residence. 4", s, Comprehensive Plan 2018 '"v. 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Moretreea 1 replete 5 ash trees-ir 2:1E -_-- TabRs)benches 3 Li .- r --.loon-replace as need o Refrigerator In park shelter 9 Como alsof Ashtrays 9 Completer No smokingsigns by p layaroaro 1 Add wharapeopleera smoking Grass between shelter a pleygrour.c 9 Completed Banoshell 0 Deleted Splashpad 0 Deleted Replace playground equipment 3 Monitor cdndtion-but low priority for now. BRElOt!PARK Swings both laver and upper playgrounds Completed Garbage COnGiners-aspecially by discgoT Completed Benches at both playgrounds Completed Replaoestaire by park shelter Completed Climbing May structures for alder children low Priority-older kids using other facilities Trail connections to upper playground Would be a good tail connection,also update the Vail access way Replace hockey boards Perhaps a few more years left,but will nee to be fully removed Replace easement hall and fence off 55th Si Complete with Trail connection to upper playground OTHER Connecting Trail to Baseball fields This Is the trail behind the baseball fields and to the wildlife area COMB PARK New/Move Perk Shelter&Rink 9 Completed AOdtebles and Benches 9 Completed Improved Paving 9 Completed Add Gutters to new Cover Park Shelter 1 Verymuch neededtcavdd erosion and splash of mud on build irg. Gardens/Friends of the Parks 3 This would be for the east sida hill-staff addresses this as needed but would alwaystake volunteers Gatabos-In progress 9 Completed Tray Connections-In progress 9 Completea-presumably the North-south trail way along was[side of Cover Park Concrete Rink 0 Deleted Aodtrails for connection to OPC Park 9 Completer OTHER-M obile Board for Convertible rinks 0 Deleted OAKPARK CROSSING PARK NAME THE PARI( 9 Completed Benches 9 Completed Gazebos 9 Completed Trail-In Progress 9 Completed Conneatreil to V.V.Bridge -r is would be a trail tratrurs along[ha eastern border o/Ferro Pond, Splash Pad Deleted Baseball Diamond Delated Bathroom Deleted Soccer Field Deleted Water Four.tairc Hot Conditions on the site rear playground,perhaps a surface tap of the water. Add swings Low priority-depends or.footings for swing bases Complete existing trail horn parking lot Completed Add exercise etuipmert Add 2-3 units somehwre in the vicinity Ado more tables to shelter area Monitor as needed. SWAGER PARK Fitness Euuiprrent 1 Add 2-3 units somewhere in the vicinity-(not in addition to OPC-but see how these go) Gauac irtsresolelter-Fence(possibly chain link)(optional gates) 0 Deleted Install lancing put isaeneralh similar) Replace Farce;ho Fer se 1 Fencing is h fling`/-Odd linear feat-should be replaced soon Aso Flajgrounc 3 Leave as currently is installed. Benches 3 Add where able de water <e)hyorert,".valer Fountain 2 Sea if a shallow tap can beinstalled Aco community gardens 3 If there is a group willing to take on the responsibility. NE',REPLACE PLAYGROUND 3 Low.See above. VALLEY VIEW Add Gutters 2 Shelf for wining or Singe Tables with.Seats 1 Aro more Electrical outlets for serving 3 Replace Road Completed Replace Parking Lot 9 Completed Deck on east side of park shelter 3 Extend north side of park shelter 3 Trail connection to the east/through woods 3 Trail connection to the north/across a 3 Extend the pavilion shelter to the north 0 Delete Replace wood fence 2 Complete with Swager Park Panda 000*/-LF at VV Park Remove bulk thorn east W006611 area 2 Ongoing-terror Se to Serve Plant trees toreplace dying/dead trees 9 Conpeteo Replace easement trail off Ozark Ave 1 Replace with Forte Project-Replacement Add picnic tables 2 Ongoing