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Park and Recreation Commission Memo Page 2 August 1, 1990 system around the Jackson Avenue and School Street • intersections at Highway 169 . This will also require a change in the trail map located on page 76 . Additionally, the Barrington Place park can be identified on this map. The Parks map has some conflicts with the adopted BRW land use plans. The final approved BRW plans will be available for distribution at the 8/1/90 Park and Recreation Commission meeting. It should be noted that both plans are, as the word indicates, plans that should be used as a guideline in the future development of the community. Flexibility and possible adjustments in either plan are required in order for the plan to be effective. The most significant conflict between the BRW plan and the park plan is the softball fields and the County fairground area. The BRW plan anticipates these facilities to be relocated. The park plan identifies these facilities as remaining. The BRW plan is workable with or without these facilities being relocated, however, if they remain, the BRW plan will probably be adjusted in its location for a neighborhood park in this vicinity. Also, there remains a minor conflict between the two maps in the southeast area where an additional park is called for in the Parks Master Plan. The priorities listed in the Master Park Plan reflect the • results of the community survey and discussion of the Commission. If the Park and Recreation Commission want to make adjustments in these priorities, such input must be received at this meeting. For example, there is a comment under the new parks section about the need for more open fields for youth athletics. If this is the highest priority of the Commission, then this identified need has to be highlighted in some manner. A possibility would be to create a new category called "Youth Recreation Land" and establish this as the new #1 priority in spite of the results of the community survey. If flat open land is strongly desired by the Commission NOW, then some adjustments must be made in this section. The first three pages in the appendix are very important for the future development of the City park and recreation system. First of all, it should be noted that the City Water Craft Ordinance should be added to this section. This would change recommendation #5 on the first page of this section. The recommendations in all three of the pages involve a significant amount of staff work over a long period of time. Total implementation of the recommendations would undoubtedly • require an additional park and recreation staff person. One of the key elements in this section calls for the development and refinement of a City/School Joint Powers