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73 City of Elk River - Parks and Recreation Master Plan Chapter 6: Implementation <br />Tool Kit <br />The toolkit contains standards and guidelines to guide evaluation of new projects and initiatives and help with decision <br />making system-wide and on a case by case basis. The toolkit includes: <br />• Parks and Recreation Delivery Guidelines <br />• Park Classifications and Standards <br />• Level of Service Analysis <br />• Funding Sources <br />• Measuring Progress <br />Delivery <br />Level <br />Recreation <br />Focus <br />Facility <br />Examples Places Trails Service <br />Area <br />Regional <br />Destination <br />Single Purpose, <br />Group, & Team <br />Recreation <br />Mountain biking, <br />cross country <br />skiing, biathlon, <br />tournament level <br />athletic complexes <br />Regional parks, <br />single parks <br />with unique <br />facilities, <br />athletic <br />complexes <br />Great Northern <br />Trail, Mississippi <br />River Trail, Trails <br />within Regional <br />Parks <br />City wide and <br />Regional <br />Community <br />Family, Youth, <br />Group, & Team <br />Recreation <br />Destination <br />playgrounds, <br />softball/baseball <br />pinwheels, large <br />group picnic <br />shelters, trails, <br />multi-use fields, <br />swimming, <br />recreation buildings <br />Signature Parks, <br />Community <br />Parks, Athletic <br />Complexes, <br />Trails connecting <br />destinations <br />(schools, <br />downtown, <br />rivers, parks), <br />Trails within <br />community Parks <br />City wide <br />Neighborhood <br />Family, Youth, <br />Senior, & <br />Individual <br />Recreation <br />Children's play <br />equipment, <br />informal turf play <br />space, informal <br />picnicking <br />Neighborhood <br />Parks <br />Local, <br />neighborhood <br />trails and <br />sidewalks <br />Walkable <br />distance, not <br />more than 1/2 <br />mile <br />Parks and Recreation Delivery Guidelines <br />The following guidelines provide direction regarding the public and geographic access to recreation activities within the <br />City of Elk River. The delivery levels range from regional parks to neighborhood scale parks and define the expectations <br />for the quantity and general location of a particular facility. For example, cross country skiing at Woodland Trails and <br />tournaments at the Youth Athletic Complex have a regional draw, while children’s play equipment and open grass play <br />space should be accessible at a neighborhood level. <br />The first consideration when thinking about delivery of parks and recreation activities should always be the need, <br />appropriateness, and current availability of such activities. The second consideration should be the infrastructure <br />needed (field, court, etc.) for the activity to occur. In some cases the physical facilities and programs needed for the <br />activity may be best delivered, modified or created by the city, but in other cases, may be best delivered by service <br />providers alone or in partnership with the city. Examples include the Y and Community Education. <br />Table 6.3 Parks and Recreation Delivery Guidelines