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5 City of Elk River - Parks and Recreation Master Plan <br />Planning Process <br />This master plan is based on input gathered in 2014 from the community, <br />stakeholders, city staff, and city officials. The plan reflects their collective <br />wisdom as expressed through surveys, online questionnaires, meetings, focus <br />groups, hands-on exercises, park and community tours, and group brainstorming. <br />The plan also incorporates the expertise of the consultant team, an analysis of <br />benchmarking data, a system-wide evaluation by city staff and the consultants, <br />information about National Recreation and Parks Association standards, and best <br />practices collected from other communities. <br />The Elk River Parks and Recreation Commission provided guidance and input <br />for the plan’s content. The Commission and the consultant met during each phase <br />of the planning process with meetings conducted on January 8, May 12, June 11, <br />July 9, September 10, November 12 of 2014, and March of 2015. <br />In addition to the Parks and Recreation Commission meetings, an extensive <br />public outreach effort engaged over 850 residents and stakeholders throughout <br />the process. This public outreach process included: <br />• Partner organization and athletic association focus group held on March 27, <br />2014. <br />• Community Open Houses on June 25, 2014, and August 20, 2014. <br />• The 2014 Parks and Recreation Survey, a statistically valid survey, mailed to <br />3,100 randomly-selected residents with nearly 400 respondents during the <br />Spring of 2014. <br />• Online questionnaire in the Summer of 2014 with over 300 participants <br />responding.