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# Action Priority Tirnefrarne Partners <br /> 8-6 Require new developments incorporate trail and easements following the Trails 1 Short-term Planning Division and <br /> Master Plan. Recreation Department <br /> 8-7 Incorporate construction of trail segments as public infrastructure improvements 2 Ongoing Recreation Department <br /> are executed in the right-of-way. and Public Works <br /> Department <br /> 8-8 Explore state and federal funding opportunities for trails and pathways. 2 Ongoing Recreation Department <br /> 8-9 Ensure the Redefine 169 project incorporates complete streets standards to make 1 Short-term Public Works Department <br /> crossing east-west safe and inviting to pedestrians and bikes. <br /> 8-10 Consider a separated grade crossing over the BNSF tracks in the southwest of the City 3 Long-term BNSF and Public Works <br /> near Meadowvale Park. Department <br /> 8-11 Extend the Mississippi River Trail to the Downtown Rivers Edge Commons Park and 2 Long-term Planning Division and <br /> beyond to Lake Orono and the Great Northern Trail. Recreation Department <br /> 8-12 Create an easement along the Mississippi River that would provide continuous public 2 Long-term Planning Division and <br /> access to the water. Recreation Department <br /> 8-13 Create a riparian buffer that would protect native habitats and preserve wetlands and 2 Long-term Planning Division and <br /> floodplain areas along the river from development. Recreation Department <br /> 8-14 Promote conservation design to preserve existing wetlands and natural amenities, 1 Ongoing Planning Division <br /> including riparian buffers. <br /> 8-15 Continue to implement the City's Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan(SWPPP)to 1 Ongoing Public Works Department <br /> reduce pollutant run off. <br /> 8-16 Improve and monitor water quality in the Elk and Mississippi Rivers and Lake Orono 1 Ongoing Public Works Department <br /> in parternership with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources to ensure and Minnesota <br /> they are safe for recreational use. Department of Natural <br /> Resources <br /> T._ <br /> 8-17 Promote conservation design to preserve existing tree canopy and to cluster 1 Ongoing Planning Division <br /> development along established tree lines. <br /> 140 Implementation Plan Elk River Comprehensive Plan <br /> DRAFT FOR REVIEW ONLY <br />