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A.( -\{ ( II .Yl~' E I\. River ITEM 5.1. MEMORANDUM TO: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL FROM: STEPHEN ROHLF, BLDG. & ZONING ADMINISTRATOR NOVEMBER 16, 1994 5f:. SUBJECT: PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATIONS ON COMMUNITY ATHLETICS DATE: In early 1993, the City Council directed staff to aid the Park and Recreation Commission in an update of the Master Park Plan. Staff divided this effort into various components: trails, neighborhood parks, regional parks and community athletics. e The Master Park Plan cannot be finalized until the Comprehensive Plan update, defining the urban service area and revising the estimate of population at full development, is completed. However, need necessitates certain components be used prior to the entire revised park plan being adopted. Community athletics, which includes everything from sand volleyball in neighborhood parks to adult softball fields with lights, is one such component. The following are the reasons why community athletics needs to be discussed at this time: 1. Immediate and future athletic facility needs cannot be met without immediate acquisition of additional land. Acquisition of property for community athletic facilities has been identified as a priority by the Park and Recreation Commission. The Council has given staff direction to look for land for this purpose. The difficulty staff is having finding suitable land for community athletic purposes reinforces acquisition of property as a priority. Finding suitable land is only going to get more difficult as time goes on. - To estimate how many acres of land will ultimately be needed for community athletic facilities, staff developed worksheets for each type P.O. Box 490 · 13065 Orono Parkway · Elk River, MN 55330 · (612) 441-7420 · Fax: (612) 441-7425