8Aii - Comprehensive Plan Discussion - Recreation

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I ❑ Work with the State and County to allocate land for additional City parks,natural areas,and greenways. 2 ❑ Carefully mark and protect existing trail right-of-way so the trail system can be permanently protected 3 and easily managed as the City grows and develops. 4 ❑ Require trail right-of-way in new developments where trail connections are needed. 5 ❑ Consider making Grant-In-Aid trails available for summer as well as winter use. 6 ❑ Encourage non-boat use of lake resources by providing scenic overlooks,shoreland walkways,and fishing 7 piers. 8 ❑ Work with the Crow Wing County Parks and Recreation Department to create additional recreational 9 opportunities,such as a mountain biking course, public pool, equestrian trails, community center and an 10 exposition park and community forest. 11 LONG-TERM ACTIONS (5 YEARS AND BEYOND): 12 ❑ Create a plan for adequate parking, cross-walks, and trail service areas where major roads cross the Paul 13 Bunyan Trail. 14 ❑ Develop a loop trail connection to the Paul Bunyan Trail. At minimum, specially designed highway 15 shoulders can provide short connections; however, the City should seek to provide trails or sidewalks 16 separate from the road wherever feasible. 17 ❑ Manage existing public lakeshore carefully to maximize public benefit without negatively impacting the 18 natural lake ecosystem.Encourage complementery uses and balance. 19 ❑ Limit the impact of new lakeshore developments through scenic and natural preservation standards. 20 ❑ Create a master plan that designates potential priority sites for future parks, a public swimming beach, 21 playgrounds, and trail sites and corridors. The locations of these sites should be done according to site `.. 22 analysis and established criteria.Acquire these sites through purchase,gift,or trade;and develop them as 23 needed. 24 ❑ Always look initially at the existing public land base and explore joint management and expansion of 25 existing facilities before private land is acquired for the future development of local recreation facilities 26 such as trails,parks,camping and picnicking. 27 ❑ Work with local Lake Associations to regulate water surface use on City lakes by establishing no-wake 28 zones,traffic management strategies,horsepower limits and time-of-day use restrictions. 29 PREVIOUSLY COMPLETED ACTIONS 30 ❑ Charge the City's Parks and Recreation Committee with directing the implementation of these strategies. 31 ❑ Reevaluate the requirement of park dedication fees in new subdivisions and planned unit developments. 32 ❑ Inventory and catalogue all public land parcels in the City and seek to expand recreational uses on these 33 parcels. 281 Page