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July 27, 1984 <br />To: New Brighton Park Board <br />From: Maurice H. Anders~~~,~~dctor of Parks and Recreation <br />Re: Recreation Open Space Development Guide/Policy Plan <br />A Park Board committee of E <br />reviewed the correspondence <br />the Park Board recommend to <br />positions: <br />ISS1.7E 1 Are the Purpose <br />PURPOSE AND GOALS <br />lien Dahl, Loyal Rose and Laura Solberg <br />from Metro Council and recommend that <br />the City Council the following <br />& Gols Statements in the 1980 plan <br />appropriate? <br />3. Acquire and develop regional parks, park reserves and <br />regional trail corridors sufficient to meet facility <br />needs for the variety of experiences possible for <br />swimming, picnicking, fishing, boating, camping, trail <br />activities, and nature study and appreciation, <br />"~eve.2a~amev~~" ~5hau.Ed be em}~~,a~~:zed aver acquisition. <br />5. Improve public awareness and accessibility to the <br />regional system .through improved public information, <br />expanded non-auto access (-that is, transit and-bike <br />and accommodations for handicapped people. <br />Pu62,%e awanene~s~s v~eed~ ~a be dnama~~,c.2y ~.~.enea~ ed. <br />QUESTIONS <br />2. Is the need for a "balanced".system an appropriate <br />goal? If so, is it adequately stated in the plan? <br />TGce neg~,ana.~ ~sy~s~em a~Cau2d be "ba.2av~ced" w~;~h ~yae~:.~~;~.i.ed <br />}ono v~.ded 6 y a~h.eh ag enc~.e~s <br />4~ Research shows that certain sub-populations,in the region <br />visit regional parks less than might be expected, especially <br />elderly, minority, low income and teens. What are the <br />barriers to their use? Must the plan call for identifi-- <br />cation and removal of barriers to use mores or differently <br />that it does? .Are there other things the plan should call <br />for to remedy the apparent problem? <br />Bann~,en nemava.~ ~shau.~d be y..vet~ a h~;yGe pn<i~an~:~y ~,~. the <br />nev~,~s ed ~a.2~.ey p.2an. <br />