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ew <br />righton <br />July 27, 1984 <br />To: New Brighton Park Hoard <br />From:.. Maurice H. Anders~'P'~/~~lr~ector of Parks and Recreation <br />Re: Recreation Open Space Development Guide/Policy Plan <br />A Park Board committee of Ellen Dahl, Loyal Rose and Laura Solberg <br />reviewed the correspondence from, Metro Council and recommend that <br />the Park Board recommend to the. City Council the following <br />positions: <br />ISfiiJE 1 Are the Purpose & Go1s Statements in the 1980 plan <br />- `_ appropriate? <br />PURPOSE AND GOALS. <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 />"fleve.~apmen.t" ~hou.2d be em~ha~~,zed avers 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 />Pub.~~.e awanenebd needy xa be dnamaztic.~y tincneaa 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 />The neg~.ana.C 4y~~em dhau.2d be °baQaneed" w~.~h ~ac~..~.~~~.e~s <br />pnav.ided by ashen agene~.ee. <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 more, or differently <br />~-~' that it does? Are there other things the plan should call <br />for to remedy. the apparent problem? <br />Banretien nemova.~ ahau.~d be g.i.~~en a h~.gh pn.~.anti~y ~n the <br />nev~.aed pa.~~.ey pkan. <br />