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2 <br />ISSUE 1: Are the Purpose and Goals Statements in the 1980 plan appropriate? <br />PURPOSE ANO GOALS (from the 1980 plan) <br />The purpose of the regional system is to provide recreation open space that <br />will meet the outdoor recreational needs of the people of the Metropolitan <br />Area. <br />Consistent with this purpose, the Council has eight goals for the regional <br />system to be accomplished in conjunction with the implementing agencies. <br />1. Plan and provide regional facilities within the framework of the larger <br />metropolitan recreation open space system and facilities provided by the <br />private sector. <br />2. Acquire park reserves to protect and manage at least one representative <br />example of each of the eight ma,~or landscape types found in the Metro- <br />politan Area and develop recreational facilities consistent with natural. <br />resource protection. <br />3. Acquire and develop regional parks, park reserves and regional trail cor- <br />ridors sufficient to meet facility needs-for the variety of experiences <br />possible for swimming, picnicking, fishing, boating, camping, trail activ- <br />sties, and nature study and appreciation. <br />4. Provide regional special recreation use areas within regional parks and <br />park reserves to meet identified regional needs when consistent with the <br />overall purpose of the facility.. <br />5. Improve public awareness and accessibility to the regional system through <br />improved public information, expanded non-auto access (that is, transit and <br />bike) and accommodations for handicapped people. <br />6. Provide equitable levels of recreational service throughout the Metropoli- <br />tan Area, finance the capital and operating costs of the regional system <br />and secure a continuing funding authority. <br />7. Provide ongoing opportunity .for citizen participation throughout the plan- <br />Wing and operation of the regional recreation open space system. <br />8. Support general Metropolitan Council goals for development of the Metro- <br />politan Area by locating and scheduling park acquisition and development <br />in coordination with schedules for other metropolitan services. <br />This system plan is aimed at meeting regional recreational needs to the year <br />2000. <br />Questions: <br />1. Are the goals stated for the regional recreation open space system <br />appropriate? What do you think the goals should be? Should there be more <br />priority given to certain goals? Which ones; and in what order would you <br />arrange them? <br />2. Is the need for a "balanced" system an appropriate goal? If so, is it <br />adequately stated in the plan? <br />