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<br /> <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />DATE: June 16, 2014 <br /> <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers <br />Patrick Klaers, City Administrator <br /> <br />FROM: Jill Hutmacher, Community Development Director <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Revisions to the Draft TCAAP Master Plan Land Use Map <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Requested Action <br /> <br />Provide direction on changes to the Draft TCAAP Master Plan Land Use Map. <br /> <br />City Council Discussions on Draft Master Plan Land Use Map <br /> <br />The City Council has been meeting to discuss topics related to the approval of the TCAAP <br />master plan land use map as follows: <br /> <br />Parks, Trails, and Recreation Committee recommendations for park needs and amenities <br />(April 21) <br /> <br />Surface water amenity (April 21) <br /> <br />Residential development and densities (May 19) <br /> <br />Flex space land use (May 19) <br /> <br />Parks and Trails <br />The PTRC recommended the inclusion of specific amenities within each park area (attached). <br />The recommendations, which were accepted by the City Council, can be summarized as follows: <br /> <br />Park areas in neighborhoods should include play structures, a gazebo, and off-street <br />parking (located either in lots or in bump-outs along the public street); <br /> <br />Parks should be located nearer to center or at the entrance to residential neighborhoods so <br />that park traffic is not routed through the neighborhood; <br /> <br />An adult athletic facility (softball and hockey) should be located adjacent to a County <br />road. This facility should be lighted and ideally will have shared parking with adjacent <br />businesses. <br /> <br />14 <br />Page of <br /> <br />