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ATTACHMENT B DNR Office of Planning November 1992 Clarification of the 1995.1999 SCORP Planning Process There was discussion at the first ORPAC meeting about the need to clarify the planning process used to develop the 1995-1999 SCORP as well as the plan's audience. Listed below is information which should help clarify these questions. FJanning process The planning process we are using is outlined in the State of Minnesota/National Park Service Planning Agreement which you received at the November meeting. It is an issues-based strategic planning process with one addition -- it will incorporate vision statements. Once ORPAC and the DNR/DTED planning team choose and analyze which issues the plan will address, we will develop vision statements for those issues. In this respect, the plan will be forward-looking--the goals/strategies, and project selection priorities will flow from these vision statements to address the identified priority issues. For example, if the issue is lack of coordination among recreation providers, a vision statement discussing a system where recreation providers coordinate activities would be developed. The goals/strategies and project selection criteria serve as the means to move forward from the issue problem to the desired vision. A project selection criterion to address a coordination issue may be demonstration of a public/private partnership as part of the project proposal. Finally, use of vision statements provide us with opportunities to use real examples of that vision actually taking place. Consider the coordination issue again. A good example of ongoing coordination is the grant-in-trail snowmobile system--in this case state, local governments, private landowners, business, and users are all take part in maintaining a very effective recreational system. The vision becomes more real if actual examples are used. As a result, the reader will have real-world examples on how the issue can be addressed. At our next meeting, I will provide written examples of results stemming from this type of planning process. Plan Purpose & Audience Finally, several ORPAC members had questions about the plan's intended purpose and audience. The Minnesota/National Park Service planning agreement specifies two primary purposes for the plan: a) To meet the Federal L&WCF requirements; and, b) To provide guidance to outdoor recreation providers including agencies, local governments, non-profits, private businesses, and legislators. The document is not intended to be a guide for recreation facility users or as a data document for researchers. Budget constraints are a very real issue in this planning process; we simply cannot produce the types of SCORP documents which have been developed in the past.