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*..ASSOCIATES <br /> City Planning <br /> November 15, 2000 landscape Architecture <br /> Tom Moore Park Planning 8 Design <br /> Parks and Recreation Director land Use Planning <br /> City of Arden Hills <br /> 4364 West Round Lake Road <br /> Arden Hills,MN 55112-5794 <br /> Re: Arden Hills Park and Trail System Master Plan <br /> Dear Tom and Members of the Park and Trail and Recreation Committee: <br /> Thanks for taking the time to discuss Arden Hills'park planning needs and to discuss our proposal <br /> and services. On behalf of Ingraham&Associates I am pleased to submit this proposal to prepare <br /> a Park and Trail System Master Plan for the City of Arden Hills. The park planning process <br /> necessitates a system-wide analysis of park and recreation needs based on changing demographics, <br /> recreation trends, land use and development guides, and community input. Ingraham&Associates <br /> would help the community take a comprehensive and fresh look at the existing parks,analyze <br /> recreation needs and opportunities,and prepare a plan to help guide park renovation, future park <br /> development and trail connections. <br /> The park planning process would answer, among others,the following questions: <br /> Is the existing park system meeting resident needs? <br /> How can existing parks better serve the neighborhoods and the community? <br /> Should some facilities be renovated or converted to better serve the community? <br /> What new recreation facilities are needed? <br /> How can the trail system be improved to connect the community? <br /> What parks and trails are needed to serve development of the Armory lands? <br /> We would involve the Park Committee,City Council,recreation groups,City staff,recreation <br /> partners(school district, Ramsey County, adjacent municipalities,Bethel College,etc.),the <br /> community and neighborhoods in a series of public meetings to help answer these questions and to <br /> update the park and trail system plan. We also offer the option of a community survey to gather <br /> detailed data on park and trail needs and desires. The end product will be a master park and trail <br /> system plan that will help guide development of parks, both new and existing, for the next twenty <br /> years. Creation of a defined community vision through an inclusive public process will pay <br /> dividends in the form of well-used parks and a healthy community. <br /> Call me at(612)377-2500 if you have any questions about our proposal or to authorize us to begin <br /> work. We look forward to working with you and the community on the park and trail system plan. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> Greg Ingraham <br /> President and Landscape Architect <br /> 1510 Como Avenue S.E. Minneapolis, MN 55414 (612)311-2500 telephone (612)377-1010 facsimile www.ingroham—osso(iotes.(am <br />