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Task 3.3: Draft Goals, Policies, and Initiatives Building on previous tasks, our team will develop a list of recommendations alongside city staff to address improvements to existing parks and facilities to assist with overall LOS. We will coordinate with the city to prioritize these recommendations based on needs as determined by existing conditions review, gap analysis, and expressed community desires. Task 3.4: Steering Committee Meeting No. 3 This steering committee meeting will be used to review draft goals, policies, and initiatives for the plan and prepare for Phase 4 of the planning process that will introduce plan recommendations. PHASE 4: IMPLEMENTATION PLANNING Our team will work with the city to prepare recommendations for improvements to Arden Hills' parks and recreation facilities. This includes improvements to existing park facilities, maintenance efficiencies, and trail connectivity opportunities. Part of this task will consist of developing implementation budgets to accompany improvement recommendations to seamlessly incorporate park system improvements into the city’s capital improvement plan (CIP) process. We will finalize the master plan and provide copies to the city for consideration and approval by the parks commission and city council. Task 4.1: Project Cost Estimating Our team will use the prioritized list of recommendations to prepare capital and operational costs, informing anticipated needs from identified improvements. We will note assumptions included in these efforts to assist the city better as they plan for refinement and future implementation. The costs will consider current construction costs and anticipated inflation estimates for mid- and long-term improvements. Based on comparison of the budget, relative to national averages and comparable communities, we will provide an analysis to establish the need to maintain the current LOS. Depending on their findings, our team will establish differing resource needs that would allow the city to provide adequate and desired LOS. Task 4.2: Develop Prioritized 10-Year CIP Building on previous tasks, our team will develop a list of recommendations alongside city staff to address improvements to existing parks and facilities. We will coordinate with the city to prioritize these recommendations based on needs as determined by existing conditions review, gap analysis, and expressed community desires. We will work with city staff to review recommendations and anticipated costs of CIP projects for upcoming funding cycles. Task 4.3: Funding and Implementation Plan The project team will review the existing budget of the department. The review will focus on the existing funding mechanisms the department has and revenue that is generated. The project team will also review recreation programs and events that are being offered by the city and assess if improvements or modifications could be made. The project team will share with the city the various traditional and non-traditional methods they could employ to implement the plan. As part of the implementation plan the project team will further refine numbers on development and operations, and how funding strategies can potentially offset costs. Task 4.4: Steering Committee Meeting No. 4 We will provide a working draft of the plan to the advisory committee prior to this meeting and take this time to discuss any comments and revisions as a step towards final revisions of the draft plan. Task 4.5: PTRC Commission Meeting No. 2 The second PTRC meeting will be used to present a draft of the recommendations, CIP, and implementation plan strategies for in from the commission members. 6 PARK SYSTEM PLAN | CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MNWORK PLAN