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.-. TO: Parks and Recreation Committee Members FROM: Kim Stephan SUBJECT: Information Concerning Budget & Trail Plans from Previous Committee Member Mr. Wayne LeBlanc DATE: February 20, 2009 Email Correspondence from Mr. LeBlanc: Mayor Capra asked if I had documentation on Parks & Recreation plans from when I was on the committee and if I had, please forward to the committee. I found 3 that may be relevant. (Attached to this memo.) The first is a diagram of proposed trails from 2004. It is so rewarding to see great progress on those initial goals!!! Perhaps Park & Rec is considering all this already, but in case not, it may be worth looking at "N," "I", and "K" in that diagram. Those are respectively, a trail going north on 20th Ave to perhaps connect on 80th, a trail from LaMotte Park to Centervil/e Road on the north side of the park and a trail on the east side of Centerville Road to downtown, and finally a trail from laMotte Park going south towards the movie theater and a connection to White Bear. (The first attachment, CityTrailPlan V7, is an overview, the second, TrailChurchLand, details connection to Chauncey Barett Gardens (I think it should continue narth to downtown and south to the trail by Wilharber's house on the east side of Centervil/e Road where there is an easement.) The third attachment is a budget with projects from 2004. Many of these are done of course. Here's a detail that is so small it almost doesn't fit with this, but let me say it. Whenever considering a parking lot or other impervious surface, see if there is some way you might make that surface pervious. For instance, if the parking lot at LaMotte Park ever failed, perhaps half or more could be a pervious surjiJce. I suggest a city has to look 5 to 10 years out to plot a vision, and then work toward that vision with modifications as needed. You guys are doing a great job! Thanksfor your service! Wayne