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aš­· w;-;“· šŒÒ“·;;© L“z·z·zÝ;­t [·; <br /> ·w©šÒmw <br /> <br /> <br />November 2010 Council adopted updated Master Plan <br />December 2010 Council appointed Volunteer Organizing Team <br />Organizing Team led 5 Community Update Sessions <br />5;- <br /> ‘ bšÝ <br /> <br />Organizing Team led 15 Work Group meetings <br />Organizing Team participated in 18 implementation process work sessions <br />Organizing Team presented to the Council 8 times <br />Established 5 topic specific Work Groups <br />Natural Resources and Trails <br />January 2011 <br />Community Organizations and Community Facilities <br />Implementation Partners <br />Constellation Representatives <br />Communications and Funding Options <br />January 2011 Council authorized Organizing Team to move forward with the Park <br />Recreation Interest and Opinion Survey <br />February 2011 Established an agreement with Leisure Vision to administer surve <br />March 2011 Survey distributed to community <br />June 2011 Survey findings presented to Council Members and community <br />15 Discover Your Parks events held; <br />Commissioners, Organizing Team members <br />and Work Group participants visited every corner of the community to discuss the <br />June - August 2011 <br />Renewal Program and gather community input. 60 volunteers provid <br /> <br />community contact, 2300 community members took part in the event <br />July 2011 Organizing Team members processed input and prioritized community <br />responsibilities to create 3 development stages with 3 funding o <br />Public Hearing held before the Council to allow public comment o <br />October 2011 general obligation bonds to renew, revitalize and improve the parks and <br />recreation system <br />October 2011 Council approved general obligation bonds to finance $19.025M in <br />system-wide improvements over the next 4-years <br />December 2011 $5M in bonds sold to fund 2012 projects <br />w; wš­;ÝzŒŒ; t©‰­ “7 w;-©;·zš“ {w;“;ÞŒ t©šm©’| Þ­ 7;Ý;Œš¦;7 “7 Eғ7;7 ­ ·w; ©;­ÒŒ· <br />of volunteers who did not quit; they got up when they were knocked down, they cleared every <br />hurdle, they played fair and in the end, they were hugely successful. <br />Through the Master Plan process, volunteer efforts gained momentum. The volunteers were <br />invigorated, and took ownership. They formulated a community voice and established an open <br />line of communication with community members and community leaders. The volunteers were <br />empowered and motivated; they answered the call to action and delivered a well thought-out <br />plan with a respectful funding strategy to implement the Parks and Recreation Master Plan. <br />They directed an aggressive timeline (9 months) that resulted in a Council approved bonding <br />program to fund $19.025M in parks and recreation improvements. <br />4 <br /> <br /> <br />