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Roseville2040ComprehensivePlanChapter8:Parks,Trails,andOpenSpace standards, and utilizes prudent professional practices. Ensure timely guidance for protecting the community’s investment in parks, open space, and recreation programs and facilities to enhance their long-term and sustained viability. Policies: 1.1.Re-evaluate, update, and adopt a Park and Recreation System Master Plan at least every five years to reflect new and current trends, changing demographics, new development criteria, unanticipated population densities, and any other factors that affect park and recreation goals, policies, and future direction of the system. 1.2.*Monitor progress on the Parks and Recreation System Master Plan annually to ensure that it provides actionable steps for maintaining, improving, and expanding the system. Parks and Recreation Commission will review and track annually. 1.3.Maintain and operate parks, open space, and recreation facilities in a safe, clean, and sustainable manner that protects natural resources and systems, preserves high quality active and passive recreation opportunities and experiences, and is cost-effective. 1.4.Consider staffing and resource needs in the evaluation of proposals for additions to parks, programs, and facilities 1.5.Use the Sector and Constellation organization structure as the basis for park, recreation program, and facility locations, development, and service delivery. 1.6.Enhance neighborhood and community identity in the design of parks, programs, and facilities through public art, special events, and stewardship of natural features. 1.7.Establish a service standard of having a neighborhood park or active play space in every park service constellation. 1.8.Preserve parks and school open space areas as part of the citywide systems plan for structured recreation space and unstructured preserved natural areas. 1.9.Include Ramsey County park land and open space in planning and providing recreation services to Roseville residents 1.10.Seek partnership to provide the community with a greater diversity or number of parks and facilities, and to offer a more expansive catalog of programs and events. 1.11.Seek sponsorships and scholarships and other revenue streams to facilitate program fee reductions. 1.12.Continue to coordinate, cooperate, and collaborate with adjacent communities, school districts, and governmental jurisdictions to leverage resources regarding the use of parks on common municipal boundaries and on joint programming where appropriate for mutual benefit to optimize open space, fitness, and recreation programming and facility options. 5