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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Department Approval Item Description: Adoption Manager DATE: 3/04/02 ITEM N0: vzzz. c. Agenda Section: Consent Owasso Hills Park Pond Aesthetics Master Plan BACKGROUND Staff has been working with the neighbors and the Kestrel Design Group to develop a master plan for aesthetic improvements to the ponding and natural areas of Owasso Hills Park. The principles followed in this design have been: . Maintaining the required functionality of the ponds as storm water holding areas and cleansing reservoirs for water before it flows or is pumped in high water occasions, into Lake Owasso. . Using natural plantings to improve the year around aesthetics of these areas. . Maintaining and improving the habitat in the park. . Improving the environment in the park and neighborhood. . Maintaining or reducing the amount of maintenance in the park. . Using affordable materials. . Designing areas that would encourage volunteer participation including the installation of plant materials by adjoining residents. . Completing a design that could potentially be replicated in other park areas. The proposed Master Plan is attached. Two neighborhood meetings have been held as well as a survey sent to several residents. Owasso Hills Park is 8.51 acres and is classified as a Neighborhood Park in the Roseville Parks and Recreation system Plan. The plan as presented by the Kestrel Design Group has been unanimously recommended by the Roseville Parks and Recreation Commission. POLICY OBJECTIVE The proposed Master Plan is consistent with the Parks and Recreation Systems Plan and the goals established by the City Council, Parks and Recreation Infrastructure Committee and the Parks and Recreation Commission in protecting and preserving natural resources and in aesthetically improving all Roseville parks. The community discussion process is also consistent with the process outlined in the Parks and Recreation Systems Plan. FINANCIAL IMPLICATION There are no costs associated with the approval of the revised master plan. If approved, staff will work with the neighbors in exploring grants, volunteer services and other sources of support for implementing the plan. Future costs would be approved on a project basis. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Based on the Parks and Recreation System Plan, the recommendations of the Roseville Parks and Recreation Commission, the Kestrel Design Group and the neighborhood, staff recommends that the Master Plan be adopted as recommended by the Parks and Recreation Commission. COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED Motion adopting the Owasso Hills Park Pond Aesthetics Master Plan.