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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, September 27, 2010 Page 6 noted preferred outcomes for parks and recreation facilities and future bench- marks some current and some available in the future to gauge programs and redirecting attention toward achieving outcomes. Key recommendations addressed by Mr. Schroeder included a review of capital and operating expenditures related to maintaining parks and facilities, and con- firming those items requiring immediate attention; pursuit of constellations and sectors as a means of delivering parks and recreation components and services to neighborhoods and quadrants of the community; establishment of benchmarks for parks and recreation programs; services and special events tied to master plan outcomes and review programs; and offering services and special events using those benchmarks to ensure community interests are being satisfied and progress toward the outcomes is being achieved. Mr. Schroeder further addressed benchmarks as a way of assessing progress to- ward outcomes; benchmarks proposed as a way of gauging progress and redirect- ing attention toward achieving outcomes; and formulizing benchmarks that will take at least a year and some will take longer to fairly recognize conditions that may vary from year to year. Mr. Schroeder opined that constellations and sectors would provide a natural evo- lution of the 1960's master plan using patterns for parks and neighborhoods to create a parks and facilities framework by organizing the system on a neighbor- hood basis, using walkable distances and a service framework that locates parks and recreation opportunities proximate to residents. Mr. Schroeder briefly re- viewed the four broad geographic sectors and 15 constellations that recognized other types of and adjacent jurisdictional parks, as well as park classifications. Mr. Schroeder identified six parks geographically distributed within the commu- nity, with most needing capital improvements; and based on neighborhood focus tests, those parks were identified as: Villa Park; Autumn Grove Park; Sandcastle Park; Rosebrook Park; Oasis Park and Pocahontas Park, at which a test of the constellation process was conducted based on their orientation to a neighborhood and the community. Mr. Schroeder noted that lack of park facilities in the southwestern portion of Roseville; however, noted the proximity of that area to park resources in Lauder- dale and Falcon Heights, and potential cooperative and connectivity strategies that could be utilized and supported in concept by both of those communities. Further items highlighted by Mr. Schroeder for further consideration included bet- ter short and long -term visibility and educational opportunities for the Harriet Al- exander Nature Center (HANC); a review of existing and potential athletic fields; a potential community center and how it would fit into the planning process and