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<br /> <br />PUBLIC HEARING DRAFT SEPTEMBER 20, 2012 <br />11)Create a comprehensive wayfinding program to project <br />Table 2.1, Existing Parks <br />a consistent image for the entire City and to provide directiona <br /> and <br />Neighborhood Parks <br />Sylvan Beach. Partner with TxDOT to develop and obtain <br />Parks Acres <br />approval for a Wayfinding Sign Guide System Plan. (see inset <br />th <br />14 Street Park 2.40 <br />previous page) <br />Bay Oaks Park 1.20 <br />12)Evaluate program criteria and make necessary <br />improvements to achieve certification through the Scenic City <br />Brookglen Park 2.0 <br />Certification Program. Sponsored by Scenic Texas, this <br />Central Park 4.60 <br />certification recognizes Texas municipalities that implement <br />Creekmont Park 3.50 <br />high-quality scenic standards for public roadways and public <br />Glen Meadows 8.13 <br />spaces, with the long-term goal of improving the image of all <br />Ohio Street 0.93 <br />cities. <br />Pete Gilliam 1.20 <br />13)Evaluate program criteria and make necessary <br />improvements to gain recognition in the Tree City USA Program. <br />Pfeiffer 1.20 <br />Sponsored by the Arbor Day Foundation, this program helps <br />Pine Bluff 0.11 <br />communities become better stewards of their tree resources. <br />Seabreeze 3.13 <br />Spencer Landing 3.99 <br />&®¢´² !±¤  “ !£¤°´ ³¤ 0 ±ª²þ 2¤¢±¤ ³¨®­þ  ­£ <br />Spenwick 0.50 <br />/¯¤­ 3¯ ¢¤ <br />Tom Brown 0.57 <br />Parks and recreation facilities are an essential part of a healt <br />quality, and vibrant community environment. They provide the <br />Wood Falls 8.30 <br />necessary components for events outside the home and after <br />E Street Linear Park 2.50 <br />work and after school activities. Whether for passive or active <br />Neighborhood Park <br />44.26 <br />use, parks and recreation facilities are an important factor of <br />Subtotal <br />everyday living, active living serving health benefits for <br />Community Parks <br />children, seniors, and people of all ages. The park system also <br />Parks Acres <br />economic development efforts to recruit and retain a skilled <br />Fairmont Park 17.70 <br />workforce; build a strong tax base to finance system expansion, <br />Little Cedar Bayou & <br />48.70 <br />facility enhancements, and maintenance; and attract retirees. <br />undeveloped <br /> <br />Lomax 10.00 <br />It is clear that La Porte places high value on its park and <br />Northside Park 4.6 <br />recreation system. Subsequent to the last comprehensive <br />Northwest & <br />planning process, in 1998, the City prepared and adopted a <br />35.00 <br />undeveloped <br />separate Parks and Open Space Master Plan (2002; amended <br />Pecan Park 33.6 <br />2008) and Bicycle and Pedestrian Trail Implementation Plan <br />5 Points Plaza 1.00 <br />(2003); both of which the City has been actively implementing in <br />Community Park <br />the over the past several years. This section of the <br />150.60 <br />Subtotal <br />Comprehensive Plan is not intended to supplant those separate <br />Total 194.86 <br />specific master plans; rather it is intended to review those pla <br /> in terms of how they currently fit within the overall framework <br />of a 20-year planning horizonmeaning, will the full <br />implementation of those plans achieve the goals of creating a pa <br />recreation, and open space system that is high quality (safe and <br />maintained), convenient and accessible (to its users), diversifi <br />2.18 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />