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<br />4)Facilities should be well-planned and coordinated to ensure adeq <br />adaptability to future needs and requirements. <br />5)The availability of financial resources should be considered in <br />of planning, acquisition, development, operation, and maintenanc <br />spaces and facilities. <br />6)Public participation is critical to the eventual success of the <br />recreation system and should, therefore, be included in all stag <br />process. <br />7)There should be established procedures for acquiring land for fu <br />parks and recreation areas and facilities prior to development. <br />8)The design of spaces and facilities should encourage the most ef <br />utilization of land, accommodate other compatible City services <br />libraries, museums, etc.), be constructed in the most sustainabl <br />quality possible, and consider the needs and desires of the inte <br />users. <br /> <br />Based on these planning considerations, the following goals, act <br />initiatives address the specific issues and needs identified dur <br />participation process and the above analysis. <br /> <br />GOAL 7: Ensure all existing and future parks and recreational <br /> <br />facilities are maintained to an equivalent standard of quality <br />and excellence. <br />One of the topics that were discussed during the public particip <br />process was related to inequalities in the quality and condition <br />existing parks within the City. New parks (e.g., Pecan Park) and <br />improvements (e.g., the new sprayground/playground at Brookglen <br />Park) created a higher standard than now exists at some other <br /> <br />existing parks. <br /> <br /> <br />Actions and Initiatives <br />1)Establish a formalized parks-to-standards program to ensure all <br />parks are brought up to, and maintained in, an equivalent qualit <br />standard. This program should include a general maintenance <br />and repair schedule. The priority maintenance tasks include: <br />a)Resurfacing, restriping, or re-grading unpaved surfaces or <br /> <br />parking areas. <br />The two photos above highlight <br />b)Improving drainage. <br />differences in the level of quality <br />c)Increasing park accessibility. <br />between parks in the City. Newer parks <br />such as Pecan Park (top photo) has an <br />d)Increasing the amount of signage and/or repair of existing <br />overall higher level of quality than <br />signage. <br />other parks, such as Pete Gilliam Park <br />2) <br />(bottom photo). <br /> <br />Source: Kendig Keast Collaborative. <br /> <br /> <br />2.23 <br /> <br />2. <br />uv Adopted July 20, 2009 <br /> <br />