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Approving the Como Regional Park Long-Range Plan.
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WHEREAS, the Como Regional Park Long-Range Plan (“Plan”) is a visionary document to guide future development at Como Regional Park; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Parks and Recreation assembled and facilitated a series of community and key stakeholder meetings, and worked across City departments and partner agencies to develop Guiding Principles for the Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City Council recognizes the many community voices that have been heard throughout this planning process and appreciates the differences in opinion and life experiences shared regarding Como Regional Park, as well as the desire shared by many to preserve and enhance this unique community asset; and
WHEREAS, the Plan contains information required by the Metropolitan Council’s Regional Parks Policy Plan (“RPPP”) and otherwise conforms to regional policy; and
WHEREAS, the Plan includes a visionary framework for development of a regional park, recognizing that future community engagement, design, and engineering processes will be necessary to achieve site-specific facility designs; and
WHEREAS, future design and engineering processes will include neighborhood and community involvement to consider potential impacts based on existing conditions at the onset of implementation and throughout multiple phases; and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Council requires an approved regional plan conforming to the requirements of the RPPP to designate a regional park plan for development; and
WHEREAS, Plan approval will make Como Regional Park eligible for regional capital funding to construct improvements proposed in the Plan, and for regional operations and maintenance funding to operate all areas open to the public; and
WHEREAS, the park is the City’s most-visited regional park and is expected to remain an important part of the Regional Park System; and
WHEREAS, the Saint Paul Parks and Recreation Commission, the Saint Paul...
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