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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-10-16 PRC Packet AGENDA CITY OF MAPLEWOOD PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION 6:00 PM October 16, 2024 City Hall, Council Chambers Meeting is also available on Comcast Ch.16 and streaming via vod.maplewoodmn.gov A. CALL TO ORDER B. ROLL CALL C. APPROVAL OF AGENDA D. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. June 20, 2024 E. NEW BUSINESS 1. 2025-2029 Capital Improvement Plan F. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 1. Kohlman Park Playground 2. Park System Master Plan Chapter Review G. VISITOR PRESENTATION H. COMMISSION PRESENTATIONS I. STAFF PRESENTATIONS 1. Parks and Natural Resources Updates J. ADJOURNMENT RULES OF CIVILITY FOR THE CITY COUNCIL, BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND OUR COMMUNITY Following are rules of civility the City of Maplewood expects of everyone appearing at Commission Meetings - elected officials, staff and citizens. It is hoped that by following these simple rules, everyone’s opinions can be heard and understood in a reasonable manner. We appreciate the fact that when appearing at Commission meetings, it is understood that everyone will follow these principles: Speak only for yourself, not for other Commission members or citizens - unless specifically tasked by your colleagues to speak for the group or for citizens in the form of a petition. Show respect during comments and/or discussions, listen actively and do not interrupt or talk amongst each other. Be respectful of the process, keeping order and decorum. Do not be critical of Commission members, staff or others in public. Be respectful of each other’s time keeping remarks brief, to the point and non-repetitive. MINUTES MAPLEWOOD PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION 6:00p.m., June 20, 2024 Wednesday, June 20, 2024 Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting Minutes A.CALL TO ORDER A meeting of the Parks and Recreation Commission was called to order by Chairperson DeMoe at 6:00 p.m. B.ROLL CALL Commissioners Craig Brannon, Commissioner Present Vickie Lee-Her, Commissioner Present Mark Harris, Commissioner Absent Jason DeMoe, Chair Present Terri Mallet, Commissioner Present Monica Barton, Commissioner Present Kimii Porter, Commissioner Absent Staff Audra Robbins, Parks and Recreation Manager Present Student Commission Mallory Absent Charlie Absent Todd Present Nischal Absent C.APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA Audra Robbins requested to add Bus Tour to New Business. Commissioner Brannon made a motion to approve the amended agenda. Seconded by Commissioner Mallet. Ayes – All The motion passed. D.APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1.April 17, 2024 Commissioner Lee-Her made a motion to approve the April 17, 2024 Parks and Recreation Commission minutes. Seconded by Commissioner Barton. Ayes – All D1 Wednesday, June 20, 2024 Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting Minutes The motion passed. E. NEW BUSINESS 1. Harvest Park Master Plan Audra reported to the commission on the Harvest Park master plan community meeting including feedback from the attendees overall and specific feedback on each plan option. Commissioner Mallet provided to the commission her feedback from attending the meeting. Also discussed was the current and future steps in the master plan process for Harvest Park and commission next steps. Commissioner DeMoe made a motion to recommend pursuing option 2. Seconded by Commissioner Brannon. Ayes – All The motion passed. 2. Kohlman Park Playground Replacement Audra updated the commission on the replacement plan for Kohlman Park playground and the reason it was chosen. Commissioner DeMoe made a motion to recommend Kohlman Park as the next playground replacement. Seconded by Commissioner Lee-Her. Ayes – All The motion passed. 3. Commission Bus Tour Audra discussed planning ideas for the bus tour and commission discussed the preference on bus tour and settled on the timing of the tour and in place of the July meeting. F. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 1. Park System Master Plan Chapter Review Audra Robbins led the commission in a discussion/review of Chapter 4 of the Parks System Master Plan. G. VISITOR PRESENTATIONS H. COMMISSION PRESENTATIONS 1. Commissioner Mallet Wednesday, June 20, 2024 Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting Minutes Commissioner Mallet made a comment for future parks plans to keep in mind dog areas, disc golf and quiet spaces for sensory concerns. 2. Commissioner DeMoe Commissioner DeMoe commented about how educational and beneficial the tree planting seminar was at Wakefield and mentioned he attended the St Paul Pigs Rugby match and shared how much fun it was and his excitement to work with the club in the future. I. STAFF PRESENTATIONS 1. Department Updates Audra Robbins updated the commission on the upcoming events and the delivery of the playground equipment at Sunset Ridge Park. J. ADJOURNMENT Commissioner Brannon made a motion to adjourn. Seconded by Commissioner Mallet. Ayes – All The motion passed. The meeting was adjourned at 7:43 p.m. Parks and Recreation Commission October 17, 2024 Capital Improvement Plan Discussion 2025‐2029 E1-1 Capital Improvement Plan Discussion Objectives Ensure projects are in alignment with parks and recreation planning processes. Capital Improvement Plan Process Capital Needs  Identification Long Range  Strategic Plan Funding  Sources  Identified Five‐Year CIP  Plan Annual Capital  Budget CIP  Implementation Capital Improvement Plan Financing Vehicles and Equipment Pay‐as‐you‐go (PAYG) Tax exempt lease Building Improvements Building Funds Debt Streets and Infrastructure Debt Franchise Fees Local Government Aid Municipal State Aid Park Improvements Park Dedication Fees Debt Redevelopment Tax Increment Financing Capital Improvement Plan Guiding Principles •Council Priorities •Debt Reduction •Street Improvements •Leverage Local Government Aid (LGA) •Pay-As-You-Go •Sustainability •Economic Development •Balance 2025-2029 Capital Improvement Plan Timeline August 12, 2024 Budget/CIP Discussion #1 August 26, 2024 Budget/CIP Discussion #2 October 17, 2024 Parks & Recreation   Commission Meeting November 19, 2024 Planning Commission Meeting December 9, 2024 Adopt 2025 Budget Adopt 2025‐2029 CIP Purpose of the Capital Improvement Plan •Capital Improvement Planning Document for 5 Years •Does not authorize expenditures •Council must authorize each item prior to spending •Adoption Required to Issue Debt to Finance the Projects, § M.S. 475.521 2025–2029 Capital Improvement Plan Summary of CIP Projects by Category Category FY2025 FY2026 FY2027 FY2028 FY2029 Total Building 615,000              250,000              250,000              300,000              300,000              1,715,000           Equipment 2,065,840          1,247,790          2,766,756          1,583,922          1,699,558          9,363,866           Parks 2,050,000          610,000              275,000              325,000              175,000              3,435,000           Redevelopment 100,000              1,100,000          100,000              100,000              100,000              1,500,000           Street 10,862,134        11,647,000        9,460,000          4,970,000          7,520,000          44,459,134         TOTAL $15,692,974 $14,854,790 $12,851,756 $7,278,922 $9,794,558 $60,473,000 2025-2029 Street CIP Plans •Proposed CIP Miles for 2025-2029 •14.78 Miles of Proposed Street Construction •10.95% of City Streets •Spot Paving •Temporary Fix Until a CIP Project is Implemented •Provide Relief and Increased Level of Service •Recommend $80,000/year from the SRF Fund •Add Annual Spot Paving to Pavement Management Practices 2025 Street CIP Projects •Area A: •South Leg Area Streets •2.85 Miles •Average PCI: 43/100 •Area B: •Prosperity Road and Hazelwood Street •1.27 Miles •Average PCI: 38/100 Total Cost for 2025 Street Improvements = $9,040,000 Total Miles of 2025 Street Improvements = 4.12 Other Major Projects 2025-2029 •Gladstone Redevelopment •Housing Replacement Program •Ramsey County Rice Street Improvements •Ramsey County Larpenteur Avenue Improvements •Ramsey County Beam Avenue Pavement Preservation •Park Upgrades •Nature Center Improvements •Facility Upgrades •Lift Station Upgrades •White Bear Ave/Larpenteur (Ramsey County) 2025 Park Projects •Hazelwood Park - $550,000 •Creation and implementation of the Hazelwood Park Master Plan. •Key features will include a new playground, upgraded parking, natural resources restoration, field enhancements, picnic shelter/community gathering facility with restrooms. •Funding Source: Park Improvement Fund •Lake Links Trail Boardwalk - $215,000 •The boardwalk has reached the end of its useful life. •Joint project with another city. •Staff will be pursuing grant opportunities to reduce the costs. •Funding Source: Park Improvement Fund •Maplewood Nature Center Improvements - $300,000 •Boardwalk Replacement •Funding Source: Park Improvement Fund •Open Space Improvements - $25,000 •Adding trails where appropriate. •Restoring sites to native vegetation. •Funding Source: Park Improvement Fund 2025 Park Projects •Park Maintenance & Reinvestment - $1,000,000 •Funding will go towards Hazelwood and Harvest parks. •Likely to include items such as field upgrades, shelters, trails, playgrounds, parking, and new amenities. •Funding Source: G.O. Bonds •Park Upgrades to Existing Parks - $150,000 •Identified by our Parks System Master Plan. •"Taking care of what we have.“ •Updating and/or replacing basketball and tennis courts, fields, fences, pickelball courts, and aging playgrounds •Funding Source: Capital Improvement Fund •Solar Panels and Electric Vehicle Charging Station for Wakefield Building – Up to $100,000 •Help the City meet its Climate and Energy Goals. •Funding Source: Capital Improvement Fund Parks and Recreation Commission Considerations •Do the Projects Conform with the Parks and Open Space Master Plan? Questions? E1-2 Maplewood Parks & Recreation System Master Plan I 41 Chapter 5:The sTraTegic plan Parks and Recreation’s goal is to provide for play of many types to many people. This chapter offers specific detail on how to accomplish that goal. The chapter is organized into five topic areas that will drive ongoing improvements. The five topic areas are: •Parks & Recreation Facilities •Trails •Natural Areas & Greenways •Programs •Arts & Culture Recommendations and strategies are identified for each of the topic areas. Underlying Values This chapter’s recommendations across all the topics listed above are built on the foundatoin of two underlying goals for Maplewood’s park and recreation system: providing a safe and welcoming environment, and environmental sustainablility. Providing a safe and welcoming environment for parks and recreation programs is fundamental. Such an environment encompasses: •Conducting ongoing maintenance like regular mowing and trash pick-up. •Replacing equipment at the end of its life cycle or which no longer meets safety standards. •Adding basic amenities such as ADA accessibility, shade, restrooms, and water. •Providing activities that meet the needs and interests of Maplewood’s increasingly diverse population. •Ensuring that recreation opportunities are financially accessible. •Integrating art into the park system. The City of Maplewood already exemplifies environmental leadership though design, maintenance, and operations. Recommendations and strategies in all of the topic areas assume continued sustainability practices, which include: •Preserving natural open spaces. •Managing natural resources. •Innovating construction practices and materials selection. •Integrating natural areas into more active parks. •Supporting walking and biking as alternatives to automobile use. •Educating through demonstration, art, programs, and service learning. Icons in this chapter Icons at the beginning of each topic area represent the guiding principles (Chapter 4) that support recommendations for the topic area. F-2 42 I Chapter 5: The Strategic Plan parks & rE crEation FacilitiEs When people think of a parks and recreation system, they tend to think about the physical places: the Community Center, the neighborhood playground, the local soccer field. As a nearly developed community, most of the City’s parks and recreation facilities are already defined and developed. Over the next 20 years needed replacement of infrastructure will present exciting opportunities to reinvent portions of the system and adapt to changing recreation interests and community demographics. Future recommendations focus on: • Creating safe and welcoming parks. • Reinvesting in older parks to make them more unique and representative of the community. • Developing an updated and standardized package of basic amenities such as signage, benches, and waste receptacles. • Creating new, high quality community destinations in the center of the City. • Updating the facility mix based on changing demographics and recreation trends. • Continued leadership in environmental sustainability. • Improving accessibility and ADA facilities. Recommendations 1. Provide access to a neighborhood park for all residents within a 1/2 mile radius (10 min. walk) and distribute neighborhood scale recreation facilities across park service areas. Strategies a. Focus neighborhood park activities on playgrounds, informal gathering, and informal turf play. b. Maintain athletic fields for practice or youth games in neighborhood parks. c. Add user amenities such as shade, benches, and bike racks based on the asset management plan, funding availability, and community input. d. Improve resident connectivity to neighborhood parks by adding trails and sidewalks. e. Develop a new neighborhood park in the south end of the City when that area develops. f. Explore opportunities to add needed recreation facilities, including tennis, basketball, youth fields, hockey/skating rinks, and community gardens so there is at least one facility per park service area. 2. Establish places for neighborhood and community gathering. Strategies a. Ensure each park service area has a small picnic shelter. b. Ensure each park service area has a small, multi-purpose building that can be used for indoor neighborhood events, programming, and as a warming house in the winter. c. Construct an outdoor performing arts space in the City with Veteran’s Memorial Park and Hazelwood Park the top options. importance of neighborhood Parks According to the 2014 Citizen Parks and Recreation Survey over two-thirds of households with young children rate neighborhood parks as one of their top 4 facilities. Neighborhood parks have developed along with residential development, and parks in older neighborhoods are in need of reinvestment. Important to attracting new families to the City will be updating these parks as infrastructure reaches the end of its life-cycle. Recommended improvements to neighborhood parks include replacing or adding amenities such as updated signage, shade, benches, safe playgrounds, and flexible field space for informal play. Maplewood Parks & Recreation System Master Plan I 43 FigurE 5.1 Recommended Park Classifications WHEELOCK PKWY EN G L I S H S T ROSELAWN AVE E DOD D R D AR C A D E S T FROST AVE 7TH S T E MC K N I G H T R D HOLLOWAY AVE LOWE R A F T O N R D 34TH ST N WH I T E B E A R A V E N WH I T E B E A R A V E DA L E S T N COUNTY ROAD C HIGHWOOD AVE SM I T H A V E LARPENTEUR AVE E RI C E S T MINNEHAHA AVE E RO B E R T S T S 7TH S T W ED G E R T O N S T COUNTY ROAD B2 CO N C O R D S T N CO. ROAD C GE N E V A A V E N WE I R D R SELBY AVE CO. ROAD B MA X WE L L A V E CE N T U R Y A V E N CO NC O R D S T S ED G E R T O N S T STILL W A T E R R D RI C E S T EA S T C O U NT Y L I N E R D N ST . P A U L R O A D JA C K S O N S T HA Z E L W O O D S T SOUTH AVE E VADN A I S B L V D CARVER AVE UPPER AFTON SO O S T LINWOOD WENTWORTH AVE W PHALEN BLVD CE N T U R Y A V E S MC K N I G H T R D S BEAM AVE ANNAPOLIS ST W LARPENTEUR AVE E SAI N T P E T E R S T CONWAY AVE CO. ROAD D DA L E S T N LYDIA AVE PRO S P E R I T Y R D Gervais Lake Silver Lake Beaver Lake Tanner's Lake Carver Lake 3M Lake Lake Phalen Pig's Eye Lake Th e M i s s i s s i p p i R i v e r Battle Creek Lake Priory Preserve Joy Preserve Carver Preserve Nature Center Preserve Spoon Lake Preserve Applewood Preserve Prairie Farm Preserve Fisher's Corner Preserve Beaver Creek Preserve Trout Brook Preserve Hidden Marsh Preserve Jims Prairie Preserve Gladstone Savanna Kohlman Creek Preserve Fish Creek Preserve Hazelwood Park Wakefield Park Harvest Park Joy Park City Hall Campus & Community Center Veteran's Memorial Park Edgerton Park Sherwood Park Maplewood Heights Park Afton Heights Park Hillside Park Playcrest Park Vista Hills Park Legacy Park Pleasantview Park Kohlman Park Geranium Park Gethsemane Park Flicek Park Sterling Oaks Park Four Seasons Park Roselawn Park Sunset Ridge Park Robinhood Park Western Hills Park Lions Park Nebraska Park Crestview Park Applewood Park Gloster Park Maplecrest Park Timber Park Kenwood Park Lookout Park Mailand Park Northern Southern Central East Western Central West Battle Creek Regional Park Phalen Regional Park Keller Regional Park §¨¦35E §¨¦ 94 §¨¦694 §¨¦ 94 §¨¦494 £¤52 £¤61 £¤10 UV36UV36 §¨¦694 §¨¦35E §¨¦694 UV61 [ Park Classifications Community Park Community Athletic Complex Youth Athletic Park Neighborhood Park Special Use Park City Preserve Regional/County Park Park Service Areas 0 1Miles SignAture pArkS future n e i g h b o r h o o d pArk SeArch AreA 44 I Chapter 5: The Strategic Plan 3. Provide community parks and community athletic parks in strategic, convenient locations (Note: this recommendation applies to Joy, Wakefield, Veteran’s Memorial, Harvest, and Hazelwood Parks). Strategies a. These parks should support community gathering, access to nature, and active recreation. b. Ensure each community park and community athletic park provides user amenities including restrooms, water fountains, bike racks, and lighting in key use areas. c. Assess parking adequacy annually to ensure use is not adversely affecting surrounding neighborhoods. 4. Create parks that reflect community interests by using community-driven park planning processes to prioritize capital improvements. Strategies a. Conduct community-driven park planning processes for any significant planned improvement over $50,000, or at least 20 years after original construction. b. Phase improvements based on replacement needs and available funding. 5. Design parks to be welcoming. Strategies a. Ensure visible and legible signage at park entrances. b. Use recognizable branding to indicate that parks are open to all people. c. Provide entrances on public streets. d. Utilize vegetation that does not obscure views into and through the parks. e. Provide support facilities such as restrooms, lighting, shade, and water based on the type of park. f. Include signage kiosks at community and community athletic parks that invite users to use the parks for activities like volleyball, bocce ball, etc. 6. Improve the perception of public safety. Strategies a. Cluster compatible activities to avoid conflicts and increase social observation. b. Create additional neighborhood watch groups. c. Locate parking lots and facilities near streets so they are easily observable at night. d. Locate restrooms and playgrounds in areas that are easily observable. e. Provide lighting for areas intended to be used at night. f. Increase park patrols. g. Use volunteer park liaisons to educate youth about appropriate behavior in parks. h. Increase neighborhood involvement in park design and operations. i. Use the principles of Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED) in the design of parks. 7. Ensure the cleanliness of parks and park facilities through regular maintenance. Strategies a. Regular garbage and recycling collection. b. Regular cleaning of buildings, picnic shelters and restrooms. c. Removal of graffiti and repair of vandalism, as required. d. Respond to complaints and problems in a timely manner, as established by policy. Applewood Park features new play equipment and nature-inspired elements Maplewood Parks & Recreation System Master Plan I 45 Gervais Lake Silver Lake Beaver Lake Tanner's Lake Carver Lake 3M Lake Lake Phalen Pig's Eye Lake Th e M i s s i s s i p p i R i v e r Battle Creek Lake WHEELOCK PKWY EN G L I S H S T ROSELAWN AVE E IN T E R S T A T E 3 5 E DOD D R D AR C A D E S T FROST AVE 7TH S T E MC K N I G H T R D HOLLOWAY AVE LOWE R A F T O N R D 34TH ST N WH I T E B E A R A V E N WH I T E B E A R A V E DA L E S T N HIGHWAY 110 COUNTY ROAD C HIGHWOOD AVE SM I T H A V E LARPENTEUR AVE E RI C E S T MINNEHAHA AVE E RO B E R T S T S 7TH S T W ED G E R T O N S T COUNTY ROAD B2 CO N C O R D S T N CO. ROAD C GE N E V A A V E N WE I R D R SELBY AVE CO. ROAD B MA X W E L L A V E CE N T U R Y A V E N CO N C O R D S T S ED G E R T O N S T STILL W A T E R R D RI C E S T HI L T O N T R L N EA S T C O U N T Y L I N E R D N ST . P A U L R O A D JA C K S O N S T HA Z E L W O O D S T MC K N I G H T R D N SOUTH AVE E VADN A I S B L V D CARVER AVE UPPER AFTON SO O S T LINWOOD WENTWORTH AVE W PHALEN BLVD CE N T U R Y A V E S RANDOLPH AVE MC K N I G H T R D S BEAM AVE ANNAPOLIS ST W LARPENTEUR AVE E SAI N T P E T E R S T CONWAY AVE CO. ROAD D DA L E S T N LYDIA AVE PRO S P E R I T Y R D Hazelwood Park Wakefield Park Harvest Park Joy Park City Hall Campus & Community Center Veteran's Memorial Park Edgerton Park Sherwood Park Maplewood Heights Park Afton Heights Park Hillside Park Playcrest Park Vista Hills Park Legacy Park Pleasantview Park Kohlman Park Geranium Park Gethsemane Park Flicek Park Sterling Oaks Park Four Seasons Park Roselawn Park Sunset Ridge Park Robinhood Park Western Hills Park Lions Park Nebraska Park Crestview Park Applewood Park Gloster Park Maplecrest Park Timber Park Kenwood Park Lookout Park Mailand Park Northern Southern Central East Western Central West Battle Creek Regional Park Phalen Regional Park Keller Regional Park §¨¦35E §¨¦ 94 §¨¦694 §¨¦ 94 §¨¦494 £¤52 £¤61 £¤10 UV36 UV36 §¨¦694 §¨¦35E §¨¦694 UV61 [0 1Miles Park Service Areas City Preserve City Parks Regional/County Park Central East Central West Northern Southern Western FigurE 5.2 Park Service Areas Park Service Areas Park Service Areas help provide equitable and convenient access to facilities that do not need to be provided at each neighborhood park but that need to be distributed throughout the community. These facilities include tennis, baseball/softball, basketball, soccer, small shelters, and hockey/pleasure skating. These areas were identified by consolidating existing neighborhoods into larger service areas, keeping in mind major transportation and natural resource barriers. Each of the five park service areas are outlined in orange. Gervais Lake Silver Lake Beaver Lake Tanner's Lake Carver Lake 3M Lake Lake Phalen Pig's Eye Lake Th e M i s s i s s i p p i R i v e r Battle Creek Lake WHEELOCK PKWY EN G L I S H S T ROSELAWN AVE E IN T E R S T A T E 3 5 E DOD D R D AR C A D E S T FROST AVE 7TH S T E MC K N I G H T R D HOLLOWAY AVE LOWE R A F T O N R D 34TH ST N WH I T E B E A R A V E N WH I T E B E A R A V E DA L E S T N HIGHWAY 110 COUNTY ROAD C HIGHWOOD AVE SM I T H A V E LARPENTEUR AVE E RI C E S T MINNEHAHA AVE E RO B E R T S T S 7TH S T W ED G E R T O N S T COUNTY ROAD B2 CO N C O R D S T N CO. ROAD C GE N E V A A V E N WE I R D R SELBY AVE CO. ROAD B MA X W E L L A V E CE N T U R Y A V E N CO N C O R D S T S ED G E R T O N S T STILL W A T E R R D RI C E S T HI L T O N T R L N EA S T C O U N T Y L I N E R D N ST . P A U L R O A D JA C K S O N S T HA Z E L W O O D S T MC K N I G H T R D N SOUTH AVE E VADN A I S B L V D CARVER AVE UPPER AFTON SO O S T LINWOOD WENTWORTH AVE W PHALEN BLVD CE N T U R Y A V E S RANDOLPH AVE MC K N I G H T R D S BEAM AVE ANNAPOLIS ST W LARPENTEUR AVE E SAI N T P E T E R S T CONWAY AVE CO. ROAD D DA L E S T N LYDIA AVE PRO S P E R I T Y R D Hazelwood Park Wakefield Park Harvest Park Joy Park City Hall Campus & Community Center Veteran's Memorial Park Edgerton Park Sherwood Park Maplewood Heights Park Afton Heights Park Hillside Park Playcrest Park Vista Hills Park Legacy Park Pleasantview Park Kohlman Park Geranium Park Gethsemane Park Flicek Park Sterling Oaks Park Four Seasons Park Roselawn Park Sunset Ridge Park Robinhood Park Western Hills Park Lions Park Nebraska Park Crestview Park Applewood Park Gloster Park Maplecrest Park Timber Park Kenwood Park Lookout Park Mailand Park Northern Southern Central East Western Central West Battle Creek Regional Park Phalen Regional Park Keller Regional Park §¨¦35E §¨¦ 94 §¨¦694 §¨¦ 94 §¨¦494 £¤52 £¤61 £¤10 UV36 UV36 §¨¦694 §¨¦35E §¨¦694 UV61 [0 1Miles Park Service Areas 4LEGENDPark Service Areas ParkServic Central East Gervais Lake Silver Lake Beaver Lake Tanner's Lake Carver Lake 3M Lake Lake Phalen Pig's Eye Lake Th e M i s s i s s i p p i R i v e r Battle Creek Lake WHEELOCK PKWY EN G L I S H S T ROSELAWN AVE E IN T E R S T A T E 3 5 E DOD D R D AR C A D E S T FROST AVE 7TH S T E MC K N I G H T R D HOLLOWAY AVE LOWE R A F T O N R D 34TH ST N WH I T E B E A R A V E N WH I T E B E A R A V E DA L E S T N HIGHWAY 110 COUNTY ROAD C HIGHWOOD AVE SM I T H A V E LARPENTEUR AVE E RI C E S T MINNEHAHA AVE E RO B E R T S T S 7TH S T W ED G E R T O N S T COUNTY ROAD B2 CO N C O R D S T N CO. ROAD C GE N E V A A V E N WE I R D R SELBY AVE CO. ROAD B MA X W E L L A V E CE N T U R Y A V E N CO N C O R D S T S ED G E R T O N S T STILL W A T E R R D RI C E S T HI L T O N T R L N EA S T C O U N T Y L I N E R D N ST . P A U L R O A D JA C K S O N S T HA Z E L W O O D S T MC K N I G H T R D N SOUTH AVE E VADN A I S B L V D CARVER AVE UPPER AFTON SO O S T LINWOOD WENTWORTH AVE W PHALEN BLVD CE N T U R Y A V E S RANDOLPH AVE MC K N I G H T R D S BEAM AVE ANNAPOLIS ST W LARPENTEUR AVE E SAI N T P E T E R S T CONWAY AVE CO. ROAD D DA L E S T N LYDIA AVE PRO S P E R I T Y R D Hazelwood Park Wakefield Park Harvest Park Joy Park City Hall Campus & Community Center Veteran's Memorial Park Edgerton Park Sherwood Park Maplewood Heights Park Afton Heights Park Hillside Park Playcrest Park Vista Hills Park Legacy Park Pleasantview Park Kohlman Park Geranium Park Gethsemane Park Flicek Park Sterling Oaks Park Four Seasons Park Roselawn Park Sunset Ridge Park Robinhood Park Western Hills Park Lions Park Nebraska Park Crestview Park Applewood Park Gloster Park Maplecrest Park Timber Park Kenwood Park Lookout Park Mailand Park Northern Southern Central East Western Central West Battle Creek Regional Park Phalen Regional Park Keller Regional Park §¨¦35E §¨¦ 94 §¨¦694 §¨¦ 94 §¨¦494 £¤52 £¤61 £¤10 UV36UV36 §¨¦694 §¨¦35E §¨¦694 UV61 [0 1Miles Park Service Areas 4LEGENDPark Service Areas ParkServic Central East Gervais Lake Silver Lake Beaver Lake Tanner's Lake Carver Lake 3M Lake Lake Phalen Pig's Eye Lake Th e M i s s i s s i p p i R i v e r Battle Creek Lake WHEELOCK PKWY EN G L I S H S T ROSELAWN AVE E IN T E R S T A T E 3 5 E DOD D R D AR C A D E S T FROST AVE 7TH S T E MC K N I G H T R D HOLLOWAY AVE LOWE R A F T O N R D 34TH ST N WH I T E B E A R A V E N WH I T E B E A R A V E DA L E S T N HIGHWAY 110 COUNTY ROAD C HIGHWOOD AVE SM I T H A V E LARPENTEUR AVE E RI C E S T MINNEHAHA AVE E RO B E R T S T S 7TH S T W ED G E R T O N S T COUNTY ROAD B2 CON C O R D S T N CO. ROAD C GE N E V A A V E N WE I R D R SELBY AVE CO. ROAD B MA X W E L L A V E CE N T U R Y A V E N CO N C O R D S T S ED G E R T O N S T STILL W A T E R R D RI C E S T HI L T O N T R L N EA S T C O U N T Y L I N E R D N ST . P A U L R O A D JA C K S O N S T HA Z E L W O O D S T MC K N I G H T R D N SOUTH AVE E VADN A I S B L V D CARVER AVE UPPER AFTON SO O S T LINWOOD WENTWORTH AVE W PHALEN BLVD CE N T U R Y A V E S RANDOLPH AVE MC K N I G H T R D S BEAM AVE ANNAPOLIS ST W LARPENTEUR AVE E SAI N T P E T E R S T CONWAY AVE CO. ROAD D DA L E S T N LYDIA AVE PRO S P E R I T Y R D Hazelwood Park Wakefield Park Harvest Park Joy Park City Hall Campus & Community Center Veteran's Memorial Park Edgerton Park Sherwood Park Maplewood Heights Park Afton Heights Park Hillside Park Playcrest Park Vista Hills Park Legacy Park Pleasantview Park Kohlman Park Geranium Park Gethsemane Park Flicek Park Sterling Oaks Park Four Seasons Park Roselawn Park Sunset Ridge Park Robinhood Park Western Hills Park Lions Park Nebraska Park Crestview Park Applewood Park Gloster Park Maplecrest Park Timber Park Kenwood Park Lookout Park Mailand Park Northern Southern Central East Western Central West Battle Creek Regional Park Phalen Regional Park Keller Regional Park §¨¦35E §¨¦ 94 §¨¦694 §¨¦ 94 §¨¦494 £¤52 £¤61 £¤10 UV36UV36 §¨¦694 §¨¦35E §¨¦694 UV61 [0 1Miles Park Service Areas 4LEGENDPark Service Areas ParkServic Central East Gervais Lake Silver Lake Beaver Lake Tanner's Lake Carver Lake 3M Lake Lake Phalen Pig's Eye Lake Th e M i s s i s s i p p i R i v e r Battle Creek Lake WHEELOCK PKWY EN G L I S H S T ROSELAWN AVE E IN T E R S T A T E 3 5 E DOD D R D AR C A D E S T FROST AVE 7TH S T E MC K N I G H T R D HOLLOWAY AVE LOWE R A F T O N R D 34TH ST N WH I T E B E A R A V E N WH I T E B E A R A V E DA L E S T N HIGHWAY 110 COUNTY ROAD C HIGHWOOD AVE SM I T H A V E LARPENTEUR AVE E RI C E S T MINNEHAHA AVE E RO B E R T S T S 7TH S T W ED G E R T O N S T COUNTY ROAD B2 CON C O R D S T N CO. ROAD C GE N E V A A V E N WE I R D R SELBY AVE CO. ROAD B MA X W E L L A V E CE N T U R Y A V E N CO N C O R D S T S ED G E R T O N S T STILL W A T E R R D RI C E S T HI L T O N T R L N EA S T C O U N T Y L I N E R D N ST . P A U L R O A D JA C K S O N S T HA Z E L W O O D S T MC K N I G H T R D N SOUTH AVE E VADN A I S B L V D CARVER AVE UPPER AFTON SO O S T LINWOOD WENTWORTH AVE W PHALEN BLVD CE N T U R Y A V E S RANDOLPH AVE MC K N I G H T R D S BEAM AVE ANNAPOLIS ST W LARPENTEUR AVE E SAI N T P E T E R S T CONWAY AVE CO. ROAD D DA L E S T N LYDIA AVE PRO S P E R I T Y R D Hazelwood Park Wakefield Park Harvest Park Joy Park City Hall Campus & Community Center Veteran's Memorial Park Edgerton Park Sherwood Park Maplewood Heights Park Afton Heights Park Hillside Park Playcrest Park Vista Hills Park Legacy Park Pleasantview Park Kohlman Park Geranium Park Gethsemane Park Flicek Park Sterling Oaks Park Four Seasons Park Roselawn Park Sunset Ridge Park Robinhood Park Western Hills Park Lions Park Nebraska Park Crestview Park Applewood Park Gloster Park Maplecrest Park Timber Park Kenwood Park Lookout Park Mailand Park Northern Southern Central East Western Central West Battle Creek Regional Park Phalen Regional Park Keller Regional Park §¨¦35E §¨¦ 94 §¨¦694 §¨¦ 94 §¨¦494 £¤52 £¤61 £¤10 UV36UV36 §¨¦694 §¨¦35E §¨¦694 UV61 [0 1Miles Park Service Areas 4LEGENDPark Service Areas ParkServic Central East Gervais Lake Silver Lake Beaver Lake Tanner's Lake Carver Lake 3M Lake Lake Phalen Pig's Eye Lake Th e M i s s i s s i p p i R i v e r Battle Creek Lake WHEELOCK PKWY EN G L I S H S T ROSELAWN AVE E IN T E R S T A T E 3 5 E DOD D R D AR C A D E S T FROST AVE 7TH S T E MC K N I G H T R D HOLLOWAY AVE LOWE R A F T O N R D 34TH ST N WH I T E B E A R A V E N WH I T E B E A R A V E DA L E S T N HIGHWAY 110 COUNTY ROAD C HIGHWOOD AVE SM I T H A V E LARPENTEUR AVE E RI C E S T MINNEHAHA AVE E RO B E R T S T S 7TH S T W ED G E R T O N S T COUNTY ROAD B2 CO N C O R D S T N CO. ROAD C GE N E V A A V E N WE I R D R SELBY AVE CO. ROAD B MA X W E L L A V E CE N T U R Y A V E N CO N C O R D S T S ED G E R T O N S T STILL W A T E R R D RI C E S T HI L T O N T R L N EA S T C O U N T Y L I N E R D N ST . P A U L R O A D JA C K S O N S T HA Z E L W O O D S T MC K N I G H T R D N SOUTH AVE E VADN A I S B L V D CARVER AVE UPPER AFTON SO O S T LINWOOD WENTWORTH AVE W PHALEN BLVD CE N T U R Y A V E S RANDOLPH AVE MC K N I G H T R D S BEAM AVE ANNAPOLIS ST W LARPENTEUR AVE E SAI N T P E T E R S T CONWAY AVE CO. ROAD D DA L E S T N LYDIA AVE PRO S P E R I T Y R D Hazelwood Park Wakefield Park Harvest Park Joy Park City Hall Campus & Community Center Veteran's Memorial Park Edgerton Park Sherwood Park Maplewood Heights Park Afton Heights Park Hillside Park Playcrest Park Vista Hills Park Legacy Park Pleasantview Park Kohlman Park Geranium Park Gethsemane Park Flicek Park Sterling Oaks Park Four Seasons Park Roselawn Park Sunset Ridge Park Robinhood Park Western Hills Park Lions Park Nebraska Park Crestview Park Applewood Park Gloster Park Maplecrest Park Timber Park Kenwood Park Lookout Park Mailand Park Northern Southern Central East Western Central West Battle Creek Regional Park Phalen Regional Park Keller Regional Park §¨¦35E §¨¦ 94 §¨¦694 §¨¦ 94 §¨¦494 £¤52 £¤61 £¤10 UV36UV36 §¨¦694 §¨¦35E §¨¦694 UV61 [0 1Miles Park Service Areas 4LEGENDPark Service Areas ParkServic Central East 46 I Chapter 5: The Strategic Plan 8. Establish Veteran’s Memorial Park, Wakefield Park, Gladstone Savanna Preserve, and the City Campus area as the premier recreation and community gathering area for the City. Strategies a. Establish trail and sidewalk connections between the three parks and one preserve. b. Develop Wakefield as a family gathering destination with a multi-purpose building/ warming house, picnic shelters, splash pad, large playground, and other winter facilities. c. Complete the Veteran’s Memorial Park Master Plan and add an inclusive playground and performing arts space. d. Add a skate park, a fitness loop, and environmental demonstration areas around the pond at the City Hall Campus. e. Implement the Gladstone Savanna Preserve Master Plan 9. Ensure safety through regular maintenance and equipment upgrades. Strategies a. Conduct annual inspections of parks, buildings, restrooms, shelters, ball fields, play courts, skatepark, outdoor ice rinks, parking lots, trails, and nature areas. b. Establish an Asset Management Plan and implement the annual 5-year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) for park facilities. c. Use tiered maintenance level standards for routine maintenance to guide the level of maintenance from most intensive to least intensive. d. Reduce ongoing maintenance costs over time by replacing outdated park elements with high quality materials and outdated maintenance equipment with higher efficiency models. e. Establish a winter maintenance plan that increases the facilities maintained for winter activities like walking, skating, sledding, cross- country skiing, etc. Park reinvestment and asset management In a growing community, park dedication is a primary source of revenue and is used to build a park system. As a community becomes fully developed, park dedication revenue declines and park infrastructure ages. As facilities reach the end of their life cycle (typically 10-20 years), a community must commit a higher level of funding for timely renovation and replacement of park facilities. Replacement of aging and unsafe equipment is essential to maintaining safe and welcoming parks. An asset management program is an essential tool to help the Parks and Recreation Department plan for facility reinvestment costs. Asset management involves: • assessment of recreation facilities based on age, condition, safety, and standards. • regular inspection of facilities. • Prioritization of assets in need of replacement. • Integration of park reinvestment needs into the annual 5-year Capital Improvement Plan for park facilities. Hazelwood Park is a community athletic park Maplewood Parks & Recreation System Master Plan I 47 FigurE 5.3 Signature Community Parks John Glenn Middle School City Hall Gatew a y S t a t e T r a i l Robinhood Park Gloster Park Flicek Park Gladstone Education Center Maplewood Community Center City Hall Campus Veteran’s Memorial Park Gladstone Savanna Preserve Ramsey County Services Wh i t e B e a r A v e County Rd B E Frost Ave Woodland Hills Church N St P a u l R d Wakefield Lake Key Features •Responds to a key finding from the 2014 statistically valid survey that residents want a new, large destination park with city-wide amenities •Adds signature features and connects three parks in the heart of Maplewood •Focuses on reinvestment in facilities at community parks Wakefield Park Ha z e l w o o d S t Larpenteur Ave E Legend Sidewalk / trail to be built in 2015 Proposed pedestrian/bike connection Existing pedestrian/ bike connection Existing regional trail Enhanced landscaping connecting parks 0 0.1 0.2 Miles Signature community parks Concept Signature parks help define their cities, embody the ‘brand’ of a city, generate substantial civic value, and attract visitors. The 2014 Citizen Parks and Recreation Survey identified a large, destination park as one of the most important additions to Maplewood’s Park and Recreation System. To fill the need for a destination park, re-investment in four centrally-located parks and connecting them with trails is recommended. Together, Wakefield Park, Veteran’s Memorial Park, Gladstone Savanna Community Preserve, and the City Hall Campus will provide a wide range of destination activities and be hubs for community gathering. Each park/preserve, however, will retain its own character and focus. Art and sustainable design, construction, and maintenance practices will be integrated into all four parks/preserves. This approach: • Builds on two of the most visited destinations in the City - the Community Center and the Gateway Trail. • Locates destination recreation throughout the City through this signature parks corridor and in conjunction with Phalen-Keller and Battle Creek regional Parks, which are already regional destinations. • reinvests in existing parks. • Provides needed speciality facilities: outdoor performance space, high quality ball fields, skate park, splash pad, signature aDa playground, reservation picnicking, and winter recreation hub. • Strengthens trail connections between the parks. 48 I Chapter 5: The Strategic Plan FigurE 5.4 Wakefield Park Concept Wakefield Lake Pr o s p e r i t y R d Frost Ave 100 person Picnic Pavilion Pedestrian Bridge Existing Parking Rain Garden Sidewalk Sidewalks Proposed Giant Slide Wooded Areas Extend path to road Expand Trail Playground Pleasure Rink Splash Pad Multi-purpose Building-2 classrooms-Kitchenette-Warming house-Restrooms-Changing Area Hockey Existing Picnic Pavilion (35 person) Existing Pier Proposed Stormwater Feature Proposed Naturalized Shoreline Proposed Rain Garden Open Lawn/ Flexible Field Space 0 10050 Feet The Wakefield Park concept includes a mix of active and passive programming, providing new and improved areas for picnicing and gathering, while preserving much of the park for passive recreation and exploration. Key Features •Signature splash pad •Winter recreation destination includes ice skating, hockey, snowshoeing, and sledding •Rentable, multi-purpose building features flexible classroom space, kitchen facilities, warming house, restrooms (open sunrise to sunset), and changing rooms •Stormwater demonstration feature & shoreline buffer plantings in partnership with the watershed district Sledding Area Maplewood Parks & Recreation System Master Plan I 49 FigurE 5.5 City Hall Campus Concept Ramsey County Courthouse Fitness Station Fitness Loop Skatepark To Gateway Trail Gatew a y T r a i l County Rd B E Wh i t e B e a r A v e City Hall Maplewood Community Center Rain Garden Wetland Buffer Planting Woodland Nursery Woodland Restoration Prairie Prairie Demonstration Bike Rentals 0 10050 Feet Bike RepairStation The City Hall Campus Concept provides recreational options that can benefit visitors already present onsite for other functions, making it a one-stop destination for a multitude of activities. Key Features •Natural resource demonstration areas •Fitness loop featuring outdoor exercise equipment •Bike rental and repair station •Skatepark •Consider Photo Location for Weddings 50 I Chapter 5: The Strategic Plan FigurE 5.6 Veteran’s Memorial Park Concept Proposed ADAPlayground Relocate Swings Walking Trail Proposed Stormwater Feature Woodlands Concessions/Restroom Picnic Pavilion with Restroom Open Lawn Memorial Natural Area Natural Area Proposed Athletic Field Upgrades Additional Amphitheatre Seating Lawn Proposed Picnic Pavilion Goodrich Golf Course N St P a u l R d on-s t r e e t p a r k i n g on-s t r e e t p a r k i n g Woodland Hills Church(seek opportunities for shared parking) Amphitheatre Expand Rain Garden Expand Rain Garden Mounds Park Academy 0 10050 Feet Veteran’s Memorial Park is envisioned as a major destination for community gathering in Maplewood. Key Features •Amphitheatre that can accomodate up to 500 people •Veterans Memorial •Playground featuring universally accessible play equipment •234 total parking spaces •Natural resource restoration •Ballfield upgrades •Picnic shelters •Restrooms 38 34 104 36 22 Maplewood Parks & Recreation System Master Plan I 51 10. Use Sustainable Design Practices. Strategies a. Use renewable energy where possible (solar, wind, geothermal, biomass). ›Solar lights for trails. ›Solar power at athletic facilities. ›Wind turbines where appropriate. b. Follow Maplewood’s existing Green Building Code for new facilities. c. Conserve Water Resources. ›Follow water quality requirements in Maplewood’s Green Building Code when making improvements. ›Use cisterns and other water harvesting/recycling techniques where feasible. 11. Develop Sustainability Pilot Programs. Strategies a. Solar garden. b. Wind turbine. c. Solar powered trash compactor. d. Organics composting in a signature park. e. Composting toilet. f. Passive solar or net-zero energy park facility. g. Pesticide-free park. h. Bee Lawn (includes clover etc. for pollinators). 12. Implement Sustainable Maintenance Practices in Parks and Preserves. Strategies a. Continue and expand turf maintenance program, especially in parks within greenways. b. Continue and expand integrated waste management practices. ›Recycle in all parks and at all events. ›Organics composting at appropriate parks/ facilities. c. Follow integrated pest management strategies to control nuisance plants, weeds, insects, rodents, etc. An artful example of solar arrays White clover is drought tolerant and supplies nitrogen to other plants Wetlands provide habitat for Blanding’s turtles, and are sensitive to pesticide run-off from lawns and streets 52 I Chapter 5: The Strategic Plan 13. Extend the use of the park system into the fall, winter, and spring. Strategies a. Add lighting to high-demand recreational facilities such as key baseball/softball fields, high-quality tennis courts, and hockey rinks to allow use into night-time. b. Ensure each park service area has at least one City-maintained pleasure skating rink, one hockey rink, and a warming house. c. Partner with neighborhood associations and community groups to provide additional winter skating and hockey opportunities in additional neighborhood parks if partner groups are willing to maintain the facilities. d. Explore additional cross country skiing opportunities. e. Identify and publicize suitable locations for sledding such as Hazelwood and Wakefield Parks. 14. Maintain quality, up-to-date indoor facilities to provide recreational, cultural, arts, and community gathering activities. Strategies a. Continue to operate the Community Center as the hub for indoor recreation and programs. Explore partnerships to support operations and expand programs. b. Prepare and implement a Master Plan to guide maintenance and investment in the Maplewood Community Center. c. Maintain partnerships with the school district to provide community gyms in neighborhood locations. d. Replace existing warming houses with small, multi-purpose buildings that can serve a variety of needs including locations for neighborhood based classes & programming, private rentals, winter warming house, and restrooms. 15. Respond to recreation trends and community needs by updating the mix of facilities offered. Strategies a. Convert low-use facilities to other uses as determined by a park master planning process. ›Provide high quality tennis courts by transitioning neighborhood tennis courts to a larger bank (4 or more) of high quality, lighted courts, at Maplewood Heights. ›Maintain at least two courts in each park service area. ›Convert courts at Four Seasons, Playcrest and Western Hills to other uses once the existing facilities have reached the end of their life. ›All tennis courts will be multi-use and shared with pickleball. b. Support participation in pickleball by striping all tennis courts. c. Provide public community gardens as demand warrants, up to one per park service area. ›Priority on park service areas where other semi public (operated by a school, church or other organization) gardens do not exist. ›Support partnerships to provide additional gardens. For example, allow the use of City land for a neighborhood group to operate and manage a community garden. Pickleball is a lifetime sport that is growing in popularity Maplewood Parks & Recreation System Master Plan I 53 FigurE 5.7 Proposed Activity Facilities Gervais Lake Silver Lake Beaver Lake Tanner's Lake Carver Lake 3M Lake Lake Phalen Pig's Eye Lake Th e M i s s i s s i p p i R i v e r Battle Creek Lake WHEELOCK PKWY EN G L I S H S T ROSELAWN AVE E IN T E R S T A T E 3 5 E DOD D R D AR C A D E S T FROST AVE 7TH S T E MC K N I G H T R D HOLLOWAY AVE LOWE R A F T O N R D 34TH ST N WH I T E B E A R A V E N WH I T E B E A R A V E DA L E S T N HIGHWAY 110 COUNTY ROAD C HIGHWOOD AVE SM I T H A V E LARPENTEUR AVE E RI C E S T MINNEHAHA AVE E RO B E R T S T S 7TH S T W ED G E R T O N S T COUNTY ROAD B2 CO N C O R D S T N CO. ROAD C GE N E V A A V E N WE I R D R SELBY AVE CO. ROAD B MA X W E L L A V E CE N T U R Y A V E N CO N C O R D S T S ED G E R T O N S T STILL W A T E R R D RI C E S T HI L T O N T R L N EA S T C O U N T Y L I N E R D N ST . P A U L R O A D JA C K S O N S T HA Z E L W O O D S T MC K N I G H T R D N SOUTH AVE E VADN A I S B L V D CARVER AVE UPPER AFTON SO O S T LINWOOD WENTWORTH AVE W PHALEN BLVD CE N T U R Y A V E S RANDOLPH AVE MC K N I G H T R D S BEAM AVE ANNAPOLIS ST W LARPENTEUR AVE E SAI N T P E T E R S T CONWAY AVE CO. ROAD D DA L E S T N LYDIA AVE PRO S P E R I T Y R D Hazelwood Park Wakefield Park Harvest Park Joy Park City Hall Campus & Community Center Veteran's Memorial Park Edgerton Park Sherwood Park Maplewood Heights Park Afton Heights Park Hillside Park Playcrest Park Vista Hills Park Legacy Park Pleasantview Park Kohlman Park Geranium Park Gethsemane Park Flicek Park Sterling Oaks Park Four Seasons Park Roselawn Park Sunset Ridge Park Robinhood Park Western Hills Park Lions Park Nebraska Park Crestview Park Applewood Park Gloster Park Maplecrest Park Timber Park Kenwood Park Lookout Park Mailand Park Battle Creek Regional Park Phalen Regional Park Keller Regional Park §¨¦35E §¨¦ 94 §¨¦694 §¨¦ 94 §¨¦494 £¤52 £¤61 £¤10 UV36UV36 §¨¦694 §¨¦35E §¨¦694 UV61 [0 1Miles Facilities T 1 Tennis court ?2 Tennis courts _Pleasure rink only ^Pleasure and hockey rink k Warming House 'Community Center City Parks Regional/County Park Park Service Areas Tennis/Pickleball Courts City Community Garden Pleasure Rink Only Other Community Garden Skating Hub (hockey rink, pleasure rink, warming house) Indoor Recreation (community center, school gym, multi-purpose building)  Recreation facility strategies • add lighting to high-demand fields, courts, and rinks. • One hockey rink, pleasure rink, and warming house per service area. • replace existing warming houses with small, multi-purpose buildings. • Maintain at least 2 tennis courts per service area. • Provide up to one public community garden per service area. Proposed Activity Facilities * * * ** ** *       - - ' ' ' ' ' % % % % 54 I Chapter 5: The Strategic Plan 16. Respond to recreation trends by adding specialty recreation facilities. Strategies a. Construct a splash pad. b. Add an all-inclusive playground at Veteran’s Memorial Park. c. Develop a skate park. d. Create a disc golf course in Battle Creek Regional Park. e. Construct a Tuj Lub (Top Spin) court. f. Ensure sufficient space for outdoor volleyball events by having a park with room for at least 6 volleyball courts and signage. g. As demand warrants, develop an off-leash dog area in the northern part of Maplewood. Tuj Lub The need for a Tuj Lub court in the eastern metro is an example of evolving recreation needs as a result of demographic changes. Tuj Lub (pronounced too-loo) is a traditional Hmong sport that immigrants brought with them when they resettled in the United States. It is a game played outdoors that incorporates spinning of a top with a line and stick and is played in an area approximately the size of a tennis court. The City of Maplewood is currently partnering with Ramsey County to locate a Tuj Lub court in Keller Regional Park. Tuj Lub is a traditional Hmong sport Maplewood Parks & Recreation System Master Plan I 55 FigurE 5.8 Proposed Specialty Recreation Facilities Gervais Lake Silver Lake Beaver Lake Tanner's Lake Carver Lake 3M Lake Lake Phalen Pig's Eye Lake Th e M i s s i s s i p p i R i v e r Battle Creek Lake WHEELOCK PKWY EN G L I S H S T ROSELAWN AVE E IN T E R S T A T E 3 5 E DOD D R D AR C A D E S T FROST AVE 7TH S T E MC K N I G H T R D HOLLOWAY AVE LOWE R A F T O N R D 34TH ST N WH I T E B E A R A V E N WH I T E B E A R A V E DA L E S T N HIGHWAY 110 COUNTY ROAD C HIGHWOOD AVE SM I T H A V E LARPENTEUR AVE E RI C E S T MINNEHAHA AVE E RO B E R T S T S 7TH S T W ED G E R T O N S T COUNTY ROAD B2 CO N C O R D S T N CO. ROAD C GE N E V A A V E N WE I R D R SELBY AVE CO. ROAD B MA X W E L L A V E CE N T U R Y A V E N CO N C O R D S T S ED G E R T O N S T STILLW A T E R R D RI C E S T HI L T O N T R L N EA S T C O U N T Y L I N E R D N ST . P A U L R O A D JA C K S O N S T HA Z E L W O O D S T MC K N I G H T R D N SOUTH AVE E VADN A I S B L V D CARVER AVE UPPER AFTON SO O S T LINWOOD WENTWORTH AVE W PHALEN BLVD CE N T U R Y A V E S RANDOLPH AVE MC K N I G H T R D S BEAM AVE ANNAPOLIS ST W LARPENTEUR AVE E SAI N T P E T E R S T CONWAY AVE CO. ROAD D DA L E S T N LYDIA AVE PRO S P E R I T Y R D Hazelwood Park Wakefield Park Harvest Park Joy Park City Hall Campus & Community Center Veteran's Memorial Park Edgerton Park Sherwood Park Maplewood Heights Park Afton Heights Park Hillside Park Playcrest Park Vista Hills Park Legacy Park Pleasantview Park Kohlman Park Geranium Park Gethsemane Park Flicek Park Sterling Oaks Park Four Seasons Park Roselawn Park Sunset Ridge Park Robinhood Park Western Hills Park Lions Park Nebraska Park Crestview Park Applewood Park Gloster Park Maplecrest Park Timber Park Kenwood Park Lookout Park Mailand Park Battle Creek Regional Park Phalen Regional Park Keller Regional Park §¨¦35E §¨¦ 94 §¨¦694 §¨¦ 94 §¨¦494 £¤52 £¤61 £¤10 UV36UV36 §¨¦694 §¨¦35E §¨¦694 UV61 [0 1Miles Facilities T 1 Tennis court ?2 Tennis courts _Pleasure rink only ^Pleasure and hockey rink k Warming House 'Community Center City Parks Regional/County Park Park Service Areas Proposed New Specialty Recreation Off Leash Dog Area Existing Cross-Country Ski Sledding Location ( Í Add tuj lub pArtner with county for diSc golf Add SkAte pArk + fitneSS loop Add outdoor perforMAnce SpAce And SignAture AdA AcceSSible plAyground Speciality Recreation Facilities Swimming Beach Fishing Pier Indoor Pool Í Í Í( - r r r r r r r r - - - Add interActive wAter feAture/ SplASh pAd l l l l ll l l l l l l l l l l l l l Existing Specialty Recreation 56 I Chapter 5: The Strategic Plan trails Trails are one of the most desired and economical park amenities. They bring the park system closer to every resident, offer transportation alternatives, and support a healthy, active population. Trails are essential components in an accessible recreation system, particularly for those who cannot or choose not to drive, including low income households, children, and the elderly. Investment in trails pays for itself in health care savings, reduced emissions, and reduced reliance on automobiles. Recommendations 1. Create a safe, multi-purpose, all-season, non-motorized trail system throughout the City. Strategies a. Provide safe road crossings. b. Sign paved shoulders when utilized to supplement the non-motorized system, transitioning to off-road facilities or bike lanes where and when possible. c. Add lighting in key locations. d. Add system wayfinding and signage at key locations. e. Consider options for hiking, biking, walking, skating, and cross-country skiing. f. Update the Snow and Ice Control Policy on an annual basis to ensure the appropriate prioritization of the network. 2. Create a Priority Network that makes North-South and East-West connections for pedestrians and bicyclists. Strategies a. Connect to regional and community parks, preserves, facilities, schools, commercial areas, and transit routes. b. Provide bicycle routes every half to one-mile throughout the City. c. Connect to destinations and pedestrian/bicycle facilities in neighboring communities. 3. Establish a system of routes that highlight the Natural Area Greenways. Strategies a. Incorporate existing pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure. b. Identify the gaps and work to connect trail segments on public land. c. Partner with adjacent cities to connect Greenway trails to trails in their communities. 4. Expand the trail network in Parks and Preserves Strategies a. Continue to add trail loops of 1/2 mile or greater in parks. b. Add trails featuring low-impact design to preserves, where appropriate. c. Add an ADA trail in one preserve per park service area. d. Balance access to natural areas with environmental protection. 5. Continue coordination between the Parks and Recreation and Public Works Department on the expansion of the non-motorized transportation system. Strategies a. Use neighborhood context, the Living Streets Policy, and the 2030 Comprehensive Plan to guide the design of trail and sidewalk projects. b. Annually review missing segments and priority corridors as part of the Capital Improvement Plan process. Coordinate trail and sidewalk construction with road construction projects. Maplewood Parks & Recreation System Master Plan I 57 c. Initiate planning on priority segments to position projects for grant funding. This task could include preparing preliminary plans/layouts, evaluating right of way needs, environmental documentation, review of historic resources impact, or building of partnerships. d. Ensure Maplewood’s non-motorized transportation needs are incorporated in planning and construction processes by other jurisdictions, including MnDOT and Ramsey County. e. Continue to implement Maplewood’s Living Streets Policy in areas adjacent to parks and trails. 6. Support multi-modal transportation. a. Ensure safe walking/biking options to system components. b. Introduce a bike rental program at the MCC. c. Provide bike racks, water fountains, and restrooms at facilities as appropriate based on facility class. d. Focus transit connections to community and athletic parks (safe routes from transit stops, marketing of easy transit connections). e. Continue to work with regional planning authorities to make bicycle and pedestrian connections to, and safe crossings of, the future Gateway and Rush Line transit corridors. The Gateway Corridor (image source: www.thegatewaycorridor.com) The Rush LIne Corridor (image source: www.rushline.org) ANOKA COUNTY RAMSEY COUNTY HENNEPIN COUNTY WASHINGTON COUNTY Centerville Hugo Forest LakeColumbus Lino Lakes White Bear White Bear Lake Maplewood St. Paul North Oaks North St. Paul Vadnais Heights Little Canada UNION DEPOT 94 94 694 61 10 35E 35 LEGEND BRT Rail N Gem Lake 36 Maplewood Parks & Recreation System Master Plan I 58 FigurE 5.9 Proposed Pedestrian/Bicycle Network WHEELOCK PKWY EN G L I S H S T ROSELAWN AVE E SHEP A R D R D IN T E R S T A T E 3 5 E DOD D R D AR C A D E S T FROST AVE 7TH S T E MC K N I G H T R D HOLLOWAY AVE LOWE R A F T O N R D 34TH ST N WH I T E B E A R A V E N WH I T E B E A R A V E DA L E S T N HIGHWAY 110 COUNTY ROAD C HIGHWOOD AVE SM I T H A V E LARPENTEUR AVE E RI C E S T MINNEHAHA AVE E RO B E R T S T S 7TH S T W ED G E R T O N S T COUNTY ROAD B2 CO N C O R D S T N CO. ROAD C GE N E V A A V E N WE I R D R SELBY AVE CO. ROAD B MA X W E L L A V E CE N T U R Y A V E N CO N C O R D S T S ED G E R T O N S T STILL W A T E R R D RI C E S T HI L T O N T R L N TAMARACK RD EA S T C O U N T Y L I N E R D N ST . P A U L R O A D JA C K S O N S T HA Z E L W O O D S T WH I T E B E A R A V E N MC K N I G H T R D N SOUTH AVE E VADN A I S B L V D CARVER AVE UPPER AFTON SO O S T LINWOOD WENTWORTH AVE W PHALEN BLVD CE N T U R Y A V E S RANDOLPH AVE COUNTY ROAD E MC K N I G H T R D S BEAM AVE ANNAPOLIS ST W LARPENTEUR AVE E SAI N T P E T E R S T CONWAY AVE CO. ROAD D DA L E S T N LYDIA AVE PRO S P E R I T Y R D Gervais Lake Silver Lake Beaver Lake Tanner's Lake Carver Lake 3M Lake Lake Phalen Pig's Eye Lake Th e M i s s i s s i p p i R i v e r Battle Creek Lake Hazelwood Park Wakefield Park Harvest Park Joy Park City Hall Campus & Community Center Veteran's Memorial Park Edgerton Park Sherwood Park Maplewood Heights Park Afton Heights Park Hillside Park Playcrest Park Vista Hills Park Legacy Park Pleasantview Park Kohlman Park Geranium Park Gethsemane Park Flicek Park Sterling Oaks Park Four Seasons Park Roselawn Park Sunset Ridge Park Robinhood Park Western Hills Park Lions Park Nebraska Park Crestview Park Applewood Park Gloster Park Maplecrest Park Timber Park Kenwood Park Lookout Park Mailand Park Bruce VentoRegionalTrail BruceVento North Ur ban Lake LinksTrail NorthUrban Regional Trail MississippiRiverTrail Br u c e V e n t o Gate w a y T r a i l Tro u t B r o o k Battle Creek Regional Park Phalen Regional Park Keller Regional Park §¨¦35E §¨¦ 94 §¨¦694 §¨¦ 94 §¨¦494 £¤52 £¤61 £¤10 £¤61 UV36 UV36 §¨¦35E §¨¦694 §¨¦35E §¨¦694 UV61 [0 1Miles Proposed Pedestrian/Bicycle Network Priority Network Existing Pedestrian/Bicycle Network Proposed Pedestrian/Bicycle Network Existing Regional Trail Proposed Regional Trail Existing Neighboring Pedestrian/Bicyle Network Proposed Neighboring Pedestrian/Bicyle Network City Preserve City Parks Regional/County Park WHEELOCK PKWY EN G L I S H S T ROSELAWN AVE E SHEP A R D R D IN T E R S T A T E 3 5 E DOD D R D AR C A D E S T FROST AVE 7TH S T E MC K N I G H T R D HOLLOWAY AVE LOWE R A F T O N R D 34TH ST N WH I T E B E A R A V E N WH I T E B E A R A V E DA L E S T N HIGHWAY 110 COUNTY ROAD C HIGHWOOD AVE SM I T H A V E LARPENTEUR AVE E RI C E S T MINNEHAHA AVE E RO B E R T S T S 7TH S T W ED G E R T O N S T COUNTY ROAD B2 CO N C O R D S T N CO. ROAD C GE N E V A A V E N WE I R D R SELBY AVE CO. ROAD B MA X W E L L A V E CE N T U R Y A V E N CO N C O R D S T S ED G E R T O N S T STILL W A T E R R D RI C E S T HI L T O N T R L N TAMARACK RD EA S T C O U N T Y L I N E R D N ST . P A U L R O A D JA C K S O N S T HA Z E L W O O D S T WH I T E B E A R A V E N MC K N I G H T R D N SOUTH AVE E VADN A I S B L V D CARVER AVE UPPER AFTON SO O S T LINWOOD WENTWORTH AVE W PHALEN BLVD CE N T U R Y A V E S RANDOLPH AVE COUNTY ROAD E MC K N I G H T R D S BEAM AVE ANNAPOLIS ST W LARPENTEUR AVE E SAI N T P E T E R S T CONWAY AVE CO. ROAD D DA L E S T N LYDIA AVE PRO S P E R I T Y R D Gervais Lake Silver Lake Beaver Lake Tanner's Lake Carver Lake 3M Lake Lake Phalen Pig's Eye Lake Th e M i s s i s s i p p i R i v e r Battle Creek Lake Hazelwood Park Wakefield Park Harvest Park Joy Park City Hall Campus & Community Center Veteran's Memorial Park Edgerton Park Sherwood Park Maplewood Heights Park Afton Heights Park Hillside Park Playcrest Park Vista Hills Park Legacy Park Pleasantview Park Kohlman Park Geranium Park Gethsemane Park Flicek Park Sterling Oaks Park Four Seasons Park Roselawn Park Sunset Ridge Park Robinhood Park Western Hills Park Lions Park Nebraska Park Crestview Park Applewood Park Gloster Park Maplecrest Park Timber Park Kenwood Park Lookout Park Mailand Park Bruce VentoRegionalTrail BruceVento North Ur ban Lake LinksTrail NorthUrban Regional Trail MississippiRiverTrail Br u c e V e n t o Gate w a y T r a i l Tro u t B r o o k Battle Creek Regional Park Phalen Regional Park Keller Regional Park §¨¦35E §¨¦ 94 §¨¦694 §¨¦ 94 §¨¦494 £¤52 £¤61 £¤10 £¤61 UV36 UV36 §¨¦35E §¨¦694 §¨¦35E §¨¦694 UV61 [0 1Miles Proposed Pedestrian/Bicycle Network Priority Network Existing Pedestrian/Bicycle Network Proposed Pedestrian/Bicycle Network Existing Regional Trail Proposed Regional Trail Existing Neighboring Pedestrian/Bicyle Network Proposed Neighboring Pedestrian/Bicyle Network City Preserve City Parks Regional/County Park Proposed Grade-separated Crossing Maplewood Parks & Recreation System Master Plan I 59 FigurE 5.10 Pedestrian/Bicycle Network Priority Improvements WHEELOCK PKWY EN G L I S H S T ROSELAWN AVE E IN T E R S T A T E 3 5 E DOD D R D AR C A D E S T FROST AVE 7TH S T E MC K N I G H T R D HOLLOWAY AVE LOWE R A F T O N R D 34TH ST N WH I T E B E A R A V E N WH I T E B E A R A V E DA L E S T N HIGHWAY 110 COUNTY ROAD C HIGHWOOD AVE SM I T H A V E LARPENTEUR AVE E RI C E S T MINNEHAHA AVE E RO B E R T S T S 7TH S T W ED G E R T O N S T COUNTY ROAD B2 CO N C O R D S T N CO. ROAD C GE N E V A A V E N WE I R D R SELBY AVE CO. ROAD B MA X W E L L A V E CE N T U R Y A V E N CO N C O R D S T S ED G E R T O N S T STILLW A T E R R D RI C E S T HI L T O N T R L N EA S T C O U N T Y L I N E R D N ST . P A U L R O A D JA C K S O N S T HA Z E L W O O D S T MC K N I G H T R D N SOUTH AVE E VADN A I S B L V D CARVER AVE UPPER AFTON SO O S T LINWOOD WENTWORTH AVE W PHALEN BLVD CE N T U R Y A V E S RANDOLPH AVE MC K N I G H T R D S BEAM AVE ANNAPOLIS ST W LARPENTEUR AVE E SAI N T P E T E R S T CONWAY AVE CO. ROAD D DA L E S T N LYDIA AVE PRO S P E R I T Y R D Gervais Lake Silver Lake Beaver Lake Tanner's Lake Carver Lake 3M Lake Lake Phalen Pig's Eye Lake Th e M i s s i s s i p p i R i v e r Battle Creek Lake Hazelwood Park Wakefield Park Harvest Park Joy Park City Hall Campus & Community Center Veteran's Memorial Park Edgerton Park Sherwood Park Maplewood Heights Park Afton Heights Park Hillside Park Playcrest Park Vista Hills Park Legacy Park Pleasantview Park Kohlman Park Geranium Park Gethsemane Park Flicek Park Sterling Oaks Park Four Seasons Park Roselawn Park Sunset Ridge Park Robinhood Park Western Hills Park Lions Park Nebraska Park Crestview Park Applewood Park Gloster Park Maplecrest Park Timber Park Kenwood Park Lookout Park Mailand Park Bruce Vento RegionalTrail BruceVento North Ur ban Lake Links Trail NorthUrban Regional Trail MississippiRiverTrail Br u c e V e n t o Gate w a y T r a i l Tro u t B r o o k Battle Creek Regional Park Phalen Regional Park Keller Regional Park §¨¦35E §¨¦ 94 §¨¦694 §¨¦ 94 §¨¦494 £¤52 £¤61 £¤10 UV36 UV36 §¨¦694 §¨¦35E §¨¦694 UV61 [0 1Miles Pedestrian/Bicycle Network Priority Improvements 2013-2016 Project Planned CIP Project (No Time/Funding) Missing Segment Priority Project Corridors Existing Pedestrian/Bicycle Network City Preserve City Park Regional/County Park WHEELOCK PKWY EN G L I S H S T ROSELAWN AVE E IN T E R S T A T E 3 5 E DOD D R D AR C A D E S T FROST AVE 7TH S T E MC K N I G H T R D HOLLOWAY AVE LOWE R A F T O N R D 34TH ST N WH I T E B E A R A V E N WH I T E B E A R A V E DA L E S T N HIGHWAY 110 COUNTY ROAD C HIGHWOOD AVE SM I T H A V E LARPENTEUR AVE E RI C E S T MINNEHAHA AVE E RO B E R T S T S 7TH S T W ED G E R T O N S T COUNTY ROAD B2 CO N C O R D S T N CO. ROAD C GE N E V A A V E N WE I R D R SELBY AVE CO. ROAD B MA X W E L L A V E CE N T U R Y A V E N CO N C O R D S T S ED G E R T O N S T STILLW A T E R R D RI C E S T HI L T O N T R L N EA S T C O U N T Y L I N E R D N ST . P A U L R O A D JA C K S O N S T HA Z E L W O O D S T MC K N I G H T R D N SOUTH AVE E VADN A I S B L V D CARVER AVE UPPER AFTON SO O S T LINWOOD WENTWORTH AVE W PHALEN BLVD CE N T U R Y A V E S RANDOLPH AVE MC K N I G H T R D S BEAM AVE ANNAPOLIS ST W LARPENTEUR AVE E SAI N T P E T E R S T CONWAY AVE CO. ROAD D DA L E S T N LYDIA AVE PRO S P E R I T Y R D Gervais Lake Silver Lake Beaver Lake Tanner's Lake Carver Lake 3M Lake Lake Phalen Pig's Eye Lake Th e M i s s i s s i p p i R i v e r Battle Creek Lake Hazelwood Park Wakefield Park Harvest Park Joy Park City Hall Campus & Community Center Veteran's Memorial Park Edgerton Park Sherwood Park Maplewood Heights Park Afton Heights Park Hillside Park Playcrest Park Vista Hills Park Legacy Park Pleasantview Park Kohlman Park Geranium Park Gethsemane Park Flicek Park Sterling Oaks Park Four Seasons Park Roselawn Park Sunset Ridge Park Robinhood Park Western Hills Park Lions Park Nebraska Park Crestview Park Applewood Park Gloster Park Maplecrest Park Timber Park Kenwood Park Lookout Park Mailand Park Bruce Vento RegionalTrail BruceVento North Ur ban Lake Links Trail NorthUrban Regional Trail MississippiRiverTrail Br u c e V e n t o Gate w a y T r a i l Tro u t B r o o k Battle Creek Regional Park Phalen Regional Park Keller Regional Park §¨¦35E §¨¦ 94 §¨¦694 §¨¦ 94 §¨¦494 £¤52 £¤61 £¤10 UV36 UV36 §¨¦694 §¨¦35E §¨¦694 UV61 [0 1Miles Pedestrian/Bicycle Network Priority Improvements 2013-2016 Project Planned CIP Project (No Time/Funding) Missing Segment Priority Project Corridors Existing Pedestrian/Bicycle Network City Preserve City Park Regional/County Park Proposed Grade-separated Crossing 60 I Chapter 5: The Strategic Plan natural a r E as & gr EEnways Maplewood residents place a high value on environmental health, preserving natural open spaces, and linking open spaces throughout the City. The Parks and Recreation and Public Works Departments are in position to exemplify environmental leadership through education, demonstration, design, maintenance and operations. Continued investment in natural areas will help keep Maplewood’s environment healthy. Recommendations 1. Establish Community Preserves as integrated, multi-purpose areas set aside for preserving natural resources, connecting people to nature, and providing educational programming and historic interpretation. Strategies a. Categorize Maplewood Nature Center, Prairie Farm, Gladstone Savanna, and Fish Creek as Community Preserves. b. Use natural resource management plans to guide the preservation, management, and restoration of natural resources. c. Use individual master plans for each Community Preserve to define each preserve’s ability to accommodate natural resource- based recreation opportunities such as play areas, sitting areas, picnic shelters, paved trail networks, community gardens, educational programming, and camping. d. Provide historic interpretation to share the history of the site. 2. Maintain Neighborhood Preserves as areas set aside for the preservation of natural resources and to connect people with nature. Strategies a. Limit activities in neighborhood preserves to low impact activities such as nature study/ observation, bird/wildlife watching, walking/ hiking, and meditation/spiritual reflection. b. Use management plans to guide preservation, restoration, and management of the natural resources in individual neighborhood preserves. c. Use low impact design to add trails to preserves where appropriate. Balance the types of trails available in individual preserves (paved, soft surface, mowed, etc.) based on trail availability within a park service area, greenway designation, connection to existing trails, topography, natural resource quality, and environmental protection. d. Improve access to nature for people of all abilities by ensuring one ADA neighborhood preserve trail in each of the park service areas. 3. Retain scenic areas, landscape buffers, and drainageways as other open space areas that are minimally maintained and have no maintained, public trails. 4. Create a Protected Ecological Area overlay that identifies areas within parks, preserves, and open spaces that have high-quality plant communities and wildlife habitat. Actively preserve, restore, and manage these areas. Strategies a. Identify the location of the community’s highest quality plant communities and wildlife habitat on public property. b. Establish a policy regarding public access and activities allowed in these areas. c. Create or update natural resource management plans for these areas. 5. Maintain the Nature Center as the community hub for environmental stewardship and nature-based programming. Strategies a. Undertake a Master Plan to assess the condition of the existing facility, determine future needs and appropriate location, and establish a long-term vision. b. Explore opportunities to create satellite locations for nature-based programming in select neighborhood preserves. Maplewood Parks & Recreation System Master Plan I 61 FigurE 5.11 Proposed Preserve Classifications WHEELOCK PKWY EN G L I S H S T ROSELAWN AVE E IN T E R S T A T E 3 5 E DOD D R D AR C A D E S T FROST AVE 7TH S T E MC K N I G H T R D HOLLOWAY AVE LOWE R A F T O N R D 34TH ST N WH I T E B E A R A V E N WH I T E B E A R A V E DA L E S T N HIGHWAY 110 COUNTY ROAD C HIGHWOOD AVE SM I T H A V E LARPENTEUR AVE E RI C E S T MINNEHAHA AVE E RO B E R T S T S 7TH S T W ED G E R T O N S T COUNTY ROAD B2 CO N C O R D S T N CO. ROAD C GE N E V A A V E N WE I R D R SELBY AVE CO. ROAD B MA X W E L L A V E CE N T U R Y A V E N CO N C O R D S T S ED G E R T O N S T STILLW A T E R R D RI C E S T HI L T O N T R L N EA S T C O U N T Y L I N E R D N ST . P A U L R O A D JA C K S O N S T HA Z E L W O O D S T MC K N I G H T R D N SOUTH AVE E VADN A I S B L V D CARVER AVE UPPER AFTON SO O S T LINWOOD WENTWORTH AVE W PHALEN BLVD CE N T U R Y A V E S RANDOLPH AVE MC K N I G H T R D S BEAM AVE ANNAPOLIS ST W LARPENTEUR AVE E SAI N T P E T E R S T CONWAY AVE CO. ROAD D DA L E S T N LYDIA AVE PRO S P E R I T Y R D Gervais Lake Silver Lake Beaver Lake Tanner's Lake Carver Lake 3M Lake Lake Phalen Pig's Eye Lake Th e M i s s i s s i p p i R i v e r Battle Creek Lake Priory Preserve Joy Preserve Carver Preserve Nature Center Preserve Spoon Lake Preserve Applewood Preserve Prairie Farm Preserve Fisher's Corner Preserve Beaver Creek Preserve Trout Brook Preserve Hidden Marsh Preserve Jims Prairie Preserve Gladstone Savanna Kohlman Creek Preserve Fish Creek Preserve Hazelwood Park Wakefield Park Harvest Park Joy Park City Hall Campus & Community Center Veteran's Memorial Park Edgerton Park Sherwood Park Maplewood Heights Park Afton Heights Park Hillside Park Playcrest Park Vista Hills Park Legacy Park Pleasantview Park Kohlman Park Geranium Park Gethsemane Park Flicek Park Sterling Oaks Park Four Seasons Park Roselawn Park Sunset Ridge Park Robinhood Park Western Hills Park Lions Park Nebraska Park Crestview Park Applewood Park Gloster Park Maplecrest Park Timber Park Kenwood Park Lookout Park Mailand Park Battle Creek Regional Park Phalen Regional Park Keller Regional Park §¨¦35E §¨¦ 94 §¨¦694 §¨¦ 94 §¨¦494 £¤52 £¤61 £¤10 UV36UV36 §¨¦694 §¨¦35E §¨¦694 UV61 [0 1Miles Preserves Existing Preseve Trails Proposed Preserve Trails Community Preserve Neighborhood Preserve City Parks Regional/County Park Park Service Areas 62 I Chapter 5: The Strategic Plan trail markers and wayfinding Identification of special trails, such as routes in the greenways, can be identified in ways that range from easily implementable and more temporary, to embedded and permanent. Route markers should be context sensitive, reflecting the feel of the surrounding area. 6. Promote the Natural Area Greenways by establishing routes through Maplewood’s four greenways. Strategies a. Connect Preserves, Parks, and Open Spaces across jurisdictional boundaries within the Greenways. b. Use existing and proposed trails, sidewalks, bike routes, and water bodies to make connections. c. Use these routes to prioritize paved, off-road trail construction where appropriate. d. Develop artful, context-sensitive trail markers and wayfinding signage to identify greenway routes. e. Improve and expand Greenway routes with future projects and partnerships where appropriate. f. Promote the distinct identities, features, and modes of travel within each Greenway. g. Interpret historic and natural assets along the Greenway Routes where appropriate. 7. Integrate Natural Resource Management into Parks and Preserves. Strategies a. Integrate food production in City parks and preserves–edibles, foraging, permaculture, community gardens, etc. b. Create and follow management plans (e.g. Beaver Creek Corridor Management Plan). ›Identify and classify natural areas/plant communities/restoration areas. ›Prioritize restoration/management strategies within sites and across the system. c. Minimize monocultures and establish biodiversity goals to support wildlife habitat. d. Consider ecotype distribution across the system (diversity of forest, prairie, savanna, wetland, lacustrine environments) when exploring natural resources restoration. e. Identify and manage for target species (e.g. threatened or special concern species) as possible tools for educating and engaging the community. Pavement paint is a low cost wayfinding option Trail markers can be subtle and unobtrusive More permanent options include pavement-embedded mile markers Canoeing the Chain-of-Lakes Greenway Maplewood Parks & Recreation System Master Plan I 63 FigurE 5.12 Greenway Routes WHEELOCK PKWY EN G L I S H S T ROSELAWN AVE E DOD D R D AR C A D E S T FROST AVE 7TH S T E MC K N I G H T R D HOLLOWAY AVE LOWE R A F T O N R D 34TH ST N WH I T E B E A R A V E N WH I T E B E A R A V E COUNTY ROAD C HIGHWOOD AVE SM I T H A V E LARPENTEUR AVE E RI C E S T MINNEHAHA AVE E RO B E R T S T S 7TH S T W ED G E R T O N S T COUNTY ROAD B2 CO N C O R D S T N CO. ROAD C GE N E V A A V E N WE I R D R SELBY AVE CO. ROAD B MA X W E L L A V E CE N T U R Y A V E N CO N C O R D S T S ED G E R T O N S T STILLW A T E R R D RI C E S T EA S T C O U N T Y L I N E R D JA C K S O N S T HA Z E L W O O D S T SOUTH AVE E VADN A I S B L V D CARVER AVE UPPER AFTON SO O S T LINWOOD WENTWORTH AVE W PHALEN BLVD CE N T U R Y A V E S MC K N I G H T R D S BEAM AVE ANNAPOLIS ST W LARPENTEUR AVE E SAI N T P E T E R S T CONWAY AVE CO. ROAD D Gervais Lake Silver Lake Beaver Lake Tanner's Lake Carver Lake 3M Lake Lake Phalen Pig's Eye Lake Th e M i s s i s s i p p i R i v e r Battle Creek Lake Priory Preserve Joy Preserve Carver Preserve Nature Center Preserve Spoon Lake Preserve Applewood Preserve Prairie Farm Preserve Fisher's Corner Preserve Beaver Creek Preserve Trout Brook Preserve Hidden Marsh Preserve Jims Prairie Preserve Gladstone Savanna Kohlman Creek Preserve Fish Creek Preserve Hazelwood Park City Hall Campus & Community Center Afton Heights Park Vista Hills Park Pleasantview Park Geranium Park Flicek Park Crestview Park Applewood Park Bruce Vento Regional Trail Bruce Vento Lake Links Trail North Urban Regional Trail Mississippi River Trail Br u c e V e n t o Gate w a y T r a i l Tro u t B r o o k Battle Creek Regional Park Phalen Regional Park Keller Regional Park 35E 94 694 494 52 61 10 36 36 694 35E 694 61 10Miles Natural Area Greenways & Greenway Routes Battle Creek Route Fish Creek Route Fish Creek Route Gap Holloway Beaver Route Holloway Beaver Route Gap Phalen Casey Route Phalen Casey Water Route Natural Area Greenways City Preserve City Park Regional/County Park FISH CREEk • Connects Woodbury’s Carver Lake Park with Fish Creek Preserve • Future hiking trail along Fish Creek • Future paved trail at Fish Creek Preserve HOLLOWAY-BEAVER • Connects Southwood Preserve in North St. Paul to Beaver Lake County Park • Utilizes a mix of sidewalks, paved trails, and hiking trails • Route has gaps to be addressed BATTLE CREEk • Highlights the Oak Forest ecotype of Battle Creek • Utilizes existing regional park trails, connector trails, and sidewalks PHALEN-CASEY • Water trail from kohlman Lake to Lake Phalen showcases lake ecotype • Utilizes existing regional park trails 64 I Chapter 5: The Strategic Plan arts & culturE The City is uniquely poised to grow a sustainable arts and culture program over the next 20 years, building on its strong cultural and transportation history, extensive parks and recreation system, potential for future development, and a growing minority population that is rich with cultural traditions. Maplewood is also situated close to a booming Twin Cities arts community that offers an enormous talent pool and experienced support services. A thriving arts and culture component is considered vital to creating healthy and sustainable communities. The arts enhance livability, bring diverse groups of people together, celebrate history and heritage, contribute to economic vitality, enhance learning in classrooms, raise awareness of environmental and social concerns, and bring beauty and meaning to the built environment. Most of America’s large cities have art departments and public art programs. For many smaller cites with limited resources, arts development is overseen via public-private partnerships. Some cities partner with a local non-profit or a volunteer “Friends of the Arts” group. Some cities combine efforts with neighboring regions to share the workload and increase opportunities. Maplewood’s arts and cultural programming will grow and evolve organically over time. The City should build on its successful relationships and partnerships to foster arts in the City. Moving forward, the City will need to expand partnerships with nearby communities and their arts resources. A useful strategy is to create a Friends group, which could serve as a community advisory committee, encourage citizen involvement and participation, and evolve into a nonprofit agency to meet the City’s growing demand. Recommendations 1. Establish funding to support a sustainable public art program for Maplewood Parks. Strategies a. Establish a separate funding source for programs. b. Recruit Community Advisory Committee or Friends group to aid in planning and artist selection. c. Develop additional support systems, funding sources, gifts, and private partnerships. 2. Establish a public art commissioning plan for priority parks, trails, and public facilities. Strategies a. Create a public art overlay map for each project, indicating locations, types, and budget allocations. b. Develop criteria and objectives for each project and prepare RFQs for artists. c. Implement review and selection of artists, followed by contracting and monitoring of work performed by artists (from design through installation). d. Establish maintenance policies and procedures, including training for parks maintenance staff, periodic inspection, and maintaining database per project. 3. Incorporate art into the park system. Strategies a. Commission artists to produce unique park amenities such as benches, railings, picnic shelters, wayfinding, trail-side exercise stations, etc. b. Create a fixed outdoor performance art space at Veteran’s Memorial Park and a mobile stage for temporary set up at neighborhood events. 4. Support cultural programming by diverse cultural groups seeking to use parks. Strategies a. Establish a community multicultural advisory committee to provide guidance and planning input. Maplewood Parks & Recreation System Master Plan I 65 b. Create infrastructure and provide venues to accommodate programming. c. Conduct assessment to determine effectiveness of programming, and make adjustments to future investments accordingly. d. Document and promote programming to encourage increased participation. 5. Respond to needs for educational programming that integrates arts with the promotion of environmental stewardship and the history of Maplewood. Strategies a. Establish an education advisory group with representatives from arts and environmental groups, schools, historical societies, watershed district, etc. b. Support efforts to incorporate art into rain gardens, GreenStep Cities initiatives, recycling, composting, renewable energy, and stewardship programs. c. Support participation by broader community to engage with artists in the planning and implementation of programming. d. Continue/increase art programming in locations such as MCC, Bruentrup Farm, and the Nature Center. 6. Build awareness and appreciation for the community’s history. Strategies a. Identify, preserve, and interpret any significant historic resources at parks and preserves. b. Provide historic interpretation where possible in parks and preserves and along trails and greenway routes. c. Partner with groups such as Maplewood Area Historical Society on history programming, and support the community-wide initiatives of the Bruentrup Heritage Farm. Artful fencing is an example of art integrated with infrastructure Seating provides an opportunity for public art The Bruentrup Heritage Farm is homebase for Maplewood Area Historical Society 66 I Chapter 5: The Strategic Plan p rograms The need for recreation is an essential element of human biology and psychology and a component of a healthy, vital community. Recreation programs are typically pursued for enjoyment, health, skill development, enrichment, socialization, entertainment, physical fitness, and relaxation. Dynamic recreation and demographic trends mean programs need to constantly evolve. It is an exciting time for programs in Maplewood with future recommendations focused on community-building events like 5K runs and concerts, updating multipurpose buildings in parks to bring more programs to neighborhoods, and emphasizing outreach to diverse population groups. Recommendations 1. Program for community and neighborhood gathering. Strategies a. Program events to draw residents to the park and recreation facilities. Scale events appropriately to the type of park, such as concerts at community parks and neighborhood picnics in neighborhood parks. b. Encourage the use of neighborhood shelters and warming houses for neighborhood events through special permits and marketing assistance. c. Explore opportunities to have a public community garden in each of the park service areas. d. Use mobile/pop-up delivery methods to offer similar programs in each of the park service areas. e. Use demographic data and neighborhood surveys to tailor programs to an area. 2. Maintain and improve high quality, diverse program offerings for all ages (children, teens, adults, and seniors). Strategies a. Provide early childhood programming to build long-term relationships with families. b. Develop intergenerational programming. c. Explore programs that a variety of family members can enjoy within the same location. d. Provide multi-age programs so siblings can attend programs at the same location and time. e. Offer wellness education such as nutrition education. f. Provide informal or drop-in activities for people of all ages. g. Develop programming to address gaps not served by other agencies and organizations. h. Assist adults in forming their own groups based on interests. i. Expand youth programming by engaging youth in program design to ensure the programming is relevant, well-attended, and high quality. j. Explore new programming opportunities made available through technology. 3. Ensure equitable access to programs. Strategies a. Offer programming and facility space for partner organizations to meet the needs of individuals with disabilities. b. Create tiered pricing to reflect the benefit of the programs to the community. c. Provide grants and scholarships to eliminate financial barriers. d. Provide a diverse range of programming formats, ranging from classes to events to specialized clubs. e. Explore off-peak programming, with programs offered over the noon hour, later hours and on weekends, to meet the needs of those with non-traditional work schedules. f. Work with partners to modify programming to meet the needs of diverse populations, such as offering times for female only swimming. g. Explore opportunities to offer programming in neighborhoods at community gyms and in parks. Maplewood Parks & Recreation System Master Plan I 67 ECONOMIC INFLUENCES ON PROGRAM DELIVERY The Parks and Recreation Department can price its programs according to a tiered pricing model. In this model, programs that benefit the entire community, are equally available to everyone, and are self-directed are supported by revenue from the general tax fund. For programs where both the community and the individual benefit, user fees, grants, or sponsorships make up anywhere from 25% to 100% of the direct costs. These are programs like senior programs and after school programs, that require instructors, clean-up and prep time. For programs that have a highly individual benefit, such as fitness facilities, user fees pay for 100% or more of the direct costs. To assure equal opportunity for low-income users, the Parks and Recreation department offers scholarships for fee-based program. 0% 25% 50% 75% 100% + 100% user fee supported of direct cost recreation tiered pricing Model 100% tax supported For example: Private Lessons, Pre-school, Field Trips, Tennis, Dance Mostly individual benefit For example: Youth Sports, Adult Athletic Leagues, Swim Lessons, Fitness individual / coMMunity benefit For example: Senior & Adult Programs coMMunity individual benefit For example: Teen Programs, After School / No School Activities, Youth Activities, Events coMMunity benefit For example: Parkland and Facilities, Playgrounds, Trails HigHly individual benefit 68 I Chapter 5: The Strategic Plan 4. Promote performance arts and cultural events in parks and at recreation facilities. Strategies a. Develop a concert/performance art series. b. Explore an artist-in-residence program. c. Show movies in the park on a rotating schedule, providing a movie in each park service area during the year. d. Develop events that showcase the diverse culture of the community. 5. Connect people with nature, including land, water, and wildlife resources, and empower them to be stewards of the environment. Strategies a. Reconnect with schools to provide outdoor nature experiences and education in a variety of locations, including schools, parks, preserves, rain gardens, and at the Nature Center. b. Provide volunteer opportunities for all ages to participate in hands-on citizen science monitoring programs such as frog monitoring, monarch tagging, open space monitors, etc. c. Use mobile delivery methods to bring nature based education to participants. 6. Respond to changing recreation trends and ensure quality programming. Strategies a. Use participant feedback, recreation trends and demand to adjust program mix and keep programs and activities fresh and appealing. b. Benchmark programs annually to determine effectiveness. Evaluate and retool programs not achieving benchmark targets. c. Use pilot programs to determine effectiveness and increase efficiency. d. Coordinate with associations, schools, neighborhood governmental agencies, businesses, and local organizations on programming to provide maximum coverage, avoid overlap and cross-market activities. 7. Use volunteers and service learning programs to support recreational, arts, cultural, and natural resource management programming. 8. Strengthen the Maplewood Community Center as the indoor recreational, cultural, and arts hub for the community. Strategies a. Regularly evaluate recreational trends and participant feedback to ensure Maplewood Community Center programming is meeting current needs. b. Continue to expand special and cultural events c. Explore additional partnerships with local organizations to expand programming options. The Maplewood Nature Center offers a variety of program options Maplewood Parks & Recreation System Master Plan I 69 9. Improve outreach to diverse populations and minority groups. Strategies a. Strengthen relationships with existing organized groups that serve diverse populations. b. Publicize parks and recreation information in varied, effective ways such as foreign language newspapers, radio stations, church bulletin boards, etc. c. Collaborate to host cultural events. d. Reduce language barriers by offering translation services, translating written materials into multiple languages. e. Use universal symbols and translations in signage. f. Strive to have Parks & Recreation programs and facilities reflect the diversity in the community. 10. Become the “go to” parks and recreation clearinghouse Strategies a. Continue to utilize diverse methods of communication, including social and digital media. b. Publicize testimonials from customers through a variety of media outlets. c. Highlight youth, families, mentors, volunteers in City newsletter and recreation activities brochure. d. Post videos after events. e. Explore the use of blog to allow networking between program participants. f. Celebrate the opening of every new or renovated facility or program. g. Regularly tell the sustainability story to inspire private action and demonstrate cost savings. h. Provide information on the City’s website and in outside publications about parks, facilities, and programming that is accessible to people with disabilities. i. Highlight the quality of life benefits of parks, trails, recreation, and open space. j. Recognize sponsors, donors, and advocates. 11. Provide opportunities for community involvement in the design, development, and implementation of parks and recreation. Strategies a. Create a teen advisory board/council to advise and market events and facility development. b. Use focus groups to test new ideas. c. Continue to engage the community and neighborhood in the park design process. 12. Make Sustainability Education/Outreach a Priority. Strategies a. Market and interpret sustainable practices and pilot programs. b. Offer sustainable living classes/workshops/ community events tied to sustainable efforts in the parks and preserves. c. Continue and expand volunteer recruitment and training programs to supplement service projects, outreach, and events. Interpretation at Wakefield Park provides visitors with information about natural resources and sustainable practices