HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-07-18 PACKET 04.C.REQUEST OF CITY COUNCIL ACTION COUNCIL AGENDA
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DATE 7/18/12
PREPARED BY Parks and Recreation Zac Dockter
ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT HEAD
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COUNCIL ACTION REQUEST
Consider approval and placing on file the Upper East Ravine Master Plan.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Approve and place on file the Upper East Ravine Master Plan.
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® OTHER: Upper East Ravine Master Plan Documents
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H: \East Ravine Park Development \Upper East Ravine Master Plan\Council Action Form -Upper East Ravine Master Plans.doc
City of
Cotta Grove
Minnesota
To: Honorable Mayor and City Council
From: Zac Dockter, Parks and Recreation Director
CC: Ryan Schroeder, City Administrator
John Burbank, Senior Planner
Jennifer Levitt, City Engineer
Date: June 22, 2012
Subject: Upper East Ravine Master Plan
Introduction
In 2005, the City created its East Ravine Master Plan to designate land use throughout the northern
and eastern portions of Cottage Grove for future development. A major component of that plan
included a broad visualization of park and greenway spaces. As development in Cottage Grove moves
from the West Draw neighborhoods to the Upper East Ravine area the City has begun the process of
master planning its park and trailway system.
Background
Over the past several months, staff has been working in coordination with the South Washington
Watershed District and Westwood development /landscape consultants to develop a master plan for the
Upper East Ravine Neighborhood's parks, trails and open space. The plan's goal is to strategically
map the parks and recreation system in a manner that utilizes existing East Ravine Plan concepts while
also taking into account land use and economical changes that have been incurred since 2005.
Further, the plan refines the East Ravine Master Plan to provide a much more direct focus on individual
park components planned for this particular area.
The Upper East Ravine Parks Master Plan is an approximately 2 square mile area bordered to the west
by Ideal Avenue, Woodbury to the north, Keats Avenue to the east and 70 Street to the south. Within
the Upper East Ravine, the plan identifies 7 future neighborhood parks, one community park and over 9
miles of trailway and green corridors to provide connectivity. Staff believes this plan provides the
proper service radius areas (1/4 mile for neighborhood parks and 1 mile for community parks) as well
as the need for connectivity as outlined in the City's 2030 Comprehensive Plan. It also protects
valuable lands and natural resources by identifying them as conservation areas.
Three documents are attached with this report for the Commission's review. The first map highlights
the recreational service areas and trails of the Upper East Ravine neighborhood as it relates to the
current parks and recreational system. The second map is similar in nature by mapping service areas
but focuses on the Upper East Ravine Neighborhood and provides better visual understandings of land
use for parks, trails and connectivity. The third map is a conceptual design of the community park
depicted on the site plans. This was created to give users of the master plan an understanding of park
size and possible designs at this particular community park site. Please be advised that the park's
designed usage could and likely will be modified depending on the community's recreational needs at
the time of construction.
Recommendation
Recommend to approve and place on file the Upper East Ravine Master Plan.
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