Ord 2019-012/adopting the 2019 Parks, Recreation and Open Space Master Plan

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Plan Update A long-term vision for the City,which contains a 10-year plan of prioritized implementation actions,was created in a vigorous public engagement process. If implemented,the City will reach its desired future. Implementation by level of priority and importance guarantees that the City is responding incrementally to the communities'needs and desires. This does not mean that this Plan will serve all needs and desires of the public for the entirety of the next 10 years.To the contrary, it is projected to specify direction for implementation actions prioritized in the near-and mid-term future. In this respect,the following recommendations are highlighted as a means to keep this plan up-to-date. • Annual Progress Report and Update. Preceding the beginning of the annual budget process, City staff should establish and present an annual progress report on the status of the actions acknowledged in the Prioritized Implementation Action Plan. In addition, they should work with elected and appointed officials to determine which recommendations should move up in prioritization. • Five-Year Update.While not required by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department(TPWD)to continue qualification for grant funding, undertaking an official Plan update every five years helps the City to continue to be competitive in a very competitive grant process as TPWD sets a larger point value(through their grant funding assessment)on submittals that show that a plan update has been completed in the last five years.This can be prepared and adopted in a short report format and attached as a supplement to this Plan. • 10-Year Update.Again,while not required by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department(TPWD)to continue qualification for grant funding,TPWD does place a higher point value on creating a new plan every 10 years. • 4f4 o� U J • Chapter 4 I Implementation Action PIan151