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The City of San Marcos Parks, Recreation and Open Space Master Plan adheres to the following minimum TPWD guidelines: 1. Introduction 2. Goal and Objectives 3. Plan Development Process 4. Area and Facility Concepts and Standards 5. Inventory of Areas and Facilities 6. Needs Assessment and Identification 7. Plan Implementation and Prioritization of Needs Through the course of the plan development, the following top five needs were identified: 1. Trails (connections to existing trails and rivers /creeks) 2. Acquisition of Parkland and development of facilities in the southwest quadrant of the ETJ 3. Acquisition of Parkland and development of facilities East of 1 -35 4. Athletic Fields west of 1 -35 5. Community Park development west of 1 -35 and near downtown Refer to Section 5 for the complete list of prioritizations and implementation. Background The city is currently undergoing significant changes in both growth and resources. That being said, this document is meant to be viewed as a flexible plan that prioritizes current projects for funding, while at the same time allowing for new projects to come online. With the vast array of capital projects within the city, the parks and recreation master plan update will serve as a way to coordinate park - related and programming objectives to provide the San Marcos Parks Department with a comprehensive view of their system and available resources. As previously stated, this plan is intended to cover a planning horizon of ten years, with the understanding that an update will be undertaken approximately five years from the date of adoption by the City Council. The park master plan covers the San Marcos city limits and includes the extra - territorial jurisdiction (ETJ) of the city. Any recommendations outside of those boundaries will need to be coordinated between the interested parties (i.e., the City and other appropriate counties) and are not directly in the purview of this document. Within the limits of this plan, we address park land, park facilities, programming, parkland dedication, maintenance, and funding. Each of these individual items and ideas make up the whole of the city -wide plan. Care was taken over the course of several months to understand the needs and desires of the policy makers and residents alike. While this document provides the necessary technical data and standards for development, it is heavily weighted in the public process that results in meeting the local needs of the citizens. 2