2013-0197
INTRODUCED BY: V.J. ST. PIERRE, JR., PARISH PRESIDENT
(DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION)
ORDINANCE NO. ___________
Title
An ordinance to adopt the St. Charles Parish Department of Parks and Recreation Master Plan.
Body
WHEREAS, the Council entered into a contract with WRT, LLC consulting firm (Ord. 09-10-11) to lead the Parish in the development of a Parks and Recreation Master Plan; and,
WHEREAS, on June 20, 2011, the Parish Council adopted the St. Charles Parish 2030 Comprehensive Plan (Ord. 11-6-11) which contains a Parks and Recreation Element that called for the adoption of a Parks and Recreation Master Plan; and,
WHEREAS, a citizen-based steering committee guided the Plan development and helped form policy ideas; and,
WHEREAS, the public was engaged throughout the development of the Plan; and,
WHEREAS, as part of the Comprehensive Land Use Plan outreach, the public participated in three major workshops where recreation was discussed: Visioning Sessions (August 18 - October 12, 2009); Shape the Future (March 15-16, 2010); and, Open Houses (November 8-10, 2010) and (September 25-26, 2012) presentations to community groups; and,
WHEREAS, the Public Information Office provided ongoing updates through the parish website, social media sites, television broadcasts, on-line survey and produced an informational video about the Steering Committee and process; and,
WHEREAS, the Plan contains six (6) elements: Introduction, Inventory and Assessment, Parks and Recreation Department, Needs Assessment, Planning for the 2030 Parks and Recreation System, Implementation; and,
WHEREAS, the Plan contains a Future Park needs which graphically represents the Parish's potential park land use and growth pattern into the future; and,
WHEREAS, an Implementation Action Plan is included in the Plan to assist the Parish in prioritizing projects and to implement the policies of the Plan; and,
WHEREAS, the Plan incorporates the public input received throughout the entire planning process; and,
WHEREAS, the Plan was made available to the public on August 1, 2012, and, the public was afforded the opportunity to comment and provide feedback; and,
WHEREAS, the Parks and Recreation Master Plan Committee approved the plan to be introduced for council adoption.
THE ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION I. The St. Charles Parish Parks and Recreation Master Plan, dated December 4, 2012 is adopted.
SECTION II. A final document shall be printed and filed with the St. Charles Parish Clerk of Courts and in the records of the St. Charles Parish Council.
Vote
The foregoing ordinance having been submitted to a vote, the vote thereon was as follows:
And the ordinance was declared adopted this day of , 2013, to become effective five (5) days after publication in the Official Journal.
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