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 throug...
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