HomeMy WebLinkAbout010 - 01/19/2021 - ADOPTING THE UPDATE TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN AS AN ELEMENT OF THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIV ORDINANCE NO. 010, 2021
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
ADOPTING THE UPDATE TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN
AS AN ELEMENT OF THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
WHEREAS, the Parks and Recreation Policy Plan was last updated in 2009; and
WHEREAS, since 2019 City staff has worked with a consultant team, stakeholders, and
the community, including representatives from many City boards and commissions, to assess the
City's system of parks and recreation facilities and generate an update to what is now called the
Fort Collins Parks and Recreation Master Plan(the"Plan"); and
WHEREAS, a copy of the Plan is attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and incorporated herein
by reference; and
WHEREAS, the updated Plan examines park and recreation needs in the context of the
City's extensive system of public spaces and describes strategies,guidelines, and decision-making
tools that the City can use as a road map to shape its vision of the park and recreation system over
the next 20 years; and
WHEREAS, the Plan includes a detailed Capital Improvement Plan and potential funding
solutions to support future system development, maintenance, replacement and programming of
parks and recreation facilities
WHEREAS, the Plan is one element of City Plan, the City's comprehensive Plan, which
was itself last updated in April 2019, pursuant to the City Council's adoption of Resolution 2019-
048, later ratified by Ordinance No. 040, 2020; and
WHEREAS,the City Council has determined that the proposed Plan is in the best interests
of the residents of the City.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That the City Council hereby makes and adopts the determinations and
findings contained in the recitals set forth above.
Section 2. That the City Council hereby adopts the Parks and Recreation Master Plan
attached hereto as Exhibit"A".
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Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 5th day of
January, A.D. 2021, and to be presented for final passage on the 19th day of January, A.D. 2021.
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Passed and adopted on final reading on the 19th day of January, A.D. 2021.
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