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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-096-11/19/2013-ADOPTING THE 2013 PAVED RECREATIONAL TRAIL MASTER PLAN RESOLUTION 2013-096 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS ADOPTING THE 2013 PAVED RECREATIONAL TRAIL MASTER PLAN WHEREAS, on February 15, 2011, the City Council adopted Resolution 2011-016, adopting revisions to the City's Transportation Master Plan, an element of the City's Comprehensive Plan, as part of the 2010 Plan Fort Collins effort; and WHEREAS, the Transportation Master Plan update recommended a review of various aspects of the City's paved recreational trail system, including design standards, to determine if changes were needed to improve customer service; and WHEREAS, in furtherance of this goal and at the direction of the City Council, City staff collected a great deal of information on the trail system and trail users through methods that included interviews with trail users, automatic trail counters, and an on-line questionnaire; and WHEREAS, this information was presented to the City Council at a work session on December 11, 2012; and WHEREAS, this information, along with information on the history and condition of the trail system, trail design standards, funding issues, and recommended trail projects and action items, has now been incorporated into the 2013 Paved Recreational Trail Master Plan (the "Trail Plan"); and WHEREAS, a copy of the Trail Plan is on file in the Office of the City Clerk and available for inspection; and WHEREAS, the Trail Plan was reviewed by the Commission on Disability, Land Conservation and Stewardship Board, Natural Resources Advisory Board, Parks and Recreation Board, Senior Advisory Board and Transportation Board, all of which recommended adoption of the Trail Plan; and WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the Trail Plan meets the objectives of the Transportation Master Plan update and Plan Fort Collins; and WHEREAS, the City Council has further determined that the Trail Plan is in the best interests of the City and should be adopted. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS that the 2013 Paved Recreational Trail Master Plan is hereby adopted as a plan of the City; provided, however, that the order of construction of the projects described on page 16 of the Plan shall not be prioritized in the Plan but shall instead be determined by the City Manager, or his or her designee, as the necessary funds for the such projects are appropriated by the City Council. 1 Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins this 19th day of November A.D. 2011 Mayor FORT C� . ATTES F •.N Dep y ity le k CO OR?� - 2 -