Des Moines Resolution No. 1317 - approving the Parks, Recreation and Senior Services Master Plan for the City for the years 2016 through 2021

MOINES, WASHINGTON, approving the Parks, Recreation and Senior Services Master Plan for the City of Des Moines for the years 2016 through 2021. WHEREAS, the Growth Management Act (chapter 36.7OA RCW) requires that agencies prepare a Parks and Recreation Element to the Des Moines’ Comprehensive Plan that shall include estimates of park and recreation demand for a ten-year period, an evaluation of facilities and service needs, and an evaluation of intergovernmental coordination opportunities to provide regional approaches for meeting park and recreational, and WHEREAS, to qualify for funding from the State Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development and the Recreation and Conservation Funding Board the City must update and approve its Parks and Recreation Master Plan every six years, and WHEREAS, the last update to the City's Parks, Recreation and Senior Services Master Plan was adopted by Ordinance No. 1468 in December 2009, for years 2010-2015, and WHEREAS, the 2010 Parks, Recreation and Senior Services Master Plan Section 5 adopted by City Council in December 2009 is the current Chapter 6 — Parks, Recreation and Open Space Element of the Des Moines Comprehensive Plan, and WHEREAS, in October 2014 City Council appointed an Ad Hoc Park, Recreation and Senior Services Master Plan Citizen Advisory Committee (“Committee”) with representatives from each of the City's citizen committees and commissions, neighborhoods, recreation special interests and user groups, Highline School District, and Highline College, and WHEREAS, the Committee has held monthly meetings since October 28, 2014 to review demographic data; evaluate citizen survey…

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