(A) Generally. The Parks and Recreation Commission shall have the powers and duties to establish, improve, develop and maintain the parks, open spaces and trails system which include policies governing the maintenance and public use of the parks and trails within the city as well as activity surrounding the associated open water, lakes, ponds, streams and wetlands.
(B) Purpose. The Parks and Recreation Commission is established in recognition the importance of adequate, useful and attractive parks, open spaces, trails and associated open water to promote public health and active living, provide for leisure activities, maintain property values and sustain a high quality of life in the community.
(C) Duties. The Parks and Recreation Commission shall have the following duties:
(1) Use. Prepare operating policies and procedures for use of existing parks.
(2) Park Fund. Make recommendations to the City Council related to programs, projects, and improvements.
(3) Public Land Dedication. Review requests and make recommendations to the City Council.
(4) Comprehensive Plan. It shall be the directive of the Park and Recreation Commission to give due regard to the city’s Comprehensive Plan as it relates to Parks, Open Spaces and Trails and its coordinating map in which the goal and vision is to enhance and expand the city’s system.
(5) Park Improvement Plan. The Park and Recreation Commission shall give due regard to the Park Improvement Plan. The Park Improvement Plan shall incorporate the Policies and Program elements of the Parks, Open Spaces and Trails chapter of the city’s Comprehensive Plan and shall include a five-year Capital Improvement Plan. After the City Council has adopted the Park Improvement Plan, the Commission shall annually review the plan, and if necessary, update the plan. The Commission shall report its recommendations to the City Council for incorporation into the Capital Improvement Plan.
(Ord. 737, passed 6-16-2015; Am. Ord. 808, passed 10-4-2022)