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Item # 3.

Council Meeting

Meeting Date:	02/23/2021
Department:	Parks & Recreation
Pillars:	Excellence in Transportation Systems
Milestones:	Establish an intentional culture throughout the organization that is based on continuous improvement, excellence, and adherence to our core values

AGENDA CAPTION:

Present and Discuss the Draft Report for the Trails Master Plan.

BACKGROUND:

A City-Wide Trails Master Plan was recommended by the Parks, Recreation & Open Space Plan (PROS). Funds to hire a consultant and develop a report were include in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2019-2020 Budget for the Town. On February 13, 2020 Council approved a contract with Moore Iacofano Goltsman, Inc. (MIG) in an amount not to exceed $122,284.00 to develop the City-Wide Trails Master Plan for the Town of Addison. On April 14, 2020 Council appointed a Trails Master Plan Advisory Committee and those members have advised and provided feedback throughout the process.

There are four phases to the project, each of those phases are listed below with the schedule.

Phase	Duration
Phase I - Project Initiation	March 2020 - May 2020
Phase 2 - Vision, Goals and Strategies	June 2020 - August 2020
Phase 3 - Trail recommendations	September 2020 - November 2020
Phase 4 - Action Plan	December 2020 - February 2021

When the project was In Phase 2 of development a progress update was made to Council by staff and the consultant on August 25, 2020. A draft report of the plan has now been prepared by MIG and representatives of the firm will make a presentation to Council. The report will be finalized and brought back to Council to consider for adoption in March 2021.

RECOMMENDATION:

Staff requests direction from Council.

Attachments
Presentation - Draft Trails Master Plan
Draft Report - Trails Master Plan