A City-Wide Trails Master Plan was recommended by the Parks, Recreation & Open Space Plan (PROS) which was adopted by Council on April 25, 2019. Funds to hire a consultant were included in the Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Budget. On February 13, 2020 Council approved a contract with Moore Iacofano Goltsman, Inc. (MIG) in an amount not to exceed $122,284 to develop the City-Wide Trails Master Plan. On April 14, 2020 Council appointed a Trails Master Plan Advisory Committee (PAC) and those members have advised and provided feedback throughout the process.
The four phases to the project are listed below with the schedule.
| Phase |
Duration |
| Phase 1 - 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 |
Public input was an important component for developing the plan, and feedback was gathered throughout the process. A progress update was made to Council on August 25, 2020 during Phase 2 of the development. Council toured the proposed trail alignments and feedback was gathered by staff and provided to MIG. A draft was prepared by MIG and presented to Council on February 23, 2021. Following Council's discussion, staff and the consultant received feedback from Council, members of the PAC, and residents that resulted in adjustments to the plan. At the request of residents, staff held two additional public meetings in North Addison and Southeast Addison to gather additional input. Staff will present an overview of updates that have been made to the plan and identify how the plan responded to feedback received from Council, PAC members and residents. Following the presentation, Council will have the opportunity to consider the plan's adoption.
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