3590RESOLUTION NO.3590
A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE 2016 PARKS AND RECREATION PARK,
COMPREHENSIVE AND OPEN SPACE PLAN
RECITALS:
1.The City Council adopted a Parks and Recreation Park,Comprehensive and Open Space Plan
(Comprehensive Plan)on February 23,2010,which expires February 23,2016.
2. The Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO)requires that the new plan be
developed for parks and recreation,trails,and open space in order for the City to remain eligible for
grants-in-aid,and requires that such a plan be submitted to the State of Washington by March 1,2016.
3.The proposed 2016 Plan has been prepared to meet the requirements of the RCO with an updated
inventory of parks and recreation resources,a reaffirmation ofgoals and objectivesfor park development,
and the incorporation by reference of the 2014-2018 Capital Improvement Program (CIP),previously
adopted by Ordinance 2741 on December 9, 2014,and to conduct a thorough public outreach effort.
4.The public outreach effort included a public survey which was available on the city=s website,posted on
the Parks and Recreation Department=s Facebook pages,emailed to contacts,and delivered via the
city=s E-Notification system.In addition,hard copies of the survey in both English and Spanish were
made available at various city locations and were delivered to the school district.The survey ran from
December 4,2015 through January 19,2016.The total number of survey responses received was 808.
5. Public meetings were held on December 9,2015;January 12,2016;and January 15,2016 to receive
public comment and questions.In addition,a Call for Public Input notice was posted on the front door of
the Civic Center,at the Utilities Department front counter,and on the front door of the Parks and
Recreation Department building. Digital copies were also distributed by the same means as the survey.
6.The Moses Lake City Council held a public meeting on the completed 2016 Comprehensive Plan on
February 23,2016.A Public Notice regarding this hearing was published in the local newspaper,and
notices were posted on the bulletin board in the Civic Center and the city=s website.
7.The 2016 Parksand Recreation Comprehensive Plan sets forth the department=s long range policies and
goals for the department and includes updated economic information,new and updated information
regarding parks and facilities,and an analysis of the 808 survey responses and comments.
RESOLVED:
1.The City of Moses Lake=s 2016 Parks and Recreation Park,Comprehensive and Open Space Plan
(Attachment 1) is hereby adopted.Department of Parks and Recreation is authorized to submit the
adopted 2016 Plan to the RCO,and is requested to do so no later than March 1,2016.This plan replaces
Moses Lake=s Parks and Recreation 2010 Development Plan.
2.The 2016 Parks and Recreation Comprehensive Plan is hereby incorporated as part of the City of Moses
Lake's Comprehensive Plan.
Adopted by the City Council on February 23,2016.
R'obe'rt Taylor,Fipa"nbe Director
TodcfVothT Mayor
ATTEST: