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CMP Part 4E. Parks,Trails, and Open Spaces <br /> 5. Orono will encourage the preservation and protection of natural recreational and open space <br /> amenities including lakes,marshland,wetlands,and natural woodlands on private lands though <br /> open space through conservation easements, private donations, land trusts and other <br /> preservation methods that allow the private sector to play role in preservation of open spaces. <br /> (Supports goals 2, 6) <br /> 6. Orono will coordinate with other jurisdictions, agencies and non-profit organizations in the <br /> provision of sufficient active recreation facilities and programs to meet the needs of the <br /> community. Orono will actively encourage all school districts to coordinate their programs <br /> and facilities and to open them to the public whenever feasible. Orono will actively support <br /> and cooperate with the Orono and Mound-Westonka School Districts in their community <br /> service recreation programs. The City will encourage planning for organized team sports on a <br /> community/sub-regional basis. Orono will work with public or non-profit groups to fund the <br /> acquisition and development of recreational and open space lands and facilities. (Supports <br /> Goals 1, 4, 5) <br /> 7. Orono will strive toward connectivity between the various park and open space facilities. The <br /> interrelationships between neighborhood parks, conservation areas and the rest of the park <br /> system should be strengthened through the proper location and use of green ways, trails, <br /> underpasses and overpasses. Trail connections should be provided to neighborhood parks to <br /> enable pedestrian access. Trail corridors / easements will be incorporated at the edge of <br /> subdivisions and adjacent to major roadways. (Supports goal 3) <br /> 8. Orono will acquire additional public open space parcels as opportunities arise. The priority for <br /> any acquisitions will be for ecologically significant lands that abut existing park land, land that <br /> provides improved access to existing parkland and trails or land that facilitates the development <br /> of the planned trail system. (Supports goals 2, 5, 6) <br /> 9. The City's park dedication fund will be used for purchase of additional park land and/or for <br /> improvement of existing park land. Consistent with Minnesota Statutes, this fund will not be <br /> used for park maintenance or recreation operating expense. (Supports goal 6) <br /> 10. Where possible, recreational facilities will be designed to be barrier-free so that handicapped <br /> citizens have reasonable access to facilities. Orono will ensure that select new parks are <br /> constructed with accessibility in mind and to incorporate Americans with Disabilities Act <br /> (ADA) design standards with projects to upgrade existing parks. (Supports goals 1, 3, 5) <br /> 11. Orono will maintain Lake Access for all residents. With shore land abutting a dozen separate <br /> bays in Lake Minnetonka, Orono has a commitment to maintaining access via the dedicated <br /> access corridors. It is the City's intent to permanently retain for public use all existing lake <br /> access corridors and fire lanes,regardless of the current level of use or maintenance. (Supports <br /> goal 5) To this end, the City will follow these policies: <br /> • Requests for vacation of dedicated lake access right-of-ways will be denied in all cases <br /> except where equal or better lake access will be granted nearby in return. <br /> • The City will identify and take necessary action to preserve the public's right to use of any <br /> such accesses which exist but which may not have been formally dedicated. <br /> • The City will endeavor to work with property owners adjacent to lake access corridors to <br /> City of Orono Community Management Plan 2020-2040 Part 4E, Page 11 <br />