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Indoor Recreation Center <br />Construct an indoor recreation center at the Sports Complex for multiple recreational <br />opportunities. Financial resources may not aflow tile city to construct and (.q.-wrate �such a <br />fac,ifily� 'I'll ��n,e I 6re, the city Wdl Seek ol-q-)ortunifles to INUIlICT with offi.erjurisdictions and noll, <br />profit's to morc efficienfly offi,-,r these much-needed rec.reational opportunities, [:'xisdngl <br />hicilifies ruay also be the Inost way 1(:,) cre'ate a fun(-Aioning Worl"L 1)d gt,j[.j t(II <br />develcp 111is soil Of facility rc-use(s) and joiia programn)ing at two possible localioj,,r�s. <br />Senior Citizens <br />Provide facilities such as: multi -use trails, nature trails, playgrounds, botanical gardens, <br />picnic shelters/pavilioris, benches and picnic areas for senior citizens at all new and upgraded <br />parks, 1"he City HSSUmed cordrol of," 0,)e fin-iner fair associalion exhibit hall in 2,015, and <br />began passive prognunining, 1,or seniors in 2017. Bench swings werc raddedl at Lake Crook. <br />Plan to add a garden photo spot at or near Love Civic Cenler., need a non-profit partner to <br />plant and manage. Planning pickle ball within 'an exisling facility, Developilao 11cw lwf_w­ <br />grannning in conjunction with the library. <br />Maintenance <br />The City of Paris currently has one maintenance employee for approximately every 25 developed park <br />acres. In addition, this same staff maintains all the rights-of-way, medians, ditches and trees on public <br />land inside the city limits. The staffing levels have slowly been falling behind and need to increase in <br />order to keep the maintenance of parks and facilities at a high level. The following two bullets are <br />necessary in order for the city to provide well maintained areas at an efficient cost: <br />Prepare and adopt a statistically -based maintenance study that will increase the maintenance staff <br />and budget as the park system continues to grow. Staff levels In the parks divilsion have been <br />incrc,ascd by mo FTF, cfTectivc April 1, 2018, reducing park acres/employee to approx ini ate ly <br />2 1 <br />"Trails <br />Develop parks that are not overly maintenance intensive by including more natural areas, native <br />plantings and natural play (play opportunities with limited or no playground equipment). Staff <br />has adopled an intertial policy to ahva.ys lie added staffing to any new Pr()gj-ajjrjS, ser6ces, <br />schedules, or respmisibilities. Finphasizirig xeriscaping with riew plawings, <br />Develop trail linkages throughout Paris to, connect schools, residential areas, commercial areas, <br />parks and adjacent communities. Completed tivo grant -funded Salt:, Routes to School pr(11ects, <br />HICIUditig bikc, hmes <br />City of'Paris date <br />38 <br />