Next Parks for All meeting scheduled December 1

Posted on 20 November, 2020

Join us online to discuss proposed plan to set MPRB priorities for next decade; Plan open for public feedback until July 18, 2021

Parks for All is a new comprehensive plan will set Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) priorities and policy direction for the next decade. A draft of Parks for All was published November 9 and will be open for public comment until July 18, 2021. Until then, there are numerous ways to learn about the plan and send feedback using the link below.

Draft Parks for All Plan

Next Meeting

The MPRB appoints Community Advisory Committees for many projects, including Parks for All. CACs provide volunteer opportunities for stakeholders to share insight and resources and serve to build and sustain relationships between the community and the MPRB. All members of the public are welcome to attend all CAC meetings.

The next Community Advisory Committee (CAC) meeting is Tuesday, December 1, 4-6 pm. The meeting will be held online via Zoom and will include an overview and discussion of the draft comprehensive plan. Use the link below to access the meeting:

Join CAC Meeting #4

Community Open Houses

There are four virtual Community Open Houses coming where anyone can discuss any aspect of the plan with MPRB staff. Use the links below to participate:

Learn About the Draft Plan

The Draft Parks for All Plan link above features a number of different ways to dive into the plan, including:

Minneapolis community members, park users, MPRB staff and partners are encouraged to review the plan and send feedback during a public comment period that ends Monday, July 18, 2021.

Following the public comment period, the draft plan will be revised based on public input and presented to MPRB Commissioners for review and approval. Share the Parks for All draft plan with your friends, family, neighbors or other networks using minneapolisparks.org/parksforalldraft or bit.ly/MPRBCompPlan.

About Parks for All

The draft document will be the MPRB’s agency policy direction based on shared values with community, agency staff and elected officials.

It will provide guidance in developing policy, establishing or changing programs and services, setting the annual MPRB budget and creating park improvements over the next decade.

It is a tool for communicating to MPRB staff, commissioners and the general public about what the MPRB does and it values.

It will build on what works now while identifying gaps in programs, services and strategies that need to be filled in the next decade. Parks for All focuses on the park system as a whole, not specific recommendations for individual parks.

It will build from master plans, other policies and activity plans, strategic directions and the community input gained during the last two years of engagement across the system, all of which incorporate more specific recommendations.

Engagement Process

Parks for All was developed through extensive staff, community, agency partner and commissioner input through an almost two-year process. This planning process is separate from the City of Minneapolis 2040 Comprehensive Plan.

The extensive engagement process was intended to develop a path toward a future that reflects the values, expectations and dreams of the communities served by the Minneapolis park system and MPRB commissioners and staff.

The MPRB thanks everyone who worked so hard to develop these policy ideas for the next 10 years of Minneapolis park and recreation system, including workgroup members and forum participants, the Youth Design Team, MRPB commissioners and staff, and the Parks for All Community Advisory Committee.