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LCity,/ Louisville CITY COUNCIL COMMUNICATION AGENDA ITEM 5A COLORADO • SINCE 1878 SUBJECT: PARKS, RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE DEPARTMENT LONG- RANGE PLAN AND TRAILS MASTER PLAN DATE: MAY 6, 2025 PREPARED BY: BRYON WEBER, PROS PROJECT MANAGER PRESENTED BY: ADAM BLACKMORE, PROS DIRECTOR & BRYON WEBER, PROS PROJECT MANAGER SUMMARY: Staff requests Council approve a consulting contract with DTJ Design Inc. (DTJ) for the purpose of developing an updated Long -Range Plan and a Trails Master Plan, respectively, for the Parks, Recreation and Open Space (PROS) Department and its divisions — Parks, Recreation & Senior Services, Open Space and the Coal Creek Golf Course. The goal of the Long -Range Plan is to complete a high-level analysis of each of the PROS division's existing facilities, amenities and services, developed parks, and open space properties. This plan will be informed by robust public engagement strategies that capture the community's needs, desires and priorities for each PROS division going forward. Similarly, the Trails Master Plan will include analysis and public input specific to the City's trail system and result in prioritized needs and desires for the on -going planning, development and management of the trail network and related topics. The planning contract is to be primarily facilitated by DTJ who will then oversee a team of five subconsultants with varied expertise. DTJ is a multi -disciplined planning, architecture, landscape architecture and urban design firm whose consulting practice ranges from community planning to amenity design (including golf) to parks and open space. Supporting the DTJ team will be: • ERO Resources — local experts in the environmental, open space and natural resources topics that will direct many aspects of both plans • Ballard*King — specialists in recreation planning and administration • Toole Design Group — offering technical assistance on the trails master plan • RRC Associates — providing community research and a statistically valid survey • Studio 6 — supporting implementation of the public outreach and community engagement essential for successful completion of both plans If approved, the work is expected to take place over the next 14-18 months, with adoption of both plans taking place in the second half of 2026. An expanded narrative on both planning efforts with additional background is available in the attached staff report. CITY COUNCIL COMMUNICATION 4