Park & Recreation Director Tyler Mitchell presented a completed Master Park Plan, developed with MSA Consulting, which prioritizes immediate, short-term, and long-term improvements such as pickleball courts, restroom upgrades, sidewalk improvements, and trail extensions. Council discussed aligning these priorities with long‑range capital improvement planning and future budgets, and noted the plan’s value in supporting grant applications. While no individual projects have been bid yet, this plan creates a clear pipeline of upcoming parks capital work that will move into design and construction as funding is identified. Vendors in park design, sports courts, trail and sidewalk construction, restroom and shelter buildings, and grant-writing can engage early to help the city phase projects, prepare cost estimates, and package grant‑ready projects for upcoming state and federal funding cycles.

The city expects an adopted master plan will strengthen future grant applications, suggesting immine...