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CITY OF ROSLYN National Historic District and Preserve America Community 2 poles (tree climbing event for annuai log showj Irrigation (serves only a portion of the park) 7-8 trash cans Section 3: Public Involvement The City of Roslyn has a diverse community with ample community input to developing this recreation plan. Public involvement is key component of the planning efforts to balance recreational opportunities that promote quality of life for local residents and promote economic development through increased recreational tourism in our area . Efforts include decades of work by elected and appointed representatives of the City, local volunteers, non-profit partners, local businesses, and institutions of higher learning. 2009, 2010, 2011, & 2014 : Roslyn Downt own As sociation in partnership with the University of W ash i ngton, Depa rtm ent of A rch it ectu re, Design St udio -Storefront Studio Program The Ro slyn Dow ntown Association has held a series of community workshops in partnership with the Univer~lty of Washington's Department of Architectu re to develop conceptual designs and plans for parks, open -space, .and trails. The goa l o f the design proposals were to link and enha nce parks and open-spa ces t o. form a "green heart of Ro slyn", Sto refront Studio is a prog ram lead by Jim Nicholls from the University 0f Washington, Dept. of Archi t ecture to engage students to w ork with small local co mm unities to enact commun ity Involvement an d promote pos i tive change . It provides an opportu nity 'fo r students t o gain experience and he lps communities wit h limited resources through visioning and conceptual c!es ign processes , In cluded in t hese wo r kshops were designs for capital projects for parks, t railhea ds, and non -motorized li n kages through ' downtown to parks and open-spaces. HOW WE GOT HERE: DEVelOPING THE NEW TRAIL PLAN The trail plan for the Roslyn Urban Forest w as developed in accordance with the la nd St ewardship Plan (LSP}. The ma.in goals of that Plan are to protect arid enha·nce wildlife habitat and to provid e a quality non- motorized recreational experience that minimizes impacts to wildlife and wildlife habitat. (lSP, page 6). The ne w trail plan makes use of both loca l and profeSSiona l exp ertise . pu b lic inpllt was essent ia l to the proces s. The new t rail plan incorporates info rmatio n received at r eg ular bi-monthly Citize ns Advisory Comm ittee for the Ro slyn Urban Fore st (CAC RUF) meetjngs an d at t he following events : November 16, 2010 : Regional Assessment and Stakeholder Workshop The CAe RU F partnered with The W il de rn ess Society in r eac hing o ut to the commun ity and potential regi o na l sta keholders to discuss and gather informatio n to sha pe t he Rosl yn Urba n Fore st (R UE) Trail and Retreation Plan, identify opport unities to connect the RUF w it h regiona l trail and conse rva tio n co rri do rs, identify collaborative opportunities to fund collective ideas, and foster the conversation about an upper county regional recreational plan. May 17, 2011: Community Vision Workshop 9