HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025 - RESO 55 - Parks and Rec PathwayCITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO
RESOLUTION NO. 55
SERIES OF 2025
TITLE: A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE WHEAT RIDGE PARKS &
RECREATION PATHWAY AS THE PARKS & RECREATION
DEPARTMENT’S 10-YEAR MASTER PLAN
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted the Wheat Ridge Parks & Recreation Master
Plan in 2015; and
WHEREAS, the National Recreation and Park Association’s Commission for
Accreditation of Park and Recreation Agencies (CAPRA) recommends that parks and
recreation agencies update their department master plans every ten years; and
WHEREAS, the Wheat Ridge Parks & Recreation Department has been CAPRA
accredited since 2016; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to amend the Wheat Ridge Parks & Recreation
Master Plan to provide guidance and direction for the next 10 years; and
WHEREAS, the City Council directed staff and its consultants to prepare a new
master plan; and
WHEREAS, City staff and the consultant team undertook extensive study and extensive public engagement, hosting a variety of public engagement opportunities,
distributing information, and providing online opportunities for input with respect to the
creation of the Parks & Recreation Pathway; and
WHEREAS, such study and engagement have now been completed and a
proposed new Parks & Recreation Department 10-year master plan, called the Wheat Ridge Parks & Recreation Pathway, has now been prepared.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF CITY OF WHEAT
RIDGE, COLORADO THAT:
Section 1. The City Council hereby adopts the Wheat Ridge Parks & Recreation
Pathway.
Section 2. The Wheat Ridge Parks & Recreation Pathway shall supersede the
2015 Parks & Recreation Master Plan and be the department’s 10-year guiding document.
Section 3. The resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
DONE AND RESOLVED this 27th day of October 2025
ATTEST:
Margy Greer, Sr. Deputy City Clerk
Bud Starker, Mayor