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E. Relevant policies from the Comprehensive Plan: <br /> The proposed new Parks and Recreation Element of the Comprehensive Plan contains <br /> changes to the text of the Comprehensive Plan and policies found in it. <br /> Text amendments to Policies are guided by Section I. of the Introduction to the <br /> Comprehensive Plan as follows: <br /> 1. Have Circumstances related to the subject polices changed sufficiently since the <br /> adoption of the plan to justify a change to the subject policy? If so, the circumstances <br /> that have changed should be described in detail to support the posed amendment to the <br /> policy. <br /> Response: The noted changes came after review by the Parks Commission of the existing <br /> Comprehensive Plan Parks and Recreation Element indicated circumstances have <br /> changed sufficiently in the eyes of the Commission and Parks staff, to warrant the <br /> proposed changes. <br /> 2. Are assumptions upon which the policy is based erroneous, or is new information <br /> available that was not considered at the time the plan was adopted, that justify a change <br /> to the policy? If so, the erroneous assumptions or new information should be described <br /> in detail to support the proposed policy amendment. <br /> Response: Changing priorities, including recognition of the importance a park system <br /> has to the life of the community, have prompted the changes found in the revised Parks <br /> and Recreation Element. <br /> 3. Does the proposed change in policy promote a more desirable growth pattern for the <br /> community as a whole? The manner in which the proposed policy change promotes a <br /> more desirable growth pattern should be described in detail. <br /> Response: "Growth pattern"is taken here to refer to changes in the ways the public <br /> interacts with its park system over time, and standards used to evaluate the recreational <br /> and cultural attributes the system offers to the public. While the core changes proposed <br /> in the revised Parks and Recreation Element are not substantially different from the <br /> existing Element, there is a demonstrated desire to be clearer about what is important, and <br /> how services and performance of the Parks Department will be monitored and guided <br /> toward a more positive outcome. <br /> 2 <br />