Skyview Ridge is a new residential subdivision located on State School Lands west of Castle Rock Middle School in the Heights.  It is bordered on the north by Wicks Lane, on the east by Governors Boulevard, on the south by Kootenai and Constitution Avenues and on the west by the Alkali Creek bluffs.  The Department of Natural Resources and Conservation is responsible for the day-to-day management of Trust Lands and has developed an overall park master plan for this subdivision (see Attachment A).  There is a total of 50 acres of parkland dedicated to the City.  The Park Master Plan will be implemented through a Special Improvement District (SID) by Billings Parks, Recreation and Public Lands (PRPL) when the subdivision reaches 51% build out.  A Park Maintenance District (PMD) will also be created to fund ongoing maintenance of the parkland.

The Park Master Plan was presented to the Parks, Recreation and Cemetery Board on April 8, 2009, and the Board was unanimous in favor of recommending approval of the plan to the City Council.   The plan was presented to the Council at an Aug. 17, 2009, work session.

The Council may:
 

• Approve and adopt the Skyview Ridge Park Master Plan as a guiding document for the future development of parkland in the Skyview Ridge Subdivision; or
   
• Do approve and adopt the Skyview Ridge Park Master Plan

There will be no financial impact to the City

Staff and the Parks, Recreation and Cenetery Board recommends that City Council approve and adopt the Skyview Ridge Park Master Plan as the governing plan for development of the parkland in the Skyview Ridge Subdivision as outlined in the attached resolution (Attachment A).