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Appropriate community groups, homeowners, cities, school district, etc., are contacted and input is solicited from the public. Presentations are made and written approvals obtained whenever possible. If necessary, the preliminary plan is again presented to the Board at a public m,eting and based 011 citizen input and general policy considerations, whatever changes the board deems necessary arl' directed. 6. Once the preliminary plan is publicly approved, staff and/or the contracted architect or engineer proceeds with fmal drawings. 7. The proposed finaI plan is then presented at a public Board meeting which constitutes the fmaJi hearing. If the plan is approved and adopted, Board then directs staff to begin with the bidding processes which will lead to the commencement of construction. During the entire planning process, Board and staff are mindful of the District's planning documents, factual data, sound design criteria, public input and other agency approval, and of the budget parameters of the project. Project Highlights The following are brief descriptions of successful multiple use projects that have been completed over the past 20 years with the joint efforts of the South Suburban Park and Recreation District, the local municipality and the Urban Drainage and Flood Control District, 4. s, South Plane Park. This park was a pioneering effon by the City of Littleton to achieve a nonstructural solution for flood control in accordance with the 1974 Water Resource Development Act. City officials, using bond funds matched by state and federal grants, acquired 630 acres of the South Platte River floodplain to be preserved for open space and habitat as an alternative to channelization by the Corps of Engineers. In pannership with the Corps, the South Suburban Park and Recreation District and the Colorado Water Conservation Board, the citizens of Littleton overcame numerous obstacles to preserve a significant and diverse lowland riparian ecosystem, South Suburban manages the park and provides an extensive environmental education program at the Theo L. Carson Nature Center. The Marv Caner Greenwav was named in memory of the Chair and driving force behind the South Suburban Foundation, a non-profit corporation established for improving open space and recreation amenities for South Suburban residents, The greenway is an g mile multi-use trail and whitewater boating corridor along the South Platte . . .