Norman City Council will consider adopting the Norman Parks and Recreation Master Plan at its 6:30 meeting tonight.

If passed, the plan will serve as a blueprint for how the city will proceed with parks and recreation projects, Norman Mayor Cindy Rosenthal stated in an e-mail.

“[The Norman Parks and Recreation Master Plan] establishes a vision and priorities for revitalizing and refurbishing our parks system,” Rosenthal said. “It helps us direct current resources toward those high-priority projects and gives us a sense of the overall needs of the parks system.”

If all elements of the plan are implemented, it will cost between $43.8 million and $73.5 million, according to a draft of the plan.

Halff Associates, an engineering and architecture consulting firm, created the plan at a cost of $98,000. It was formulated to address park and recreation needs until the year 2020, according to the draft.

The plan is a step forward toward enhancing the quality of life for Norman citizens, Councilmember Carol Dillingham stated in an e-mail.

“The kinds of long range plans that we are working on now — parks, stormwater, greenways, trails, pavement management, the Porter [Avenue] corridor — all represent good progress toward organized thinking that will allow us to make data driven fiscal decisions,” Dillingham said.

Included in the plan is a history of Norman parks, reviews of all Norman parks, citizen survey results and recommendations for Norman Parks and Recreation facilities and projects.

A draft of the plan states the pools at Westwood Water Park are nearing the end of their expected life cycles. Replacing them was rated a “very high” priority and would cost between $6 million and $12 million.

Westwood was rated “poor” for its water treatment, recirculation systems, pool structure and pool gutters.

To address this, the plan proposes 13 different options, from renovating the pool to partnerships with local schools or Norman Regional Hospital to help pay building and operational fees.

Other “very high” priority projects include renovating parks, developing trails, building a new recreation center and acquiring land for parks and preserves. If all “very high priority” items were acted upon, it is estimated to cost between $26.5 million and $49.5 million.

Rosenthal said the plan does not adopt a specific funding strategy.