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STAFF REPORT DATE: 02/06/2024 Regular TO: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM: Lake Elmo Dog Park Name FROM: Adam Swanepoel, Assistant Public Works Director REVIEWED BY: Marty Powers, Public Works Director BACKGROUND: Staff has started doing work on the new city dog park located at 4259 Jamaca Ave. With the intent of the dog park in 2024, staff has offered up the opportunity for community members to present ideas for the name of the park. Two different opportunities were open for the community to offer suggestions. The Light up Lake Elmo event held on December 1st brought in about 40 name suggestions. In addition to the event a survey was posted on city’s web page and Fresh newsletter. An additional 20 suggestions were made by those viewers. ISSUE BEFORE COUNCIL: What name would City Council like to select for the Dog Park? PROPOSAL DETAILS/ANALYSIS: Staff has put together the list of the names that were suggested by the community, all duplicate names were only listed once. Council should review the park naming policy that was created in 2019 for the purposes of naming city parks. The list of names were presented to the Parks Commission at its January 17th meeting. Staff recommended the following names for discussion: Bones Throw, Lucky Paws, Lake Elmo Pup Park, Paws Park, and Sunfish Meadow. Commissioners reviewed the names and suggested the following names to be considered by City Council: Lake Elmo Dog Park Lake Elmo Pup Park Tri Lake Dog Park Lake Jane Dog Park Lake Elmo Lucky Paws Park FISCAL IMPACT: Financial cost of naming the park is minimal at this time. Staff will be purchasing a sign at a future date for the park which will include the name selected. RECOMMENDATION: Staffs opinion is that no one name stood out more than others. “Motion to approve ____________ as the formal name for the dog park located at 4259 Jamaca Ave. through resolution 2024-020.”