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Background Parks Commission Meeting of December 16, 2015 Hugo City Hall, 7:00 pm 7 -nn > 6ro Approve ,Minutes from n -¢^her 1- 2015 Meeting Staff recommends approval of the minutes of the Parks Commission meeting of October 14, 2015. Please see the attached minutes. 7:05 pm 2015 Annual Report Staff will present the 2015 Annual Report of the Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Commission. Please see the attached report. 7:30 prr Goal Setting Staff recommends that the Parks Commission draft goals for 2016 for recommendation to the City Council. The 2015 Goals are attached. 8:10 pm Capital Improvement Planning A draft of the 2016-2021 Capital Improvement Plan has been put together with the assistance of Finance Director, Ron Otkin. It is based on the Special Parks Fund, the projected parks tax levy and the previous CIP set by the Parks Commission. The Parks Commission has been given the authority to make recommendations to the City Council about what the Special Parks Fund shall be used for. The CIP prioritizes improvements that the Parks Commission would like to make. Improvements identified as "unfunded" may be possible if additional funding becomes available through grants, private donations, or park dedication fees. Park dedication continues to increase as residential development increased. The Parks Commission reviews park dedication proposals when a developer requests preliminary plat approval. The land or fee dedication is not received until the developer records the final plat with Washington County. The timeline is set by the developer. In 2015, the Parks Commission reviewed proposals from DigniCare Senior Living and Memory Care of Hugo, Clearwater Cove, and Fable Hill Fourth Addition. The City collected park dedication fees for the first phase of Clearwater Cove, the second addition of Fox Meadows, and the fourth addition of Prairie Village for a total amount of $171,300 this year.