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H,rj6 <br />Commission <br />Members: <br />Tom Windisch, <br />Chair <br />Nicole Schmid <br />Mathew <br />Rauschendorfer <br />David Strub 4 <br />Ranell Tennyson <br />John Pontrelli <br />Vacancy <br />Inside this <br />issue: <br />Sidewalks 2 <br />Senior 2 <br />Programs <br />Public Works 3 <br />Update <br />Traffic Signals 3 <br />Looking 4 <br />Ahaari <br />Park Dedication Picks Up <br />The City of Hugo saw an <br />increase in housing devel- <br />opment in 2015. The Parks <br />Commission has <br />the role of <br />ensuring that <br />the parks and <br />trails system is <br />strong enough <br />to support the <br />additional Hugo <br />residents. Park <br />dedication, which can be <br />payment of a fee or a land <br />dedication, is required with <br />each housing development. <br />The Commission reviewed <br />the Park Dedication Policy <br />at their February 11, 2015 <br />meeting. In 2010, <br />revisions were made to the <br />Park Dedication Policy <br />which included adding an <br />appeal process, basing land <br />dedication calculations on <br />density, and removal of the <br />requirement for commer- <br />cial and industrial busi- <br />nesses. When the revisions <br />were approved, the City <br />Council requested that the <br />policy be revisited in 2015. <br />The Parks Commission <br />recommended no new <br />changes to the poli- <br />cy and that the fee <br />and policy be <br />reviewed again in <br />two years. This <br />was approved by <br />the City Council at <br />their March 2, 2015 <br />meeting. <br />Using the policy and the <br />parks plan, the Parks Com- <br />mission reviews all park <br />dedication proposals. In <br />2015, proposals were <br />reviewed for DigniCare <br />Continued on page 2 <br />Recreation Program Report <br />The following programs <br />were continued in 2015: <br />• Tot Time/ Family Time <br />• Volleyball & Basketball <br />Open Gym <br />• Teen Movie Matinees <br />• Kidz N Biz <br />• Tour de Hugo <br />• Geocaching Adventure <br />• Movie Nights at Oneka <br />Elementary School <br />• Sledding Parry <br />• Nature Camp <br />• Park Play Days <br />Highlights from the year <br />include that the Nature <br />Camp rapidly grew in par- <br />ticipation and new activi- <br />ties were incorporated in to <br />the daily schedule of crafts, <br />games, and hikes. <br />TechTacToe was brought <br />in for the first time to host <br />Remote Control Lego Cars, <br />and Nasa Rocket Launch <br />Classes for youth. Park <br />Play Days was expanded to <br />start the second weekend <br />in June and extend until <br />mid-August. <br />The City of Hugo continues <br />to partner with Washing- <br />ton County Library System, <br />WBLAS Community Ser- <br />vices and Recreation <br />(including the Senior Cen- <br />ter), the Hugo Business <br />Association, and a variety <br />of local organizations to <br />cross promote programs <br />and events for residents. <br />