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138PARKS , TRAILS AND OPEN SPACE2040 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE DRAFT Dec14-17 for review only DRAFT Dec14-17 for review only Parkland Using the standards identified in the 2008 plan and benchmarking metrics from the National Parks and Recreation Association (NPRA), shows that Hugo provides a significant amount of parkland, but that the location of parkland does not necessarily serve residents in future buildout of the City� City Parks According to NRPA standards, there should be one neighborhood park per 5,000 people within ½ - ¼ mile of their home, and one community park per 15,000 people within 2 miles of the residents� Hugo today provides more parks per capita than the minimum recommended number of parks for the total population of Hugo, however, the parks are not necessarily located within the recommended service areas� Hugo would need a total of 3�3 neighborhood parks and 1�1 community parks to serve a population of 16,900 (2020 population)� If the population grows to 29,000 by 2040, the City will need a total of 5�8 neighborhood parks and 1�9 community parks to meet the minimum NRPA standards for the entire community� The City currently provides and manages 18 parks (13 neighborhood parks and 5 community parks), not including open space and regional parks� While the overall acreage of parkland, exceeds the standards set by the NRPA, not all neighborhoods have neighborhood or community parks within the recommended service areas� As population increases in each neighborhood, the City should acquire parkland in those neighborhoods to serve populations within each neighborhood� The 2030 Comprehensive Plan identified locational criteria and facility needs for Community Parks� Since 2008, the City has acquired land in locations that meet the locational criteria identified in the 2030 Comprehensive Plan. A community park at Hanifl Fields with a multi- purpose sports complex was constructed in 2011, the master planning process for Lions Park in downtown has been completed, and the City recently acquired land in Eastern Hugo for Irish Avenue Park� The location of these parks meets the service area needs for the eastern and southern parts of the City� However, the community is still lacking a community park in the northwest corner of the City� Therefore, Map xx – Neighborhood Service Areas, shows a Community Park Search Area in the northwest corner of the City� It is the City’s policy that each neighborhood should have parks that serve residents to this standard and that neighborhood and community parks may meet the service area need of the population� Table 6�5 – Parks Servicing Neighborhood Service Areas shows the minimum number of parks needed to serve the population in each neighborhood� As noted previously, the NRPA is moving away from the minimum standards of service, as findings indicate that each City has unique needs� Therefore, if more parkland than the minimum standards is required to serve the population in each neighborhood, the City may acquire land that to meet this need�