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Hugo City Council Meeting Minutes for October 5, 2020 Page 7 of 9 Lions Park Design Development Consultant Contracts Parks Planner Shayla Denaway shared three proposals from different consultants for the design of Lions Park. She shared a picture of the master plan and provided background on the meetings held regarding the development of the park. Most recently, the Council approved the apartment project adjacent to Lions Park and the 2021 street improvement feasibility study, which all related to the park. The first proposal was from WSB for the pavilion and playground areas at a cost of $57,000. The Parks Commission reviewed and recommended approval of this proposal at their August 18, 2020, meeting. The proposal included working with two different state holder committees. The second proposal was $83,300 from WSB to design the parking lot, stormwater, trails and sidewalks, community sports pad and to relocate the skate park. The Parks Commission had reviewed this at their September 16, 2020 meeting and recommended approval. The third consultant proposal was for the pavilion architect. Three proposals were received, and the interview panel recommended HCM Architects who had the most experience with similar projects and had worked with WSB before. Their proposal was for $20,900. She noted that none of the proposals included construction documents or construction administration. The proposals would take the design to the 50% stage and provide more reliable costs. She provided next steps that included a meeting with the Lions Club and a community workshop for the design of the park. Stakeholder group members would be on their October 19, 2020 meeting for approval. The design process would start at the end of October. Designs would go to the Parks Commission in January 2021 and Council in February 2021. The Council could then authorize the preparation of the construction documents and allow for bid, bonding, and construction in the summer of 2021. Weidt made motion, Klein seconded, to approve the hiring of WSB and HCM Architects. Roll call vote – all ayes. Motion carried. Approve Resolution Reducing the Speed Limit on Goodview Avenue North In May 2019, Minnesota State Legislature passed a bill granting cities the authority to set speed limits under their jurisdiction. This statute went into effect August 1, 2019. City Engineer Mark Erichson provided Council background information on the speed limit rules and what next steps they would need to follow to implement a speed change on Goodview Avenue South of Egg Lake Road. Goodview Avenue (south of County Road 8) was currently posted as a 50 MPH roadway. Improvements completed along the roadway with the 2020 Goodview Avenue Street Improvement project included widening the road from a 24-foot width to a 26-foot width. To accommodate MnDOT’s policy for a State Aid roadway with a design speed of 50 MPH or higher, the wider roadway allowed for two 11-foot driving lanes and two 2-foot paved shoulders. Erichson said if the City was in favor of reducing speed limit on Goodview Avenue to 40 MPH (consistent with Goodview Avenue north of County Road 8), the driving lane could be reduced to 10 feet, allowing an additional foot of paved shoulder on both sides of the roadway. The wider shoulder would provide a safer route for pedestrians and bicyclists, which was a large