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From:steve.andress@yahoo.com <br />To:Shayla Denaway <br />Subject:Re: Lions Park Committees <br />Date:Thursday, October 15, 2020 5:28:51 PM <br />Caution: This email originated outside our organization; please use caution. <br />On Thursday, October 15, 2020, 04:02:12 PM CDT, Shayla Denaway <sdenaway@ci.hugo.mn.us> <br />wrote: <br />Hello Steve, <br />It was good to talk with you! As you know, we are looking for volunteers to help design the new <br />playground and pavilion in Lions Park. The Council will be appointing stakeholders at their meeting on <br />Monday. If you are still interested, I just need responses to the following questions: <br />Tell us a bit about yourself- how long have you lived in Hugo? How else have you been involved in the <br />community? Built our home in Hugo in 1999 and raised 2 adult kids here in Beaver Ponds. We were the <br />4th house in the development. The developer showed us plat drawings which showed "Parkland" and <br />when we asked about it, we were told the City would build a part there. After waiting for someone to do <br />something, I lead a small design team of Beaver Ponds residents who also wanted a playground for their <br />families. Referenced catalogs given to me by Parks Commissioner, held discussions at our house, <br />forwarded design desire to equipment company who created the 3D rendering. This was brought to <br />Parks commission and ultimately to City Council. Plans were approved, equipment purchased, free labor <br />was secured and we produced the playground that has been in Beaver Ponds park almost 20 years. <br />I have been known to attend City Council meetings when I can, and past years volunteered and <br />interviewed for Planning Commission. <br />Are you interested in helping to design the playground or the pavilion? Playground <br />How frequently do you use Hugo parks and for what activities? Daily when kids were young with <br />playground equipment, attending soccer games and practices while coaching WBL youth football. Now <br />when we take the dog for a walk. <br />What do you plan to contribute to the design of the park? Big picture mindset, able to work within budget <br />and maximize efficiency. Very interested in new designs, materials and processes used with playground <br />equipment. <br />Do you have any special interests or applicable skills/qualifications that you would like the Council to <br />know about? Qualified technical engineer, good using hands and understand how things fit and work <br />together. People manager for last 16 years knowing how people think and how they like/need to be <br />motivated. <br />Thanks! Feel free to give me a call with any questions at 651-762-6342. <br />Steve Andress- playground