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Adjacent outdoor spaces will provide addition- al gathering areas including a gas fire pit and picnic shelter. The indoor gathering room will be available to rent for events and offer more capacity than currently available in Hugo. The total budget for the pavilion building is $2.8 million. The park site will include relocating the existing skate park, perimeter and internal lit sidewalks, large open lawn space, and sport activities such as pickleball and tennis courts, and a half -court basketball area. As part of the site improvements, there is $1 million worth of utility and site work, $600,000 in parking lot construction, and $1.5 million for public plazas, sidewalks, and landscaping. The playground equipment and pavilion design continue to be refined. Residents are invited to view the final designs at a community workshop on Wednesday, April 14 at 7:00 pm at City Hall and via Zoom. Residents are welcome to participate in the Zoom meeting from City Hall or their own homes. The meeting ID is 810 9266 6672. For information on how to join the online meet- ing, go to www.ci.hugo.mn.us/participate. PURCHASE AGREEMENT; City Owned Property on Egg Lake The City of Hugo has had an ongoing plan to market the City owned property along Egg Lake for $1.00. In order to be eligible, the de- velopment must meet a list of highly desirable development criteria such as a restaurant user or event center. The Economic Development Authority decided to market the property in a specific way to attract the type of development they feel the City could benefit from. In October 2020, Denny Trooien, of Dennis Properties, presented a downtown Hugo con- cept plan to the EDA in hopes to enter into a purchase agreement with the City. The con- cept plan proposes a mixed use development that would capitalize on the lake shore scen- ery of the property. The plan includes spaces for restaurant and retail users and promotes walkability. The EDA and City Council have approved the purchase agreement and are excited to work with Dennis Properties as they move forward with their concept plan. 2021 Downtown Street Improvement Project The City is undergoing an approximately $3.6 million street improvement project in the downtown area. These streets are well overdo for improvements and will add curb and gutter in addition to drain- age and storm sewer improvements. A trail will also be installed along 147th Street N, making a complete trail connec- tion from Oneka Parkway to Highway 61. Construction is anticipated to start mid - June and will be in coordination with the Lions Park Redevelopment Project. The project consists of the following improvements: • Extension of 147th Street N from Finale Avenue N to Oneka Parkway N • Oneka Parkway turn lane construction • Reconstruction of the existing 147th Street N, Flay Avenue N, Upper 146th Street N, 146th Street N, Finley Avenue N, and Fitzgerald Avenue N. FTojeCt flame Street Reconslmdion Pmjed >sOneka Parkway Turn Lane Construction v +•County Road 8 Srormwaler Reuse Pmj-1 Lions Park Improvement?,.jed DOWNTOWN HUGO PLAN 06.29.2019 AERIAL SITE PLAN KESIDE BUIMINCS I ANO 2 STORY ❑5