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CITY OF HUGO PARKS COMMISSION MEMO TO: City of Hugo Parks, Recreation and Open Space Commission FROM: Shayla Denaway, Parks Planner SUBJECT: Future Park on Sunset Lake DATE: October 11, 2019 for the Parks Commission meeting of October 16, 2019 1. INTRODUCTION: The City of Hugo has three undeveloped parcels of park land on Sunset Lake. The Parks Commission has started conceptually planning two of the parcels located on the south- west side of Sunset Lake of approximately 2 acres. 2. BACKGROUND: At the meeting of October 18, 2018, the Parks Commission approved a park dedication proposal for The Preserve on Sunset Lake. The proposal included dedication of .93 acres of land on Sunset Lake adjacent to the .7 acre city -owned parcel. At the time of the development approvals, there was neighborhood interest in those parcels being developed into a park. Both the Parks Commission and the City Council included planning the future park in their 2019 goals. At the meeting of April 17, 2019 the Parks Commission approved a timeline and planning proposal from WSB and Associates. The project plan including evaluating the site and drafting concept plans to identify what could reasonably be constructed at the park given the site constraints. The site was evaluated. At the meeting of August 21, 2019, Candace Amberg and Jordan Gedrose from WSB presented two concepts for a park at Sunset Lake. The Commission made minor changes and agreed to host a neighborhood meeting to gather input on the concepts. The concepts included: a 9-10 stall parking lot, vegetative buffers, drop off and storage areas for canoes/kayak, fishing piers, trails, turf, a future picnic shelter, portable restroom location, and spots to fish along the shoreline. A notification letter was sent to 118 nearby property owners. The two concepts were presented for public review at the meeting of September 18, 2019. -I- Future Park on Sunset Lake October 16, 2019