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Thank you Roger! Roger Clarke resigned from the Parks Commis- sion in November after serving as Chair for the last 2 years. Clarke has been on the Commission off and on since its begin- ning. We appreciate his ongoing leadership and volunteerism. We thank him for his service. Community Engagement The Commission values its responsiveness to res- ident requests and com- plaints as evident in two items of discussion in 2022. A neighbor voiced com- plaints that off-leash dogs were accessing their property from Irish Ave- nue Park. The Commis- sion addressed the com- plaint with signage, fenc- ing, and landscaping buff- ers. A resident requested that Val Jean park be graded to allow their neighbor- hood to put up an ice rink in the park. The Parks Commission approved the request. However, the resident moved and the neighborhood did not wish to continue the rink. The park was not graded. McCollar Park, Location of Responsible Irrigating Irrigation Controller Grant At the meeting of March, 2022, the Council approved an application for the Metro- politan Council Water Efficiency Grant Program. Grant funds would save an esti- mated 2,373,360 gallons of water through the installation of irrigation controllers and water sensors at six city parks and the Hugo Fire Hall. Each location was proposed to cost $7,638.42 by Peterson Companies for a city-wide cost of $53,468.94. Staff was notified in May that the City was awarded $36,000 from the Metropolitan Council. The remaining cost to the city of approximately $18,000 exceeds the required match. At the meeting of June 15, 2022, the Parks Commission authorized funding from the Special Park Fund for the project, however, funding from the Water Fund was used instead. The Council approved the proposal from Peterson Companies at their meeting of June 20, 2022. All of the new parks in Hugo use storm water for irrigation– Arcand, Cove, and Lions Volunteer Park. A re-use project was completed at Beaver Ponds Parks 2017. WaterSense certified controllers were installed at Diamond Point, Arbre, Oak Shore, McCollar, Val Jean, Heritage and Aspire Parks. All irrigation in the Hugo parks system is now monitored and controlled through the Baseline system which allows for reduced water use and responsible maintenance of the turf, plantings, and ball fields. Lions Volunteer Park