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<br />Page 1 of 2 <br />Parks Commission Minutes <br />June 21, 2021 <br /> <br />Minutes <br />Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Commission <br /> <br />Meeting of June 21, 2023 <br />Hugo City Hall, 7:00 pm <br /> <br />Present: Valerie Boyd, Emily McGinnity, Meredith St. Pierre, Ranell Tennyson, Cathy Moore-Arcand, Mat <br />Rauschendorfer <br /> <br />Staff Present: Shayla Denaway, Parks Planner <br />Debi Close, Parks Secretary <br /> <br /> <br />1. Approval of Minutes from the April 19, 2023 Meeting <br /> <br />St. Pierre made a motion, Moore-Arcand seconded to approve the Parks Commission minutes from the April <br />19, 2023 meeting. <br /> <br />All ayes. <br />Motion approved. <br /> <br /> <br />2. North Star Wetland Bank <br /> <br />Shayla Denaway, Parks Planner, updated that the Hugo City Council approved the WSB proposal to <br />develop the North Star Wetland Bank prospectus at their June 12, 2023 City Council meeting. WSB will <br />continue monitoring and evaluation, prepare the prospectus document and see approval of the <br />Technical Evaluation Panel and Interagency Review Team. Two concept plans for the bank were <br />approved showing options of plugging ditches or filling them in. Cost estimates for construction of the <br />bank range from $568,000 to $755,000. Trail construction is estimated to be $1,700,000. – $2,200,000. <br />Funding discussion includes applying for grants and city funds. The prospectus phase is expected to take <br />3-4 months. <br /> <br />St Pierre requested City Staff to review Federal/State Laws impacting wetland banks that were approved <br />with legislation in June 2023. The new law regarding determination of a wetland <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />