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CITY OF HUGO PARKS COMMISSION REPORT TO: Bryan Bear, City Administrator FROM: Shayla Denaway, Parks Planner SUBJECT: MN DNR Outdoor Recreation Grant Application DATE: February 1, 2024 for the City Council meeting of February 5, 2024 1: INTRODUCTION: Staff is recommending approval of a resolution in support of application to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Outdoor Recreation Grant Program. Grant funding would be used to construct park amenities at Bernin Park adjacent to Oneka Lake. 2: PROJECT BACKGROUND: The City of Hugo received a MN DNR Outdoor Recreation Grant to purchase property located at 6540 Greene Avenue North from Bruce and Ginny Bernin in 2002. The property continued to be leased back to the Bernins for their use until September 2022. In November 2022, the Bernin Estate sold to the City of Hugo an additional .52 acre lot located at 15230 Greene Avenue North. In 2023, the park was master planned with the intention of constructing passive park amenities and making the property available for public use. A neighborhood meeting was held on June 27, 2023. Minimal changes to the draft plan were requested by the residents and there was support from the Bernin family. The master plan was approved by the Council on August 21, 2023. The master plan includes construction of a parking lot off Greene Avenue North, a combination of paved and gravel trails, signs, benches, and a fishing pier. Trails would connect to Oneka Lake Park (an active park) and trails in the Shores of Oneka Lake. Access to and views of Oneka Lake will be provided to residents. WSB was authorized at the August 21, 2023 City Council meeting to draft construction plans for the park. The plans are currently being drafted and are anticipated to be complete in the next month.