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M ORDINANCE 1998 - 325 AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING CHAPTER 221 OF THE HUGO CITY CODE, AND CREATING A PARKS, RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE COMMISSION FOR THE CITY OF HUGO The City Council of the City of Hugo, Minnesota, does hereby ordain: 221.1 TITLE. This ordinance shall be known as the Hugo Parks, Recreation and Open Space Commission Enabling Ordinance. 221.2 PURPOSE AND INTENT. The City of Hugo recognizes the importance of adequate, useful and attractive parks and open areas to promote public health and fitness, provide for leisure activities, maintain property values and sustain a high quality of life in the community. Both a Master Park Plan and a Park Development Fund have been created for the City to provide for park development. In order to assist the City Council in setting park development and open space preservation policies, establish design and operating standards for the City's park system, efficiently allocate resources, and implement the City's Master Park Plan, a Parks, Recreation and Open Space Commission is hereby established for the City of Hugo. 221.3 AUTHORITY. This ordinance is adopted pursuant to the authority granted to the City of Hugo by law, including, but not limited to, Minnesota Statutes 412.221 and 412.491. 221.4 DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. The City of Hugo Parks, Recreation and Open Space Commission shall provide the City Council recommendations and advice for the development, maintenance and operation of parks, recreation and open space programs in the City of Hugo. The commission shall have the following duties: Subd. A. Periodically review and make recommendations to the City Council on necessary, prudent, or desirable changes to the City's Master Park Plan and Parks, Recreation and Open Space policies. Subd. B. Monitor, and annually report to the City Council, the City's success in implementing its Master Park Plan, and the City's contribution toward meeting the community's parks, recreation, and leisure needs. Subd. C. Prepare, and annually update for City Council approval, a five-year capital improvement plan for the development of the City's parks and recreation system. Subd. D. Annually prepare and recommend to the City Council a parks and recreation capital improvement budget for the following year. Subd. E. Prepare for City Council approval, standards for park development to assure the public's safety, provide for adequate service, create a unified and identifiable design for Hugo's parks, and promote their efficient maintenance and operation. Subd. F. Recommend to the City Council necessary, prudent, and desirable rules and regulations for park use to insure the public's safety, enhance system use, discourage vandalism, maintain cost-effective operations, and to resolve conflicts in park use. Subd. G. Coordinate the development and operation of recreation programs with governmental agencies, civic groups, and other organizations promoting or assisting recreation activities in the community.