HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021.11.15 RESO 2021-70 Park Dedication Fee Findings of FactRESOLUTION 2021-70
APPROVING FINDINGS OF FACT
FOR INCREASING THE PARK DEDICATION FEE
WHEREAS, the City of Hugo desires to develop a system of parks within the community
to serve the public's health and recreation needs, and;
WHEREAS, the City of Hugo has adopted a Parks, Trails and Open Space Plan that
identifies reasonable needs for parks and recreational facilities based on the demand
placed on the park system by the projected population increase associated with new
residential development in the community, and;
WHEREAS, the Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Commission reviewed the Park
Dedication Fee at their meeting of October 21, 2021 and recommended it be increased to
$3,400 per residential unit.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF HUGO, MINNESOTA, that it should and hereby does support the
increase in the park dedication fee, based on the following findings:
1. Funds collected through park dedication are used only for the acquisition and
development of parks and recreation facilities, or other allowable park system
improvements and placed in the Special Park Fund.
2. The Parks Capital Improvement Plan and Parks, Trails, and Open Space Plan
direct how the Special Park Fund shall be used.
3. Sec. 90-324 PARK DEDICATION authorizes a sliding scale of land to be
dedicated based on density and the use of per unit fee allows park dedication to be
charged based on the fair market value of the unplatted land.
4. The cost of park construction and purchasing park land has increased.
5. Property values in Hugo have increased.
6. There is a nexus between the increased park dedication fee to be collected and the
increased demand on the Hugo parks system created by residential development.
ADOPTED by the City Council this 15' day of Nove er -021
Tom Weidt, Mayor
ATTEST:
Michele Lindau, City Clerk