Redevelop play area at Hyland-Bush-Anderson Lakes Park Reserve
Phase 2 development of the Hyland Play area--the Park District's most popular play area. A? Phase 2 will consist of expansion of the current play area to add additional play elements which will increase capacity for the site.
Hyland/Bush/Anderson Lakes Park Reserve - TRPD
Sec. 3. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL$12,641,000$15,140,000
(a) $12,641,000 the first year and $15,140,000 the second year are from the parks and trails fund to be distributed as required under new Minnesota Statutes, section 85.535, subdivision 3, except that of this amount, $40,000 the first year is for a grant to Hennepin County to plant trees along the Victory Memorial Parkway.
(b) The Metropolitan Council shall submit a report on the expenditure and use of money appropriated under this section to the legislature as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 3.195, by March 1 of each year. The report must detail the outcomes in terms of additional use of parks and trails resources, user satisfaction surveys, and other appropriate outcomes.
(c) Grant agreements entered into by the Metropolitan Council and recipients of money appropriated under this section shall ensure that the funds are used to supplement and not substitute for traditional sources of funding.
(d) The implementing agencies receiving appropriations under this section shall give consideration to contracting with the Minnesota Conservation Corps for contract restoration, maintenance, and other activities.
Growth in visits to the play area over time. The 2015 annual report will compare 2010 play area visits (pre-construction) with 2013 play area visits (post-construction) to measure the effect of expanding this play area.
The project is completed and the grant closed out in 2012. This project resulted in an increase on play area visits of 16 percent. Prior to construction, annual play area visits were estimated to be 132,000 (2008). Post-construction (2013) annual play area visits were estimated to be 153,000.