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JOINT COUNCIL MEETING JULY 29, 1998 <br /> communities participate and the counties too,the Burlington Northern(BN)track bed _ <br /> could become part of the trail system. The BN,whether it has rails or not is still a part of <br /> a designated regional corridor. The east link to Highway 61 and the BN provides a link to <br /> the regional facility. But Metropolitan Council would have to make the regional corridor <br /> a part of the regional system. <br /> Karen Cunningham referred to the small map that showed the ponds in Lino Lakes. She <br /> asked where Clearwater Creek runs now. Mr. Powell explained. Mr. Willenbring said that <br /> this map may be misleading and referred to a berm between the ditch and the pond. <br /> Mr. Wessel asked that the discussion continue with each municipality explaining their <br /> comprehensive plan pertaining to land use and transportation issues in this particular <br /> region. <br /> Mr. Museus explained that the revision of the Hugo comprehensive plan began some time <br /> ago prior to the Legislature mandating the revision. The plan was submitted to the <br /> Metropolitan Council last year and they did approve it subject to the City doing more <br /> work in two (2) areas; the transportation plan and the housing plan. At this time the <br /> Planning Commission is preparing a zoning map which he said would look similar to the <br /> plan he displayed. Currently the master plan has an area from about 160th Street south to <br /> about 120th Street and from Elmcrest Avenue to Goodhue Avenue developing in an <br /> urban pattern. The balance of the community residential pattern will be maintained in a <br /> rural environment with some exceptions. Basically,the area south of County Road 8A <br /> will be developing as rural residential which is, for the most part, what is happening now. <br /> There will be large lots. The area north of the current urban developing area to 180th <br /> Street will be maintained as an urban reserve and eventually it will be filled with urban <br /> development. A large portion of the city to the northeast will remain agricultural. <br /> Mr. Museus continued by pointing out the industrial area that will be developing along <br /> Highway 61,the commercial development closer to the Lino Lakes boundary and denser <br /> development following the current pattern, lower density residential in the rest of the <br /> area. In addition, industrial development is under discussion next to the Lino Lakes <br /> border which would be consistent with what is happening in Lino Lakes now. The benefit <br /> of placing industrial in this area is that the two (2) cities could share Elmcrest Avenue. <br /> This plan would include extending County Road 4 to Elmcrest so that traffic would move <br /> from Hugo to Elmcrest Avenue and then north to County Road 8A(Main Street) and <br /> ultimately the I-35E interchange. <br /> Mr. Museus said that one of the issues to be addressed is commuter rail transportation. <br /> There is a very good chance that commuter rail transportation will happen. Washington <br /> County, at a meeting last week, said that this will probably happen in the next five (5)to <br /> 10 years. If this does happen, the current Burlington Northern railbed would be utilized. <br /> Washington County has already asked Hugo to limit its connections on the west to <br /> Highway 61 to no more than one every mile which will force Hugo to find alternate <br /> routes out of the industrial area. <br /> PAGE 6 <br />