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Hugo City Council Meeting Minutes for March 7, 2016 <br />Page 9 of 11 <br />The Council agreed that pedestrian crossings needed to be well marked. Suggestions were <br />installing pedestrian crosswalk signs, warning lights, and speed indicator signs. They recognized <br />it was a collector road, and traffic needs to move along safely. It was suggested a reminder <br />needed to be made to everyone to drive slower in all neighborhoods. They were not in favor of <br />parking on the street; no parking will allow more visibility. They supported a 28 foot -wide road <br />and needed to look at safety measures during its design. It was also said that the school district <br />needed to work on their stopping points. <br />Klein made motion, Petryk seconded, to approve RESOLUTION 2016-7 ORDERING <br />IMPROVEMENT AND ORDERING THE PREPARATION OF PLANS AND <br />SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE 147th STREET AND ONEKA LAKE BOULEVARD STREET <br />IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. <br />Ayes: Petryk, Haas, Miron, Klein, Weidt. <br />Nays: None <br />Motion carried. <br />Staff will provide a progress report on speed enforcement issues at the next Council meeting. <br />Mayor Weidt called for a short recess, and the meeting reconvened at 9:32 p.m. <br />A public hearing was scheduled as of the City's MS4 permit. <br />Weidt made motion, Miron seconded, to table the public hearing until the next City Council <br />meeting on March 21, 2016 due to the lack of time. <br />Discussion on Withrow School <br />Council Member Haas added this to the agenda to inform the community that a benefit will be <br />held to support the Withrow School. This event will be held at Sal's Grill from 8-11 on <br />Saturday, March 12, 2016. Haas talked about the concerns within the community regarding the <br />future use of the school building. <br />q ,.. <br />City Administrator Bryan Bear talked about the resolution the Council recently passed which <br />included the City's concern about the future use of the property. He explained property is zoned <br />agricultural and agricultural uses are allowed as well as other low impact uses with a Conditional <br />Use Permit, which would require a public hearing at the Planning Commission. He stated that <br />anyone could ask for a zoning change, but there is a process for rezoning that includes a public <br />hearing as well. Bear stated that staff would be happy to talk to residents regarding it. <br />Council asked staff to reach out to residents who had emailed their concerns and provide them <br />the information on potential uses of the property. <br />Miron suggested that council attend the Pancake Breakfast, which would allow residents an <br />