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Hugo City Council Meeting Minutes for April 21, 2014 Page 4 of 60 Approve Letters to Metropolitan Council on Thrive MSP 2040 Thrive MSP 2040 is the Met Council's long-range plan for the seven county metro region. It serves as the foundation of the Met Council's system plans and policies as the City moves towards the upcoming 2040 Comprehensive Plan. During this process, the Met Council develops a comprehensive development guide as well as preliminary forecasts for population, household and employment. The Met Council released the draft comprehensive development guide and preliminary forecasts for public comments in late February, and requested comments from communities by April 28, 2014. The Met Council is expected to adopt both in May. Haas removed this from the consent agenda to point out the discovery in a statement in the water supply section of the plan that states the MN State Legislature authorized the Metropolitan Council to take on planning and management of the regional water supply issues. The State Statute does not authorize the Metropolitan Council to take on management of the regional water supply, but simply carry out planning activities. He suggested a grammatical change in the letter and a change that there "needs" to be a revision, not "may need" to be a revision in the water supply section of the plan. Petryk talked about the need to make sure the Met council is aware that Hugo is a developing area. Haas made motion, Bronk seconded, to approve the letters to the Metropolitan Council on Thrive MSP 2040 with the changes as discussed. All Ayes. Motion carried. Haas made motion, Bronk seconded, to direct staff to draft a letter to share this discovery with Metro Cities, Washington County, our State Legislators, and Metropolitan Council representatives. All Ayes. Motion carried. Update on Bald Eagle Lake Outlet Structure At its March 17, 2014 meeting, the Council discussed the Bald Eagle Lake outlet structure under 129th Street North, at the north end of the lake. Funding is still being sought to replace the structure but it is currently in need of minor repairs. The Council voted to approve up to $20,000 be spent for emergency repair of the dam. Staff sent letters to White Bear Township, City of Lino Lakes, City of Centerville, Rice Creek Watershed District, and the Bald Eagle Lake Association asking for assistance in performing the short-term maintenance activities on the structure. City Administrator Bryan Bear explained the City has an outstanding request for the dam safety fund. This is money that becomes available through bonding and is allocated by the State Legislature, which is still in session and should be finalized in the next two weeks. The dam is on the DNR's list of projects to fund; it's a matter of how much money will be available. The letter written to the other agencies requested assistance to help with the maintenance of the dam.