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Hugo City Council Meeting Minutes for May 19, 2014 Page 3 of 5 of agricultural land. The City Council reviewed and approved the preliminary plat for Fox Meadows at its March 3, 2014 meeting, which included 57 single family residential lots. There are no changes to the lots from the preliminary plat. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved RESOLUTION 2014-14 APPROVING A FINAL PLAT AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR MERIDIAN LAND HOLDINGS, LLC FOR "FOX MEADOWS IST ADDITION" LOCATED EAST OF HIGHWAY 61 AND NORTH OF 125TH STREET. Approve Return of Firefighter Carrie Nyblom from Leave of Absence At its November 4, 2013 meeting, the Council approve a leave of absence for Firefighter Carrie Nyblom for medical reasons. Carrie has received authorization to return to her duties as a firefighter on June 3, 2014. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the return of Carrie Nyblom to the Fire Department effective June 3, 2014. Approve Wetland Replacement Plan for Fox Meadows The Fox Meadows proposed development project includes a proposal to fill 4,550 square feet (0.1044 Acres) of Type 1 seasonally flooded farmed wetland associated with the construction of a single family development. The applicant is proposing to purchase wetland bank credits at a 2:1 mitigation ratio in -advance of the proposed wetland impacts. The wetland delineation was approved by City staff on January 29, 2014. The wetland replacement plan application was deemed complete on April 11th and public noticed on April 14-, with a May 14, 2014 deadline to receive comments. One comment was received from the Washington Conservation District. The applicant's response to the public comment received was compared to the proposed plans/application and found satisfactory by City staff in fulfilling the replacement standards under MN Rules 8420. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the wetland replacement plan for Fox Meadows. Update on Joint City Council, Planning Commission, and EDA Meeting on May 8, 2014 On Thursday, May 8, 2014 at 7 p.m., the Council attended a joint meeting with the Planning Commission and the EDA at the Rice Lake Centre to discuss the Downtown Development Guidelines and Market Study completed by Maxfield Research. Bryan Bear provided a recap to Council. Discussed was the design guidelines and market study completed several years ago that focused on the area along TH61 and whether commercial development in that downtown area was still feasible. An update of that study was recently conducted, and the findings were presented at the meeting. Those findings concluded that there is a potential market for limited multifamily housing, small business retailers, restaurants, office users who service local households, and a limited -service hotel. The group agreed that the Downtown Design Guidelines was still a viable document for development, and they should be used as guidelines with exceptions to those to be expected. The Council also agreed that joint meetings with other commissions should be held on a regular basis to ensure they are all heading in the same direction.