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Hugo City Council Meeting Minutes for January 7, 2013 Page 9 of 12 Council Member Petryk questioned the $250 fee charged to the applicant each time he renewed the IUP, and Council Member Klein agreed with Petryk that it is burdensome. She also questioned whether work was permitted to be conducted outdoors and how the road was maintained. Planner Rachel Juba responded that, though the permit does not specifically state that work cannot be done outside the building, it is implied in the permit that it be done indoors. She also stated that she is unclear on how the road is maintained. Mayor Weidt opened the public hearing. Art Luedeke, father of Terry, spoke about Terry's commitment to comply with the IUP. Mike Rokala, 17657 Henna Avenue North, said the business impacted him, and it belonged in an industrial park. He stated that there have been semi trucks on the property, and Mike said another neighbor had complained to him on the lack of road maintenance. Applicant Terry Luedeke acknowledged that he had a semi truck dump gravel on his property that will be used on the road. Terry offered to show the Council the logbook he used to keep track of his business. John Lutz, 8050 157th Street North, said that Terry works on his equipment, and Terry has told him at times to not bring a vehicle to him because he needed to stay in compliance. There were no other comments, and Mayor Weidt closed the public hearing. The Council discussed Terry Luedeke's reasonable effort to maintain a good neighbor relationship, and they discussed the fee required each time the permit was renewed. Petryk made motion, Klein seconded, to approve RESOLUTION 2013-2 APPROVING A RENEWAL OF AN INTERIM USE PERMIT TO ALLOW FOR THE OPERATION OF A HOME OCCUPATION AS AN ACCESSORY USE, ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 17627 HENNA AVENUE NORTH, with a revision to extend the IUP for two years subject to a one year review by staff, with the fee waived for the review. Ayes: Petryk, Bronk, Klein, Weidt Nays: None Motion carried. Approve Resolution to Authorize Issuance of Crossover Refunding Bonds The City Finance Director Ron Otkin has been working with Springsted, the City's financial advisors, on a bond refinancing plan that takes advantage of current low interest rates. Ron explained to Council that under the plan, the City will issue $5,860,000 G.O. Refunding Bonds, bank the proceeds with a trustee, and pay off two current high -interest bond issues when they become callable on February 1, 2015. After these two issues are paid off (the crossover date) the City will begin to realize a savings in debt service payments, estimated to be $329,900 through the remaining life of the new bond issue. A portion of this savings will be passed on to the White Bear Lake School District in the form of reduced tax abatements.