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Hugo City Council Meeting Minutes for November 18, 2013 Page 9 of 12 Motion carried. Weidt made motion, Petryk seconded, to direct staff to enforce motions, resolutions, and orders passed tonight. All Ayes. Motion carried. TH61 Striping at US Bank Entrance At its May 20, 2013 meeting, Council discussed the striping in the center of TH61 in front of US Bank. The portion that is striped is narrower than a car, and cars traveling south turning left into US Bank are being passed illegally by cars on the right. Council had directed staff to look at alternatives to the current striping. City Engineer Jay Kennedy provided to Council information on existing conditions and what was being proposed. MnDOT will be undertaking a micro - surfacing project in 2014. As part of that project, they are proposing to restripe the road so there will be a continuous left turn lane between 146th Street North and CSAH8. Jay stated that staff was comfortable with the design. No formal action was taken. Update on Joint Meeting with Fire Department Officers On October 22, 2013, the Council met with Fire Department Officers to discuss recruitment and retention of firefighters and the Basic Life Support (BLS) Joint Powers Agreement with the White Bear Lake Fire Department. At that time, the City Council and Fire Department Officers discussed meeting again in November. City Administrator Bryan Bear explained that staff is currently working on several options for the Department. Staff will come back to Council with a suggested meeting date. Discussion on Thrive MSP 2040 Staff and Council attended a workshop held by the Metropolitan Council to learn more about, and provide feedback for, Thrive MSP 2040 and local forecasts. City Planner Rachel Juba explained that Thrive MSP is a long-range plan for the seven county metro region that includes forecasts of population, households and employment. These numbers are the foundation of the Met Council's system plans and policies and will be used by the City for development of the 2040 Comprehensive Plan. At the October 10, 2013 Planning Commission meeting, the Commission was concerned about the population numbers being significantly lower than the 2030 forecast used in the City's last Comprehensive Plan for the development of infrastructure and the MUSA area. In developing the 2030 Comprehensive plan, the forecasted population was 40,000 people by 2040, and the current forecast was lowered to 23,200. The growth is being allocated away from the developing suburbs to the inner cities. Rachel explained that the Met Council would like comments on the forecasts by December 1, 2013 and will finalize the forecasts in early 2014 for adoption. The Planning Commission had recommended staff draft a letter to the Met Council requesting the forecast be revised to a population of 40,000 people by 2040. City Administrator Bryan Bear talked about transportation studies underway that use these numbers in their studies. These studies drive policies that allocates infrastructure around the