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Hugo City Council Meeting Minutes for March 5, 2012 Page 8 of 10 defines each party's roles and responsibilities to the long term operation and maintenance of the project. RCWD, City of Hugo, and the Oneka Ridge Golf Course need to be parties to the agreement. Water Resource Engineer Pete Willenbring from WSB and Associates explained the major components of the agreement and potential issues related to the agreement citing the biggest issue was the requirement that there be a guarantee that the system be operational for 25 years. Jan Arcand, from the Oneka Ridge Golf Course, was at the meeting and stated the Golf Course was willing to go along with the agreement but was not comfortable with the 25 year requirement. Mayor Fran Miron talked out the educational component, and pointed out that part of Legacy Funding was for education. It was also questioned whether part of the project could be considered as Best Management Practices (BMP), and not a Capital Improvement Project (CIP). It was the opinion of Pete Willenbring that BWSR would not compromise. Miron made motion, Petryk seconded, to direct staff to make contact with the Board of Water and Soil Resources and WSB to provide this report to their district. All Ayes. Motion carried. Discussion on the Bald Eagle Lake Outlet The City of Hugo has been working on a project to replace the outlet from Bald Eagle Lake, which is in a deteriorated condition. Water Resource Engineer Pete Willenbring explained the bridge was located under 129th Street North, and it was unclear who owns the structure. Replacement cost of the structure is estimated at $480,000. The City had made formal requests to MnDot and the RCWD to partially fund the replacement. Based on these requests, approximately 1/3 of the funding for the project has now been secured from MnDot Bridge funds, but the RCWD staff has indicated they do not have a funding source for the project. Council agreed this was not the City of Hugo's sole responsibility since it was a control structure that benefited regional water management. The Council recommended that this be placed on the agenda for the joint meeting that will be scheduled with the Rice Creek Watershed District. Discussion on Recommendation From Parks Commission and EDA Regarding Railroad Grade The City of Hugo and Washington County have shown in their comprehensive plan an extension of the Hardwood Creek Regional Trail south along the existing rail corridor along TH61. Progress has been made on an extension of the trail from 145th Street south to 140th Street. Washington County Regional Railroad Authority has purchased the property necessary for the trail extension from Burlington Northern Sante Fe and is preserving the corridor for transit service in the foreseeable future. Staff has met with Washington County to discuss the trail extension design and construction. Planner Rachel Juba explained that both the EDA and Parks Commission discussed this item at their February meetings, specifically the grade of the trail that extends south to CSAH8. Haas made motion, Klein seconded, to accept the recommendation from the Parks Commission and the EDA to direct staff to work with Washington County in planning the Hardwood Creek Regional Trail extension from 145th Street to 140th Street and ensure that it has the proper grade to be accessible and that the grade and tree line to remain south of CSAH 8 to continue to provide a buffer for the residential neighborhood.