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MINUTES FOR THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON APRIL 4, 2011 Acting Mayor Becky Petryk called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. PRESENT: Haas, Klein, Petryk, Weidt ABSENT: Miron ALSO PRESENT: City Administrator Mike Ericson, Community Development Director Bryan Bear, City Engineer Jay Kennedy, City Attorney Dave Snyder, Public Works Director Scott Anderson, Finance Director Ron Otkin, and City Clerk Michele Lindau Approval of the Minutes for the City Council Meeting on March 7, 2011 Weidt made motion, Klein seconded, to approve the minutes for the City Council meeting held on March 7, 2011 as presented. All Ayes. Motion carried. Approval of the Minutes for the Minnesota State Legislators Town Hall Meeting on March 26, 2011 Klein made motion, Weidt seconded, to approve the minutes for the Minnesota State Legislators Town Hall Meeting held on Saturday, March 26, 2011 as presented. All Ayes. Motion carried. Approval of the Agenda Haas made motion, Petryk seconded, to approve the Agenda as amended: Add to Council Presentations: Meeting with White Bear Lake City Officials and Staff on JPA Friends of Washington County Library System All Ayes. Motion carried. FA Washington County Attorney Pete Orput On November 2, 2010, Pete Orput was elected as the new Washington County Attorney, succeeding long time Washington County Attorney Doug Johnson. Staff invited the new county attorney to the Hugo City Council meeting in order to provide Council and the public his views on the new leadership and new direction for the Washington County Attorney's Office for the next four years. Pete explained he was surveying cities, fire departments, and police departments to help determine the direction the department should go and ways for the department to be responsive to citizen concerns. His plan is to offer training to police that would fit their schedules, create an interactive website for law enforcement and citizens, and encourage communities to use the County Attorney's Office staff for presentations. A comprehensive policy manual is being drafted for the public as well as a mission statement and logo. Attorney Orput invited the Council and public to visit him and his staff at the courthouse. He stated an open house will be scheduled for sometime in late spring/early summer.