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Hugo City Council Minutes for January 20, 2009 Page 4 of 7 appreciated. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved RESOLUTION 2009-4 SUPPORTING THE 34TH RED BULL INFANTRY DIVISION AND STILLWATER-BASED 34TH MILITARY POLICE COMPANY OF THE MINNESOTA NATIONAL GUARD ON ITS DEPLOYMENT TO IRAQ Discussion on Exposed Building Foundations in Creekview Preserve At its December 1, 2008 meeting, the Hugo City Council discussed issues related to the two exposed foundations and a severely damaged home in the Creekview Preserve neighborhood, which was devastated by the May 25, 2008 Tornado disaster. Council had directed the two foundations to be capped by January 15, 2009 and for staff to work with the property owners on the other home that was severely damaged. Community Development Bryan Bear provided Council with an updated on the actions to date on those properties. The properties located at 15830 Farnham and 5051 159th Street were making significant progress. The home on Farnham was in the process of construction, and the home on 159th has only been constructed to the first floor elevation, but a building permit has been pulled to complete the entire home. The builder was communicating with the building department and indicated construction would resume in the spring. Staff has been in contact with the owner of the severely damaged home at 5581 Finley Bay which is foreclosure and every effort was being made to sell the property. The Mayor was pleased the owners were making progress, and he thanked staff for the update. Discussion on Snow Removal from Private and City Sidewalks and Trails On January 13, 2009, Councilmember Phil Klein contacted City Administrator Mike Ericson to inquire as to what the City policy is for the removal of snow on sidewalks and trails around Oneka Elementary School and the surrounding neighborhood. Public Works Director Scott Anderson explained the City did not currently have a policy regarding snow and ice removal on sidewalks and trails. The White Bear Lake School District provides snow removal services for the sidewalks and trail surrounding the Oneka Elementary Schools, and the Waters Edge and Heritage Ponds homeowner associations provide snow removal services for the sidewalks and trails in those neighborhoods. The Council discussed the potential cost to the City for employees and equipment to provide the service and the possibility of requiring future developments to include it as a responsibility of the homeowners' associations. Klein made motion, Petryk seconded, to direct staff to add this discussion to the 2009 Council Goal Setting Session agenda as well as prepare a cost estimate for equipment and man-hours that would be needed if the City provided this service. All Ayes. Motion carried. H.3 Discussion on Water Reuse and Stormwater CIP — WSB Water Resource Engineer Pete Willenbring The City Council has expressed an interest in developing regional projects that can actively use stormwater runoff for irrigation or other beneficial purposes. Projects such as these will help the City achieve it's water conservation goals, meet Rice Creek Watershed stormwater infiltration requirements associated with future development and re -development, and potentially address future Total Maximum Daily Load allocations associated with impairments to Hardwood Creek and Peltier/Centerville Lakes. Mr. Willenbring reviewed an approach that has been developed by City of Hugo and Rice Creek Watershed District (RCWD) staff that would facilitate the