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Hugo City Council Minutes for January 20, 2009 Page 5 of 7 development and funding of cost-effective regional projects that would be focused on meeting the objectives outlined above. This would include development of a stormwater reuse capital improvement plan as a cooperative project with the RCWD, who agreed to fund up to 75% for a joint study to address the new requirements using regional improvements. The entire cost of the study was estimated at $100,000. Finance Director Ron Otkin informed the Council the money was available in the Stormwater Utility Fund to pay for the City's share of the study, and this would be a worthwhile expenditure. Council discussed how a CIP would put the City of Hugo in a better position to capture some of the funds for improvements to water quality from the Outdoor Heritage Fund, which was created by the recent 3/8 -cent sales tax increase. Miron made motion, Petryk seconded, to direct staff to prepare a cost sharing agreement for this project, and to add it to a future agenda for approval. All Ayes. Motion carried. Approve Resolution for Improvements to 130th Street and Highway 61 Intersection and Schedule Date for Neighborhood Meeting for January 26 or February 9 At its January 5, 2009 meeting, the Hugo City Council listened to a presentation from City Engineer Jay Kennedy regarding the funding the MnDOT has agreed to provide for improvements to the intersection to 130th Street and TH61. Council directed the City Engineer to prepare a resolution of support for the project as well as a request to MnDOT for approval for a traffic control signal for the intersection. City Engineer Jay Kennedy provided Council with an update on work completed to date on the design of the project as well as issues related to the request to MnDOT for approval of a traffic control signal. The City has received a cooperative agreement award of $421,200 of MnDot funding for turn lane improvements, and additional costs beyond that would be $225,000 for a traffic signal and $250,000 for the railroad crossing signal. The Council discussed the need to begin discussions with MN Commercial Railroad and Wilson Tool to determine if they wanted to be a part of the solution. City Finance Director Ron Otkin cautioned against using Tax Increment Financing because of the uncertainty of the economy and of the industrial park. Fran made motion, Petryk seconded, to approve RESOLUTION 2009-5 REQUESTING APPROVAL OF A TRAFFIC SIGNAL BY MnDOT AT THE HIGHWAY 61/130TH STREET INTERSECTION, AND REQUESTING ADDITIONAL MnDOT FUNDING. Ayes: Petryk, Klein, Miron Nay: None Motion carried. Miron made motion, Klein seconded, to direct staff to begin discussions with interested parties, and to schedule February 9, 2009 as a meeting of the Council to allow attendance at the neighborhood meeting for residents around the 130th Street/TH61 intersection as well as that at 147 Street and TH61 All Ayes. Motion carried.