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Hugo City Council Minutes for March 16, 2009 Page 5 of 7 which could be incorporated into the City's SWPPP. There were no oral or written comments on the SWPPP. Public Works Director Scott Anderson explained the public hearing is a statutory requirement and no additional Council action was necessary. Update on CSAH 8 East Proiect - Washington At its February 17, 2009 meeting, Councilmember Haas added to the agenda a request to get a report on the CSAH 8 east project from the Washington County Engineering Department. Staff reported they had a meeting with Washington County engineering officials, and a preliminary report would be brought back to the City Council at this meeting. City staff invited Don Theisen, Washington County Engineer and Jacob Gave, project manager for the CSAH 8 east project, to provide a presentation on the work completed to date on the project which is scheduled for construction in 2011. Monthly project management team meetings are being held and regular updates will be provided to the Hugo City Council, which will be helpful in keeping the residents apprised of the project. Update on TH61 and 130th Street Intersection Improvements At its February 17, 2008 meeting, the City Council directed staff to continue working with MnDOT to gain approval of a traffic signal installation, with MnDOT and Minnesota Commercial Railways to define the required railroad crossing improvements, and to evaluate the use of special assessments as a means to finance the traffic signal improvements. City Engineer Jay Kennedy stated the construction plans for the turn lanes were 95% complete and submitted to MnDOT. Issues remaining are approval of a traffic signal, discussions regarding the railroad crossing , and funding of the project including potential assessments. The total cost of the project was $1,565,000, and after MnDot funding and City State Aid funding, there was $225,000 for the traffic signal and $250,000 for the railroad crossing that remained unfunded. Potential funding sources were escrow from the Beaver Ponds Development, and $65,000 from Wilson Tool International, with $44,000 remaining unfunded. Miron made motion, Klein seconded, to continue discussions with MnDot regarding the traffic signal and railroad crossing improvements, and schedule meetings with property owners to identify additional funding sources. All Ayes. Motion carried. Update on March 5, 2009 Special Meeting with the Hugo Food Shelf On Thursday, March 5, 2009, Hugo City Council called a special meeting to discuss the current operation of the Hugo Community Food Shelf along with current and former volunteers as well as local service clubs and representative from Hosanna Lutheran Church and Hosanna Harbors who currently operate the Hugo Community Food Shelf. Pastor Michael Sparby spoke about the current operations of the Hugo Food Shelf, and former Food Shelf Director Margo Geving and former Assistant Food Shelf Director Kris Emerson presented their view of the operation which included suggestions for changes. Council also listened to former volunteer Debbie Peterson as she presented an objective viewpoint of non-profit organizations in addition to requirements of a 501C3 non-profit as required by the State of Minnesota under which the current food shelf operates. At that meeting, Council had directed staff to schedule a meeting with attendees who want to form a management team to discuss the current status of the board of directors and its