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Hugo City Council Minutes for April 6, 2009 Page 10 of 13 is very similar to the Clinton COPS Grant Program in the mid 1990's. The obligation after the three-year period would be for the City of Hugo to budget for the additional deputy sheriff who would begin patrolling the City of Hugo as soon as the County receives notification of approval of the grant by the federal government. Washington County Sheriffs Department Commander Mary Stutz and Chief Deputy Mike Johnson discussed this grant with the Council. Haas made motion, Klein seconded, to direct staff to support to the Washington County Sheriff's Department in their application for the COPS Grant. All Ayes. Motion carried. Appoint Councilmember to the Rush Line Corridor Task Force As Council is aware, former Councilmember Mike Granger served as the City of Hugo's appointee to the Rush Line Corridor during his tenure on the Hugo City Council. The Rush Line Corridor by-laws require an elected officials to be appointed to the task force which recently held its first meeting of the year at which City staff attended. The Task Force meets every other month, typically on the third Thursday of the month at White Bear Lake City Hall. The next scheduled meeting is set for Thursday, May 21, 2009. Miron made motion, Haas seconded, to appoint Weidt as the elected official to serve on the Rush Line Corridor Task Force. All Ayes. Motion carried. Discussion on Northeast Community Partners Proiect to Remodel the Existing Northeast Family YMCA On April 7, 2008, the Council approved a market feasibility study to determine whether a new regional community center managed by the YMCA could be sustained in the northeast suburbs. The independent market research firm of Anderson, Niebuhr & Associates, Inc. was retained to conduct this research. Tom Holland attended the meeting along with Angelica Bonacci from Anderson, Niebuhr & Associates, who explained the results of this research in detail. She provided the results of the survey conducted with current YMCA members and residents living in Hugo, Mahtomedi, White Bear Lake, White Bear Township, and their respective school districts. Based on the results, a community center located at the current Northeast Family YMCA site would produce greater membership and revenue than one built in Hugo. For the past several month, members of the YMCA continued to meet to discuss the next steps. City Administrator Mike Ericson provided an update on the meeting he attended on March 12, 2009 with the Northeast YMCA Partnership at which it presented a proposal to remodel the existing facility. Miron made motion, Weidt seconded, to continue supporting in every way, other than financially, the proposed improvements to the existing Northeast YMCA. All Ayes. Motion carried.