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Hugo City Council Minutes for April 20, 2009 Page 7 of 11 Vote on amended amendment: All Ayes. Motion carried. Vote on original motion as twice amended: All Ayes. Motion carried. Report on April 13, 2009 Meeting with City of Grant and May Township on Horse Boarding and Livestock Classification During 2008, Washington County reviewed the operations of all horse boarding and/or training operations within the county. Information was gathered related to the specifics of each operation, for example the number of horses boarded, number of personal horses, training facilities, and the total acres used as part of the operation. The information gathered was used to make classification decisions for the 2009 assessment. At the April 6, 2009 Council meeting, City Assessor Frank was in attendance to answer questions. After discussion, Council agreed that this issue was very important and directed City Staff to hold a meeting with owners of horse boarding operations to discuss the issue including options for the operators before the City's April 23, 2009 Board of Equalization meeting. Mayor Fran Miron and Councilmember Chuck Haas contacted staff the next day to request that a joint meeting be held with the City of Grant and May Township on Monday, April 13, 2009 in order to provide necessary and timely information to the County Board if necessary prior to the City's April 23, 2009 Board of Equalization meeting. At the April 13th meeting, City and Town officials agreed that resolutions of support should be drafted and presented to the Washington County Board requesting that no changes be made to the current classification, and that the Cities and Township should formally support the legislation prepared by State Senator Ray Vandeveer and Representative Bob Dettmer to clarify the classification of horse boarding and livestock. Staff had prepared a resolution for Council to consider. Residents Beth Miner, 8131 140th Street North, and Mary Armstrong, 4652 165th Street addressed the council regarding the classification on their property and the upcoming Board of Equalization meeting. Klein made motion, Weidt seconded, to approve RESOLUTION 2009-13 SUPPORTING AN AGRICULTURAL CLASSIFICATION OF PROPERTIES WHERE HORSE BOARDING AND/OR TRAINING OPERATIONS OCCUR, and forward it to Washington County, the City of Grant, and May Township. All Ayes. Motion carried. Staff was directed to Discussion on Citizen Petition for Improvements to Goodview Avenue South into Grant City staff was contacted by Councilmember Chuck Haas who was contacted by residents living on or near Goodview Avenue South who are interested and supportive of improvements to the gravel road which has been posted as a minimum maintenance road by the City of Grant. A petition has been circulated by both White Bear Township and Hugo residents which formally requests that the City of Grant turn over maintenance and control of the road to the County. The City has received notice by Nelson Law Offices that the petitions have been forwarded to Washington and Ramsey Counties.