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City Council Meeting of April 7, 2008 Page 5 of 9 APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT REGARDING WAGNER CONDEMNATION Staff requests that the council authorize the signing of the enclosed resolution which authorizes signature of the development agreement between the City of Hugo and Wagner Greenhouses. This development agreement is the same as that earlier approved by the City Council (wherein the City agrees to provide some ponding opportunities to Wagner subject to payment by Wagner of the customary and usual fees) except that it deletes the obligation of the City to interpret its shoreland ordinance in a way which would ensure developability of shoreland buffer areas. The eminent domain action brought by Washington County is ended and Wagner's are to be paid the amounts awarded by the condemnation commissioners for the right-of-way acquisition related to the CSAH 8/14 project. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved RESOLUTION 2008-10 AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CLERK TO SIGN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT IN THE MATTER OF CITY OF HUGO AND WAGNER PARTNERS, L.L.L.P. APPROVAL OF FEMA GRANT APPLICATION FOR 2008-2009 As part of the Hugo Fire Department goals for 2008 presented to Council in February of this year, the Hugo Fire department is requesting approval to submit the 2008-2009 Federal Emergency Management Fire Grant Application. The grant is for installation of a backup power generator for the fire station. The grant would provide 95 % of the needed funding to install the backup generator. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved submittal of the FEMA Grant Application for the funding of a backup power generator for the Hugo Fire Department. APPROVAL OF APPLICATION FOR CHARITABLE GAMBLING LICENSE FOR HUGO AUXILIARY UNIT 620 (AMERICAN LEGION) City Administrator Mike Ericson added this item to the Consent Agenda on behalf of the American Legion. City of Hugo has received an application for a charitable gambling license for the Hugo Auxiliary Unit 620 at 5383 140th Street North (Hugo American Legion). Staff has reviewed the application and finds it to be satisfactory. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the charitable gambling license for the Hugo Auxiliary Unit 620 at 5383 140th Street North. DISCUSSION ON MN DOT COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FUNDING FOR TH61 AND 1301H- STREET AND TH61 AND 1471H- STREET INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS At its March 17, 2008 meeting, Hugo City Council listened to a brief presentation from City Engineer Jay Kennedy who announced that he had just received notification from the MN Department of Transportation that the City had indeed received state funding for intersection improvements at TH61 and 130th Street and TH61 and 147th Street respectively. City Engineer Jay Kennedy presented Council with additional information regarding the MN DOT cooperative agreement funding for the intersection improvements. He informed the Council the funding would include $421,000 for turn lanes at TH61 and 130th Street, with the total project cost being $850,000, and $422,280 for turn lanes at TH61 and 147th Street, with the total project cost being $1,132,000. The funding for 147th Street did not include the traffic signal, and an additional $521,000 would be requested from MN Department of Transportation. The City would need to