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City Council Meeting of April 7, 2008 Page 6 of 9 respond by April 21, 2008. The design process would be done during 2008 and bidding and construction would take place in 2009. The City has until June 30, 2009 to remain eligible to receive the funding. Granger made motion, Petryk seconded, to direct staff to forward a letter to MN DOT accepting funding for the proposed improvements to intersections at TH61 and 147th Street North and TH61 and 130th All aye. Motion carried. DISCUSSION ON CITY HALL PLANT MAINTENANCE AGREEMENTS WITH TROPICAL PLANTS UNLIMITED For more than two years, Hugo City Hall has been decorated with tropical plants which had been donated and maintained for free by Ricardo Edelstein and his company Tropical Plants Unlimited. Tropical plants provide a beautification and enhancement of the Council Chambers, Oneka Room, and administrative offices. Ricardo is requesting approval of a maintenance agreement for the tropical plants for the Hugo City Hall. This issue was tabled by the Council at its March 17, 2008 meeting. Council Member Granger was still seeking additional information on the issue. Granger made motion, Haas seconded, to table the item until the next meeting. All aye. Motion carried. DISCUSSION ON MARKET FEASIBILITY STUDY PROPOSAL FOR NORTHEAST YMCA COMMUNITY CENTER PROPOSAL At its March 3, 2008 meeting, Hugo City Council listened to a presentation from Northeast YMCA Executive Director Tom Holland who shared with Council the concept proposal for a new Northeast YMCA Community Center. This concept proposal would involve the cities of White Bear Lake, Mahtomedi, Hugo, and White Bear Township. It would also include a partnership with Mahtomedi and White Bear Lake School Districts respectively. Council included this topic in its 2008 City Focus Goals. City Administrator Mike Ericson recently attended a meeting with the YMCA Partners and listened to a presentation by a company who would provide a marketing feasibility study for the Northeast YMCA. The marketing feasibility study is necessary to determine the feasibility of memberships to the YMCA which would be located in the northeast metro area. Funding for the feasibility would be on a proportional basis exactly as the City provided funding for the focus group studies in the summer of 2007. The funding would be provided from the Park Dedication Fund. Haas made motion, Petryk seconded, to approve the funding of the marketing feasibility study for the Northeast YMCA Community Center proposal in the amount of $2,000.00, which is the City's proportional share. All aye. Motion carried.