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City Council Meeting of May 5, 2008 Page 8 of 10 the development of public policy with a recommendation to the Washington County Board. Council Member Haas explained the GEARS Board will be involved in making decisions on how the tax money is spent. Participation on the GEARS Board is based on population. One elected city official in Washington County will be participating on the Gears Board, which in turns makes recommendations to the Joint Powers Board. No action was taken by the Council, but City Administrator Mike Ericson stated he would keep the Council informed and bring this issue back at a later date. Recess Acting Mayor Becky Petryk announced a short recess. Mayor Fran Miron arrived at 8:20 p.m. Approve Resolution Approving the 2030 Comprehensive Plan in 2008 Included in the Hugo City Council's 2007 City Focus Goals, Council included the 2008 Comprehensive Plan as one of the most important goals that needed to be accomplished by the City over 2007 and into 2008. For more than one year, the City of Hugo and the Community Development Department have held public open houses and neighborhood meetings with hundreds of Hugo residents and business owners in working to develop the 2008 Comprehensive Plan. For more than one year Hugo City Council and Planning Commission listened to dozens and dozens of residents who provided input into the development of the new 2008 Comprehensive Plan, which will guide the City in development for the next 20 years to 2030. As part of the formal process, Hugo Planning Commission held a public hearing on March 6, 2008 which was continued to March 13, 2008 and March 27, 2008, at which many residents provided input to the Planning Commission as to how they would like to see the City develop over the next 10 years. At its April 10, 2008 meeting, Hugo Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval of the 2030 Hugo Comprehensive Plan to guide development for the City of Hugo to 2030. Community Development Director Bryan Bear, City Planner Kendra Lindahl, City Engineer Jay Kennedy provided the Council with a review and recap of the work of City staff over the past 15 months with a recommendation to adopt a resolution approving the 2030 Hugo Comprehensive Plan, subject to the six-month review by neighboring communities, school districts and other effected agencies and contingent upon subsequent review by the Metropolitan Council. The Mayor opened it up for the public to speak, and the following summarizes the comments that were received Kerry Reimer, 14165 Irish Avenue North, said surrounding communities of Grant, Forest Lake, and May Township were deemed permanently rural, unsewered, large lots, and he saw no guarantee Hugo's Assessment Policy will stay in effect with subsequent Councils. Jim Bever, 7131 132,d Street North, said he believed the Open Space Preservation Ordinance was a good one, and without it, it will be easier for the Metropolitan Council to develop the land later. John Waller, 14010 Homestead Avenue North, said other large lot owners want greater density than one home per ten acres. John Dostal, 477 Omaha Road, Hudson, WI, said his family owns acreage in Hugo, and he was opposed to removal of cluster development in the Comprehensive Plan. Phil Watkins, 13345 Homestead Avenue North, said he could see no reason to get overly anxious on development, and he would like to see eastern Hugo remain unsewered.