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City Council Meeting of June 16, 2008 Page 6 of 9 with the City and County Assessor Offices to define the area that meets the criteria of state statute, and a resolution would be drafted for submission to the State Executive Council. Kevin Corbid, Washington County Director of Property Records and Taxpayer Services, said a parcel -by -parcel review had been completed and resulted in 302 homes damaged, 39 destroyed and $22.3 million total in structure damage. Homeowners will be contacted with the estimate and the County would work with estimates the homeowner may have obtained. Kevin also talked about tax relief outside the disaster area. City Administrator Mike Ericson provided the cost estimates for police protection. For Washington County alone, the preliminary numbers from Sheriff Bill Hutton were estimated at $60,000 in personal costs and $18,000 in equipment costs. Long Term Disaster Recovery Coordinator Nate Ehalt explained the objectives of the Long Term Recovery Committee and announced that United Way would act as the Fiscal Agent and distribute funds free of charge. Three meetings have been held, the committee was being formed this week, and case workers have established a work station at Hugo City Hall. Nate explained the role of the case workers and gave examples of assistance provided to residents in need of services not covered by insurance. Petryk made motion, Haas seconded, to schedule Friday June 20, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. as a special meeting to allow Council to attend the Hugo Response Hot Wash/After Action Report meeting at the Washington County Government Center. All Aye. Motion carried. Discussion on Lifting the State of Emergency for the City of Hugo At it June 2, 2008 meeting, the Hugo City Council listened to a report from City Attorney Dave Snyder in regards to the State of Emergency the Council declared on Monday, May 26, 2008 for the City of Hugo in response to the May 25 tornado. The City Attorney advised the Council to not lift the State of Emergency and to delay action until its next regularly scheduled meeting. City Attorney Dave Snyder discussed with Council actions related to the State of Emergency with a recommendation that the State of Emergency be lifted. Mayor Miron made motion, Granger seconded, to approve RESOLUTION 2008-33 OF THE CITY OF HUGO, WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA, LIFTING STATE OF EMERGENCY All Aye. Motion carried. Update on Code Enforcement Subcommittee Meeting on June 12 to Discuss No Hunting Petitions At its May 19, 2008 meeting, the Hugo City Council discussed petitions submitted to the City of Hugo for a ban on hunting on all property in the City. The Council officially accepted the petitions and submitted them to City Clerk Michele Lindau with direction to staff to formally have the Code Enforcement/Ordinance Review subcommittee review the petitions and to make a recommendation at an upcoming City Council meeting. Due to the May 25, 2008 tornado disaster, the subcommittee did not meet until Thursday, June 12, 2008 at which it discussed the petitions. Community Development Director Bryan Bear informed the Council that the Committee was recommending that no changes be made to the hunting ordinance and to deny the petition. Alice Waller, 14189 Finale Avenue North, said the petition addressed public safety around the Paul Hugo Farms Wildlife Management Area, and there were ten hunting seasons in the area that started in